99-32388. Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 70034-70036]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-32388]
    
    
    
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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--11/08/1999
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    20000265.............  Axcan Pharma,    Schwarz Pharma,  Axcan Schwarz
                            Inc.             A.G.             LLC.
    20000365.............  Exodus           Service          Service
                            Communications   Metrics, Inc.    Metrics, Inc.
                            , Inc.
    20000367.............  Sara Lee         Jasper           Jasper
                            Corporation.     Textiles, Inc.   Textiles, Inc.
    20000373.............  Carl M. and      Thomas D. Karol  Pro Group
                            Marie T.                          Holdings, Inc.
                            Bouckaert.
    20000379.............  Toymax           James P.         Kidpower, Inc.
                            International,   O'Rourke.
                            Inc.
    20000380.............  Linsalata        LMP Holding      LMP Holding
                            Capital          Company.         Company.
                            Partners Fund
                            III, L.P.
    20000383.............  Societe          Harry J. Lloyd   Armchair
                            Generale.        Charitable       Shopper, Inc.,
                                             Trust.           Consigned
                                                              Sales of
                                                              Kansas City,
                                                              Inc., Cosigned
                                                              Sales
                                                              Distributors,
                                                              Inc., House of
                                                              Lloyd, Inc.,
                                                              Memorial
                                                              Wreath
                                                              Company, Inc.
    20000391.............  KMS Acquisition  Henry A.         Ferris
                            Company, L.P.    Panasci, Jr.     Industries,
                                                              Inc.
    20000392.............  KSM Acquisition  David Ferris...  Ferris
                            Company, L.P.                     Industries,
                                                              Inc.
    20000394.............  Estate of        Swiss            Royal Life
                            Charles A.       Reinsurance      Insurance
                            Sammons.         Company.         Company of New
                                                              York.
    20000395.............  Congregation of  Franciscan       Franciscan
                            the Sisters of   Sisters of the   Health
                            Bon Secours in   Poor.            Partnership,
                            the U.S.                          Inc.
    20000400.............  Schering-Plough  AtheroGenics,    AtheroGenics,
                            Corporation.     Inc.             Inc.
    20000402.............  Getty            Getty Images,    Getty Images,
                            Investment       Inc.             Inc.
                            L.L.C.
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               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/09/1999
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    20000147.............  EG&G, Inc......  Vivid            Vivid
                                             Technologies,    Technologies,
                                             Inc.             Inc.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/10/1999
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    20000020.............  Frontier Oil     Royal Dutch      Equilon
                            Corporation.     Petroleum        Enterprises
                                             Company.         LLC.
    20000123.............  Computer         Nichols          Nichols
                            Sciences         Research         Research
                            Corporation.     Corporation.     Corporation.
    20000304.............  David R. Parker  Harold Ives....  Harold Ives
                            and Jacqueline                    Trucking Co.,
                            F. Parker.                        Terminal Truck
                                                              Broker, Inc.
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               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/12/1999
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    20000168.............  Calpine          Cogeneration     Cogeneration
                            Corporation.     Corporation of   Corporation of
                                             America.         America.
    20000410.............  Internet         eMerge           eMerge
                            Capital Group,   Interactive,     Interactive,
                            Inc.             Inc.             Inc.
    20000431.............  Berwind Group    K&W Acquisition  K&W Acquisition
                            Partners.        Group, LLC.      Group, LLC.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/15/1999
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    20000218.............  Centennial Fund  ATG Group, Inc.  ATG Group, Inc.
                            V, L.P.
    20000229.............  Anthem           Rocky Mountain   Blue Cross and
                            Insurance        Hospital and     Blue Shield of
                            Companies, Inc.  Medical          Colorado, Blue
                                             Service.         Cross and Blue
                                                              Shield of
                                                              Nevada.
    20000257.............  iXL              Tessera          Tessera
                            Enterprises,     Enterprise       Enterprise
                            Inc.             Systems, Inc.    Systems, Inc.
    20000289.............  Corporacion      Convergence      Convergence
                            EDC, C.A.        Communications   Communcations,
                                             , Inc.           Inc.
