[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69703-69707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30861]


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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.

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  Trans         Acquiring         Acquired          Entities
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/03/2003
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20040009...........  Barry Diller....  Hotwire, Inc....  Barry Diller.
                                                         Hotwire, Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/04/2003
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20040050...........  Triad Hospitals,  Tenet Healthcare  Central
                      Inc.              Corporation.      Arkansas
                                                          Hospital, Inc.
                                                         Central Care,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Dedicated
                                                          Health PHO,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Garland Managed
                                                          Care
                                                          Organization,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Jonesboro
                                                          Health
                                                          Services,
                                                          L.L.C.
                                                         National Park
                                                          Medical
                                                          Center, Inc.
                                                         NPMC
                                                          Healthcenter--
                                                          Physician
                                                          Services, Inc.
                                                         StarCare of
                                                          Jonesboro,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         St. Mary's
                                                          Medical Group,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         St. Mary's
                                                          Regional
                                                          Medical
                                                          Center, Inc.
                                                         Tenet
                                                          Healthcare
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         Tenet
                                                          HealthSystem
                                                          medical, Inc.
                                                         Triad
                                                          Hospitals,
                                                          Inc.
20040054...........  American          Alcoa, Inc......  Advanced
                      Industrial                          Technology and
                      Partners                            Equipment,
                      Capital Fund                        Inc.
                      III, L.P.
                                                         Alcoa, Inc.
                                                         American
                                                          Industrial
                                                          Partners
                                                          Capital Fund
                                                          III, L.P.
                                                         Stolle
                                                          Machiner, Inc.
20040055...........  Littlejohn Fund   General Electric  General
                      III, LP.          Company.          Electric
                                                          Canada, Inc.
                                                         General
                                                          Electric
                                                          Company.
                                                         General
                                                          Electric
                                                          Plastics
                                                          France (SNC).
                                                         General
                                                          Electric South
                                                          Africa
                                                          (Proprietary)
                                                          Ltd.
                                                         GEP Italia SRL.
                                                         GE Plastics
                                                          Hong Kong Ltd.
                                                         GE Plastics
                                                          Ltd.
                                                         GE Polymerland
                                                          Korea Ltd.
                                                         GEP South
                                                          America LTDA.
                                                         GE
                                                          Superabrasives
                                                          Europe GmbH.
                                                         GE
                                                          Superabrasives
                                                          , Inc.
                                                         GE
                                                          Surperabrasive
                                                          s US, Inc.
                                                         Littlejohn Fund
                                                          II, LP.
20040060...........  U.S. Commercial   Good Guys, Inc..  Good Guys, Inc.
                      Corp., S.A. de
                      C.V.
                                                         U.S. Commercial
                                                          Corp., S.A. de
                                                          C.V.
20040064...........  Peter M. Brant..  Enron Corp.       Enron Corp.
                                        (Debtor-in-       (Debtor-in-
                                        Possession).      Possession).
                                                         Papiers
                                                          Stadacona
                                                          Ltee.
                                                         Peter M. Brant.
                                                         St. Aurelie
                                                          Timberlands,
                                                          Co., Ltd.
20040066...........  Gryphon Partners  The Great         Gryphon
                      II, L.P.          Atlantic &        Partners II,
                                        Pacific Tea       L.P.
                                        Company, Inc.
                                                         The Great
                                                          Atlantic &
                                                          Pacific Tea
                                                          Company, Inc.
20040069...........  CCG Investments   Concertro         CCG Investments
                      (BVI), L.P.       Software, Inc..   (BVI), L.P.

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                                                         Concertro
                                                          Software, Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/07/2003
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20040023...........  Schlumberger      Atos Origin SA..  Atos Origin SA.
                      Limited.
                                                         Schlumberger
                                                          Limited.
20040041...........  Allergan, Inc...  Oculex            Allergan, Inc.
                                        Pharmaceuticals
                                        , Inc.
                                                         Oculex
                                                          Pharmaceutical
                                                          s, Inc.
20040059...........  The BISYS Group,  Richard P. Love,  Richard P.
                      Inc.              Jr.               Love, Jr.
                                                         The BISYS
                                                          Group, Inc.
                                                         USA Insuracne
                                                          Group, Inc.
20040067...........  ValueClick, Inc.  Commission        Commission
                                        Junction, Inc.    Junction, Inc.
                                                         Value Click,
                                                          Inc.
20040079...........  The TJX           Bob's Stores,     Bob's H.C., Inc
                      Companies, Inc.   Inc.
                                                         Bob's Inc.
                                                         Bob's Non-
                                                          Connecticut
                                                          Operating Co.
                                                         Bob's Stores
                                                          Center, Inc.
                                                         Bob's Stores,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         The TJX
                                                          Companies,
                                                          Inc.
