01-12679. 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.

Trans #	Acquiring	Acquired	Entities
Transactions Granted Early Termination_04/17/2001
20011672	The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, Health System, Inc	HCA-The Healthcare Company	Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation of South Carolina.
20011700	The Sage Group plc	Interact Commerce Corporation	Interact Commerce Corporation.
20011708	Ford Motor Company	Seth M. Siegel	The Beanstalk Group (Europe).
			The Beanstalk Group Inc. (DE).
			The Beanstalk Group Inc. (NY).
20011709	Ford Motor Company	Michael S. Stone	The Beanstalk Group, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/18/2001
20011711	MedAssets.com, Inc	Earl H. Norman	Health Services Corporation of America.
20011718	Church & Dwight Co., Inc	USA Detergents, Inc	USA Detergents, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/20/2001
20011662	Smiths Group plc	Barringer Technologies Inc	Barringer Technologies Inc.
20011696	Littlejohn Fund II, L.P	Magne Tek Inc	Magne Tek Asia Ltd., Magne Tek.
			Electronics China Co. Ltd.
			Magne Tek Componentes Electricos, S.A. de C.V.
			Magne Tek Matamoras, S.A. de C.V.
20011715	Microsoft Corporation	Ensemble Studios Corporation	Ensemble Studios Corporation.
20011739	Nautica Enterprises, Inc	Benjamin Freiwald	Earl Jean, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/23/2001
20011713	LSI Logic Corporation	C-Cube Microsystems Inc	C-Cube Microsystems Inc.
20011720	Normandy Mining Limited ACN 009 295 765	Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited	Midas Joint Venture, Inc.
20011722	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	Foilmark, Inc	Foilmark, Inc.
20011725	The Stanley Works	Global Private Equity III Limited Partnership	Contact East, Inc.
20011726	Protective Industries, LLC	MIV Holdings, S.A	Mark IV Industries, Inc.
20011728	General Electric Company	Paragon Leasing	Paragon Leasing
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/25/2001
20011698	Tyco International Ltd.	The CIT Group, Inc	The CIT Group, Inc.
20011721	Cisco Systems, Inc	Velocita Corp	Velocita Corp.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/26/2001
20011693	United Parcel Service, Inc	Miles Group, Inc	Miles Group, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/27/2001
20011548	Xcel Energy Inc	Duke Energy Corporation	Duke Capital Corporation.
			Duke Energy Audrain, LLC.
20011649	Royster-Clark Group, Inc	Land O'Lakes, Inc	Agro Distribution, LLC.
20011650	Royster-Clark Group, Inc	Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives	Agro Distribution, LLC.
20011701	Wells Fargo & Company	ACO Brokerage Holdings Corporation	ACO Brokerage Holdings Corporation.
20011714	Micron Technology, Inc	Interland, Inc	Interland, Inc.
20011744	Pilot Corporation	USX Corporation	Speedway SuperAmerica LLC.
20011745	USX Corporation	Pilot Corporation	Pilot Corporation.

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, [phone].

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.