04-14134. 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—05/17/2004
20040774	BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc	Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation	Ascent Pediatrics, Inc.
20040809	IDEX Corporation	Scivex, Inc	Scivex, Inc.
20040843	Convergys Corporation	Alan L. Summerlin	Encore Receivable Management, Inc.
20040857	Green Equity Investors IV, L.P	Hollywood Entertainment Corporation	Hollywood Entertainment Corporation.
20040862	Black Hills Corporation	Xcel Energy Inc	Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company.
20040865	STB Beauty, Inc	MD Beauty, Inc	MD Beauty, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/18/2004
20040845	GTCR Fund VIII, L.P	Honeywell International Inc	Honeywell International Inc.
20040868	Goense Bounds & Partners A, L.P	ITG Holdings LLC	EMESS Design Group LLC.
20040870	Helen of Troy Limited	WKI Holding Company, Inc	World Kitchen (GHC) LLC, World Kitchen Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/19/2004
20040854	Eaton Corporation	Invensys plc	Powerware Group Inc.
20040864	Sonoco Products Company	CorrFlex Graphics, LLC	CorrFlex Graphics, LLC.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/20/2004
20040810	Medlmmune, Inc	Wyeth	Wyeth.
20040850	Centrica Plc	FPL Group, Inc	Bastrop Energy Partners L.P.
20040851	FPL Group, Inc	El Paso Corporation	Bastrop Energy Partners, L.P.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/24/2004
20040858	R2 Investments, LDC	i2 Technologies, Inc	i2 Technologies, Inc.
20040866	V.F. Corporation	Vans, Inc	Vans, Inc.
20040873	BMC Software, Inc	Marimba, Inc	Marimba, Inc.
20040877	The Wine Group LLC	Golden State Vintners, Inc	Golden State Vintners, Inc.
20040885	Onex Partners LP	Res-Care, Inc	Res-Care, Inc.
20040886	Brooklyn Sports, LLC	GW New Jersey Sports Partnership II, LLC	New Jersey Basketball, LLC.
20040888	TPG Partners IV, L.P	JLL Partners Fund III, L.P	IASIS Healthcare Corporation.
20040892	U.S. Bancorp	Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc	Union Bank of California.
20040893	Zhone Technologies, Inc	Sorrento Networks Corporation	Sorrento Networks Corporation.
20040897	Reebok International Ltd	The Hockey Company Holdings Inc	The Hockey Company Holdings Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/25/2004
20040798	Sempra Energy	American Electric Power Company, Inc	AEP Texas Central Company.
20040799	Carlyle/Riverstone TAC Investment Partnership II, L.P	American Electric Power Company, Inc	AEP Texas Central Company.
20040818	Lyondell Chemical Company	Millennium Chemicals, Inc	Millennium Chemicals, Inc.
20040867	Castle Harlan Partners IV, L.P	Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P	Caribbean Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
20040875	Input/Output, Inc	GX Technology Corporation	GX Technology Corporation.
20040878	Ripplewood Partners II, L.P	Akzo Nobel N.V	Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals LLC.
20040880	NKT Holding A/S	The Estate After Incentive A/S	ALTO International A/S.
20040890	John C. Malone, c/o Liberty Media Corporation	Liberty Media Corporation	Liberty Media Corporation.
20040901	Capital Z Financial Services Fund II, L.P	Ingram Industries Inc	Permanent General Assurance Corporation of Ohio, Permanent General Companies, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/28/2004
20040756	CVS Corporation	J.C. Penney Company, Inc	Eckerd Corporation, Eckerd Corporation of Florida, Inc. Eckerd Fleet, Inc., E.T.B., Inc., Genovese Drug Stores, Inc., Genplus Managed Care, Inc., JEC Facilities Funding II, Inc., JEC Funding, Inc., TDI Managed Care Services, Inc., Thrift Drug, Inc.
20040838	David H. Murdock	Wood Holdings, Inc	Wood Holdings, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—06/01/2004
20040871	Macquarie Bank Limited	Executive Air Support, Inc	Executive Air Support, Inc.
20040874	LGB Pike Trust	John Charles Simpson	Red Simpson, Inc.
20040876	VCA Antech, Inc	National PetCare Centers, Inc	National PetCare Centers, Inc.
20040891	Superior Plus Income Fund	The Winroc Corporation	The Winroc Corporation.
20040900	Kenneth R. Thomson	Archipelago Holdings, Inc	Archipelago Holdings, Inc.
20040903	Marathon Oil Corporation	Ashland Inc	Ashland, Inc., Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC.
20040914	American Coal Holdings, LLC	RAG Aktiengesellschaft	RAG American Coal Holding, Inc.
20040926	FFS Holdings, Inc	Hillenbrand Industries, Inc	Forethought Federal Savings Bank, Forethought Financial Services, Inc., Forethought Life Assurance Company, Forethought Life Insurance Company.
20040931	Providence Equity Partners IV L.P	The DIRECTV Group, Inc	PanAmSat Corporation.
20040934	Fenway Partners Capital Fund II, L.P	RK Holdings and Leasing, Inc	RK Holdings and Leasing, Inc.
20040937	KKR Millennium Fund L.P	The DIRECTV Group, Inc	PanAmSat Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—06/03/2004
20040936	Thomson S.A	The DIRECTV Group, Inc	Hughes Network Systems, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—06/04/2004
20040837	Itron, Inc	Schlumberger Limited	Schlumberger Electricity, Inc., Waisin Schlumberger Electricity Measurement Corporation.
20040908	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	Veolia Environment S.A	USF Holdings Inc.
20040918	Genstar Capital Partners III, L.P	Woods Equipment Company	Woods Equipment Company.
20040920	CCG Investments BVI, L.P	NxTrend Technology, Inc	NxTrend Technology, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative, or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant: Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room H-303, Washington, DC 20580, [phone].

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.