[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79-84]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32269]


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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--12/01/2003
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20040112.............................  Gerald W. Schwartz.....  Magellan Health          Gerald W. Schwartz,
                                                                 Services, Inc (Debtor-   Magellan Health
                                                                 in-Possession).          Services, Inc. (Debtor-
                                                                                          in-Possession).
20040122.............................  Lindsay Goldberg &       Waker                    Lindsay Goldberg &
                                        Bessemer L.P.            Familiengesellschaft     Bessemer L.P., Wacker
                                                                 mbH & Co. KG.            Construction Equipment
                                                                                          AG, Waker
                                                                                          Familiengesellschaft
                                                                                          mbH & Co. KG.
20040128.............................  General Electric         Amersham plc...........  Amersham plc, General
                                        Company.                                          Electric Company.
20040157.............................  Heartland Industrial     DaimlerChrysler AG.....  DaimlerChrysler AG,
                                        Partners, L.P.                                    Heartland Industrial
                                                                                          Partners, L.P., NC-M
                                                                                          Chassis Systems, LLC.
20040158.............................  Starcraft Corporation..  Wheel to Wheel, Inc....  Starcraft Corporation,
                                                                                          Wheel to Wheel, Inc.
20040163.............................  Soros Limited Partner    MyTravel Group plc.....  Auto Europe, LLC,
                                        LLC.                                              MyTravel Group plc,
                                                                                          Soros Limited Partner
                                                                                          LLC.
20040167.............................  Perry Partners, L.P....  Republic Engineered      Blue Steel Capital
                                                                 Products Holdings LLC.   Corp., N&T Railway
                                                                                          Company LLC, Perry
                                                                                          Partners, L.P.,
                                                                                          Republic Engineered
                                                                                          Products Holdings LLC,
                                                                                          Republic Engineered
                                                                                          Products LLC.
20040168.............................  Cisco Systems Inc......  Latitude                 Cisco Systems, Inc.,
                                                                 Communications, Inc.     Latitude
                                                                                          Communications, Inc.
20040171.............................  Taylor & Francis Group   Marcel Dekker, Inc.....  Marcel Dekker, Inc.,
                                        plc.                                              Taylor & Francis Group
                                                                                          plc.
20040175.............................  VNU N.V................  VNU N.V................  RBNMR, Inc., VNU N.V.
20040176.............................  IdeaSphere, Inc........  Twinlab Corporation      IdeaSphere, Inc.,
                                                                 (Debtor-in-Possession).  Twinlab Corporation
                                                                                          (Debtor-in-
                                                                                          Possession), Twin
                                                                                          Laboratories Inc.,
                                                                                          Twin Laboratories (UK)
                                                                                          Ltd).
20040181.............................  Duquesne Light           WPS Resources            Duquesne Light
                                        Holdings, Inc.           Corporation.             Holdings, Inc.,
                                                                                          Sunbury Generation,
                                                                                          LLC, WPS Resources
                                                                                          Corporation.
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                                Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/02/2003
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20030971.............................  Wind Point Partners V,   Process Chemicals,       ARR-MAZ Management
                                        L.P.                     L.L.C.                   Company, AAR-MAZ
                                                                                          Products, L.P.,
                                                                                          Process Chemicals,
                                                                                          L.L.C., Wind Point
                                                                                          Partners V, L.P.
20040160.............................  American Republic        World Mutual Holding     American Republic
                                        Mutual Holding Company.  Company.                 Mutual Holding
                                                                                          Company, World
                                                                                          Insurance Company,
                                                                                          World Mutual Holding
                                                                                          Company.
20040184.............................  KKR European Fund,       DaimlerChrysler AG.....  DaimlerChrysler AG, KKR
                                        Limited Partnership.                              European Fund, Limited
                                                                                          Partnership, MTU Aero
                                                                                          Engines GmbH.
