[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58684-58687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25793]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting period 
Under Premerger Notification Rules

    Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, is added by Title II 
of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires 
persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give Federal 
Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance notice and 
to wait designated periods before consummation of such plans. Section 
7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual cases, to 
terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and requires that 
notice of this action be published in the Federal Register.
    The following transactions were granted early termination of the 
waiting period provided by law and the

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premerger notification rules. The grants were made by the Federal Trade 
Commission and the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust 
Division of the Department of Justice. Neither agency intends to take 
any action with respect to these proposed acquisitions during the 
applicable waiting period.

                                      TRANSACTION GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION
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               ET date                 Trans No.       ET req status                    Party name
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25-AUG-03...........................     20030875  G                      Euro-Pro Holdings LLC
                                      ...........  G                      Mark Rosenzweig
                                      ...........  G                      Euro-Pro Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      Omega Sewmac, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Stanro-EP Corp.
                                         20030878  G                      Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
                                      ...........  G                      Andrew Rosen
                                      ...........  G                      Theory California Holding Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      R&T LLC
                                      ...........  G                      Theory Retail Holding LLC
                                      ...........  G                      Theory International, LLC
                                      ...........  G                      Theory LLC
                                         20030879  G                      Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
                                      ...........  G                      Elie Tahari
                                      ...........  G                      Theory California Holding Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      R&T LLC
                                      ...........  G                      Theory International, LLC
                                      ...........  G                      Theory Retail Holding LLC
                                      ...........  G                      Theory LLC
                                         20030880  G                      Contech Holdings Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      Kirtland Capital Partners III L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      PDM Bridge, LLC
                                         20030891  G                      Jarden Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      American Manufacturing Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      Lehigh Consumer Products Corporation
                                         20030892  G                      Alloy, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      dELiA*s Corp.
                                      ...........  G                      dELiA*s Corp.
                                         20030894  G                      Tellium, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Zhone Technologies, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Zhone Technologies, Inc.
26-AUG-03...........................     20030708  G                      KAP Global Publishers, S.A.
                                      ...........  G                      Mr. Reinhard Mohn.
                                      ...........  G                      City Data GmbH.
                                         20030866  G                      Clay M. Biddinger.
                                      ...........  G                      Comidisco Holding Company, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Comidisco, Inc.
                                         20030889  G                      Arsenal Capital Partners Qualified
                                                                           Purchaser Fund LP.
                                      ...........  G                      Cambrex Corporation.
                                      ...........  G                      CasChem, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Heico Chemicals, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Nepera, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Nepcam, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Zeeland Chemicals, Inc.
27-AUG-03...........................     20030843  G                      UniFirst Corporation.
                                      ...........  G                      Textilease Corporation.
                                      ...........  G                      Textilease Corporation.
28-AUG-03...........................     20030872  G                      Eastman Kodak Company.
                                      ...........  G                      PracticeWorks, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      PracticeWorks, Inc.
29-AUG-03...........................     20030882  G                      Thomson, S.A.
                                      ...........  G                      Thomson, S.A.
                                      ...........  G                      Technicolor Digital Cinema, LLC.
                                         20030893  G                      Interwoven, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      iManage, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      iManage, Inc.
                                         20030899  G                      Michael Watts and Cynthia Watts.
                                      ...........  G                      Michael Watts and Cynthia Watts.
                                      ...........  G                      Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC.
                                         20030901  G                      Vestar-AIV Holdings A L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      FL Selenia S.a.r.l.
                                      ...........  G                      FL Selenia S.p.A.
03-SEP-03...........................     20030796  G                      Bain Capital Fund VII, L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      Linsalata Capital Partners Fund III,
                                                                           L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      Alpha Shirt Holdings, Inc.
                                         20030888  G                      Patterson Dental Company
                                      ...........  G                      AbilityOne Products Corporation