20040082...........  Apollo            ConAgra Foods,    2326396 Canada,
                      Investment Fund   Inc.              Inc.
                      V, L.P.
                                                         Apollo
                                                          Investment
                                                          Fund V.
                                                         ConAgra Foods,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         United Agri
                                                          Products
                                                          Canada Inc.
                                                         United Agri
                                                          Products, Inc.
20040084...........  Apollo            UAP Holding Corp  Apollo
                      Investment Fund                     Investment
                      V, L.P.                             Fund V, L.P.
                                                         UAP Holding
                                                          Corp.
20040085...........  Macromedia, Inc.  eHelp             eHelp
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
                                                         Macromedia,
                                                          Inc.
20040090...........  Lions Gate        Audax             Audax
                      Entertainment     Enterainment,     Entertainment,
                      Corp.             L.P.              L.P.
                                                         Film Holdings
                                                          Co.
                                                         Lions Gate
                                                          Enterainment
                                                          Corp.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/10/2003
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20040068...........  Sabre Holdings    My Travel Group   My Travel Group
                      Corporation.      plc.              plc.
                                                         Sabre Holdings
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         Travel Services
                                                          International,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         TTC Holdings,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         World Choice
                                                          Travel, Inc.
20040071...........  The Goldman       Cogentrix         Congentrix
                      Sachs Group,      Energy, Inc.      Energy, Inc.
                      Inc.
                                                         The Goldman
                                                          Sachs Group,
                                                          Inc.
20040091...........  Avaya Inc.......  NorthWestern      Avaya Inc.
                                        Corporation.
                                                         Expanets, Inc.
                                                         NorthWestern
                                                          Corporation.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/13/2003
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20040058...........  Merit Partners,   Royal Dutch       Merit Partners,
                      L.P.              Petroleum         L.P.
                                        Company.
                                                         Midstream
                                                          Capital Corp.
                                                         Royal Dutch
                                                          Petroleum
                                                          Company.
                                                         Shell Michigan
                                                          Pipeline
                                                          Company.
                                                         Shell Onshore
                                                          Ventures Inc.
                                                         SWEPI LP.
20040061...........  National Leisure  MyTravel Group    Blue Sea
                      Group, Inc.       plc.              Partners, Inc.
                                                         MyTravel Group
                                                          plc.
                                                         National
                                                          Leisure Group,
                                                          Inc.
20040074...........  Digital Insight   Magnet            Digital Insight
                      Corporation.      Communications,   Corporation.
                                        Inc.
                                                         Magnet
                                                          Communications
                                                          , Inc.
20040075...........  Manulife          John Hancock      John Hancock
                      Financial         Financial         Financial
                      Corporation.      Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
                                                         Manulife
                                                          Financial
                                                          Corporation.
20040089...........  Clipper Group     Lasco Shipping    Clipper Group
                      Trust.            Co.               Trust.
                                                         Lasco Shipping
                                                          Co.
20040095...........  Jeld-Wen          Windowmaster      Jeld-Wen
                      Holdings, Inc.    Products.         Holdings, Inc.
                                                         Windowmaster
                                                          Products.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/17/2003
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20040015...........  Vestar Capital    Terrance Johnson  Mayer-Johnson,
                      Partners IV,                        Inc.
                      L.P.
                                                         Terrance
                                                          Johnson.
                                                         Vestar Capital
                                                          Partners IV,
                                                          L.P.
20040053...........  dj Orthopedics,   OrthoLogic Corp.  dj Orthopedics,
                      Inc.                                Inc.
                                                         OrthoLogic
                                                          Corp.
20040062...........  aaiPharma Inc...  Elan Corporation  aaiPharma Inc.
                                        plc.

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                                                         Elan
                                                          Corporation
                                                          plc.
                                                         Elan
                                                          Pharmaceutical
                                                          s, Inc.
20040100...........  O. Bruton Smith.  Michele F. Salta  CL Motors, LLC.
                                                         CTM, LLC.
                                                         Michele F.
                                                          Salta
                                                         O. Bruton
                                                          Smith.
20040102...........  MetLife, Inc....  Allianz           Allianz
                                        Aktiengesellsch   Aktiengesellsc
                                        aft.              haft.
                                                         Allianz Life
                                                          Insurance
                                                          company of
                                                          North America.
                                                         MetLife, Inc.
20040106...........  Veeco             Lauren D. Lackey  Advanced
                      Instruments Inc.  and Barbara       Imaging, Inc.
                                        Lackey.
                                                         Lauren D.
                                                          Lackey and
                                                          Barbara
                                                          Lackey.
                                                         Veeco
                                                          Instruments
                                                          Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/18/2003
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20040110...........  Scottish Re       General Electric  ERC Life
                      Group Limited.    Company.          Reinsurance
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         General
                                                          Electric
                                                          Company.
