04-19967. 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	#	Acquired	Entities
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/03/2004
20041182	Tektronix, Inc	Inet Technologies, Inc	Inet Technologies, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/04/2004
20041139	Holcim Ltd	Holcim Ltd	Holcim (Texas) L.P.
20041199	Verizon Communications, Inc	Allen Salmasi	Nextwave Personal Communications Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Temrination—08/05/2004
20041179	Dover Corporation	Corning Incorporated	Corning Frequency Control Inc., Corning Frequency Control, Ltd., Corning Frequency Control (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
20041193	IMCO Recycling Inc	Commonwealth Industries, Inc	Commonwealth Industries, Inc.
20041196	Bank of America Corporation	National City Corporation	National Processing, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/06/2004
200541172	Wachovia Corporation	South Trust Corporation	South Trust Corporation
20041191	THLFS Wenco, Inc	N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc	N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc.
20041203	La Quinta Corporation	The Marcus Corporation	Baymont Franchises International, LLC, Baymont Inns Hospitality LLC, Baymont Inns, Inc., Baymont Partners, LLC, Beck/Marcus Associates-Miami Airport, Cutler Ridge Associates, LMC Associates-Rockside, Marcus-Anderson-Guastello Partnership, Marcus-Anderson Partnership, Marcus Consid, LLC, Marcus Fl, LLC, Marcus Non, LLC, Mark Antell Partnership, Willowbrook Motel Limited Partnership, Woodfield Suites Franchises International, Inc. Woodfield Suites Hospitality Corporation, Woodfield Suites, Inc.
20041207	Unifi	Koch Industries, Inc	Invista, S.a.r.l.
20041213	Mrs. Antonia Ax:son Johnson	The Trust under the Will of Walter L. Sams	Central Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc.
20041214	William L. Sauder	Crown Pacific Limited Partnership (Debtor-in-Possession)	Crown Pacific Limited Partnership (Debtor-in-Possession—
20041215	Wells Fargo & Company	Century Park Capital Partners, L.P	Becker-Underwood, Inc.
20041220	Dominion Resources, Inc	Multitrade of Pittsylvania County, L.P	Multitrade of Pittsylvania County, L.P.
20041221	Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV L.P	Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Partners IV, L.P.	Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.
20041226	Whitney V, L.P	YUM! Brands, Inc	Tricon Restaurants International (PR), Inc.
20041232	The DirectTV Group, Inc	PST Holdings, Inc. (debtor-in-possession)	PST Holdings, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/09/2004
20041145	Apollo Investment Fund V, L.P	Whitehall Associates, L.P	Borden Chemical, Inc., Borden Holdings, Inc.
20041190	Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P	Vernalis plc	Vernalis plc
20041195	Stryker Corporation	SpineCore, Inc	SpineCore, Inc.
20041227	Audax Private Equity Fund, L.P	Vitaquest International, Inc	Vitaquest International, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/10/2004
20040195	Cephalon, Inc.	CIMA Labs Inc	CIMA Labs Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/11/2004
20041209	BH/RE, L.L.C	Aladdin Gaming, LLC	Aladdin Gaming, LLC
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/12/2004
20041210	Arsenal Capital Partners Qualified Purchaser Fund LP	The Berwind Company LLC	Priority Air Express, LLC

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. Clarke,

Secretary.