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                                      ...........  G                      AbilityOne Products Corporation
09-SEP-03...........................     20030897  G                      Mr. Robert Mathys, Jr.
                                      ...........  G                      Synthes-Stratec, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Synthes-Stratec, Inc.
03-SEP-03...........................     20030900  G                      New SAC
03-SEP-03...........................  ...........  G                      Business Objects, S.A.
                                      ...........  G                      Business Objects, S.A.
03-SEP-03...........................     20030902  G                      Amcor Limited
                                      ...........  G                      Rexam PLC
                                      ...........  G                      Rexam Healthcare Flexibles, Inc.
                                         20030910  G                      Cascades, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Edward P. Fitts, Jr.
                                      ...........  G                      Dopaco, Inc.
03-SEP-03...........................     20030911  G                      Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co.
                                      ...........  G                      RCN Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      RCN Telecom Services, Inc.
                                         20030912  G                      Delta Apparel, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      M.J. Soffe Co.
                                      ...........  G                      M.J. Soffe Co.
                                         20030914  G                      Rayovac Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      Ellen Kiam
                                      ...........  G                      Remington Products Company, LLC
                                         20030915  G                      Leucadia National Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      WilTel Communications Group, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      WilTel Communications Group, Inc.
                                         20030924  G                      FMR Corp.
                                      ...........  G                      International Business Machines
                                                                           Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      International Business Machines
                                                                           Corporation
                                         20030925  G                      Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
                                      ...........  G                      Northrop Grumman Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      TRW Koyo Steering Systems Company
                                         20030929  G                      RFE Investment Partners VI, L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      MSP Holding LLC
                                      ...........  G                      McKenzie Sports Products, Inc.
11-SEP-03...........................     20030903  G                      Crunch Equity Holding, LLC
                                      ...........  G                      Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund
                                                                           V, L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      Pinnacle Foods Holdings Corporation
                                         20030926  G                      McDATA Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      Sanera Systems, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Sanera Systems, Inc.
                                         20030928  G                      Nabco Ltd.
                                      ...........  G                      Teijin Limited
                                      ...........  G                      Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd.
15-SEP-03...........................     20030913  G                      TECO Energy, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      TECO Energy, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Panda Development Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      PLC Development Holdings, LLC
                                         20030918  G                      GTCR Fund VIII, L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      TECO Energy, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Hardee Power Partners, Limited
                                         20030931  G                      Wendy's International, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Orlando Foods, Ltd.
                                      ...........  G                      Orlando Foods, Ltd.
                                         20030933  G                      LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Lereta Corp.
                                      ...........  G                      Lereta Corp.
                                         20030934  G                      H&R Block, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Monte C. and Viola S. Nelson, Husband
                                                                           and Wife
                                      ...........  G                      Block Mountain West, Inc.
                                         20030939  G                      DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, III
                                                                           L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      Kenneth R. Thomson
                                      ...........  G                      Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
                                         20030940  G                      Fiserv, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mason Wells Leveraged Buyout Fund I,
                                                                           Limited Partnership
                                      ...........  G                      GAC Holdings Corporation
                                         20030943  G                      SKM Equity Fund III, L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      Pfingsten Executive Fund II, L.P.
                                      ...........  G                      Norcraft Companies, L.L.C.
                                         20030945  G                      CAR Acquisition Company LLC
                                      ...........  G                      ANC Rental Corporation
                                      ...........  G                      ANC Rental Corporation

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                                         20030948  G                      His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed
                                                                           bin Rashid Al Maktoum
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      MHC/LCA Florida, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of Palm City, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of Pinellas Point,
                                                                           Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health of Orlando, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Tampa Medical Associates, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health of Jacksonville, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health of Florida, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health at Bonifay, Inc.
15-SEP-03...........................     20030948  G                      Mariner Health Properties IV, Ltd.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health of Palmetto, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of Atlantic
                                                                           Shores, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of MacClenny, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of Inverness, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of Metrowest, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of Tuskawilla,
                                                                           Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      MHC/CSI Florida, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of Lake Worth,
                                                                           Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of Port Orange,
                                                                           Inc.
                                      ...........  G                      Mariner Health Care of Orange City,
                                                                           Inc.
16-SEP-03...........................     20030908  G                      Getinge AB
                                      ...........  G                      Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
                                      ...........  G                      ServoCare Systems AB
                                      ...........  G                      SBA Life Supporting Systems S.p.A.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact 
Representative, or Renee Hallman, Legal Technician, Federal Trade 
Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 
H-303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

    By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-25793 Filed 10-9-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M