                                                         Scottish Re
                                                          Group Limited.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/20/2003
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20040087...........  Apollo            Royal Numico,     Apollo
                      Investment Fund   N.V.              Investment
                      V, L.P.                             Fund V, L.P.
                                                         General
                                                          Nutrition
                                                          Companies,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         GNC Franchising
                                                          Canada, Ltd.
                                                         GNC Franchising
                                                          Nutrition
                                                          Commpanies,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Royal Numico,
                                                          N.V.
20040108...........  Estate of Burk    Heritage Fund I,  Estate of Burk
                      Zanft, c/o        L.P.              Zanft, c/o
                      Deutsche Bank.                      Deutsche Bank.
                                                         Heritage Fund
                                                          I, L.P.
                                                         New England
                                                          Pottery Co.,
                                                          Inc.
20040109...........  Wellspring        Walter            JW Aluminum
                      Capital           Industries, Inc.  Company.
                      Partners III,
                      L.P.
                                                         Walter
                                                          Industries,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Wellspring
                                                          Capital
                                                          Partners III,
                                                          L.P.
20040115...........  Quovadx, Inc....  Rogue Wave        Quovadx, Inc.
                                        Software, Inc.
                                                         Rogue Wave
                                                          Software, Inc.
20040118...........  Dycom             Willian T.        Dycom
                      Industries, Inc.  Stover.           Industries,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         First South
                                                          Utility
                                                          Construction,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         William T.
                                                          Stover.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/24/2003
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200440072..........  Marquette         KBK Capital       KBK Capital
                      Financial         Corporation.      Corporation.
                      Companies.
                                                         Marquette
                                                          Financial
                                                          Companies.
20040093...........  Lehman Brothers   Hunter Fan        Hunter Fan
                      Holdings Inc.     Holdings, Inc.    Holdings, Inc.
                                                         Lehman Brothers
                                                          Holdings Inc.
20040135...........  Mitsubishi        Mitsubishi        Mitsubishi
                      Chemical          Chemical          Chemical
                      Corporation.      Corporation.      Corporation.
                                                         Mitsubishi
                                                          Pharma
                                                          Corporation.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/25/2003
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20031016...........  Symantec          PowerQuest        PowerQuest
                      Corporation.      Corporation.      Corporation.
                                                         Symantec
                                                          Corporation.
20040107...........  drugstore.com,    lan and Louise    drugstore.com,
                      Inc.              Mummery.          Inc.
                                                         lan and Louise
                                                          Mummery.
                                                         International
                                                          Vision Direct
                                                          Corp.
20040121...........  TA IX L.P.......  Logistics         Logistics
                                        Health, Inc.      Health, Inc.
                                                         TA IX L.P.
20040123...........  Ephesos           Sirona Dental     Ephesos
                      Vermogensverwal   Systems S.a.r.l.  Vermogensverwa
                      tung GmbH.                          ltung GmbH.
                                                         SIRONA
                                                          Beteilligungs-
                                                          -und
                                                          Verwaltungsges
                                                          ellschaft.
                                                         Sirona Dental
                                                          Systems
                                                          S.a.r.l.
20040125...........  J.W. Childs       John T. Walton..  John T. Walton.
                      Equity Partners
                      III, L.P.
                                                         J.W. Childs
                                                          Equity
                                                          Partners III,
                                                          LP.
                                                         Xyron, Inc.
20040127...........  Liz Claiborne,    Cerberus SBI      Cerberus SBI
                      Inc.              Investor L.P.     Investor L.P.
                                                         Enyce Holding
                                                          LLC
                                                         Liz Claiborne,
                                                          Inc.
20040129...........  Maple Leaf Foods  Smithfield        Maple Leaf
                      Inc.              Foods, Inc.       Foods Inc.
                                                         Smithfield
                                                          Canada
                                                          Limited.
                                                         Smithfield
                                                          Foods, Inc.
20040134...........  Heritage Propane  LaGrange Energy,  ETC Oasis GP,
                      Partners, L.P.    L.P.              LLC.
                                                         Five Dawaco,
                                                          Inc.

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                                                         Heritage
                                                          Propane
                                                          Partners, L.P.
                                                         LA GP, LLC.
                                                         La Grange
                                                          Acquisition,
                                                          L.P.
                                                         La Grange
                                                          Energy, L.P.
                                                         LGM, LLC.
                                                         LG PL, LLC.
20040138...........  Siegwerk GmbH &   Color Converting  Color
                      Co. KG.           Industries Co.    Converting
                                                          Industries Co.
                                                         Color
                                                          Converting,
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Siegwerk GmbH &
                                                          Co. KG.
