[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53448-53449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19967]



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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                                          Acquired                 Entities
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/03/2004
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20041182.............................  Tektronix, Inc.........  Inet Technologies, Inc.  Inet Technologies, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/04/2004
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20041139.............................  Holcim Ltd.............  Holcim Ltd.............  Holcim (Texas) L.P.
20041199.............................  Verizon Communications,  Allen Salmasi..........  Nextwave Personal
                                        Inc.                                              Communications Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Temrination--08/05/2004
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20041179.............................  Dover Corporation......  Corning Incorporated...  Corning Frequency
                                                                                          Control Inc., Corning
                                                                                          Frequency Control,
                                                                                          Ltd., Corning
                                                                                          Frequency Control
                                                                                          (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
20041193.............................  IMCO Recycling Inc.....  Commonwealth             Commonwealth
                                                                 Industries, Inc.         Industries, Inc.
20041196.............................  Bank of America          National City            National Processing,
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/06/2004
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200541172............................  Wachovia Corporation...  South Trust Corporation  South Trust Corporation
20041191.............................  THLFS Wenco, Inc.......  N.E.W. Customer Service  N.E.W. Customer Service
                                                                 Companies, Inc.          Companies, Inc.
20041203.............................  La Quinta Corporation..  The Marcus Corporation.  Baymont Franchises
                                                                                          International, LLC,
                                                                                          Baymont Inns
                                                                                          Hospitality LLC,
                                                                                          Baymont Inns, Inc.,
                                                                                          Baymont Partners, LLC,
                                                                                          Beck/Marcus Associates-
                                                                                          Miami Airport, Cutler
                                                                                          Ridge Associates, LMC
                                                                                          Associates-Rockside,
                                                                                          Marcus-Anderson-
                                                                                          Guastello Partnership,
                                                                                          Marcus-Anderson
                                                                                          Partnership, Marcus
                                                                                          Consid, LLC, Marcus
                                                                                          Fl, LLC, Marcus Non,
                                                                                          LLC, Mark Antell
                                                                                          Partnership,
                                                                                          Willowbrook Motel
                                                                                          Limited Partnership,
                                                                                          Woodfield Suites
                                                                                          Franchises
                                                                                          International, Inc.
                                                                                          Woodfield Suites
                                                                                          Hospitality
                                                                                          Corporation, Woodfield
                                                                                          Suites, Inc.
20041207.............................  Unifi..................  Koch Industries, Inc...  Invista, S.a.r.l.
20041213.............................  Mrs. Antonia Ax:son      The Trust under the      Central Coca-Cola
                                        Johnson.                 Will of Walter L. Sams.  Bottling Company, Inc.
20041214.............................  William L. Sauder......  Crown Pacific Limited    Crown Pacific Limited
                                                                 Partnership (Debtor-in-  Partnership (Debtor-in-
                                                                 Possession).             Possession--
20041215.............................  Wells Fargo & Company..  Century Park Capital     Becker-Underwood, Inc.
                                                                 Partners, L.P.
20041220.............................  Dominion Resources, Inc  Multitrade of            Multitrade of
                                                                 Pittsylvania County,     Pittsylvania County,
                                                                 L.P.                     L.P.
20041221.............................  Blackstone FCH Capital   Morgan Stanley Dean      Vanguard Health
                                        Partners IV L.P.         Witter Capital           Systems, Inc.
                                                                 Partners IV, L.P..
20041226.............................  Whitney V, L.P.........  YUM! Brands, Inc.......  Tricon Restaurants
                                                                                          International (PR),
                                                                                          Inc.
20041232.............................  The DirectTV Group, Inc  PST Holdings, Inc.       PST Holdings, Inc.
                                                                 (debtor-in-possession).
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/09/2004
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20041145.............................  Apollo Investment Fund   Whitehall Associates,    Borden Chemical, Inc.,
                                        V, L.P.                  L.P.                     Borden Holdings, Inc.
20041190.............................  Kelso Investment         Vernalis plc...........  Vernalis plc
                                        Associates V, L.P.
20041195.............................  Stryker Corporation....  SpineCore, Inc.........  SpineCore, Inc.

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20041227.............................  Audax Private Equity     Vitaquest                Vitaquest
                                        Fund, L.P.               International, Inc.      International, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/10/2004
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20040195.............................  Cephalon, Inc..........  CIMA Labs Inc..........  CIMA Labs Inc.
                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/11/2004
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20041209.............................  BH/RE, L.L.C...........  Aladdin Gaming, LLC....  Aladdin Gaming, LLC
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/12/2004
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20041210.............................  Arsenal Capital          The Berwind Company LLC  Priority Air Express,
                                        Partners Qualified                                LLC
                                        Purchaser Fund LP.
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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.
Donald S. Clarke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-19967 Filed 8-31-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M