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                                Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/03/2003
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20040094.............................  CommScope, Inc.........  Avaya Inc..............  Avaya Inc., CommScope,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040096.............................  Wachovia Corporation...  Richard Hollander......  Metropolitan West
                                                                                          Securities, LLC,
                                                                                          Richard Hollander,
                                                                                          Wachovia Corporation.
20040202.............................  Sun Capital Partners     Horsehead Industries,    Chestnut Ridge Railway
                                        III QP, LP.              Inc.                     Company, Equidae
                                                                                          Partners, HII
                                                                                          Corporation, Horsehead
                                                                                          Industries, Inc.,
                                                                                          Horsehead Resource
                                                                                          Development, Inc., HRD
                                                                                          Investment Company,
                                                                                          Inc., Minerals and
                                                                                          Resources Recovery
                                                                                          Corp., NJZ Colors,
                                                                                          Inc., Palmer Water
                                                                                          Company, Pegasus
                                                                                          Service Corporation,
                                                                                          Sterling Resources,
                                                                                          Inc., Stoney Ridge
                                                                                          Materials, Inc., Sun
                                                                                          Capital Partners III
                                                                                          QP, LP, The New Jersey
                                                                                          Zinc Co., Inc., ZCA
                                                                                          Engineered Powders,
                                                                                          Inc., ZCA Mines, Inc.,
                                                                                          ZCA Oil & Gas, Inc.,
                                                                                          ZCA Powders, Inc.,
                                                                                          Zinc Company of
                                                                                          America, Inc.
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                                Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/04/2003
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20040169.............................  Saft Finance SARL......  Alcatel................  Alcatel, ASB
                                                                                          Aerospatiale
                                                                                          Batteries, Friemann &
                                                                                          Wolf Battereietechnik
                                                                                          Gmbh, SAFT AB
                                                                                          (Sweden), SAFT
                                                                                          America, Inc., SAFT A/
                                                                                          S (Norway), SAFT
                                                                                          Australia Pty Ltd.,
                                                                                          SAFT Baterias SL, SAFT
                                                                                          Ferak, SAFT Finance
                                                                                          SARL, SAFT Hong Kong
                                                                                          Ltd., SAFT Nife Middle
                                                                                          East Ltd., SAFT SA
                                                                                          (France).
20040177.............................  Cypress Merchant         Green Equity Investors   Communications & Power
                                        Banking Partners II      II, L.P.                 Industries Holding
                                        L.P.                                              Corporation, Cypress
                                                                                          Merchant Banking
                                                                                          Partners II L.P.,
                                                                                          Green Equity Investors
                                                                                          II, L.P.
20040183.............................  TPG Polymer Holdings     Ripplewood Chemical      Ripplewood Chemical
                                        LLC.                     Holding LLC.             Holding LLC, TPG
                                                                                          Polymer Holdings LLC.
20040187.............................  MatlinPatterson Global   NRG Energy, Inc........  MatlinPatterson Global
                                        Opportunities Partners                            Opportunities Partners
                                        (Bermuda) L.P.                                    (Bermuda) L.P., NRG
                                                                                          Energy, Inc.
20040188.............................  MatlinPatterson Global   NRG Energy, Inc........  MatlinPatterson Global
                                        Opportunities Partners                            Opportunities Partners
                                        L.P.                                              L.P. NRG Energy, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/05/2003
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20040086.............................  Lockheed Martin          The Titan Corporation..  Lockheed Martin
                                        Corporation.                                      Corporation, The Titan
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040165.............................  Capital Environmental    Allied Waste             Allied Waste
                                        Resource Inc.            Industries, Inc.         Industries, Inc. BFI
                                                                                          Waste Systems of North
                                                                                          America, Inc.,
                                                                                          Browning-Ferris
                                                                                          Industries of Florida,
                                                                                          Inc., Capital
                                                                                          Environmental Resource
                                                                                          Inc. E. Leasing
                                                                                          Company, LLC, Jones
                                                                                          Road Landfill and
                                                                                          Recycling, Ltd.
20040180.............................  Orthofix International   Breg, Inc..............  Breg, Inc. Orthofix
                                        N.V.                                              International N.V.
