01-15551. 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—5/14/2001
20011659	SPX Corporation	United Dominion Industries Limited	United Dominion Industries Limited.
20011775	SONICblue Inc.	ReplayTV, Inc.	ReplayTV, Inc.
20011778	Eastman Kodak Company	Ofoto, Inc.	Ofoto, Inc.
20011782	Genzyme Corporation	Wyntek Diagnostics, Inc	Wyntek Diagnostics, Inc.
20011783	Alta Communications VI, L.P	Diveo Broadband Networks, Inc	Diveo Broadband Networks, Inc.
20011800	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Danka Business Systems, plc	Danka Services International.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—5/15/2001
20011794	GTCR Fund VII, L.P.	Robert F. Driver Co., Inc.	Robert F. Driver Co., Inc
20011796	Bernard Arnault	Donna Karan International Inc	Donna Karan International Inc.
20011798	International Business Machines Corporation	Mainspring, Inc.	Mainspring, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—5/18/2001
20011769	Superior Energy Services, Inc	LAG IT 88 Trust	Power Offshore Service, L.L.C., Power Well Service No. 10, L.L.C., Power Well Service No. 11, L.L.C., Power Well Service No. 2, L.L.C., Power Well Service No. 4, L.L.C., Power Well Service No. 7, L.L.C., Power Well Service No. 8, L.L.C., Power Well Service No. 9, L.L.C., Power Well Service, L.L.C., Reeled Tubing, L.L.C., RTI/POS Service, L.L.C.
20011816	Tyco International Ltd.	FLAG Telecom Holdings Limited	FLAG Telecom Holdings Limited
Transactions Granted Early Termination—5/21/2001
20011770	Smithfield Foods, Inc.	Moyer Packing Company	Moyer Packing Company.
20011788	Odyssey Investment Partners Fund, LP	Federal-Mogul Corporation	Federal-Mogul Ignition Company.
20011792	Sydsvenska Kemi AB	Perstorp AB (a Swedish company)	Perstorp AB (a Swedish company)
20011795	Code, Hennessy & Simmons III, L.P	The United Company	The Roof Center, Inc., West End Lumber Company, Inc.
20011806	Motorola, Inc.	Blue Wave Systems, Inc	Blue Wave Systems, Inc.
20011808	Arch Capital Group, Ltd.	The Trident Partnership, L.P	Altus Holdings, Ltd.
20011812	Forstmann Little & Co., Equity Partnership—VI, L.P.	XO Communications, Inc	XO Communications, Inc.
20011814	Vereniging AEGON	J.C. Penney Company, Inc	J.C. Penney Direct Marketing Services, Inc.
20011818	Compaq Computer Corporation	Proxicom, Inc.	Proxicom, Inc.
20011819	Kana Communications, Inc	Broadbase Software, Inc	Broadbase Software, Inc.
20011820	Alec E. Gores	Micron Technology, Inc.	Micron Technology, Inc.
20011825	Wells Fargo & Company	H.D. Vest, Inc.	H.D. Vest, Inc.
20011826	Mr. Alec E. Gores	Hewlett-Packard Company	VeriFone, Inc.
20011827	Arthur J. Gallagher & Co	The Galtney Group, Inc.	The Galtney Group, Inc.
20011830	Siemens AG	Catamaran Communications, Inc	Catamaran Communications, Inc.
20011835	Swiss Reinsurance Company	Southwestern Life Holdings, Inc	Southwestern Life Holdings, Inc.
20011843	Old Mutual plc	The St. Paul Companies, Inc	Fidelity and Guaranty Life Insurance Company.
20011844	Lincolnshire Equity Fund II, L.P	Robert Nederlander	All American Sports Corp., Equilink Licensing Corp., MacMark Corp., McGregor Corp., Proacq Corp., RHC Licensing Corporation, Riddell Sports Inc., Riddell, Inc., Ridmark Corp.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—5/22/2001
20011767	Carla S.A.S.	Akzo Nobel N.V.	Advanced Business Laboratories, Inc., Akzo Nobel N.V.
20011787	Akzo Nobel NV	Covance Inc.	Covance Biotechnology Services, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—5/24/2001
20011803	Micrel, Incorporated	Kendin Communications, Inc.	Kendin Communications, Inc
Transactions Granted Early Termination—5/25/2001
20011815	Glencore Holding AG	Alcan, Inc.	Alcan, Inc.
20011823	SunGard Data Systems, Inc	Neil S. Hirsch	Loanet Holdings, Inc.

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.