    20000294.............  General          J.C. Penney      J.C. Penney
                            Electric         Company, Inc.    Company, Inc.
                            Corporation.
    20000312.............  Manuel DelArroz  SIPEX            SIPEX
                                             Corporation.     Corporation.
    20000318.............  Bell Atlantic    John W. Kluge..  Metromedia
                            Corporation.                      Fiber Network,
                                                              Inc.
    20000329.............  Everett R.       CenturyTel, Inc  Pacific Telecom
                            Dobson                            Cellular of
                            Irrevocable                       Alaska RSA #1,
                            Family Trust.                     Inc.
    20000332.............  Apax Europe IV   Invensys plc...  BTR Dunlop
                            GP Co. Limited.                   Holdings
                                                              (Delaware),
                                                              Inc.
    20000335.............  Adventist        University       University
                            Health System    Community        Community
                            Sunbelt          Hospital, Inc.   Hospital, Inc.
                            Healthcare
                            Corporation.
    20000351.............  Associates       Petroleos de     CITGO Petroleum
                            First Capital    Venezuela, S.A.  Corporation.
                            Corporation.
    20000356.............  CMGI, Inc......  AdKnowledge Inc  AdKnowledge
                                                              Inc.
    20000364.............  Facilitator      Everett Smith    Sivyer Steel
                            Capital Fund     Group, Ltd.      Corporation.
                            Limited
                            Partnership.
    
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    20000366.............  Bernard Arnault  Inter Parfums,   Inter Parfums,
                                             Inc.             Inc.
    20000375.............  Furman Selz      Maritrans Inc..  Maritrans Inc.
                            Investors II
                            L.P.
    20000376.............  Kleiner Perkins  iSky.net, Inc..  iSky.net, Inc.
                            Caufield &
                            Byers IX-A,
                            L.P.
    20000377.............  TV Guide, Inc..  iSky.net, Inc..  iSky.net, Inc.
    20000378.............  United Parcel    Arthur S.        Trans-Border
                            Service of       Spiegel.         Customs
                            America, Inc.                     Services, Inc.
    20000381.............  AT&T Corp......  iSky.net, Inc..  iSky.net, Inc.
    20000387.............  John J. Rigas..  AT&T...........  InterMedia
                                                              Partners, L.P.
                                                             TCI of
                                                              Virginia, Inc.
    20000393.............  WPG Corporate    Ramsey           Ramsey
                            Development      Industries,      Industries,
                            Associates V,    Inc.             Inc.
                            LLC.
    20000408.............  Software AG (a   SPL World Group  SPL World Group
                            German           B.V.             B.V.
                            company).
    20000409.............  Carl C. Icahn..  Global Leisure   Jetset Tours,
                                             Travel, Inc.     Inc.
    20000412.............  Paul G. Allen..  Fatbrain.com,    Fatbrain.com,
                                             Inc.             Inc.
    20000415.............  Wind Point       Golder, Thoma    OutSource
                            Partners, IV,    Cressey,         Partners, Inc.
                            L.P.             Rauner, Fund
                                             IV, L.P.
    20000420.............  Westburne Inc..  Consolidated     All-Phase
                                             Electrical       Electric
                                             Distributors,    Supply Co.
                                             Inc.
    2000422..............  AutoNation, Inc  Ronald T. and    Vanderbeek
                                             Billie J.        Motors, Inc.
                                             Vanderbeek      Vanderbeek Olds/
                                             (husband and     GMC Truck Inc.
                                             wife).
    20000423.............  Claire's         Venator Group,   Venator Group
                            Stores, Inc.     Inc.             Specialty,
                                                              Inc.
    20000425.............  SCI Systems,     Thomas A. Grant  TAG LLC (in
                            Inc.                              organization).
    20000433.............  Lyndon           James Beltz....  First
                            Insurance                         Protection
                            Group, Inc.                       Company.
    20000444.............  Ecolab Inc.....  Bobby Cheney...  Southwest
                                                              Sanitary
                                                              Distributing
                                                              Company, Inc.
    20000445.............  Compass Group    Joachim          The Patina
                            PLC.             Splichal and     Group, LLC.
