[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56238-56239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27939]
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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 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.
Transactions Granted Early Termination Between: 09/30/96 and 10/11/96
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Name of acquiring person, name of acquired Date
person, name of acquired entity PMN No. terminated
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Mervin
Pregulman, Siskin Steel & Supply Company, Inc 96-2921 09/30/96
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Robert S.
Siskin, Siskin Steel & Supply Company, Inc... 96-2923 09/30/96
Kirtland Capital Partners II L.P., The British
Petroleum Company plc, Unifrax Corporation... 96-2959 09/30/96
U.S. Office Products Company, Sofco, Inc.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Sofco-Mead,
Inc.......................................... 96-2975 09/30/96
Red Lion, a California limited partnership,
Doubletree Corporation, Doubletree
Corporation.................................. 96-2977 09/30/96
Doubletree Corporation, Red Lion, a California
Limited Partnership, Red Lion Hotels, Inc.... 96-2978 09/30/96
UtiliCorp United Inc., The Dow Chemical
Company, Oasis Pipe Line Company............. 96-2979 09/30/96
Praxair, Inc., Parry Corporation, Parry
Corporation.................................. 96-2830 10/01/96
Unison HealthCare Corporation, David A.
Kremser, Signature HealthCare Corporation.... 96-2990 10/01/96
The Sherwin-Williams Company, Robert Reiner,
Sunshine Quality Products, Inc............... 96-3008 10/01/96
Minnesota Power & Light Company, Thomas and
Susan Friedkin, Gulf States Automotive
Remarketing, Inc............................. 96-2964 10/02/96
Belk Brothers Company, Leggett of Virginia,
Inc., Leggett of Virginia, Inc............... 96-2985 10/02/96
New Rio, L.L.C., Calvin Klein, Inc., Calvin
Klein, Inc................................... 96-2986 10/02/96
United Magazine Company, George R. Klein, Geo.
R. Klein News Co............................. 96-2987 10/02/96
Phillips Publishing International, Inc.,
Knowledge Sciences, Inc., Knowledge Sciences,
Inc.......................................... 96-2988 10/02/96
W.A. Thomas Company, Inc., SPX Corporation,
SPX's Hy-Lift Division....................... 96-2989 10/02/96
The Viscount Rothermere, Southam Inc., Southex
Exhibitions, Inc............................. 96-2992 10/02/96
United Auto Group, Inc., Charles A. Standefer,
Standefer Motor Sales, Inc................... 96-2998 10/02/96
Pillowtex Corporation, Fieldcrest Cannon,
Inc., Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc................. 96-3002 10/02/96
Physician Sales & Service, Inc., Diagnostic
Imaging, Inc., Diagnostic Imaging, Inc....... 96-3012 10/02/96
Heilig-Meyers Company, Self Service Furniture,
Inc., Self Service Furniture, Inc............ 96-3015 10/02/96
Northwestern Public Service Company, Stephen
R. Plaster Trust, Empire Energy Corporation.. 96-2947 10/03/96
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Donald G.
Brouillette, Demeter, Inc.................... 96-2983 10/03/96
Aktieselskabet Potague (a Danish company),
American Concrete Products, Inc., American
Concrete Products, Inc....................... 96-2736 10/04/96
Graham-Field Health Products, Inc., Brierley
Investments Limited (a New Zealand company),
Everest & Jennings International Ltd......... 96-2918 10/04/96
Brierley Investments Limited, Graham-Field
Health Products, Inc., Graham-Field Health
Products, Inc................................ 96-2919 10/04/96
Modern Health Affiliates, Inc., Riverview
Healthcare Services Corporation, Riverview
Healthcare Services Corporation.............. 96-2912 10/07/96
Modern Health Affiliates, Inc., The Ocean
Health System, Inc., The Ocean Health System,
Inc.......................................... 96-2913 10/07/96
Union Pacific Corporation, Electrafina S.A. (a
Belgian company), Rockland Pipeline Company.. 96-3001 10/07/96
Sumitomo Corporation, Laramie Tire
Distributors, Inc., Laramie Tire
Distributors, Inc............................ 96-3009 10/07/96
Sumitomo Corporation, Hoffman Tire Co., Inc.,
Hoffman Tire Co., Inc........................ 96-3010 10/07/96
Esselte, AB, Stephen J. McCoy, New England
Card & Index Company......................... 96-3016 10/07/96
Wingate Partners, L.P., Lagasse Brothers,
Inc., Lagasse Brothers, Inc.................. 96-3018 10/07/96
Mercury, Inc., William L. Henning, Sr.,
Cameron Communication Corporation............ 96-3023 10/07/96
Cypress Merchant Banking Partners, L.P.,
AMTROL Inc., AMTROL Inc...................... 96-2852 10/08/96
William L. Henning, Sr., Mercury, Inc.,
Mercury, Inc................................. 96-3024 10/08/96
Steven Dinetz or Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst
Equity Fund, Steven M. Rales, Equity Group
Holdings..................................... 96-3027 10/08/96
Steven Dinetz or Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst
Equity Fund, Mitchel P. Rales, Equity Group
Holdings..................................... 96-3028 10/08/96
Quorum Health Group, Inc., Tuscora Park Health
Services Corporation, Tuscora Park Health
Services Corporation......................... 96-3031 10/08/96
Steelcase Inc., Robert C. Spradlin, Contract
Interiors, Inc............................... 96-3032 10/08/96
Questor Partners Fund, L.P., Ryder System,
Inc., Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., Ryder Move
Management, Inc.............................. 96-3040 10/08/96
AccuStaff, Incorporated, Career Horizons,
Inc., Career Horizons, Inc................... 96-3047 10/08/96
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, ReadiCare, Inc.,
ReadiCare, Inc............................... 96-3054 10/08/96
Lowell W. Paxson, The Moody Bible Institute of
Chicago, The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago 96-3057 10/08/96
Scudder Family Voting Trust for ANI, Kenneth
R. Thomson, Thomson Newspapers, Inc.......... 96-3061 10/08/96
Mr. Sven A. Behrendt, Solectron Corporation,
Solectron Corporation........................ 96-3064 10/08/96
Solectron Corporation, Mr. Sven A. Behrendt,
Force Computers Inc.......................... 96-3065 10/08/96
Premier Parks Inc., Elitch Gardens Company,
Elitch Gardens Company....................... 96-3068 10/08/96
Colonial Data Technologies Corp., WorldCorp,
Inc., US Order, Inc.......................... 96-3074 10/08/96
WorldCorp, Inc., Colonial Data Technologies
Corp., Colonial Data Technologies Corp....... 96-3075 10/08/96
Marmon Holdings, Inc., Laurence Bettcher,
Bettcher Industries, Inc., Protective Wear
Division..................................... 97-0007 10/08/96
Raycom Media, Inc., AFLAC Incorporated, WITN-
TV, Inc. and AFLAC Broadcast Partners........ 96-3063 10/09/96
HK Systems, Inc., Western Atlas, Inc., Western
Atlas, Inc................................... 96-3014 10/10/96
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Lykes Bros. Inc.,
Lykes Bros. Inc.............................. 96-3066 10/10/96
Peter Munk, Trizec Corporation, Trizec
Corporation.................................. 97-0008 10/11/96
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P.
Fielding, Contact Representative, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger
Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, D.C.
20580, (202) 326-3100.
By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-27939 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M
