[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 152 (Monday, August 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48236-48240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18127]


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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 1975, 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

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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--07/07/2004
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20041015.............................  Nucor Corporation......  Corus Group plc........  Tuscaloosa Steel
                                                                                          Corporation
20041052.............................  General Electric         BHA Group Holdings, Inc  BHA Group Holdings,
                                        Company.                                          Inc.
20041094.............................  RC2 Corporation........  The First Years Inc....  The First Years Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/09/2004
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20040904.............................  Intermagnetics General   MRI Devices Corporation  MRI Devices
                                        Corporation.                                      Corporation.
20041007.............................  Partners Limited.......  Reliant Energy, Inc....  Carr Street Generating
                                                                                          Station, L.P., Erie
                                                                                          Boulevard Hydropower
                                                                                          LP., Orion Power New
                                                                                          York GP II, Inc.,
                                                                                          Orion Power Operating
                                                                                          Services Carr Street,
                                                                                          Inc., Orion Power
                                                                                          Operating Services
                                                                                          Coldwater, Inc.
20041041.............................  Deutsche Telekom AG....  SBC Communications Inc.  Cingular Wireless LLC,
                                                                                          Newco, Pacific Telesis
                                                                                          Mobile Services, LLC.
20041064.............................  Broadcom Corporation...  Mission Ventures, II,    Zyray Wireless Inc.
                                                                 L.P.
20041079.............................  UTStarcom, Inc.........  Audiovox Corporation...  Audiovox Communications
                                                                                          Canada, Co., Audiovox
                                                                                          Communications Corp.,
                                                                                          Quintex Mobile
                                                                                          Communications Corp.
20041093.............................  Wells Fargo & Company..  J. Randall Baird.......  JRB Company, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/12/2004
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20041047.............................  Southwire Company......  Commonwealth             Alflex Corporation.
                                                                 Industries, Inc.
20041065.............................  General Atlantic         Intec Telecom Systems    Intec Telecom Systems
                                        Partners (Bermuda),      PLC.                     PLC.
                                        L.P.
20041092.............................  Time Warner Inc........  Advertising.com, Inc...  Advertising.com, Inc.
20041095.............................  Hartmarx Corporation...  Harry Doolittle and      Exclusively Misook,
                                                                 Misook Doolittle.        Inc.
20041100.............................  Phillip R. Bennett.....  Phillip R. Bennett.....  Forstmann-Leff
                                                                                          International
                                                                                          Associates, LLC.
20041101.............................  Green Equity Investors   Nathan Kirsh...........  Jetro JMDH Holdings,
                                        IV, L.P.                                          Inc.
20041107.............................  Bradco Supply            Wickes Inc.............  Wickes Inc.
                                        Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/13/2004
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20041039.............................  American Medical         Oracle Strategic         TherMatrx, Inc.
                                        Systems Holdings, Inc.   Partners, L.P.
20041074.............................  QLT Inc................  Atrix Laboratories, Inc  Atrib Laboratories,
                                                                                          Inc.
20041085.............................  TETRA Technologies, Inc  Compressco, Inc........  Compressco, Inc.
20041104.............................  S. Craig Lindner.......  National City            National City
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20041108.............................  M/C Acquisition Corp...  John M. Connors, Jr....  M/C Communications,
                                                                                          LLC.
20041117.............................  Mellon Financial         EACM Partners, L.P.....  Evaluation Associates
                                        Corporation.                                      Capital Markets, Inc.,
                                                                                          Evaluation Associates
                                                                                          Capital Markets, LLC.
20041121.............................  KRG Capital Fund II,     Blue Cross and Blue      PPOM, L.L.C.
                                        L.P.                     Shield of Michigan.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/14/2004
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20041078.............................  Adaptec, Inc...........  Snap Appliance, Inc....  Snap Appliance, Inc.
20041109.............................  Thomas H. Lee            Oak Hill Capital         3045036 Nova Scotia
                                        (Alternative) Fund V,    Partners (Bermuda),      Limited, Progressive
                                        L.P.                     L.P.                     Moulded Products
                                                                                          Limited.
20041115.............................  Newcoal, LLC...........  Horizon Natural          Horizon Natural
                                                                 Resources Company.       Resources Company.
20041118.............................  aQuantive, Inc.........  SBI Holdings Inc.......  SBI Holdings Inc.