20040145...........  Orbitz, Inc.....  Orbitz, LLC.....  Orbitz, Inc.
                                                         Orbitz, LLC.
20040147...........  Sun               Waveset           Sun
                      Microsystems,     Technologies,     Microsystems,
                      Inc.              Inc.              Inc.
                                                         Waveset
                                                          Technologies,
                                                          Inc.
20040150...........  Lawrence F.       Fox & Roach/      Fox & Roach/
                      Flick, IV.        Trident, G.P.     Trident, G.P.
                                                         Lawrence F.
                                                          Flick, IV.
20040154...........  Littlejohn Fund   LTS Holdings,     Littlejohn Fund
                      II, L.P.          Inc.              II, L.P.
                                                         LTS Holdings,
                                                          Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/28/2003
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2004076............  L-3               The Veritas       L-3
                      Communications    Capital Fund      Communications
                      Holdings, Inc.    L.P.              Holdings, Inc.
                                                         The Veritas
                                                          Capital Fund
                                                          L.P.
                                                         Vertex
                                                          Aerospace LLC.
2004081............  Computershare     Geogeson          Computershare
                      Limited.          Shareholder       Limited.
                                        Coimmunications
                                        , Inc.
                                                         Geogeson
                                                          Shareholder
                                                          Communications
                                                          Inc.
20040101...........  KAT Holdings,     General Electric  Atrium
                      L.P.              Company.          Corporation.
                                                         General
                                                          Electric
                                                          Company.
                                                         KAT Holdings,
                                                          L.P.
20040119...........  Reliant           Abbott            Abbott
                      Pharmaceuticals   Laboratories.     Laboratories.
                      , LLC.
                                                         Reliant
                                                          Pharmaceutical
                                                          s, LLC.
20040130...........  The Home Depot,   RMA Home          RMA Home
                      Inc.              Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
                                                         The Home Depot,
                                                          Inc.
20040131...........  Bain Capital      Bombardier Inc..  Bain Capital
                      Fund VII, L.P.                      Fund VII, L.P.
                                                         Bombardier Inc.
                                                         Bombardier
                                                          Motor
                                                          Corporation of
                                                          America.
20040132...........  Ralcorp           Wind Point        Ralcorp
                      Holdings, Inc.    Partners III,     Holdings, Inc.
                                        L.P.
                                                         Value Added
                                                          Bakery Holding
                                                          Company.
                                                         Wind Point
                                                          Partners III,
                                                          L.P.
20040133...........  Unilin Holding    Fritz Homann....  Fritz Homann.
                      N.V.
                                                         Homanit USA,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Unilin Holding
                                                          N.V.
20040136...........  Rural Cellular    AT&T Wireless     ABC Wireless,
                      Corporation.      Services, Inc.    LLC
                                                         AirCom PCS,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         AMT Cellular,
                                                          LLC
                                                         AT&T Wireless
                                                          PCS, LLC.
                                                         AT&T Wireless
                                                          Services, Inc.
                                                         Comet Wireless,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         QuinCom, Inc.
                                                         Rural Cellular
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         Tritel A/B
                                                          Holding Corp.
                                                         Tritel C/F
                                                          Holding Corp.
20040137...........  AT&T Wireless     Rural Cellular    AT&T Wireless
                      Services, Inc.    Corporation.      Services, Inc.
                                                         RCC Holdings,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         RCC Minnesota,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Rural Cellular
                                                          Corporation.
20040142...........  BB&T Corporation  McGriff, Seibels  BB&T
                                        & Williams, Inc.  Corporation.
                                                         McGriff,
                                                          Seibels &
                                                          Williams, Inc.
20040151...........  Aetna Inc.......  Frederick H.      Aetna Inc.
                                        Chicos.
                                                         Chickering
                                                          Benefit
                                                          Planning
                                                          Insurance
                                                          Agency, Inc.
                                                         Chickering
                                                          Claims
                                                          Administrators
                                                          , Inc.
                                                         Frederick H.
                                                          Chicos.
20040155...........  Copperweld        The LTV           Copperweld
                      Acquisition       Corporation       Acquisition
                      Corporation.      (Debtor-in-       Corporation.
                                        Possession).
                                                         Copperweld
                                                          Canada, Inc.
                                                         Copperweld
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         LTV Copperweld
                                                          Bimetallics UK
                                                          (Holdings)
                                                          Ltd.
                                                         The LTV
                                                          Corporation
                                                          (Debtor-in-
                                                          Possession).
20040161...........  Aetna Inc.......  Kenneth Chicos..  Aetna Inc.
                                                         Chickering
                                                          Benefit
                                                          Planning
                                                          Insurance
                                                          Agency, Inc.
                                                         Kenneth Chicos.
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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. 03-30861 Filed 12-12-03; 8:45 am]
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