[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37407-37409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12830]


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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 
person 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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20051000.............................  Merrill Lynch & Co.,     AMVESCAP PLC...........  AMVESCAP Retirement,
                                        Inc.                                              Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/07/2005
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20050942.............................  Philip F. Anschutz.....  Carter David Meiselman.  Eastern Federal
                                                                                          Corporation.
20051028.............................  Fenway Partners Capital  Craig T. and Ellen       Panther II
                                        Fund II, L.P.            Amato.                   Transportation, Inc.
20051031.............................  American Capital         E&B Giftware LLC.......  E&B Giftware LLC.
                                        Strategies, Ltd.
20051032.............................  Apolio Investment Fund   Wyndham International,   Wyndham International,
                                        IV, L.P.                 Inc.                     Inc.
20051033.............................  Apollo Real Estate       Wyndham International,   Wyndham International,
                                        Investment Fund IV,      Inc.                     Inc.
                                        L.P.
20051034.............................  AIF/THL PAH LLC........  Wyndham International,   Wyndham International,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20051035.............................  Thomas H. Lee Equity     Wyndham International,   Wyndham International,
                                        Fund IV, L.P.            Inc.                     Inc.
20051046.............................  Seaboard Flour LLC.....  Daily Foods, Inc.......  Daily Foods, Inc.
20051053.............................  Gannett Co., Inc.......  Jules Gardner..........  Andrew Ellenthal,
                                                                                          Christopher Saridakis,
                                                                                          Jules Gardner 2005
                                                                                          Grantor Retained
                                                                                          Annuity, Keith Gelles,
                                                                                          Point Roll, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/08/2005
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20050998.............................  Cephalon, Inc..........  Salmedix, Inc..........  Salmedix, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/09/2005
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20041212.............................  Harrah's Entertainment,  Caesars Entertainment,   Caesars Entertainment,
                                        Inc.                     Inc.                     Inc.
20050436.............................  William J. Yung III....  Caesars Entertainment,   Caesars Entertainment,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/10/2005
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20050857.............................  Avid Technology, Inc...  Pinnacle Systems, Inc..  Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
20050873.............................  ChevronTexaco            Unocal Corporation.....  Unocal Corporation.
                                        Corporation.
20050995.............................  Allied Capital           Spear Pharmaceuticals,   Spear Pharmaceuticals,
                                        Corporation.             Inc.                     Inc.
20051024.............................  Mr. John W. Stanton &    ALLTEL Corporation.....  ALLTEL Corporation.
                                        Mrs. Theresa E.
                                        Gillespie.
20051025.............................  Cardiac Science, Inc...  Quinton Cardiology       Quinton Cardiology
                                                                 Systems, Inc.            Systems, Inc.
20051026.............................  Quinton Cardiology       Cardiac Science, Inc...  Cardiac Science, Inc.
                                        Systems, Inc.
20051030.............................  Baron Frere............  Alleghany Corporation..  Mineral Holdings Inc.

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20051036.............................  Tire Rack Holdings,      The Tire Rack, Inc.....  The Tire Rack, Inc.
                                        Inc..
20051043.............................  Paul G. Desmarais......  Alleghany Corporation..  Mineral Holdings Inc.
20051048.............................  Saturn Pharmaceuticals,  PLIVA d.d..............  Odyssey
                                        Inc.                                              Pharmaceuticals.
20051049.............................  Computer Horizons Corp.  Analysts International   Analysts International
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20051056.............................  Johnson Controls, Inc..  Edwin J. McLaughlin....  USI Companies Inc.
20051057.............................  U.S. Bancorp...........  Certegy Inc............  Certegy Card Services,
                                                                                          Inc.
20051059.............................  Ralph Lauren...........  Reebok International     Ralph Lauren Footwear
                                                                 Ltd.                     Co., Inc.
20051070.............................  Reliance Steel &         James R. Sutow.........  Chapel Steel Corp.
                                        Aluminum Co.
20051084.............................  American Capital         Linsalata Capital        PHI Holding Company,
                                        Strategies Ltd.          Partners Fund IV, L.P.   Inc.
20051088.............................  Affiliated Computer      LiveBridge, Inc........  LiveBridge, Inc.