20041119.............................  Harbert Distressed       Warren Steel, Inc......  Warren Steel, Inc.
                                        Investment Offshore
                                        Fund, Ltd.
20041124.............................  Aalberts Industries N.V  Amcast Industrial        Amcast Industrial
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20041125.............................  HSBC Holdings, plc.....  Code Hennessy & Simmons  Kranson Holding
                                                                 IV, L.P.                 Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/15/2004
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20041091.............................  IMC Global Inc.........  IMC Global Inc.........  Phosphate Resource
                                                                                          Partners Limited
                                                                                          Partnership.
20041096.............................  General Atlantic         Hewitt Associates, Inc.  Hewitt Associates, Inc.
                                        Partners 54, L.P.
20041097.............................  General Atlantic         Hewitt Associates, Inc.  Hewitt Associates, Inc.
                                        Partners 60, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/17/2004
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20041141.............................  Societe Generale S.A...  CGW Southeast Partners   Sovitec Cataphote, Inc.
                                                                 I, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/19/2004
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20041048.............................  National Association of  SunGard Data Systems,    Toll Associates LLC.
                                        Securities Dealers,      Inc.
                                        Inc.
20041120.............................  JDA Software Group, Inc  QRS Corporation........  QRS Corporation.
20041128.............................  KRG Capital Fund II, LP  AMGI Holdings, Inc.....  AMGI Holdings, Inc.
20041131.............................  Roger S. Penske........  Theodore J. Stevens....  La Rincondada
                                                                                          Securities, Inc.,
                                                                                          Marin Securities,
                                                                                          Inc., SDB, Inc., Ted
                                                                                          Stevens Car Co., Inc.
20041133.............................  Financiere F.L.........  Derek SA...............  Financiere Alexandre
                                                                                          III.
20041134.............................  HSBC Holdings plc......  KII Holdings             KII Holdings
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20041136.............................  KSTA Holdings, Inc.....  American Industrial      Stanadyne Automotive
                                                                 Partners Capital Fund    Holding Corp.
                                                                 II, L.P.
20041144.............................  Citigroup Inc..........  Intcomex Holdings, LLC.  Intcomex Holdings, LLC.
20041150.............................  Journal Register         21st Century             21st Century
                                        Company.                 Newspapers, Inc.         Newspapers, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/20/2004
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20041142.............................  Charles River            Inveresk Research        Inveresk Research
                                        Laboratories             Group, Inc.              Group, Inc.
                                        International, Inc.
20041149.............................  Aurora Equity partners   American Securities      Anthony Holdings, Inc.
                                        II L.P.                  Partners II, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/21/2004
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20041080.............................  Nucor Corporation......  Worthington Industries,  Worthington Steel
                                                                 Inc.                     Company of Decatur,
                                                                                          L.L.C.
20041087.............................  Motorola, Inc..........  Solectron Corporation..  Force Computers GmbH,
                                                                                          Force Computers, Inc.
20041110.............................  Hewitt Associates, Inc.  Exult, Inc.............  Exult, Inc.
20041138.............................  Automatic Data           Bank of America          Fleet Securities, Inc.
                                        Processing, Inc.         Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/22/2004
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20041098.............................  Engelhard Corporation..  The Collaborative        The Collaborative
                                                                 Group, Ltd.              Group, Ltd.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/23/2004
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20041058.............................  Manulife Financial       El Paso Corporation....  Juniper Generation,
                                        Corporation.                                      LLC.
20041063.............................  Cisco Systems, Inc.....  Procket Networks, Inc..  Procket Networks, Inc.
20041114.............................  BAE Systems plc........  The Boeing Company.....  Boeing-Irving Co.,
                                                                                          Boeing Operations
                                                                                          International,
                                                                                          Incorporated.
20041122.............................  Bain Captial Fund VII,   Gerald W. Schwartz.....  Loews Cineplex
                                        L.P.                                              Entertainment
                                                                                          Corporation.
20041129.............................  Comcast Corporation....  Liberty Media            Encore ICCP, Inc.
                                                                 Corporation.
20041130.............................  Citigroup Inc..........  Lava Trading Inc.......  Lava Trading Inc.
20041151.............................  Sammy Corporation......  Sega Corporation.......  Sega Corporation.
