[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60690-60691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26751]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


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

    Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II 
of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires 
persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the 
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 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 num      ET req  status                                        Party name
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22-Sep-03...........................     20030956  G                     Helen of Troy Limited.
                                      ...........  G                     Unilever N.V.
                                      ...........  G                     Conopco, Inc.
                                         20030965  G                     Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer LP.
                                      ...........  G                     Jonathan Frankel.
                                      ...........  G                     Certified Merchant Services, Ltd.
24-Sept-03..........................     20030947  G                     Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                     Robert and Beverly Lewis.
                                      ...........  G                     FBC Industries.
                                         20030968  G                     Informatica Corporation.
                                      ...........  G                     Striva Corporation.
                                      ...........  G                     Striva Corporation.
26-Sep-03...........................     20030942  G                     Telenor ASA.
                                      ...........  G                     Golden Telecom, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                     Golden Telecom, Inc.
                                         20030953  Y                     The Seminole Group, L.P.
                                      ...........  Y                     The Williams Companies, Inc.
                                      ...........  Y                     Gas Supply, L.L.C.
                                      ...........  Y                     Williams Midstream Marketing and Risk Management L.L.C.
                                      ...........  Y                     Williams Power Company, Inc.
                                         20030960  Y                     The Berwind Company LLC.
                                      ...........  Y                     Whitehall Associates, L.P.
                                      ...........  Y                     Elmer's Holdings, Inc.
                                         20030978  G                     American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
                                      ...........  G                     ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
                                      ...........  G                     ICN Biomedicals, Inc.
                                         20030980  G                     Lone Star Fund IV (U.S.), L.P.
                                      ...........  G                     Korea Exchange Bank.
                                      ...........  G                     Korea Exchange Bank.
29-SEP-03...........................     20030944  G                     Fritz Gerber.
                                                   G                     IGEN International, Inc.
                                                   G                     IGEN International, Inc.
                                         20030951  G                     Mayne Group Limited.

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                                                   G                     Abbott Laboratories.
                                                   G                     Abbott Laboratories.
                                         20030973  G                     Mark Cuban.
                                                   G                     OCM Opportunities Fund II, L.P.
                                                   G                     Silver Holdco Inc.
                                         20030977  G                     Todd Wagner.
                                                   G                     OCM Opportunities Fund II, L.P.
                                                   G                     Silver Holdco Inc.
                                         20030984  G                     Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.
                                                   G                     Advanced Respiratory, Inc.
                                                   G                     Advanced Respiratory, Inc.
30-SEP-03...........................     20030830  S                     Cinram International Inc.
                                                   S                     AOL Time Warner Inc.
                                                   S                     WEA Manufacturing Inc.
                                                   S                     Ivy Hill Corporation.
                                                   S                     Warner Music Manufacturing Europe GmbH.
                                                   S                     Warner Music GM Merchandising Inc.
                                                   S                     Giant Merchandising.
                                         20030950  G                     Applied Micro Circuits Corporation.
                                                   G                     JNI Corporation.
                                                   G                     JNI Corporation.
                                         20030976  G                     Reservoir.
                                                   G                     Exelon Corporation.
                                                   G                     Exelon Corporation.
01-OCT-03...........................     20030981  G                     Health Management Associates, Inc.
                                                   G                     Tenet Healthcare Corporation.
                                                   G                     National Medical Hospital of Tullahoma, Inc.
                                                   G                     Three Rivers Healthcare, Inc.
                                                   G                     Tenet Lebanon Surgery Center, LLC.
                                                   G                     Health Point Physician Hospital Organization, Inc.
                                                   G                     S.C. Management, Inc.
                                                   G                     National Medical Hospital of Wilson County, Inc.
                                         20030987  G                     Bain Capital Fund VII, L.P.
                                                   G                     Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
                                                   G                     Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
02-OCT-03...........................     20030985  G                     OGE Energy Corp.
                                                   G                     NRG Energy, Inc.
                                                   G                     NRG McLain LLC.
                                         20030989  G                     Lennar Corporation.
                                                   G                     Newhall Land and Farming Company.
                                                   G                     Valencia Water Company.
                                         20030990  G                     MFA Limited Partnership.
                                                   G                     Newhall Land and Farming Company.
                                                   G                     Valencia Water Company.
                                         20030993  G                     Blackstone/Neptune Acquisition Company L.L.C.
                                                   G                     Suez.
                                                   G                     Ondeo Nalco Company.
03-OCT-03...........................     20030936  G                     Alcan Inc.
                                                   G                     Nevamar Holdings, LLC.
                                                   G                     Nevamar Holdings, LLC.
                                         20031009  G                     Silver Lake Partners, L.P.
                                                   G                     Gartner, Inc.
                                                   G                     Garnter, Inc.
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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. 03-26751 Filed 10-22-03; 8:45 am]
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