                                        Services, Inc.
20051089.............................  Nippon Suisan Kaisha,    King & Prince Seafood    King & Prince Seafood
                                        Ltd.                     Corporation.             Corporation.
20051095.............................  United Parcel Service,   Overnite Corporation...  Overnite Corporation.
                                        Inc.
20051104.............................  Nautic Partners V, L.P.  Hunt Capital Partners,   International Radiology
                                                                 L.P.                     Group, LLC.
20051111.............................  Cargill Incorporated...  Better Beef Limited....  Better Beef Limited,
                                                                                          deJonge Farms Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/13/2005
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20051041.............................  Odyssey Investment       NSP Holdings L.L.C.....  Norcross Safety
                                        Partners Fund III, LP.                            Products L.L.C.
                                                                                         NSP Holdings Capital
                                                                                          Corp.
20051066.............................  Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.  Utility Supply of        Utility Supply of
                                                                 America, Inc. d/b/a      America, Inc. d/b/a
                                                                 USABlueBook.             USABlueBook.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/14/2005
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20050996.............................  Genzyme Corporation....  Bone Care                Bone Care
                                                                 International, Inc.      International, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/15/2005
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20050990.............................  A.T. Williams Oil        Trade Oil Company......  Trade Oil Company.
                                        Company.
20050991.............................  Amerada Hess             Trade Oil Company......  Trade Oil Company.
                                        Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/16/2005
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20051100.............................  T&F Informa PLC........  Lord Laidlaw of          I.I.R. Holdings
                                                                 Rothiemay.               Limited.
20051113.............................  Ralcorp Holdings, Inc..  J. Mark Grosvenor......  Medallion Foods, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/17/2005
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20051045.............................  Walter Wang............  New Mighty U.S. Trust..  J-M Manufacturing
                                                                                          Company, Inc.
20051086.............................  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.  General Electric         Medical Protective
                                                                 Company.                 Corporation.
20051091.............................  Gerald J. Ford.........  Affordable Residential   Affordable Residential
                                                                 Communities, Inc.        Communities, Inc.
20051102.............................  Apollo Investment Fund   Metals USA, Inc........  Metals USA, Inc.
                                        V, L.P.
20051108.............................  Pacific Equity Partners  Worldwide Restaurant     Worldwide Restaurant
                                        Fund II L.P.             Concepts, Inc.           Concepts, Inc.
20051114.............................  Richard B. Cohen.......  Lone Star Fund V         BI-LO, LLC.
                                                                 (U.S.), L.P.
20051119.............................  AG Holding, L.P........  Fletcher Jones, Jr.      Fletcher Jones Luxury
                                                                 Life Trust U/D/T 2/16/   Vehicles, Inc.
                                                                 94.
20051120.............................  Rodney D. Windley......  Michael S. Brown.......  Capital Health
                                                                                          Management Group, Inc.
20051122.............................  President and Fellows    .......................  Trenton Energy
                                        of Harvard College                                Corporation.
                                        Suez.                                            Trigen Building
                                                                                          Services Corporation.
                                                                                         Trigen-Kansas City
                                                                                          Energy Corporation.
                                                                                         Trigen-Maryland Steam
                                                                                          Corporation.
                                                                                         Trigen-Missouri Energy
                                                                                          Corporation.
                                                                                         Trigen-Oklahoma Energy
                                                                                          Corporation.
                                                                                         Trigen-Schuylkill
                                                                                          Cogeneration, Inc.
                                                                                         United Thermal
                                                                                          Corporation.
20051123.............................  PCT Equity 2 Limited...  Global Promo Group       Global Promo Group,
                                                                 Holdings, LLC.           Inc.
20051130.............................  Trident III, L.P.......  Zurich Financial         ZC Sterling
                                                                 Services.                Corporation.
20051135.............................  Longyear Global          Anglo American plc.....  Boart Longyear
                                        Holdings, Inc.                                    International BV.
20051137.............................  The Edward W. Scripps    Shopzilla, Inc.........  Shopzilla, Inc.
                                        Trust.
20051148.............................  Dofasco Inc............  Quebec Cartier Mining    Quebec Cartier Mining
                                                                 Company.                 Company.
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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. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-12830 Filed 6-28-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M