[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8442-8445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3977]


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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 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--12/22/2003
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20040186.............................  General Electric         HPSC, Inc..............  General Electric
                                        Company.                                          Company, HPSC, Inc.
20040201.............................  Transocean Inc.........  ConocoPhillips Company.  ConocoPhillips Company,
                                                                                          Deepwater Drilling
                                                                                          L.L.C., Transocean
                                                                                          Inc.
20040205.............................  Arlington Capital        Science & Engineering    Arlington Capital
                                        Partners, L.P.           Associates, Inc.         Partners, L.P.,
                                                                                          Science & Engineering
                                                                                          Associates, Inc.
20040215.............................  The St. Paul Companies,  Travelers Property       The St. Paul Companies,
                                        Inc.                     Casualty Corp.           Inc, Travelers
                                                                                          Property Casualty
                                                                                          Corp.
20040223.............................  Koch Industries, Inc...  The Williams Companies,  Koch Industries, Inc.,
                                                                 Inc.                     The Williams
                                                                                          Companies, Inc.,
                                                                                          Williams Alaska
                                                                                          Petroleum, Inc.,
                                                                                          Williams Alaska
                                                                                          Pipeline Company,
                                                                                          L.L.C., Williams
                                                                                          Energy Services,
                                                                                          L.L.C.
20040226.............................  E. Merlin Jones Living   Bunge Limited..........  Bunge Foods Corporation
                                        Trust.                                            Bakery Division, Bunge
                                                                                          Limited, E. Marlin
                                                                                          Jones Living Trust.
20040232.............................  Societe des              ALSTOM.................  ALSTOM, ALSTOM T&D
                                        Participations du                                 Inc., Societe des
                                        Commissariat.                                     Participations du
                                                                                          Commissariat.
20040234.............................  Marmon Holdings, Inc...  Rockwood Holding         Marmon Holdings, Inc.,
                                                                 Company.                 Rockwood Holding
                                                                                          Company.
20040250.............................  TSO Holding Corporation  Lowe's Companies, Inc..  Lowe's Companies, Inc.
                                                                                          The Contractor yard,
                                                                                          Inc., TSO Holding
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040253.............................  Eugene Reed, Jr........  Jardine Matheson         Eugene Reed, Jr,
                                                                 Holdings Limited.        Jardine Matheson
                                                                                          Holdings Limited,
                                                                                          Sig's Auto Body &
                                                                                          Paint, Inc.,
                                                                                          TheoDavies Euromotors,
                                                                                          Ltd., TheoDavies Hilo
                                                                                          Motors, Ltd.,
                                                                                          TheoDavies Kona
                                                                                          Motors, Ltd.
20040254.............................  Fletcher Jones, Jr.....  Jardine Matheson         Fletcher Jones, Jr.,
                                                                 Holdings Limited.        Jardine Matheson
                                                                                          Holdings Limited,
                                                                                          Sig's Auto Body &
                                                                                          Paint, Inc.,
                                                                                          TheoDavies Euromotors,
                                                                                          Ltd., TheoDavies Hilo
                                                                                          Motors, Ltd.,
                                                                                          TheoDavies Kona
                                                                                          Motors, Ltd.
20040267.............................  Allied Capital           Mercury Air Group, Inc.  Allied Capital
                                        Corporation.                                      Corporation, Mercury
                                                                                          Air Centers, Inc.,
                                                                                          Mercury Air Group,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040286.............................  AT&T Wireless Services,  Telephone and data       AT&T Wireless Services,
                                        Inc.                     Systems, Inc. Voting     Inc, Telephone and
                                                                 Trust.                   data Systems, Inc.
                                                                                          Voting Trust, Texas
                                                                                          20 Rural
                                                                                          Cellular, Inc., USCOC
                                                                                          of Corpus Christi,
                                                                                          Inc., Victoria
                                                                                          Cellular Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/23/2003
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20040235.............................  Mr. Sumner M. Redstone.  Midway Games, Inc......  Midway Games, Inc., Mr.