20040193.............................  The Charles Schwab       SoundView Technology     SoundView Technology
                                        Corporation.             Group, Inc.              Group, Inc., The
                                                                                          Charles Schwab
                                                                                          Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/08/2003
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20040164.............................  Blyth, Inc.............  Jackson Acquisition      Blyth, Inc., Jackson
                                                                 Company, LLC d/b/a       Acquisition Company,
                                                                 Walter Drake.            LLC d/b/a Walter
                                                                                          Drake.
20040194.............................  Granada Pic............  Carlton Communications   Carlton Communication
                                                                 Pic.                     Pic, Granada Pic.
20040197.............................  Ormat Industries Ltd...  Covanta Energy           Covanta Energy
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation, Covanta
                                                                                          SIGC Energy II, Inc.,
                                                                                          Covanta SIGC Energy,
                                                                                          Inc., Heber Field
                                                                                          Company, Herber
                                                                                          Geothermal Company,
                                                                                          Mammoth Geothermal
                                                                                          Co., Mammoth-Pacific,
                                                                                          L.P., Ormat Industries
                                                                                          Ltd., Pacific
                                                                                          Geothermal Co., Second
                                                                                          Imperial Geothermal
                                                                                          Company, L.P.
20040200.............................  CH2M HILL Companies,     J.A. Jones, Inc., a      CH2M HILL Companies,
                                        Ltd.                     debtor-in-possession.    Ltd., J.A. Jones,
                                                                                          Inc., a debtor-in-
                                                                                          possession, Lockwood
                                                                                          Greene Engineers, Inc.
20040204.............................  Symantec Corporation...  ON Technology            ON Technology
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation, Symantec
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040207.............................  2000 Riverside Capital   Andrew T. Parker.......  2000 Riverside Capital
                                        Appreciation Fund, L.P.                           Appreciation Fund,
                                                                                          L.P., American Hospice
                                                                                          Management, Andrew T.
                                                                                          Parker, Frontier
                                                                                          Hospice LLC, Hospice
                                                                                          of Arizona, LC,
                                                                                          Hospice of Central
                                                                                          Virginia.
20040208.............................  2000 Riverside Capital   Michael P. Rosen.......  2000 Riverside Capital
                                        Appreciation Fund, L.P.                           Appreciation Fund,
                                                                                          L.P., American Hospice
                                                                                          Management, Frontier
                                                                                          Hospice, LLC, Hospice
                                                                                          of Arizona, LC,
                                                                                          Hospice of Central
                                                                                          Virginia, LLC, Michael
                                                                                          P. Rosen.
20040213.............................  Deere & Company........  Nortrax, Inc...........  Deere & Company,
                                                                                          Nortrax, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/09/2003
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20040206.............................  Pegasus Partners II,     Farmland Industries,     Farmland Industries,
                                        L.P.                     Inc.                     Inc., Pegasus Partners
                                                                                          II, L.P.
20040211.............................  Wicks Communications     Cox Enterprises, Inc...  CoxCom, Inc., Cox
                                        and Media Partners,                               Communications Kansas,
                                        L.P.                                              L.L.C., Cox
                                                                                          Enterprises, Inc.,
                                                                                          Peak Cablevision,
                                                                                          L.L.C., TCA Cable
                                                                                          Partners, TCA Cable
                                                                                          Partners II, Wicks
                                                                                          Communications and
                                                                                          Media Partners, L.P.
20040212.............................  HCA Inc................  Triad Hospitals, Inc...  Clinico, LLC, HCA Inc.,
                                                                                          IRHC, LLC,
                                                                                          Kensingcare, LLC,
                                                                                          OPRMC, LLC, Primary
                                                                                          Medical, LLC, Triad
                                                                                          Holdings III, LLC,
                                                                                          Triad Hospitals, Inc.,
                                                                                          Trufor Pharmacy, LLC.
