[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66666-66668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32024]
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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
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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: 111196 and 112296
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Name of acquiring person; name of acquired Date
person; name of acquired entity PMN number terminated
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Frank Perrotti, Jr.; WMX Technologies, Inc.;
Waste Management of Connecticut, Inc......... 96-2621 11/12/96
Charterhouse Equity Partners II, L.P.; Prime
Cable of Hickory, L.P.; Prime Cable of
Hickory, L.P................................. 97-0233 11/14/96
Jean-Raymond Boulle; Nord Resources
Corporation; Nord Resources Corporation...... 97-0279 11/14/96
Safmarine and Rennies Holdings Limited;
Griffin Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.; Griffin
Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.................. 97-0305 11/14/96
Caledonia Investments plc; Griffin Gaming &
Entertainment, Inc.; Griffin Gaming &
Entertainment, Inc........................... 97-0314 11/14/96
Behavioral Healthcare Corporation; Community
Psychiatric Centers; Community Psychiatric
Centers...................................... 97-0212 11/15/96
Community Psychiatric Centers; Behavioral
Healthcare Corporation; Behavioral Healthcare
Corporation.................................. 97-0231 11/15/96
Energy Ventures, Inc.; Weatherford Enterra,
Inc.; Arrow Completion Systems, Inc.......... 97-0252 11/15/96
Stephen Adams; John A. Ehlert; Expositions
Group, Inc., Ehlert Publishing Group, Inc.... 97-0262 11/15/96
Conseco, Inc.; Transport Holdings, Inc.;
Transport Holdings, Inc...................... 97-0272 11/15/96
Jacor Communications, Inc.; Palmer
Communications Incorporated; Palmer
Broadcasting Limited Partnership............. 97-0315 11/15/96
The Walt Disney Company; Capital Cities/ABC,
Inc.; Capital Cities/ABC, Inc................ 95-2375 11/18/96
Young Broadcasting Inc.; The Walt Disney
Company; KCAL Broadcasting, Inc. and Fidelity
Television, Inc.............................. 96-2117 11/18/96
Metallgesellschaft AG; Safic-Alcan, S.A; Safic-
Alcan, S.A................................... 97-0253 11/18/96
Agrium Inc.; Viridian Inc.; Viridian Inc...... 97-0275 11/18/96
Carriage Services, Inc; CNM; CNM.............. 97-0312 11/18/96
Kidd, Kamm Equity Partners, LP; The Procter &
Gamble Company; The Procter & Gamble Company. 97-0316 11/18/96
Katy Industries, Inc.; Robert Stephen
Holdings, Ltd.; Woods Industries, Inc. &
Woods Worldwide, Ltd......................... 97-0326 11/18/96
Code, Hennessy & Simmons II, L.P.; HIG
Investment Group, L.P.; Connor AGA Sports
Flooring Corporation......................... 97-0329 11/18/96
Castle Harlan Partners II, L.P.; Praxair,
Inc.; Statia Terminals, Inc.................. 97-0331 11/18/96
Mail-Well, Inc.; Sheppard Poorman
Communications Corporation; Shephard Poorman
Communications Corporation................... 97-0333 11/18/96
Hollinger Inc.; Southam Inc.; Southam Inc..... 97-0335 11/18/96
Cincinnati Bell Inc.; Joseph J. Jacoboni;
Software Support, Inc........................ 97-0343 11/18/96
KLC Associates, L.P.; Kindercare Learning
Centers, Inc.; The TCW Group, Inc............ 97-0345 11/18/96
Mid-American Dairymen, Inc.; Golden Cheese A/
S, a Denmark Corporation; Difcal Corporation. 97-0346 11/18/96
Interpool, Inc.; Interpool Income Fund I,
L.P.; Interpool Income Fund I, L.P........... 97-0348 11/18/96
First Chicago NBD Corporation; Figgie
International, Inc.; Taylor Environmental
Instruments Division......................... 97-0328 11/19/96
Pameco Holdings, Inc.; Sid Harvey Industries,
Inc.; Sid Harvey Industries, Inc............. 97-0344 11/19/96
Joe Balous; Molmec, Inc.; Molmec, Inc......... 97-0350 11/19/96
Richard J. Nash; Molmec, Inc.; Molmec, Inc.... 97-0351 11/19/96
Smiths Industries PLC; Gerald S. Fahringer;
Leland Electrosystems, Inc................... 97-0352 11/19/96
Worthington Industries, Inc.; Edward J.
Heavner; Plastics Manufacturing, Inc......... 97-0356 11/19/96
Liz Claiborne, Inc.; Dooney & Bourke P.R.,
Inc.; Dooney & Bourke P.R., Inc.............. 97-0358 11/19/96
United Companies Financial Corporation; James
N. Isaacs; Empire Funding Corp............... 97-0363 11/19/96
Hitachi, Ltd.; MAST Immunosystems, Inc.; MAST
Immunosystems, Inc........................... 97-0366 11/19/96
Paul A. Coury; Republic Industries, Inc.;
Republic Industries, Inc..................... 97-0373 11/19/96
Michael S. Egan; Republic Industries, Inc.;
Republic Industries, Inc..................... 97-0378 11/19/96
Republic Industries, Inc.; Michael S. Egan;
Alamo Rent-a-Car, Inc., et al................ 97-0379 11/19/96
MBNA Corporation; Mid Am, Inc.; Mid Am, Inc... 97-0381 11/19/96
Provident Bancorp, Inc.; Vincent D. Rinaldi;
Information Leasing Corp., Procurement
Alternatives Corp............................ 97-0390 11/19/96
Carleton College; ENSERCH Corporation; Enserch
Development Corp. One, Inc., Ensat Northwest. 97-0396 11/19/96
Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund II, L.P.;
Santa Anita Operating Company; Santa Anita
Operating Company............................ 97-0204 11/20/96
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Fund;
Perini Corporation; Perini Corporation....... 97-0318 11/20/96
The Lubrizol Corporation; Marshall & Ilsley
Corporation; CPI Engineering Services, Inc... 97-0325 11/20/96
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III,
L.P.; Atrium Corporation; Atrium Corporation. 97-0398 11/21/96
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.; Proler
International Corp.; Proler International
Corp......................................... 96-2991 11/22/96
Howden Group plc; Harnischfeger Industries,
Inc.; New Philadelphia Fan Company, Inc...... 97-0250 11/22/96
James J. Kim; NeoStar Retail Group, Inc.
(Debtor-In-Possession); NeoStar Retail Group,
Inc.......................................... 97-0459 11/22/96
Leonard Riggio; NeoStar Retail Group, Inc.
(Debtor-In-Possession); NeoStar Retail Group,
Inc.......................................... 97-0460 11/22/96
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For further information contact: Sandra M. Peay or Renee A.
Horton, 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. 96-32024 Filed 12-17-96; 8:45 am]
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