[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57458-57462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27785]
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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. Sec. 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
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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--09/13/1999
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19994182.............. Gilbert Global Equity OneCoast Network Corporation OneCoast Network
Partners, L.P. Corporation.
19994202.............. CGW Southeast Partners III, Chatwins Group, Inc......... Chatwins Group, Inc.
L.P.
19994234.............. ACE Limited................. Capital Re Corporation...... Capital Re Corporation.
19994287.............. E-Loan, Inc................. Bank of America Corporation. Electronic Vehicle
Remarketing, Inc.
19994288.............. Bank of America Corporation. E-Loan, Inc................. E-Loan, Inc
19994306.............. Reunion Industries, Inc..... Chatwins, Group, Inc........ Chatwins Group, Inc.
19994313.............. Aurora Equity Partners II Glenn R. Hanson............. The Hanson Group, Ltd.
L.P.
19994335.............. Fabrica de Ropa Nazareno Ben O. Spickard............. Kentucky Apparel LLP.
S.A. de C.V.
19994336.............. Fabrica de Ropa Nazareno Guy D. Waggoner............. Kentucky Apparel LLP.
S.A. de C.V.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/14/1999
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19994162.............. SPX Corporation............. Rockwell International North American Transformer,
Corporation. Inc.
19994233.............. Diageo plc.................. Nestle S.A.................. Nestle USA--Food Group, Inc.
19994305.............. Astec Industries, Inc....... Neil E. & Linda M. Superior Industries of
Schmidgall. Morris, Inc.
19994315.............. HMK Enterprises, Inc........ Design Space, Inc........... Design Space, Inc.
19994320.............. Unit Corporation............ Parker Drilling Company..... Parker Drilling Company
North America, Inc.
19994324.............. VS&A Communications Partners HCIA, Inc................... HCIA, Inc.
III, L.P.
19994325.............. DBT Online, Inc............. Kenneth R. Thomson.......... Information America Inc.
19994343.............. Lend Lease Corporation Boston Financial Group Boston Financial Group
Limited. Limited Partnership (The). Limited Partnership (The).
19994347.............. Gerald W. Schwartz.......... Hewlett-Packard Company..... Hewlett-Packard Company.
19994348.............. Phoenix Children's Hospital, Triad Hospitals, Inc........ Triad Hospitals, Inc.
Inc.
19994349.............. Kolin Holding AG............ Daniel L. Mcllhon........... Iowa Industrial Products,
Inc.
19994350.............. The Christina Karen H. Robert S. Stolmeier......... KCL Corporation.
Durham Trust.
19994354.............. Southern Company (The)...... ORIX Corporation............ ORIX USA Corporation.
19994360.............. Daisytek International Craig W. Funk............... Arlington Industries, Inc.
Corporation.
19994362.............. Praxair, Inc................ The Hugues Trust............ Eutectic + Castolin
Technology Holdings, Inc.
19994363.............. The Reader's Digest Earl P. Kaplan.............. Books Are Fun, Ltd.
Association, Inc.
19994364.............. The Reader's Digest SZ Investments, L.L.C....... Books Are Fun, Ltd
Association, Inc.
19994366.............. Dynegy Inc.................. Dynegy Inc.................. McKittrick Limited.
19994367.............. Akzo Nobel NV............... Textron Inc................. Textron Inc.
19994368.............. Solution 6 Holdings Limited. Hummingbird Communications CMS/Data Corporation.
Ltd. CMS/Data Corporation IP
Corporation
19994370.............. The 1818 Fund III, L.P...... Unwired Holding Company..... US Unwired Inc.
19994376.............. Jean-Pierre Savare.......... De La Rue plc............... De La Rue Card Systems, Inc.
19994377.............. Eurobike AG................. Denis S. LaBonge............ Intersport Fashions West,
Inc.
19994378.............. Eurobike AG................. Richard D. Miller........... Intersport Fashions West,
Inc.
19994379.............. Swifty Serve, LLC........... William Frederick Lindsey... Dixie Gas & Oil Co., Inc.
Gas Marts, Inc.
19994382.............. The Lyden Company, an Ohio Royal Dutch Petroleum N.V. Koninklike Nederlandshe
corporation. Company. Petroleum Maatschappij
19994383.............. Royal Dutch Petroleum The Lyden Company, an Ohio Lyden Oil Company.
Company. corporation.
19994386.............. TPG Partners II, L.P........ NextWave Telecom Inc........ NextWave Telecom Inc.
19994387.............. Oak Investment Partners NextWave Telecom Inc........ NextWave Telecom Inc.
VIII, L.P.
19994393.............. Cisco Systems, Inc.......... Monterey Networks Inc....... Monetery Networks, Inc.
