01-19725. 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.

Transactions Granted Early Termination, 07/09/2001-07/18/2001

Transaction	Acquiring person	Acquired person	Acquired entities
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/09/2001
20011959	Electronic Data Systems Corporation	Structural Dynamics Research Corporation	Structural Dynamics Research Corporation.
20011965	American Italian Pasta Company	Whitehall Associates, L.P	BFC Investments, L.P., BF Foods International Corporation.
			Borden Foods Corporation.
20011978	Mme Ginette Dalloz	Engineering Henri Bacou S.A	Engineering Henri Bacou S.A.
20012057	Cendant Corporation	Galileo International, Inc	Galileo International, Inc.
Transactions Early Termination—07/10/2001
20012000	Pride International, Inc	Marine Drilling Companies, Inc	Marine Drilling Companies, Inc.
20012050	Limestone Electron Trust	Energy Investors Fund, L.P	Cambria CoGen Company.
20012070	Houchens Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and	Mr. Brad Kelley	Commonwealth Brands, Inc.
20012072	Ultraframe Plc	Joseph Eposito	C&J Realty Co.
			Fisher Skylights, Inc.
			Four Seasons Holbrook, Inc.
			Four Seasons Marketing Corp.
			Four Seasons Solar Products Corp.
20012073	Ultraframe Plc	Christopher Esposito	C&J Realty Co.
			Fisher Skylights, Inc.
			Four Seasons Holbrook, Inc.
			Four Seasons Marketing Corp.
			Four Seasons Solar Products Corp.
20012087	WideOpenWest Holdings, LLC	SBC Communications Inc	Ameritech New Media, Inc.
20012090	Mellon Financial Corporation	SAW Trust	Pilgrim Escrow Company, LLC.
			Standish, Ayer & Wood Inc.
20012124	Radio One, Inc	U.S. Broadcasting Limited Partnership	U.S. Broadcasting Limited Partnership.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/11/2001
20011970	AOL Time Warner, Inc	Future Network plc	Future Network plc.
20012084	Perot Systems Corporation	Advanced Receivables Strategy, Inc	Advanced Receivables Strategy, Inc.
20012094	Tangua Charitable Trust	Heartland Steel, Inc., Debtor-in-Possession	Heartland Steel, Inc.
20012117	Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc	Sound Advice, Inc	Sound Advice, Inc.
20012120	Berkshire Hathaway Inc	FINOVA Group Inc. (The)	FINOVA Group Inc. (The).
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/12/2001
20012015	Maytag Corporation	Amana Appliance Company, L.P	Amana Appliance Company, L.P.
20012026	First Data Corporation	NYCE Corporation	NYCE Corporation.
20012083	Wicks Communications & Media Partners, L.P	Torstar Corporation	Cambridge Physics Outlet, Inc.
			Delta Education, Inc.
20012112	BCE Inc	Wildblue Communications, Inc	Wildblue Communications, Inc .
20012129	Misys plc	Sidney A. Goldblatt, MD	Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/13/2001
20012014	Pulte Homes, Inc	Del Webb Corporation	Del Webb Corporation.
20012041	Automatic Data Processing, Inc	Avert, Inc	Avert, Inc.
20012066	Marubeni Corporation	Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Inc	Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Inc.
20012067	ITOCHU Corporation	Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Inc	Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Inc.
20012075	Vishay Intertechnology, Inc	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	Infineon Technologies AG.
20012079	Johnson & Johnson	Inverness Medical Technology, Inc	Inverness Medical Technology, Inc.
20012085	Medtronic, Inc	MiniMed Inc	MiniMed Inc.
20012086	Medtronic, Inc	Medical Research Group, Inc	Medical Research Group, Inc.
20012092	AT&T Corp	Sprint Corporation	Sprint Corporation.
20012093	Spring Corporation	AT&T Corp	AT&T Corp.
20012107	TD Capital Canadian Private Equity Partners (QLP) L.P	Harrowston Inc	Harrowston Inc.
20012111	AOL Time Warner Inc	AOL Time Warner Inc	TWI Cable Inc.
20012115	Cascades Inc	Plainwell Shasta Holdings Inc	Plainwell Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/16/2001
20012077	EQT Northern Europe AG	AB Electrolux	White Consolidated Industreis, Inc.
20012103	e-MedSoft.com	Thor Capital Holdings, LLC	Chartwell Diversified Services, Inc.
20012122	Lawrence L. Garlcik	Peregrine Systems, Inc	Peregrine Systems, Inc.
20012131	Kelso Investment Associates VI, L.P	CPI Development Corporation	Carter-Wallance, Inc.
20012133	CSL Limited, an Australian Capital Territory Corporation	Nabi, a Delaware Corporation	Nabi, a Delaware Corporation.
20012137	Protective Life Corporation	Irish Life Permanent plc	First Variable Life Insurance Company.
			Inter-State Assurance Company.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/17/2001
20012132	AK Steel Holding Corporation	Acme Metals Incorporated	Alpha Tube Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/18/2001
20012028	UMC Health System	Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh	Children's Community Care.
20012042	Peregrine Systems, Inc	Remedy Corporation	Remedy 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.

Benjamin I. Berman,

Acting Secretary.