                                                                                          Sumner M. Redstone.

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20040262.............................  Jardine Lloyd Thompson   HCC Insurance Holdings,  HCC Insurance Holdings,
                                        Group plc.               Inc.                     Inc., Jardine Lloyd
                                                                                          Thompson Group plc.
20040278.............................  The Kattegat Trust.....  Forrest Binkley & Brown  Crosman Acquisition
                                                                 Venture Co.              Corporation, Forrest
                                                                                          Binkley & Brown
                                                                                          Venture Co., The
                                                                                          Kattegat Trust.
20040279.............................  The Home Depot, Inc....  Steven A. Lyman........  Creative Touch
                                                                                          Interiors, Inc.,
                                                                                          Steven A. Lyman, The
                                                                                          Home Depot, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/29/2003
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20040239.............................  Eastman Kodak Company..  Scitex Corporation Ltd.  Eastman Kodak Company,
                                                                                          Scitex Corporation
                                                                                          Ltd., Scitex Digital
                                                                                          Printing, Inc.
20040257.............................  Merck & Co., Inc.......  Neurogen Corporation...  Merck & Co., Inc.,
                                                                                          Neurogen Corporation.
                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/30/2003
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20040264.............................  The Resolute Fund L.P..  The Techs..............  The Resolute Fund L.P.,
                                                                                          The Techs.
20040280.............................  NCO Group, Inc.........  RMH Teleservices, Inc..  NCO Group, Inc., RMH
                                                                                          Teleservices, Inc.
20040282.............................  Lehman Brothers          Unilever N.V...........  Conopco, Inc., Lehman
                                        Holdings Inc.                                     Brothers Holdings
                                                                                          Inc., Unilever N.V.
20040283.............................  Code Hennessy & Simmons  H Group Holding, Inc...  Baker Tanks, Inc., Code
                                        IV, L.P.                                          Hennessy & Simmons IV,
                                                                                          L.P., H Group Holding,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040299.............................  Kforce Inc.............  Hall, Kinion &           Hall, Kinion &
                                                                 Associates, Inc.         Associates, Inc.,
                                                                                          Kforce Inc.
20040305.............................  United States Steel      Rouge Industries, Inc.,  Rouge Industries, Inc.,
                                        Corporation.             Debtor-in-Possession.    Debtor-in-Possession,
                                                                                          United States Steel
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040306.............................  Calpine Corporation....  Aquila, Inc............  Aquila, Inc., Calpine
                                                                                          Corporation, MEP
                                                                                          Investments, LLC, MEP
                                                                                          Pleasant Hill, LLC.
20040307.............................  Dominion Resources, Inc  Alliant Energy           Alliant Energy
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation, Dominion
                                                                                          Resources, Inc.,
                                                                                          Wisconsin Power and
                                                                                          Light Company.
20040308.............................  Dominion Resources, Inc  WPS Resources            Dominion Resources,
                                                                 Corporation.             Inc., Wisconsin Public
                                                                                          Service Corporation,
                                                                                          WPS Resources
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040310.............................  Danaher Corporation....  Dentsply International   Donaher Corporation,
                                                                 Inc.                     Dentsply International
                                                                                          Inc.
20040314.............................  Telephone and Data       Telephone and Data       Telephone and Data
                                        Systems, Inc. Voting     Systems, Inc. Voting     Systems, Inc. Voting
                                        Trust.                   Trust.                   Trust, United States
                                                                                          Cellular Telephone of
                                                                                          Greater Tulsa, L.L.C.
20040316.............................  Affiliated Computer      Patent Accounting        Affiliated Computer
                                        Services, Inc.           Service Center, L.L.C..  Services, Inc.,
                                                                                          Patient Accounting
                                                                                          Service Center, L.L.C.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/02/2004
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20040325.............................  Liberte Investors, Inc.  USAuto Holdings, Inc...  Liberte Investors,
                                                                                          Inc., USAuto Holdings,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/060/2004
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20040295.............................  Parthenon Investors II,  James B. A. Tracey, II.  DCS Business Services,
                                        L.P.                                              Inc., James B.A.