20041153.............................  TA IX L.P..............  Stephen M. Lamando.....  Clayton Services, Inc.,
                                                                                          and its subsidiaries,
                                                                                          First Madison
                                                                                          Services, Inc.

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20041168.............................  Cypress Merchant         Dana Corporation.......  AAG Brasil Ind. E Com.
                                        Banking Partners II,                              De Autopecas, Ltda.,
                                        L.P.                                              Fanacif S.A., Auto
                                                                                          Parts Acquisition LLC,
                                                                                          Iroquois Tool Systems,
                                                                                          Inc., Beck/Arnley
                                                                                          Worldparts Corp., Dana
                                                                                          Japan, Ltd., Brake
                                                                                          Parts Canada Inc.,
                                                                                          Farloc Argentina,
                                                                                          SAIC, Brake Systems
                                                                                          Inc., Injection
                                                                                          Research Specialists,
                                                                                          Inc., BWD
                                                                                          International Inc.,
                                                                                          Durakool Inc., C.A.
                                                                                          Danaven, Dana
                                                                                          Automotive Limited,
                                                                                          Canadados Universales
                                                                                          de Mexico S.A. de
                                                                                          C.V., Coupled
                                                                                          Products, Inc.,
                                                                                          Echlin, Inc., Gard
                                                                                          Corp., Dana Argentina
                                                                                          S.A., Friction
                                                                                          Materials, Inc., Dana
                                                                                          Canada Corporation,
                                                                                          Dana Industries Ltda.,
                                                                                          Dana Canada Inc., Dana
                                                                                          Spicer Europe Limited,
                                                                                          Dana Corporation,
                                                                                          Echlin Agrentina S.A.,
                                                                                          Dana Global Holdings
                                                                                          Inc., Echlin de
                                                                                          Venezuela C.A.,
                                                                                          Friction, Inc., Grupo-
                                                                                          Echlin Automrotiz S.A.
                                                                                          de C.V., Wix Filtron
                                                                                          Sp. Zo.o, Inversora
                                                                                          Sabana S.A., Echlin de
                                                                                          Venezuela C.A.,
                                                                                          Krizman International,
                                                                                          Automotive Brake
                                                                                          Company Inc.,
                                                                                          Pellegrino
                                                                                          Distribuidora
                                                                                          Autopecas Ltda., Arvis
                                                                                          S.R.L., Quinton Hazell
                                                                                          Automotive Limited,
                                                                                          Quinton Hazell
                                                                                          Deutschland GmbH, M.,
                                                                                          Friesen GmbH, Quinton
                                                                                          Hazell France S.A.S.,
                                                                                          Quinton Hazell Italia
                                                                                          Spa, Tianjin Wix
                                                                                          Filter Corp. Ltd., Wix
                                                                                          Dana Corp., Wix
                                                                                          Filtration Media
                                                                                          Specialists, Inc.,
                                                                                          BWDAC, Inc.
20041169.............................  Cypress Merchant         Automotive Aftermarket   Automotive Aftermarket
                                        Banking Partners II,     Holdings Corp.           Holdings Corp.
                                        L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/26/2004
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20041123.............................  Arch Coal, Inc.........  Arch Coal, Inc.........  Canyon Fuel Company,
                                                                                          LLC, Hassel Auto
                                                                                          Group, Inc., Hassel
                                                                                          Auto West, Inc.,
                                                                                          Hassel Motors, Inc.
20041158.............................  Willis Stein &           McAdams, Inc...........  McAdams, Inc.
                                        Partners, III, L.P.
20041163.............................  Harold E. Riley........  Alderwoods Group, Inc..  Security Plan Life
                                                                                          Insurance Company.
20041165.............................  Kotobuki Fudosan Ltd...  The Pepsi-Cola Bottling  The Pepsi-Cola Bottling
                                                                 Company of Salisbury,    Company of Salisbury,
                                                                 Maryland.                Maryland.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/27/2004
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20041174.............................  SunTrust Banks, Inc....  National Commerce        NBC Capital Markets
                                                                 Financial Corporation.   Group, Inc., NBC
                                                                                          Insurance Services,
                                                                                          Inc., NCF Financial
                                                                                          Services, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/28/2004
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20040716.............................  Sanofi-Synthelabo......  Aventis................  Aventis.
