[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35031-35033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14134]


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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--05/17/2004
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20040774.............................  BioMarin Pharmaceutical  Medicis Pharmaceutical   Ascent Pediatrics, Inc.
                                        Inc.                     Corporation.
20040809.............................  IDEX Corporation.......  Scivex, Inc............  Scivex, Inc.
20040843.............................  Convergys Corporation..  Alan L. Summerlin......  Encore Receivable
                                                                                          Management, Inc.
20040857.............................  Green Equity Investors   Hollywood Entertainment  Hollywood Entertainment
                                        IV, L.P.                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20040862.............................  Black Hills Corporation  Xcel Energy Inc........  Cheyenne Light, Fuel &
                                                                                          Power Company.
20040865.............................  STB Beauty, Inc........  MD Beauty, Inc.........  MD Beauty, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/18/2004
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20040845.............................  GTCR Fund VIII, L.P....  Honeywell International  Honeywell International
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20040868.............................  Goense Bounds &          ITG Holdings LLC.......  EMESS Design Group LLC.
                                        Partners A, L.P.
20040870.............................  Helen of Troy Limited..  WKI Holding Company,     World Kitchen (GHC)
                                                                 Inc.                     LLC, World Kitchen
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/19/2004
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20040854.............................  Eaton Corporation......  Invensys plc...........  Powerware Group Inc.
20040864.............................  Sonoco Products Company  CorrFlex Graphics, LLC.  CorrFlex Graphics, LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/20/2004
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20040810.............................  Medlmmune, Inc.........  Wyeth..................  Wyeth.
20040850.............................  Centrica Plc...........  FPL Group, Inc.........  Bastrop Energy Partners
                                                                                          L.P.
20040851.............................  FPL Group, Inc.........  El Paso Corporation....  Bastrop Energy
                                                                                          Partners, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/24/2004
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20040858.............................  R2 Investments, LDC....  i2 Technologies, Inc...  i2 Technologies, Inc.
20040866.............................  V.F. Corporation.......  Vans, Inc..............  Vans, Inc.
20040873.............................  BMC Software, Inc......  Marimba, Inc...........  Marimba, Inc.
20040877.............................  The Wine Group LLC.....  Golden State Vintners,   Golden State Vintners,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20040885.............................  Onex Partners LP.......  Res-Care, Inc..........  Res-Care, Inc.
20040886.............................  Brooklyn Sports, LLC...  GW New Jersey Sports     New Jersey Basketball,
                                                                 Partnership II, LLC.     LLC.