19994399.............. O. Bruton Smith............. Thomas Saitta............... Integrity Dodge, Inc. (a
Nevada Corporation).
19994401.............. Martha Stewart.............. Martha Stewart.............. Martha Stewart Living
Omnimedia, Inc.
19994402.............. Time Warner Inc............. Martha Stewart.............. Martha Stewart Living
Omnimedia, Inc.
19994404.............. AT&T Corp................... AT&T Corp................... Metroplex Telephone Company.
19994409.............. Jerry Zucker................ Hoechst Aktiengesellchaft... Celgard LLC.
19994410.............. Edison International........ Unicom Corporation.......... Commonwealth Edision
Company.
19994413.............. Morgan Stanley Venture Allscripts, Inc............. Allscript, Inc.
Partners III, L.P.
19994414.............. PAG Partners, L.P........... Drury Development Drury Development
Corporation. Corporation.
19994421.............. Pearson plc................. Avery Publishing Group Inc.. Avery Publishing Group Inc.
19994449.............. PNE Media Holdings, LLC..... Reilly Family Limited The Lamar Corporation.
Partnership.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/15/1999
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19993154.............. Reilly Family Limited Chancellor Media Corporation Chancellor Media
Partnership. Corporation.
19993155.............. Chancellor Media Corporation Reilly Family Limited Lamar Advertising Company.
Partnership.
19994433.............. ABRY Broadcast Partners III, PNV.net, Inc................ PNV.net, Inc.
L.O.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/16/1999
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19994230.............. Rolls-Royce plc............. Cooper Cameron Corporation.. Cooper Cameron Corporation.
19994280.............. PECO Energy Company......... Extant, Inc................. Extant, Inc.
19994384.............. Joseph Littlejohn & Levy Paty Lumber Company......... Paty Lumber Company
Fund II, L.P.
19994406.............. Iowa Health System.......... Trinity Regional Health Trinity Regional Health
System. System.
19994407.............. Chesapeake Corporation...... Michael A. De Gennaro....... Consumer Promotions
International, Inc.
19994415.............. AT&T Corp................... AT&T Corp................... Peak Cablevision, LLC.
19994417.............. Green Equity Investors III, White Cap Industries, Inc... White Cap Industries, Inc.
L.P.
19994418.............. Duane R. Roberts............ Don Tyson................... Tyson Foods, Inc.
19994424.............. Synagro Technologies, Inc... Compost America Holding Environmental Protection &
Company, Inc. Improvement Co., Inc.
19994426.............. Textron Inc................. Conseco, Inc................ Green Tree Financial
Servicing Corporation.
19994427.............. Meditrust Corporation....... Debra Lee Herman............ TeleMatrix, Inc.
19994428.............. Bruce K. Anderson........... Quorum Health Group, Inc.... Quorum Health Group, Inc.
19994429.............. MLC Holdings Inc............ Centura Banks, Inc.......... CLG, Inc.
19994430.............. GKN plc..................... Dana Corporation............ Dana Corporation.
19994432.............. Associated Milk Producers, Glencoe Butter and Produce Glencoe Butter and Produce
Inc. Association. Association.
19994437.............. Sun Microsystems, Inc....... Forte Software, Inc......... Forte Software, Inc.
19994439.............. Textron Inc................. Robert and Iris Rickenbach.. Rifcos Corp.
19994440.............. Caritas Christi............. Good Samaritan Medical Good Samaratan Medical
Center. Center.
19994422.............. Metropolitan Life Insurance General American Mutual GenAmerica Corporation.
Company. Holding Company.
19994444.............. Aavid Thermal Technologies, Bowthorpe plc............... Bowthorpe plc
Inc. (Subsidiaries).
19994447.............. Dyckerhoff AG............... Lone Star Industries, Inc... Lone Star Industries, Inc.
19994452.............. Thomas H. Lee Foreign Fund Big Flower Holdings, Inc.... Big Flower Holdings, Inc
IV-B, L.P.
19994453.............. Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund Big Flower Holdings, Inc.... Big Flower Holdings, Inc.
IV, L.P.
19994454.............. EBF Group L.L.C............. Big Flower Holdings, Inc.... Big Flower Holdings, Inc.
19994456.............. Evercore Capital Partners Big Flower Holdings, Inc.... Big Flower Holdings, Inc.
L.P.
19994457.............. TPG Partners II, L.P........ Oerlikon-Buhrle............. Bally International AG.
19994459.............. PECO Energy Company......... American International Fischbach and Moore Electric
Group, Inc. LLC.
Fischbach and Moore, Inc.
19994464.............. The Hub Group Limited....... Mack and Parker, Inc........ Mack and Parker, Inc.
19994484.............. PECO Energy Company......... OSP Consultants, Inc........ OSP Consultants, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/17/1999
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19994474.............. Acetex Corporation.......... L'Air Liquide, S.A.......... Air Liquide America
Corporation.