20041126.............................  Allied Capital           Windward Capital         Financial Pacific
                                        Corporation.             Associated, L.P.         Company.
20041161.............................  MarkWest Energy          Stephen J. Heyman......  ACGC Gathering Company,
                                        Partners, L.P.                                    L.L.C., American
                                                                                          Central Eastern Texas
                                                                                          Gas Company, L.P.
20041162.............................  MarkWest Energy          Stephen E. Jackson.....  ACGC Gathering Company,
                                        Partners, L.P.                                    L.L.C., American
                                                                                          Central Eastern Texas
                                                                                          Gas Company, L.P.
20041167.............................  Worthington Industries,  B-G Western Holdings,    B-G Western Holdings,
                                        Inc.                     LLC.                     LLC, Western
                                                                                          Industries, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/29/2004
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20041143.............................  Harvest Partners IV,     KKR 1996 Fund L.P......  Evenflo Company, Inc.
                                        L.P.

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20041160.............................  Emerson Electric Co....  Marconi Corporation plc  Administrativa Marconi
                                                                                          Communications S.A. de
                                                                                          C.V., Marconi
                                                                                          Columbia, S.A.,
                                                                                          Marconi Communications
                                                                                          Canada, Inc., Marconi
                                                                                          Communications de
                                                                                          Mexico S.A., de C.V.,
                                                                                          Marconi Communications
                                                                                          Exportal, S.A. de
                                                                                          C.V., Marconi
                                                                                          Communications, Inc.,
                                                                                          Marconi Intellectual
                                                                                          Property (Ringfence)
                                                                                          Inc., Marconi Polska
                                                                                          Sp zoo.
20041166.............................  WebMD Corporation......  Cornerstone Equity       VIPS, Inc.
                                                                 Investors IV, L.P.
20041176.............................  Johnson Controls, Inc..  Grupo IMSA, S.A. De.     Enertec Colombia,
                                                                 C.V.                     Ltda., Enertec do
                                                                                          Brasil, Ltda., Enertec
                                                                                          Exports S. de R.L. de.
                                                                                          C.V., Enertec Mexico,
                                                                                          S. de R.L. de C.V.,
                                                                                          Enertec Venezuela,
                                                                                          SRL, Enertek
                                                                                          Argentina, SRL, GES
                                                                                          Battery Systems, LLC,
                                                                                          GES Technologies, S.
                                                                                          De R.L., de C.V.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/30/2004
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20041127.............................  HIP Foundation, Inc....  Carlyle Partners III,    ConnectiCare Holding
                                                                 L.P.                     Company, Inc.
20041170.............................  Stab Development         KKR European Fund        Stabilus HoldCo3 (drei)
                                        S.a.r.l.                 Limited Partnership,     GmbH.
                                                                 Alberta, Canada, L.P.
20041173.............................  Wallace D. Malone, Jr..  Wachovia Corporation...  Wachovia Corporation
20041175.............................  Modern Times Group MTG   StoryFirst               StoryFirst
                                        AB.                      Communications, Inc.     Communications, Inc.
20041177.............................  Time Warner Inc........  Inner City Broadcasting  Urban Cable Works of
                                                                 Corp.                    Philadelphia, L.P.
20041178.............................  Yamanouchi               Fujisawa Pharmaceutical  Fujisawa Pharmaceutical
                                        Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  Co. Ltd.                 Co. Ltd.
20041180.............................  Wind Point Partners V,   Industrial Growth        Breeze Industrial
                                        L.P.                     Partners, L.P.           Products Corporation.
20041185.............................  Flextronics              Peripheral Imaging       Peripheral Imaging
                                        International Ltd.       Corporation.             Corporation.
20041189.............................  Thomas H. Lee Equity     Nortek Holdings, Inc...  Nortek Holdings, Inc.
                                        Fund V, L.P.
20041198.............................  Digitas Inc............  Modem Media, Inc.......  Modem Media, Inc.
20041202.............................  DrugMax, Inc...........  Familymeds Group, Inc..  Familymeds Group, Inc.
20041205.............................  Apax Excelsior VI, L.P.  Spyder Active Sports,    Spyder Active Sports,
                                                                 Inc.                     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.

    By direction of the Commission.
C. Landis Plummer,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-18127 Filed 8-6-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M