                                                                                          Tracey, II, Parthenon
                                                                                          Investors II, L.P.
20040301.............................  SunGard Data Systems     Systems & Computer       SunGard Data Systems
                                        Inc.                     Technology Corporation.  Inc., Systems &
                                                                                          Computer Technology
                                                                                          Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/07/2004
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20040300.............................  Project Hampshire        The Davis Service Group  HSS Hire Service Group
                                        Limited.                 plc.                     plc, Project Hampshire
                                                                                          Limited, The Davis
                                                                                          Service Group plc.
20040302.............................  EMC Corporation........  VMware, Inc............  EMC Corporation,
                                                                                          VMware, Inc.
20040319.............................  Silver Lake Partners,    WorldCom, Inc..........  Silver Lake Partners,
                                        L.P.                                              L.P., WorldCom, Inc.
20040320.............................  MatlinPatterson Global   WorldCom, Inc..........  MatlinPatterson Global
                                        Opportunities Partners                            Opportunities,
                                        L.P.                                              Partners L.P.,
                                                                                          WorldCom, Inc.

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20040321.............................  MatlinPatterson Global   WorldCom, Inc..........  MatlinPatterson Global
                                        Opportunities Partners                            Opportunities,
                                        (Bermuda) L.P.                                    Partners (Bermuda)
                                                                                          L.P., WorldCom, Inc.
20040329.............................  Bain Capital Fund VII,   Worldcom, Inc..........  Bain Capital Fund VII,
                                        L.P.                                              L.P., WorldCom, Inc.
20040303.............................  SunGard Data Systems,    Warburg Pincus           FAME Information
                                        Inc.                     Investors Liquidating    Services, Inc.,
                                                                 Trust.                   SunGard Data Systems,
                                                                                          Inc., Warburg Pincus
                                                                                          Investors Liquidating
                                                                                          Trust.
20040312.............................  SI International, Inc..  MATCOm International     MATCOM International
                                                                 Corp.                    Corp., SI
                                                                                          International, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/09/2004
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20040277.............................  Electronic Data Systems  Feld Partners            Electronic Data Systems
                                        Corporation.             Investments, L.P.        Corporation, Feld
                                                                                          Partners Investments,
                                                                                          L.P., The Feld Group,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/12/2004
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20040293.............................  Eli Lilly and Company..  Applied Molecular        Applied Molecular
                                                                 Evolution, Inc.          Evolution, Inc., Eli
                                                                                          Lilly and Company.
20040317.............................  Henkel KGaA............  The Dial Corporation...  Henkel KGaA, The Dial
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040322.............................  JLL Partners Fund IV,    Linsalata Capital        JLL Partners Fund IV,
                                        L.P.                     Partners Fund IV, L.P.   L.P., Linsalata
                                                                                          Capital Partners Fund
                                                                                          IV, L.P., PGT Holdings
                                                                                          Company.
20040327.............................  Schneider Electric S.A.  MGE Finances SAS.......  MGE Finances SAS,
                                                                                          Schneider Electric
                                                                                          S.A.
20040338.............................  Verisity Ltd...........  Axis Systems, Inc......  Axis Systems, Inc.,
                                                                                          Verisity Ltd.
20040339.............................  Cumulus Media Inc......  Southern Minnesota       Cumulus Media Inc.,
                                                                 Broadcasting Co.         Southern Minnesota
                                                                                          Broadcasting Co.
20040340.............................  Snyder Associated        Sylvan Inc.............  Snyder Associated
                                        Companies, Inc.                                   Companies, Inc.,
                                                                                          Sylvan Inc.