20040216.............................  H Group Holding, Inc...  Reliant                  H Group Holding, Inc.,
                                                                 Pharmaceuticals, LLC.    Reliant
                                                                                          Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/10/2003
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20030620.............................  BASF Aktiengesellschaft  Sunoco, Inc............  BASF
                                                                                          Aktiengesellschaft,
                                                                                          Sunoco, Inc.
20040146.............................  AXA S.A................  The MONY Group, Inc....  AXA S.A., The MONY
                                                                                          Group, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/11/2003
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20040162.............................  Conexant Systems, Inc..  GlobespanVirata, Inc...  Conexant Systems, Inc.,
                                                                                          GlobespanVirata, Inc.
20040214.............................  A. Jerrold Perenchio...  Ronald J. Morey........  A. Jerrold Perenchio,
                                                                                          Jarad Broadcasting
                                                                                          Company, Inc., Ronald
                                                                                          J. Morey.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/12/2003
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20040185.............................  Thomas H. Lee Equity     Fenway Partners Capital  Fenway Partners Capital
                                        Fund V, L.P.             Fund II, L.P.            Fund II, L.P., Simmons
                                                                                          Holdings, Inc., Thomas
                                                                                          H. Lee Equity Fund V,
                                                                                          L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/15/2003
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20040144.............................  CIBER, Inc.............  SCB Computer             CIBER, Inc., SCB
                                                                 Technology, Inc.         Computer Technology,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040199.............................  Occidental Petroleum     Exxon Mobile             Exxon Mobile
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             Corporation, Mobil
                                                                                          Pipe Line Company,
                                                                                          Occidental Petroleum
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040218.............................  Gilbert Global Equity    The Kattegat Trust.....  CPM Holdings, Inc.,
                                        Partners, L.P.                                    Gilbert Global Equity
                                                                                          Partners, L.P., The
                                                                                          Kattegat Trust.
20040224.............................  Citigroup, Inc.........  Washington Mutual, Inc.  Citigroup Inc.,
                                                                                          Washington Mutual
                                                                                          Finance Corporation,
                                                                                          Washington Mutual
                                                                                          Finance Group, LLC,
                                                                                          Washington Mutual, Inc
20040229.............................  Green Equity Investors   FTD, Inc...............  FTD, Inc., Green Equity
                                        IV, L.P.                                          Investors IV, L.P.
20040230.............................  ArcLight Energy          Aquila, Inc............  Aquila, Inc., ArcLight
                                        Partners Fund I, L.P.                             Energy Partners Fund
                                                                                          I, L.P., UtilCo
                                                                                          SaleCo, LLC.
20040231.............................  The Hartford Financial   Loews Corporation......  Charles Stedman & Co.,
                                        Services Group, Inc.                              Inc., CNA Group Life
                                                                                          Assurance Company,
                                                                                          Lowes Corporation, The
                                                                                          Hartford Financial
                                                                                          Services Group, Inc.
20040233.............................  Network Appliance, Inc.  Spinnaker Networks, Inc  Network Appliance,
                                                                                          Inc., Spinnaker
                                                                                          Networks, Inc.
20040236.............................  Mr. Arthur Liu.........  Radio Unica              Mr. Arthur Liu, Radio
                                                                 Communications Corp.     Unica Communications
                                                                                          Corp.
20040238.............................  Fiserv, Inc............  MedPay Corporation.....  Fiserv, Inc., MedPay
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040240.............................  Vestar Capital Partners  Essent Healthcare, Inc.  Essent Healthcare,
                                        IV, L.P.                                          Inc., Vestar Capital
                                                                                          Partners IV, L.P.
20040244.............................  Omnicom Group Inc......  Icon Holding Corp......  Icon Holding Corp.,
                                                                                          Omnicom Group Inc.
20040256.............................  USB AB.................  Suez...................  Ripon Cogeneration,
                                                                                          Inc., Suez, USB AG.