19994502.............. The Source Information Dennis M. Prock............. Huck Store Fixture Company.
Management Company.
19994512.............. State Street Corporation.... Wachovia Corporation........ Wachovia Bank, N.A.
19994552.............. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & InterNAP Network Services InterNAP Network Services
Co. Corporation. Corporation.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/20/1999
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19994292.............. Russell L. Carson........... Quorum Health Group, Inc.... Quorum Health Group, Inc.
19994394.............. The Veritas Capital Fund, North American Fund II, L.P. AMTEC Precision Products,
L.P. Inc.
19994438.............. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.. Extant, Inc................. Extant, Inc.
19994460.............. SW Acquisition, L.P......... TNP Enterprises, Inc........ TNP Enterprises, Inc.
19994461.............. Fiserv, Inc................. American International Resource Trust Company
Group, Inc.
19994466.............. Consolidated Electrical All-Phase Electric Supply Co All-Phase Electric Supply
Distributors, Inc. Co.
19994467.............. Appollo Investment Fund, L.P Samsonite Corporation....... Samsonite Corporation.
19994468.............. Phoenix Home Life Mutual The Guarantee Life AGL Life Assurance Company.
Insurance Company. Companies, Inc. PFG Distribution Company.
Philadelphia Financial Group
Agency.
Philadelphia Financial
Group, Inc.
Philadelphia Financial
Insurance Agency of Mass,
Inc.
19994476.............. Koninklijke Pakhoed N.V..... Koninklijke Van Ommeren N.V. Koninklijke Van Ommeren N.V.
19994488.............. BASF Akiengesellschaft...... VEBA AG..................... Ultraform Company.
19994492.............. InfoSpace.com,Inc........... OpenSite Technologies, Inc.. OpenSite Technologies, Inc.
19994494.............. Harris Corpration........... AirNet Communications AirNet Communications
Corporation. Corporation.
19994540.............. Associates First Capital Lawrence Lewis.............. Fleetmark, Inc.
Corporation.
19994541.............. HEICO Corporation........... Edward C. Blanchet.......... Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc.
19994542.............. HEICO Corporation........... Stephen W. McHugh........... Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc.
19994544.............. Fortune Brands, Inc......... Michael K. Boone............ Boone International, Inc.
19994545.............. CFM Majestic, Inc........... Monessen Hearth Systems Monessen Hearth Systems
Company. Company.
19994557.............. Akzo Nobel NV............... Hoechst AG.................. Hoechst AG.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/21/1999
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19994312.............. CSK Auto, Inc............... PACCAR, Inc................. PACCAR Automotive, Inc.
19994381.............. Dan Shaw.................... Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Showboat, Inc.
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19994495.............. NationsRent, Inc............ Ellicott and Lynn Prigozen.. Sylvan Equipment
Corporation.
19994496.............. NationsRent, Inc............ Gary A. Runyon.............. Jack's Tool Rental, Inc.
19994498.............. Xomed Surgical Products, Inc Mentor Corporation.......... Mentor Ophthalmics, Inc.,
Mentor Medical, Inc.
19994499.............. Motorola, Inc............... Metrowerks Inc.............. Metrowerks Inc.
19994500.............. Geac Computer Corporation Clarus Corporation.......... Clarus Corporation.
Limited.
19994503.............. Heinz C. Prechter........... JPE, Inc.................... JPE, Inc.
19994504.............. Biomet, Inc................. Implant Innovations Implant Innovations
International Corporation. International Corporation.
19994505.............. Medtronic, Inc.............. Xomed Surgical Products, Inc Xomed Surgical Products,
Inc.
19994506.............. Markel Corporation.......... Terra Nova (Bermuda) Terra Nova (Bermuda)
Holdings, Ltd. Holdings, Ltd.
19994507.............. Harte-Hanks, Inc............ SOFTBANK Corp............... Ziff Davis, Inc.
19994517.............. Leucadia National Jeffrey Congdon............. Tranex Credit Corp., Tranex
Corporation. Auto Securitization, L.L.C.
19994518.............. Leucadia National Gary L. Levine.............. Tranex Credit Corp., Tranex
Corporation. Auto Securitization, L.L.C.
19994519.............. Cisco Systems, Inc.......... Cerent Corporation.......... Cerent Corporation.
19994522.............. Clear Channel Thomas E. Ingstad........... Iowa City Broadcasting
Communications, Inc. Company, Inc.
T&J Broadcasting, Inc.
19994523.............. Henlys Group, plc........... Blue Bird Corporation....... Blue Bird Corporation.
19994525.............. Red Man Pipe & Supply Co.... R. J. Gallagher Company..... R. J. Gallagher Company.
