[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 83 (Monday, May 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22658-22661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8618]


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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

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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 No.                       Acquiring                 Acquired                 Entities
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/14/2005
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20050670.............................  Perry Partners L.P.....  Regions Financial        Capital Factors
                                                                 Corporation.             Holding, Inc.
20050681.............................  Brian C. Rogers........  T. Rowe Price Group,     T. Rowe Price Group,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20050682.............................  Alion Science and        John J. McMullen         John J. McMullen
                                        Technology Corporation.  Associates, Inc.         Associates, Inc.
20050683.............................  TelCove, Inc...........  KMC Telecom Holdings,    KMC Financial Services
                                                                 Inc.                     LLC, KMC Telecom II
                                                                                          Inc., KMC Telecom II
                                                                                          LLC, KMC Telecom LLC,
                                                                                          KMC Telecom of
                                                                                          Virginia, Inc.
20050686.............................  Century Tel, Inc.......  KMC Telecom Holdings,    KMC Financial Services
                                                                 Inc.                     LLC, KMC Telecom III
                                                                                          LLC, KMC Telecom II
                                                                                          Inc., KMC Telecom LLC,
                                                                                          KMC Telecom of
                                                                                          Virginia, Inc.
20050687.............................  SAP AG.................  Retek, Inc.............  Retek, Inc.
20050689.............................  BCE Inc................  Craig O. McCaw.........  Clearwire Corporation.
20050697.............................  Charterhouse Equity      Amerifit Nutrition, Inc  Amerifit Nutrition,
                                        Partners IV, L.P.                                 Inc.
20050698.............................  BLB Investors, L.L.C...  Wembley, plc...........  Wembley Inc.
20050699.............................  News Corporation.......  Cablevision Systems      Cablevision Systems
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20050708.............................  Cablevision Systems      Cablevision Systems      Regional Programming
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             Partners.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/15/2005
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20050613.............................  Nanometrics              August Technology        August Technology
                                        Incorporated.            Corporation.             Corporation.
20050694.............................  H.J. Heinz Company.....  George E. King.........  Appetizers And, Inc.
20050695.............................  H.J. Heinz Company.....  Patricia J. Domanik....  Appetizers And, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/16/2005
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20050674.............................  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  Progress Energy, Inc...  Progress Metal
                                                                                          Reclamation Company,
                                                                                          Progress Rail Services
                                                                                          Corporation.
                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/17/2005
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20050623.............................  Ingram Industries Inc..  Riverway Co............  Riverway Harbor Service
                                                                                          St. Louis, Inc.
20050693.............................  Apollo Investment Fund   Hughes Network Systems,  Hughes Network Systems,
                                        IV, L.P.                 LLC.                     LLC.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/18/2005
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20050676.............................  Dyson, Dyson & Dunn,     McGard, Inc............  D.J.P. Realty
                                        Inc.                                              Associates LLC, L.D.
                                                                                          McCauley, Inc., McGard
                                                                                          Deutschland GmbH,
                                                                                          McGard, Inc.
20050684.............................  Onex Partner L.P.......  The Boeing Company.....  The Boeing Company.
20050700.............................  SECOM Co., Ltd.........  Cortec Group Fund II,    Switchcraft, Inc.
                                                                 L.P.
20050709.............................  Henry Samueli..........  The Walt Disney Company  DCSR, Inc., Mighty
                                                                                          Ducks Hockey Club,
                                                                                          Inc.
20050710.............................  St. Jude Medical, Inc..  Velocimed LLC..........  Velocimed DMC, Inc.
                                                                                          Velocimed, Inc.,
                                                                                          Velocimed PFO, Inc.
20050713.............................  Oracle Corporation.....  Retek Inc..............  Retek Inc.
20050714.............................  GGC Investment Fund II,  Blue Martini Software,   Blue Martini Software,
                                        L.P.                     Inc.                     Inc.
20050716.............................  Johnson & Johnson......  TransForm                TransForm
                                                                 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20050718.............................  The McGraw-Hill          James D. Power III.....  J.D. Power and
                                        Companies, Inc.                                   Associates.
20050719.............................  GTEL Holdings, Inc.....  AT&T Corp..............  TCG Payphones, Inc.,
                                                                                          TCG Public
                                                                                          Communications, Inc.
20050721.............................  Warburg Pincus Private   New Breed, Inc.........  New Breed, Inc.
                                        Equity VIII, L.P.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/21/2005
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20050632.............................  Danielson Holding        American Ref-Fuel        American Ref-Fuel
                                        Corporation.             Holdings Corp.           Holdings Corp.
                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/22/2005
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20050690.............................  Partners Limited.......  Verizon Communications   Verizon Communications
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20050691.............................  Emera Inc..............  Verizon Communications.  Verizon Communications
                                                                                          Inc.
20050703.............................  Esmark Incorporated....  Brian R. Williamson....  Miami Valley Steel
                                                                                          Service Inc.
20050711.............................  U.S. Equity Partners II  Global Hyatt             Bassett Ready-Mix Co.,
                                        (U.S. Parallel), L.P.    Corporation.             Inc., Meyer Material
                                                                                          Company, Paveloc
                                                                                          Industries, Inc.

