[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 1217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-240]


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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 No.                       Acquiring                 Acquired                 Entities
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/15/2008
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20090154.............................  Eli Lilly and Company..  United Therapeutics      United Therapeutics
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/16/2008
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20090194.............................  BB&T Corporation.......  Mr. Tapley 0. Johnson,   Charleston Premium
                                                                 III.                     Finance Company.
                                                                                         Charleston Premium
                                                                                          Finance Company of
                                                                                          California, Inc. TAPCO
                                                                                          Underwriters, Inc.
20090195.............................  Mr. Tapley 0. Johnson,   BB&T Corporation.......  BB&T Corporation.
                                        III.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/17/2008
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20090181.............................  Lifespan Corporation...  Care New England Health  Care New England Health
                                                                 System.                  System.
20090204.............................  State Automobile Mutual  HBK Offshore Fund Ltd..  Rockhill Holding
                                        Insurance Company.                                Company.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/18/2008
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20090171.............................  Welsh, Carson, Anderson  Bruce E. Toll and Robbi  National Renal
                                        & Stowe X, L.P.          S. Toll.                 Alliance, LLC.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/19/2008
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20081575.............................  Teva Pharmaceutical      Barr Pharmaceuticals,    Barr Pharmaceuticals,
                                        Industries Limited.      Inc..                    Inc.
20090203.............................  Nelson Peltz...........  Wendy's/Arby's Group,    Wendy's/Arby's Group,
                                                                 Inc..                    Inc.
20090205.............................  United Farmers of        Stuart Utgaard.........  Sportsman's Warehouse
                                        Alberta Co-operative                              Holdings, Inc.
                                        Limited.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/24/2008
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20081692.............................  King Pharmaceuticals,    Alpharma, Inc..........  Alpharma, Inc.
                                        Inc..
20090185.............................  Wells Fargo & Company..  New Omaha Holdings L.P.  Wells Fargo Merchant
                                                                                          Services, LLC.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/30/2008
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20090206.............................  Wilton Re Holdings       MetLife, Inc...........  Cova Corporation.
                                        Limited.
20090218.............................  Bank of America          Yum! Brands, Inc.......  Pizza Hut, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20090222.............................  NuVision Federal Credit  El Financial Credit      El Financial Credit
                                        Union.                   Union.                   Union.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/31/2008
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20090221.............................  MiTAC Inter-national     Magellan Investors LLC.  Magellan Navigation,
                                        Corporation.                                      Inc.
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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. E9-240 Filed 1-9-09; 8:45 am]
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