02-10577. 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 the 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.

Trans #	Acquiring	Acquired	Entities
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/01/2002
20020608	SPC Partners II, L.P	Santiago Aguerre	South Cone, Inc.
20020609	SPC Partners II, L.P	Fernando Aguerre	South Cone, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/02/2002
20020560	Biovail Corporation	Merck & Co., Inc	Merck & Co., Inc.
20020573	Investment Technology Group, Inc	Hoenig Group, Inc	Hoenig Group, Inc.
20020581	MSC. Software Corporation	Mechanical Dynamics, Inc	Mechanical Dynamics, Inc.
20020594	Planar Systems, Inc	DOME imaging systems, inc	DOME imaging systems, inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/05/2002
20020525	Andrew Corporation	Celiant Corporation	Celiant Corporation
20020531	Newell Rubbermaid Inc	Allen D. Petersen	American Tool Companies, Inc.
20020579	Nucor Corporation	The LTV Corporation (Debtor-in-Possession)	Trico Steel Company L.L.C.
20020592	Hubbell Incorporated	U.S. Industries, Inc	Dual-Lite Inc. LCA Group Inc.
20020607	Intelsat, Ltd	Lockheed Martin Corporation	COMSAT Corporation. COMSAT Digital Teleport, Inc.
20020611	Cadbury Schweppes plc	Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc	Nantucket Allserve, Inc.
20020612	Charlesbank Equity Fund V. Limited Partnership	Casual Male Corp	Casual Male Corp.
20020615	LGB Pike Trust	Joe B. Pike	Pike Equipment and Supply Company.
20020617	Alltrista Corporation	Bligh Limited	Tilia Canada, Inc. Tilia International, Inc. Tilia, Inc.
20020620	Fox Paine Capital Fund, L.P	Duke Energy Corporation	The HENS Companies.
20020621	Duke Energy Corporation	Fox Paine Capital Fund, L.P	The HENS Companies.
20020622	Launchworks, Inc	Viasource Communications, Inc	Viasource Communications, Inc.
20020624	On Assignment, Inc	Health Personnel Options Corporation	Health Personnel Options Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/08/2002
20020543	Identix Incorporated	Visionics Corporation	Visionics Corporation.
20020599	Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc	Yorkshire Global Restaurants, Inc	Yorkshire Global Restaurants, Inc.
20020623	Avanex Corporation	Oplink Communications, Inc	Oplink Communications, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/10/2002
20020552	Philip F. Anschutz	Edison International	Southern California Edison Company.
20020613	Cleco Corporation	Mirant Corporation	Perryville Energy Partners, L.L.C.
20020619	The Reader's Digest Associates, Inc	Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II, L.P	Reiman Holding Company, LLC.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/12/2002
20020634	Don Tyson	Millard Refrigerated Services, Inc	Millard Refrigerated Services, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay, or Chandra L. Kennedy, Contact Representatives.

Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, DC 20580. [phone].

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.