20040341.............................  Rhone Capital LLC......  Alcoa Inc..............  Alcoa ACC Industrial
                                                                                          Chemicals Ltd., Alcoa
                                                                                          Chemicals Japan
                                                                                          Limited, Alcoa Chemie
                                                                                          GmbH, Alcoa Chemie
                                                                                          Nederland B.V., Aloca
                                                                                          Inc., Alcoa World
                                                                                          Alumina LLC,
                                                                                          Australian Fused
                                                                                          Materials Pty Ltd.,
                                                                                          Discovery Aluminas,
                                                                                          Inc., Qingdao Alcoa
                                                                                          Co., Ltd., Qingdao
                                                                                          Alcoa Trading Co.,
                                                                                          Ltd., Rhone Capital
                                                                                          LLC.
20040344.............................  Citrix Systems, Inc....  Expertcity.com.Inc.....  Citrix Systems, Inc.,
                                                                                          Expertcity.com.Inc.
20040350.............................  The News Corporation     The News Corporation     Sunshine Network, The
                                        Limited.                 Limited.                 News Corporation
                                                                                          Limited.
20040353.............................  Compass Partners         Kenneth R. Thomson.....  Compass Partners
                                        European Equity Fund                              European Equity Fund
                                        (Bermuda) L.P.                                    (Bermuda) L.P., DBM
                                                                                          Group S.A., Drake Beam
                                                                                          Morin do Brasil
                                                                                          Commercial Ltda.,
                                                                                          Drake Beam Morin,
                                                                                          Inc., Kenneth R.
                                                                                          Thomson.
20040357.............................  Stephen E. Jackson.....  Stephen J. Heyman......  American Central
                                                                                          Eastern Texas Gas
                                                                                          Company, Ltd
                                                                                          Partnership Stephen E.
                                                                                          Jackson, Stephen J.
                                                                                          Heyman.
20040358.............................  Stephen J. Heyman......  Stephen E. Jackson.....  American Central
                                                                                          Eastern Texas Gas Co.,
                                                                                          Ltd. Partnership,
                                                                                          Stephen E. Jackson,
                                                                                          Stephen J. Heyman.
20040360.............................  Atlas Pipeline           SEMCO Energy, Inc......  Alaska Pipeline
                                        Partners, L.P.                                    Company, LLC, Atlas
                                                                                          Pipeline Partners,
                                                                                          L.P., SEMCO Energy,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040362.............................  New Mountain Partners,   National Medical Health  National Medical Health
                                        L.P.                     Card Systems, Inc.       Card Systems, Inc.,
                                                                                          New Mountain Partners,
                                                                                          L.P.
20040365.............................  The Edward W. Scripps    Summit America           Summit America
                                        Trust.                   Television, Inc.         Television, Inc., The
                                                                                          Edward W. Scripps
                                                                                          Trust.
20040368.............................  Marsh & McLennan         Synhrgy HR               Marsh & McLennan
                                        Companies, Inc.          Technologies, Inc.       Companies, Inc.,
                                                                                          Synhrgy HR
                                                                                          Technologies, Inc.
20040370.............................  Gannett Co., Inc.......  Jobson Publishing L.L.C  Gannett Co., Inc.,
                                                                                          Jobson Publishing
                                                                                          L.L.C.

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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/14/2004
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20040324.............................  Gas-Mart USA, Inc......  ConocoPhillips.........  ConocoPhillips,
                                                                                          ConocoPhillips
                                                                                          Company, Gas-Mart USA,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040337.............................  Zurich Financial         Roger Johnson..........  IES Manufacturing
                                        Services.                                         Company, ITCI, Kele &
                                                                                          Associates, Inc.,
                                                                                          Roger Johnson,
                                                                                          Wentech, Incorporated,
                                                                                          Zurich Financial
                                                                                          Services.
20040355.............................  The Sage Group plc.....  Computer Associates      ACCPAC International,
                                                                 International, Inc.      Inc., Computer
                                                                                          Associates
                                                                                          International, Inc.,
                                                                                          The Sage Group plc.
20040366.............................  R2 Investments, LDC....  Carl Icahn.............  Carl Icahn, R2
                                                                                          Investments, LDC, XO
                                                                                          Communications, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/15/2004
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20040304.............................  Dearborn Holdings        Martin J. Maslonka.....  Dearborn Holdings
                                        Corporation.                                      Corporation, Martin J.
