[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2944-2945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-417]


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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 permit 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--12/27/2005
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20060278...................  Valeant Pharmaceutical       InterMune, Inc............  InterMune, Inc.
                              International.
20060380...................  Fortis SA/NV...............  The William F. O'Connor     O'Connor & Company L.L.C.
                                                           Foundation.
20060381...................  Fortis N.V.................  The William F. O'Connor     O'Connor & Company L.L.C.
                                                           Foundation.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/30/2005
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20060281...................  Cisco Systems, Inc.........  Scientific-Atlanta, Inc...  Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
20060364...................  Apollo Investment Fund V,    Linens 'n Things, Inc.....  Linens 'n Things, Inc.
                              L.P.
20060368...................  Thunder FZE................  Peninsular & Oriental       Peninsular & Oriental
                                                           Steam Navigation Company.   Steam Navigation Company.
20060367...................  Kenneth R. Thomson.........  Quantitative Analytics Inc  Quantitative Analytics
                                                                                       Inc.
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                                TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--1/03/2006
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20060265...................  CCG Investments BVI, L.P...  Geac Computer Corporation   Geac Computer Corporation
                                                           Limited.                    Limited.
20060334...................  CCG Investments BVI, L.P...  InTriCage Holdco S.a.r.l..  InTriCage Holdco S.a.r.l.
20060389...................  Nokia Corporation..........  Intellisync Corporation...  Intellisync Corporation.
20060391...................  Gannett Co., Inc...........  Mr. Fred Eychaner.........  Channel 20 TV Company.
20060394...................  Electronic Arts Inc........  JAMDAT Mobile, Inc........  JAMDAT Mobile, Inc.
20060398...................  Wachovia Corporation.......  Ernest S. Rady............  Western Consumer Products.
                                                                                      Westran Services Corp.
                                                                                      WFS Receivables
                                                                                       Corporation 2.
                                                                                      WFS Receivables
                                                                                       Corporation 4.
20060399...................  Ernest S. Rady.............  Wachovia Corporation......  Wachovia Corporation.
20060400...................  ALLTEL Holding Corp........  Valor Communications        Valor Communications
                                                           Group, Inc.                 Group, Inc.
20060407...................  General Electric Group.....  Belk, Inc.................  Belk, Inc.
20060408...................  Avista Capital Partners, LP  Oak Hill Capital Partners,  WideOpen West Cleveland,
                                                           L.P.                        Inc.
                                                                                      WideOpen West Illinois,
                                                                                       Inc.

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                                                                                      WideOpen West Networks,
                                                                                       Inc.
                                                                                      WideOpen West Ohio, Inc.
20060416...................  Lafarge, S.A...............  Rein, Schultz & Dahl of     Rein, Schultz & Dahl of
                                                           Illinois, Inc.              Illinois, Inc.
20060419...................  Sprint Nextel Corporation..  Don E. Bond...............  Enterprise Communications
                                                                                       Partnership.
20060420...................  Sprint Nextel Corporation..  W. Mansfield Jennings, Jr.  Enterprise Communications
                                                           and Genelle Jennings.       Partnership.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/04/2006
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20060392...................  Brady Corporation..........  SKM Equity Fund III, L.P..  AIO Holdings, Inc.
20060393...................  E.I. du Pont de Nemours and  Gilles Vicard.............  Neptune Environmental
                              Company.                                                 Technologies, Inc.
20060418...................  BCT Coffee Acquisition       Pernod Ricard S.A.........  Dunkin' Brands, Inc.
                              Holdings, Inc.
20060426...................  EarthLink, Inc.............  New Edge Holding Company..  New Edge Holding Company.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/05/2006
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20060357...................  Buckeye Partners, L.P......  BP plc....................  BP Pipelines (North
                                                                                       America) Inc.
20060370...................  MCP-TPI Holdings, LLC......  EquaTerra, Inc............  EquaTerra, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/06/2006
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20060344...................  Castlerigg International     Wendy's International, Inc  Wendy's International,
                              Limited.                                                 Inc.
20060348...................  Trian Star Trust...........  Wendy's International, Inc  Wendy's International,
                                                                                       Inc.
20060406...................  Toyota Tsusho Corporation..  Tomen Corporation.........  Tomen Corporation.
20060430...................  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.....  CareMore Medical Group....  CareMore Medical
                                                                                       Enterprises.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative 
or Renee Hallman, Contact Representative.
    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. 06-417 Filed 1-17-06; 8:45 am]
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