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20050722.............................  First Horizon            Andrx Corporation......  Andrx EU Ltd., Andrx
                                        Pharmaceutical                                    Laboratories, Inc.,
                                        Corporation.                                      Andrx Laboratories
                                                                                          (NJ), Inc., Andrx
                                                                                          Labs, LLC.
20050725.............................  Monitor Clipper Equity   HIG-MSC, Inc...........  MSC Acquisition, Inc.
                                        Partners II, L.P.
20050733.............................  BB&T Corporation.......  Sterling Capital         New Sterling LLC.
                                                                 Management LLC.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/23/2005
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20050701.............................  Barry Diller...........  Cornerstone Brands, Inc  Cornerstone Brands,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/24/2005
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20050644.............................  Monsanto Company.......  HMTF Equity Fund IV      Emergent Genetics, Inc.
                                                                 (1999) Cayman, L.P.
20050724.............................  Crimson Velocity Fund,   R. T. Groos, LLC.......  Tyden Group, Inc.
                                        L.P.
20050731.............................  A.A. Mordashov.........  Lucchini S.p.A.........  Lucchini S.p.A.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/25/2005
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20050723.............................  New Mountain Partners    Kenneth E. and Tena R.   Deltek Systems, Inc.
                                        II, L.P.                 deLaski.
20050727.............................  Spectrum Equity          Pegasus Partners II,     Classic Media, Inc.
                                        Investors IV, L.P.       L.P.
20050735.............................  Yitzkah Sharon-          Rosemore, Inc..........  La Gloria Oil and Gas
                                        shareholder of The                                Company, MPC Land
                                        Delek Group.                                      Acquisition, Inc., MPC
                                                                                          Pipeline Acquisition,
                                                                                          Inc.
20050736.............................  BT Group plc...........  Reuters Group PLC......  Radianz Ltd.
20050739.............................  Thoma Cressey Fund VII,  Datatel, Inc...........  Datatel, Inc.
                                        L.P.
20050747.............................  Behrman Capital III L.P  2000 Riverside Capital   Selig Holdings
                                                                 Appreciation Fund, L.P.  Corporation.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/29/2005
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20050688.............................  Chiquita Brands          Performance Food Group   Fresh Advantage, Inc.,
                                        International, Inc.      Company.
                                       .......................  .......................  Fresh International
                                                                                          Corp., K.C. Salad
                                                                                          Holdings, Inc., Redi-
                                                                                          Cut Foods, Inc.
20050732.............................  Atlas Pipeline           Energy Transfer          ETC Oklahoma Pipeline,
                                        Partners, L.P.           Partners, L.P.           Ltd.
20050742.............................  Partners Limited.......  Weyerhaeuser Company...  Weyerhaeuser Company
                                                                                          Limited.
20050743.............................  Cenex Finance            CHS Inc................  Fin-Ag, Inc.
                                        Association, Inc.
20050745.............................  Industrial Growth        Wingate Partners III,    AmerCable Incorporated.
                                        Partner II, L.P.         L.P.
20050751.............................  VF Corporation.........  SPC Partners II, L.P...  Reef Holdings
                                                                                          Corporation.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/30/2005
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20050738.............................  Verizon Communications   MetroPCS, Inc..........  GWI PCS1, Inc.
                                        Inc.
20050740.............................  Brown Shoe Company, Inc  Heritage Fund III, L.P.  Bennett Footwear
                                                                                          Holdings, LLC, Bennett
                                                                                          Investment
                                                                                          Corporation.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/01/2005
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20050749.............................  Belgacom S.A...........  Belgacom International   Belgacom International
                                                                 Carrier Services, S.A.   Carrier Services, S.A.
20050753.............................  Erich Wesjohann GmbH &   Aviagen International    Aviagen International
                                        Co. KG.                  Group, Inc.              Group, Inc.
2005070..............................  Gilead Sciences, Inc...  Japan Tobacco, Inc.....  Japan Tobacco, Inc.
20050761.............................  Global Private Equity    Peterson Capital II,     Making Memories
                                        IV Limited Partnership.  LLC.                     Wholesale, Inc.
20050765.............................  Icelandic Group plc....  Sjovik ehf.............  Sjovik ehf.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/04/2005
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20050706.............................  Boston Scientific        TriVascular, Inc.......  TriVascular, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20050771.............................  Boston Scientific        Cryo Vascular Systems,   Cryo Vascular Systems,
                                        Corporation.             Inc.                     Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/05/2005
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20050755.............................  The Goldman Sachs        Selim K. Zilkha........  Zilkha Renewable
                                        Group, Inc.                                       Energy, LLC.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/07/2005
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20050712.............................  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  SAVVIS Communications    SAVVIS Communications
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20050766.............................  International Business   Ascential Software       Ascential Software
                                        Machines Corporation.    Corporation.             Corporation.
20050767.............................  Siemens                  CTI Molecular Imaging,   CTI Molecular Imaging,
                                        Aktiengesellschaft.      Inc.                     Inc.
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    For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay, Contract 
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. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-8618 Filed 4-29-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M