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20040258.............................  Frontenac VII Limited    CCCC Growth Fund, LLC..  CCCC Growth Fund, LLC,
                                        Partnership.                                      Frontenac VII Limited
                                                                                          Partnership, WNC
                                                                                          Insurance Services,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040259.............................  OCM Principal            Alliance                 Alliance
                                        Opportunities Fund II,   Communications, LLC.     Communications, LLC,
                                        L.P.                                              Alliance
                                                                                          Communications
                                                                                          Partners, L.P., OCM
                                                                                          Principal
                                                                                          Opportunities Fund II,
                                                                                          L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/16/2003
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20040192.............................  Quanex Corporation.....  Kirtland Capital         Kirtland Capital
                                                                 Partners II L.P.         Partners II L.P.,
                                                                                          Quanex Corporation,
                                                                                          TruSeal Technologies,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040209.............................  Pentair, Inc...........  Veolia Environnement,    Everpure, Inc.,
                                                                 S.A.                     Pentair, Inc., Veolia
                                                                                          Environnement, S.A.
20040217.............................  Bain Capital Fund V-B,   Sealy Corporation......  Bain Capital Fund V-B,
                                        L.P.                                              L.P., Sealy
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040225.............................  Hughes Supply, Inc.....  FS Equity Partners IV,   Century Maintenance
                                                                 L.P.                     Supply, Inc., FS
                                                                                          Equity Partners IV,
                                                                                          L.P., Hughes Supply,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040237.............................  Polycom, Inc...........  Voyant Technologies,     Polycom, Inc., Voyant
                                                                 Inc.                     Technologies, Inc.
20040261.............................  Thomas H. Lee Parellel   THL Bedding Holding      THL Bedding Holding
                                        Fund V, L.P.             Company.                 Company, Thomas H. Lee
                                                                                          Parellel Fund V, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/17/2003
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20040148.............................  Bank of America          FleetBoston Financial    Bank of America
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             Corporation,
                                                                                          FleetBoston Financial
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040153.............................  FLIR Systems, Inc......  Indigo Systems, Inc....  FLIR Systems, Inc.,
                                                                                          Indigo Systems, Inc.
20040241.............................  Behrman Capital III      Brett R. Keith.........  Behrman Capital III
                                        L.P..                                             L.P., Brett R. Keith,
                                                                                          Hunter Defense
                                                                                          Technologies, Inc.
20040247.............................  Exelon Corporation.....  Reservoir Capital        Exelon Corporation,
                                                                 Partners, L.P.           Reservoir Capital
                                                                                          Partners, L.P., Sithe/
                                                                                          Independence Power
                                                                                          Partners, L.P.
20040248.............................  Reservoir Capital        Exelon Corporation.....  Exelon Corporation,
                                        Partners, L.P.                                    Reservoir Capital
                                                                                          Partners, L.P., Sithe/
                                                                                          Independence Power
                                                                                          Partners, L.P.
20040249.............................  KAT Holdings, L.P......  Paul D. Oddo and         KAT Holdings, L.P.,
                                                                 Angeline Oddo, husband   Paul D. Oddo and
                                                                 and wife.                Angeline Oddo, husband
                                                                                          and wife, Superior
                                                                                          Engineered Products
                                                                                          Corp.
20040251.............................  Lyman B. Dickerson.....  Ionics, Incorporated...  Ionics, Incorporated,
                                                                                          Lyman B. Dickerson.
20040252.............................  Ionics, Incorporated...  Lyman B. Dickerson.....  Ecolochem, Inc.,
                                                                                          Ecolochem
                                                                                          International, Inc.,
                                                                                          Ecolochem S.A.R.L.,
                                                                                          Ionics, Incorporated,
                                                                                          Lyman B. Dickerson,
                                                                                          Moson Holdings, L.L.C.
20040260.............................  Thomas H. Lee Equity     THL Bedding Holding      THL Bedding Holding
                                        Fund V, L.P.             Company.                 Company, Thomas H. Lee
                                                                                          Equity Fund V, L.P.
20040266.............................  Frank H. McCourt, Jr...  News Corporation         Dodgetown, Inc., Fox
                                                                 Limited.                 Baseball Holdings,
                                                                                          Inc., Frank H.