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20040888.............................  TPG Partners IV, L.P...  JLL Partners Fund III,   IASIS Healthcare
                                                                 L.P.                     Corporation.
20040892.............................  U.S. Bancorp...........  Mitsubishi Tokyo         Union Bank of
                                                                 Financial Group, Inc.    California.
20040893.............................  Zhone Technologies, Inc  Sorrento Networks        Sorrento Networks
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20040897.............................  Reebok International     The Hockey Company       The Hockey Company
                                        Ltd.                     Holdings Inc.            Holdings Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/25/2004
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20040798.............................  Sempra Energy..........  American Electric Power  AEP Texas Central
                                                                 Company, Inc.            Company.
20040799.............................  Carlyle/Riverstone TAC   American Electric Power  AEP Texas Central
                                        Investment Partnership   Company, Inc.            Company.
                                        II, L.P.
20040818.............................  Lyondell Chemical        Millennium Chemicals,    Millennium Chemicals,
                                        Company.                 Inc.                     Inc.
20040867.............................  Castle Harlan Partners   Oak Hill Capital         Caribbean Restaurants
                                        IV, L.P.                 Partners, L.P.           Holdings, Inc.
20040875.............................  Input/Output, Inc......  GX Technology            GX Technology
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20040878.............................  Ripplewood Partners II,  Akzo Nobel N.V.........  Akzo Nobel Functional
                                        L.P.                                              Chemicals LLC.
20040880.............................  NKT Holding A/S........  The Estate After         ALTO International A/S.
                                                                 Incentive A/S.
20040890.............................  John C. Malone, c/o      Liberty Media            Liberty Media
                                        Liberty Media            Corporation.             Corporation.
                                        Corporation.
20040901.............................  Capital Z Financial      Ingram Industries Inc..  Permanent General
                                        Services Fund II, L.P.                            Assurance Corporation
                                                                                          of Ohio, Permanent
                                                                                          General Companies,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/28/2004
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20040756.............................  CVS Corporation........  J.C. Penney Company,     Eckerd Corporation,
                                                                 Inc.                     Eckerd Corporation of
                                                                                          Florida, Inc. Eckerd
                                                                                          Fleet, Inc., E.T.B.,
                                                                                          Inc., Genovese Drug
                                                                                          Stores, Inc., Genplus
                                                                                          Managed Care, Inc.,
                                                                                          JEC Facilities Funding
                                                                                          II, Inc., JEC Funding,
                                                                                          Inc., TDI Managed Care
                                                                                          Services, Inc., Thrift
                                                                                          Drug, Inc.
20040838.............................  David H. Murdock.......  Wood Holdings, Inc.....  Wood Holdings, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/01/2004
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20040871.............................  Macquarie Bank Limited.  Executive Air Support,   Executive Air Support,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20040874.............................  LGB Pike Trust.........  John Charles Simpson...  Red Simpson, Inc.
20040876.............................  VCA Antech, Inc........  National PetCare         National PetCare
                                                                 Centers, Inc.            Centers, Inc.
20040891.............................  Superior Plus Income     The Winroc Corporation.  The Winroc Corporation.
                                        Fund.
20040900.............................  Kenneth R. Thomson.....  Archipelago Holdings,    Archipelago Holdings,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20040903.............................  Marathon Oil             Ashland Inc............  Ashland, Inc., Marathon
                                        Corporation.                                      Ashland Petroleum LLC.
20040914.............................  American Coal Holdings,  RAG Aktiengesellschaft.  RAG American Coal
                                        LLC.                                              Holding, Inc.
20040926.............................  FFS Holdings, Inc......  Hillenbrand Industries,  Forethought Federal
                                                                 Inc.                     Savings Bank,
                                                                                          Forethought Financial
                                                                                          Services, Inc.,
                                                                                          Forethought Life
                                                                                          Assurance Company,
                                                                                          Forethought Life
                                                                                          Insurance Company.
20040931.............................  Providence Equity        The DIRECTV Group, Inc.  PanAmSat Corporation.
                                        Partners IV L.P.
20040934.............................  Fenway Partners Capital  RK Holdings and          RK Holdings and
                                        Fund II, L.P.            Leasing, Inc.            Leasing, Inc.
20040937.............................  KKR Millennium Fund L.P  The DIRECTV Group, Inc.  PanAmSat Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/03/2004
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20040936.............................  Thomson S.A............  The DIRECTV Group, Inc.  Hughes Network Systems,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/04/2004
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20040837.............................  Itron, Inc.............  Schlumberger Limited...  Schlumberger
                                                                                          Electricity, Inc.,
                                                                                          Waisin Schlumberger
                                                                                          Electricity
                                                                                          Measurement
                                                                                          Corporation.
20040908.............................  Siemens                  Veolia Environment S.A.  USF Holdings Inc.
                                        Aktiengesellschaft.
20040918.............................  Genstar Capital          Woods Equipment Company  Woods Equipment
                                        Partners III, L.P.                                Company.
20040920.............................  CCG Investments BVI,     NxTrend Technology, Inc  NxTrend Technology,
                                        L.P.                                              Inc.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact 
Representative, or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant: Federal 
Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, 
Room H-303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.


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    By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-14134 Filed 6-22-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M