19994527.............. ARCADIS N.V................. Giffels Associates, Inc..... Giffels Associates, Inc.
19994529.............. Matthew Schoenberg.......... Murry J. Evans.............. Midtown Restaurants
Corporation and Affiliated
Companies.
19994554.............. Greenwich Street Capital Vincent Von Zwehl........... JV TEX Realty Corp.
Partners, L.P. Varnco Products, Inc.,
Varnco Holdings, Inc.
19994556.............. ALLTEL Corporation.......... Lawrence Tew................ Southern Data, Inc.
19994559.............. Alex Meruelo................ East Los Angeles Community Herman Weissker, Inc.
Union.
19994567.............. McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV, Fitness Holdings, Inc....... Fitness Holdings, Inc.
L.P.
19994568.............. Tyco International Ltd...... Bank of America Corporation. Advanced Quick Circuits,
L.P.
19994571.............. Deere & Company............. Juilfs Legacy Limited Senstar Capital Corporation.
Partnership.
19994579.............. United Technologies Gregory Van Boxel........... Great Lakes Turbines Corp./
Corporation. Great Lakes Engines Sales,
Inc.
19994582.............. Voting Trust dated December Marcel & Margrit Schurman... Schurman Fine Papers, Inc.
4, 1968 of v/s of Hallmark
Cards.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/22/1999
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19994169.............. World Wide Parts and Patrick W. A. Handreke...... Metrix Holdings, Inc.
Accessories Corporation.
19994284.............. Kelso Investment Associates Citation Corporation........ Citation Corporation.
VI, L.P.
19994285.............. KEP VI, LLC................. Citation Corporation........ Citation Corporation.
19994355.............. Lucent Technologies Inc..... Mr. Robert Madonna.......... Excel Switching Corporation.
19994356.............. Mr. Robert Madonna.......... Lucent Technologies Inc..... Lucent Technologies Inc.
19994396.............. Douglas G. Smith............ VoiceStream Wireless VoiceStream Wireless Holding
Corporation. Corporation.
19994434.............. Cox Enterprises, Inc........ AMFM Inc.................... Capstar Radio Operating
Company.
Chancellor Media Corporation
of Miami.
Chancellor Media/Shamrock
Broadcasting, Inc.
19994435.............. AMFM Inc.................... Cox Enterprises, Inc........ Cox Radio, Inc.
19994486.............. Rhone Capital LLC........... Bjorne Hanson............... Hanson Machine Corporation.
19994515.............. Thomson-CSF, S.A............ Thomson-CSF, S.A............ Sextant In-Flight Systems
LLC.
19994538.............. The Washington Post Company. Tribune Company............. Tribune Career Events, Inc.,
ASI, Business Tech. Spec.
Inc.
19994539.............. Tribune Company............. The Washington Post Company. HireSystems, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/23/1999
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19994478.............. Castle Harlan Partners III, John Rutledge Partners II, H&C Purchase Corporation.
L.P. L.P.
19994546.............. Loews Corporation........... NextWave Telecom Inc., NextWave Telecom Inc.,
Debtor-in-Possession. Debtor-in-Possession.
19994548.............. The Walt Disney Company..... Infoseek Corporation........ Infoseek Corporation.
19994555.............. Samuel J. Heyman............ Monsanto Company............ Monsanto Company.
19994562.............. The Reader's Digest BrandDirect Marketing, Inc.. BrandDirect Marketing, Inc.
Association, Inc..
19994569.............. Crescent Operating, Inc..... Marubeni Corp............... Trax, Inc.
19994575.............. Stephen J. Luczo............ Seagate Technology, Inc..... Seagate Technology, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/24/1999
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19994027.............. Grapevine Television, LLC... Gocom Communications, L.L.C. Gocom Communications, L.L.C.
19994487.............. Rhone Capital LLC........... Michael Hansen.............. Hanson Machine Corporation.
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19994563.............. Phelps Dodge Corporation.... ASARCO Incorporated......... ASARCO Incorporated.
19994564.............. Phelps Dodge Corporation.... Cyprus Amax Minerals Company Cyprus Amax Minerals
Company.
19994573.............. AutoNation, Inc............. Paul and Mary Nori.......... Ontario Dodge, Inc.
19994592.............. AutoNation, Inc............. Kenneth L. Schnitzer, Jr.... Park Place Motorcars of
Houston, Ltd.
19994593.............. AutoNation, Inc............. Douglas W. Schnitzer........ Park Place Motorcars of
Houston, Ltd.
19994594.............. AutoNation, Inc............. SAL Auto Finance Co., Ltd... Park Place Motorcars of
Houston, Ltd.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, or, Parcellena P.
Fielding, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger
Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, DC
20580, (202) 326-3100.
By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-27785 Filed 10-22-99; 8:45 am]
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