                                                                                          McCourt, Jr., Los
                                                                                          Angeles Dodgers, Inc.,
                                                                                          News Corporation
                                                                                          Limited, Venue
                                                                                          Merchandising Inc.
20040268.............................  A.A. Mordashov.........  Rouge Industries, Inc.,  A.A. Mordashov, Rouge
                                                                 Debtor in Possession.    Industries, Inc.,
                                                                                          Debtor in Possession.
20040287.............................  Code Hennessy & Simmons  AMF Bowling Worldwide,   AMF Bowling Worldwide,
                                        IV, L.P.                 Inc.                     Inc., Code Hennessy &
                                                                                          Simmons IV, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/18/2003
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20030388.............................  General Electric         Agfa-Gevaert N.V.......  Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Agfa
                                        Company.                                          NDT Inc., General
                                                                                          Electric Company.
20040220.............................  Cardinal Health, Inc...  Medicap Pharmacies       Cardinal Health, Inc.,
                                                                 Incorporated.            Medicap Pharmacies
                                                                                          Incorporated.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/19/2003
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20040098.............................  WebMD Corporation......  TPG Holding Company      MediFax-EDI Holding
                                                                 Limited.                 Company, TPG Holding
                                                                                          Company Limited, WebMD
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040191.............................  The Bank of New York     Fifth Third Bancorp....  Fifth Third Bancorp,
                                        Company, Inc.                                     Fifth Third Bank,
                                                                                          Fifth Third Bank,
                                                                                          Florida, Fifth Third
                                                                                          Bank, Indiana, Fifth
                                                                                          Third Bank Kentucky,
                                                                                          Inc., Fifth Third
                                                                                          Bank, (Michigan),
                                                                                          Fifth Third Bank,
                                                                                          Northern Kentucky,
                                                                                          Inc., Fifth Third
                                                                                          Bank, (Ohio), The Bank
                                                                                          of New York Company,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040242.............................  Daniel Lebard..........  mg technologies AG.....  Daniel Lebard, mg
                                                                                          technologies AG,
                                                                                          Solvadis France
                                                                                          (Holding) SAS.
20040243.............................  Pascal Lebard..........  mg technologies AG.....  mg technologies AG,
                                                                                          Pascal Lebard,
                                                                                          Salvadis France
                                                                                          (Holding) SAS.
20040255.............................  American Capital         Specialty Brands of      American Capital
                                        Strategies, Ltd.         America, L.P.            Strategies, Ltd,
                                                                                          Specialty Brands of
                                                                                          America, L.P.
20040269.............................  Progress Software        CCG Investments BVI,     CCG Investments BVI,
                                        Corporation.             L.P.                     L.P., DataDirect
                                                                                          Technologies (Cayman
                                                                                          Islands), DataDirect
                                                                                          Technologies GmbH
                                                                                          (Germany), DataDirect
                                                                                          Technologies, Inc.
                                                                                          (Delaware), DataDirect
                                                                                          Technologies Kabushiki
                                                                                          Kaisha (Japan),
                                                                                          DataDirect
                                                                                          Technologies Limited
                                                                                          (Ireland), DataDirect
                                                                                          Technologies, Ltd
                                                                                          (U.K.), DataDirect
                                                                                          Technologies N.V.
                                                                                          (Belgium), Progress
                                                                                          Software Corporation.
20040281.............................  ABRY Partners IV, L.P..  Paul G. Allen..........  ABRY Partners IV, L.P.,
                                                                                          Charter Communications
                                                                                          Holdings LLC, Charter
                                                                                          Communications, Inc.,
                                                                                          Charter
                                                                                          Communications, LLC,
                                                                                          Charter Communications
                                                                                          VI, LLC, Hornell
                                                                                          Television Service,
                                                                                          Inc., Interlink
                                                                                          Communications
                                                                                          Partners LLC, Paul G.
                                                                                          Allen, The Helicon
                                                                                          Group LP.
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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.
Shira P. Minton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-32269 Filed 12-31-03; 8:45 am]
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