                                                                                          Maslonka, Maslonka &
                                                                                          Associates, Inc.
20040333.............................  Vestar Capital Partners  Solo Holdings LLC......  Solo Holdings LLC, Solo
                                        IV, L.P.                                          Investment Corp.,
                                                                                          Vestar Capital
                                                                                          Partners IV, L.P.
20040336.............................  Freudenberg & Co.        Foseco (Jersey) Ltd....  Chem-Trend Holding,
                                        Kommanditgesellschaft.                            Inc., Foseco (Jersey)
                                                                                          Ltd., Freudenberg &
                                                                                          Co.
                                                                                          Kommanditgesellschaft.
20040348.............................  Julie N. Brown.........  Joe Balous.............  Joe Balous, Julie N.
                                                                                          Brown, LDM
                                                                                          Technologies, Inc.
20040349.............................  Julie N. Brown.........  Richard J. Nash........  Julie N. Brown, LDM
                                                                                          Technologies, Inc.,
                                                                                          Richard J. Nash.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/16/2004
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20040228.............................  Teva Pharmaceutical      SICOR Inc..............  SICOR Inc., Teva
                                        Industries Limited.                               Pharmaceutical
                                                                                          Industries Limited.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/20/2004
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20040369.............................  Henkel KGaA............  Amitee Cosmetics, Inc..  Amitee Cosmetics, Inc.,
                                                                                          Henkel KGaA
20040374.............................  Comcast Corporation....  Stephen E. Myers.......  Comcast Corporation,
                                                                                          Stephen E. Myers, US
                                                                                          Cable of Coastal-Texas
                                                                                          L.P.
20040375.............................  Harvest Partners IV,     BellSouth Corporation..  BellSouth Corporation,
                                        L.P.                                              Harvest Partners IV,
                                                                                          L.P., NFIL Holdings
                                                                                          Corp.
20040376.............................  Caxton Global            Nortek Holdings, Inc...  Caxton Global
                                        Investments Limited.                              Investments Limited,
                                                                                          Nortek Holdings, Inc.,
                                                                                          Ply Gem Industries,
                                                                                          Inc.
20040378.............................  James Dimon............  Bank One Corporation...  Bank One Corporation,
                                                                                          James Dimon.
20040382.............................  Kellwood Company.......  Russell and Kimora Lee   Kellwood Company, Phat
                                                                 Simmons.                 Fashions, LLC and Phat
                                                                                          Licensing, LLC,
                                                                                          Russell and Kimora Lee
                                                                                          Simmons.
20040386.............................  Harvest Partners IV,     Transit Holdings, Inc..  Harvest Partners IV,
                                        L.P.                                              L.P., Transit
                                                                                          Holdings, Inc.
20040387.............................  Code Hennessy & Simmons  Gundle/SLT               Code Hennessy & Simmons
                                        IV, L.P.                 Environmental, Inc.      IV, L.P., Gundle/SLT
                                                                                          Environmental, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/22/2004
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20040335.............................  VeriSign, Inc..........  Guardent, Inc..........  Guardent, Inc.,
                                                                                          VeriSign, Inc.
20040343.............................  Canfor Corporation.....  Slocan Forest Products   Canfor Corporation,
                                                                 Ltd.                     Slocan Forest Products
                                                                                          Ltd.
200403381............................  Royal Bank of Canada...  William R. Hough & Co.,  Royal Bank of Canada,
                                                                 Inc.                     William R. Hough &
                                                                                          Co., Inc.
20040383.............................  Humana Inc.............  Ochsner Clinic           Humana Inc., Ochsner
                                                                 Foundation.              Clinic Foundation,
                                                                                          Ochsner Health Plan
                                                                                          Interests Inc.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative 
or Renee Hallman, Legal Technician, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger 
Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room H-303, Washington, DC 
20580, (202) 326-3100.
By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-3977 Filed 2-23-04; 8:45 am]
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