                                             Christine
                                             Splichal.
    20000452.............  Norilsk Nickel.  Almazjuvelirexp  Almaz USA, Inc.
                                             ort, a Russian
                                             state unitary
                                             enterprise.
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               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/16/1999
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    20000259.............  AT&T Corp......  The Associated   The Associated
                                             Group, Inc.      Group, Inc.
    20000266.............  Havas            Ronald D.        Devon Direct
                            Advertising      Greene.          Marketing and
                            S.A.                              Advertising,
                                                              Inc.
    20000290.............  TCW/Latin        Convergence      Convergence
                            America          Communications   Communications
                            Private Equity   , Inc.           , Inc.
                            Partners, LP.
    20000324.............  LA-Z-Boy         LADD Furniture,  LADD Furniture,
                            Incorporated.    Inc.             Inc.
    20000388.............  AT&T...........  John J. Rigas..  Adelphia
                                                              Cablevision
                                                              Associates,
                                                              L.P., Van
                                                              Buren County
                                                              Cablevision,
                                                              Inc.
    20000426.............  Florida          CAE Inc........  CAE Vanguard,
                            Progress Corp.                    Inc.
    20000441.............  Polynorm N.V...  Christine E.     DelWal
                                             and William      Corporation.
                                             Lee Walker,
                                             Jr., (husband
                                             & wife).
    20000447.............  Denton County    Cable Plus       MultiTechnology
                            Electric         Holding          Services, L.P.
                            Cooperative,     Company.
                            Inc.
    20000453.............  Pinnacle Global  Sanders Morris   Sanders Morris
                            Group, Inc.      Mundy Inc.       Mundy Inc.
    20000456.............  Omnicom Group    Alan E. Hall...  MarketStar
                            Inc.                              Corporation.
    20000457.............  Farmers          Foremost         Foremost
                            Insurance        Corporation of   Corporation of
                            Exchange.        America.         America.
    20000459.............  Sun              Naspers Limited  OpenTV Corp.
                            Microsystems,
                            Inc.
    20000475.............  Tyco             R.L. Praegitzer  Praegitzer
                            International                     Industries,
                            Ltd.                              Inc.
    20000480.............  Gerald W.        Meritor          Meritor
                            Schwartz.        Automotive,      Automative
                                             Inc.             Canada Inc.
                                                             Meritor Light
                                                              Vehicle
                                                              Systems, Inc.
    20000484.............  Ronald S. Haft.  Geerlings &      Geerlings &
                                             Wade, Inc.       Wade, Inc.
    20000486.............  Lucor, Inc.....  James H.         Quick 10
                                             Maynard.         Corporation.
    20000488.............  Alfred Poe.....  Tricon Global    Taco Bell Corp.
                                             Restaurants,
                                             Inc.
    20000502.............  Morgan Stanley   Charterhouse     Ashley One,
                            Dean Witter      Equity           Inc.
                            Capital          Partners III,
                            Partners IV,     L.P.
                            L.P.
    20000503.............  Charterhouse     Morgan Stanley   TravCorps
                            Equity           Dean Witter      Corporation.
                            Partners III,    Capital
                            L.P.             Partners IV,
                                             L.P.
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               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/17/1999
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    20000200.............  Flowers          The Kroger       The Kroger
                            Industries,      Company.         Company.
                            Inc.
    20000340.............  Gateway, Inc...  America Online,  America Online,
                                             Inc.             Inc.
    20000434.............  North Shore-     Peconic Health   Peconic Health
                            Long Island      Corporation.     Corporation.
                            Jewish Health
                            System, Inc.
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                TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/18/1999
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    20000096.............  Abbott           Glaxo Wellcome   Glaxo Wellcome
                            Laboratories.    plc.             Inc., Gaxo
                                                              Group Limited.
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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, D.C. 
    20580, (202) 326-3100.
    
        By Direction of the Commission.
    Donald S. Clark,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 99-32388 Filed 12-14-99 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6750-01-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
12/15/1999
Department:
Federal Trade Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-32388
Pages:
70034-70036 (3 pages)
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