E8-21466. 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 Comission 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 No.	Acquiring	Acquired	Entities
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/05
20081512	TCV V, L.P	RiskMetrics Group, Inc.	RiskMetrics Group, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/06/2008
20081498	Entegris, Inc	Cowen Investments Holding, LLC	Poco Graphite Holdings, LLC Poco Graphite, Inc.; Poco Graphite International; Poco Graphite, SARL.
20081524	Inergy, L.P	Demetree Salt Holdings, LLC	U.S. Salt, LLC.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/06/2008
20081536	Ashland Inc	Hercules Incorporated	Hercules Incorporated.
20081557	AEA Investors 2006 Fund VI, L.P	Quad-C Partners L.P	Behavioral Holding Corp.
20081559	Cross Country Healthcare, Inc	MDA Holdings, Inc	Allied Health Group, Inc.; Credent Verification and Licensing Services, Inc.; Jamestown Indemnity, Ltd.; Medical Doctor Associates, Inc.
20081560	Microsoft Corporation	DATAllegro, Inc	DATAllegro, Inc.
20081564	Blackstone RGIS Capital Partners V L.P	Ronald 0. Perelman	Allied Security Holdings LLC.
20081570	Convergys Corporation	Intervoice, Inc	Intervoice, Inc.
20081579	CVT Holding S.A.S	Financiere Cover team SAS	Financiere Coverteam SAS.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/10/2008
19882164	Anacomp, Inc	Xidex Corporation	Xidex Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/12/2008
20081398	Smith International, Inc	W-H Energy Services, Inc	W-H Energy Services, Inc.
20081525	American Seafoods L.P	Yardarm Knot, Inc	Highland Light Seafoods, LLC; Tracy Anne, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/13/2008
20071584	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd	Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd	Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
20081529	David and Sherry Gold	99 cents Only Stores	99 cents Only Stores.
20081563	Nam Jung Kim	Del Monte Foods Company	Del Monte Foods Company; Galapesca, S.A.; Marine Trading Pacific, Inc.; Panapesca Fishing, Inc.; Star-Kist Samoa, Inc.
20081568	Motorola, Inc	Jay Chaudhry	AirDefense, Inc.
20081577	DeVry Inc	U.S. Education Corporation	U.S. Education Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/14/2008
20081585	Tilman J	Fertitta Landry's Restaurants, Inc	Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/15/2008
20081532	Nycomed S.C.A. SICAR	Immunomedics, Inc	Immunomedics, Inc.
20081571	David Gelbaum and Monica Chavez Gelbaum	GridPoint, Inc	GridPoint, Inc.
20081593	International Business Machines Corporation	ILOG S.A	ILOG S.A.
20081595	Bay Harbour Holdings, LLC	S&B Industries Inc. (debtor-in-possession	S&B Industries Inc. (debtor-in-possession).
20081598	Michel Reybier	Chateau Montelena (FNA Montelena Associates)	Chateau Montelena (FNA Montelena Associates).
20081600	Macquarie Global Partnership V Opportunities Partners, L.P	Marathon Fund Limited	Petermann Holding Co.
20081601	TowerCo II Holdings LLC	Sprint Nextel Corporation	Sprint Nextel Corporation.
20081609	4116372 Canada Inc	American Greetings Corporation	American Greetings Corporation.
20081612	Alcatel Lucent	Motive, Inc	Motive, Inc.
20081614	CHS Private Equity V LP	Web Service Company, Inc	Web Service Company, LLC.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/18/2008
20081599	Iberdrola, S.A	Energy East Corporation	Energy East Corporation.
20081606	Quadrangle (AIV) Capital Partners II LP	Stephen E. Myers	Smart City Information Services, LLC OFL LLC); Smart City/mpiNET, LLC (FL LLC); Smart City Solutions, LLC (FL LLC); Smart City Telecommunications LLC (Del. LLC); Smart City Television LLC (Del. LLC).
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/19/2008
20081608	Time Warner Inc	Ripplewood Partners II, LP	QSP, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/20/2008
20081517	MetLife Inc	First Horizon National Corporation	First Horizon National Corporation.
20081527	ABB Ltd	KEC Acquisition Corporation	KEC Acquisition Corporation.
20081607	Kenneth J, Feld	Live Nation, Inc	Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/21/2008
20081544	Commercial Metals Company Reinforcing-Tensioning Services, Inc	Alfredo Bubion	Bubion Investment Co. Regional Steel Corporation; RPS Cable Corporation; The Dawn Lizabeth Bubion 2003 Trust; The Debbie Ann Martinez 2003 Trust.
20081594	Charlesbank Equity Fund VI, Limited Partnership	Cardinal Health, Inc.	Tecomet Inc. (“Tecomet”).
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/22/2008
20081554	Cleveland Cliffs Inc	Alpha Natural Resources, Inc	Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
20081574	Ametek, Inc	Xantrex Technology Inc	Elgar Holdings, Inc.
20081586	Schneider Electric SA	Xantrex Technology, Inc	Xantrex Technology Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/25/2008
20081589	Pershing Square, L.P	Longs Drug Stores Corporation	Longs Drug Stores Corporation.
20081620	Markit Group Holdings Limited	JPMorgan Chase & Co	J.P. Morgan FCS Corp.
20081623	Temasek Capital (Private) Limited	Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc	Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
20081629	Covance Inc	Eli Lilly and Company	Eli Lilly and Company.
20081633	LLR Equity Partners III, L.P	SunTrust Banks, Inc	TransPlatinum Service Corp.
20081634	The Walt Disney Company	The Active Network, Inc	The Active Network, Inc.
20081642	Gannett Co., Inc	CareerBuilder, LLC	CareerBuilder, LLC.
20081645	Deutsche Telekom AG	NextWave Wireless, Inc	AWS Wireless Inc.
20081651	Diamond Foods, Inc	General Mills, Inc	General Mills, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/26/2008
20081562	JV Holdings	Spitzer Holding Company	Spitzer Industries LLC.
20081617	Georg F.W	Continental AG Schaeffler	Continental AG.
20081625	Arlington Tankers Ltd	General Maritime Corporation	General Maritime Corporation.
20081626	General Maritime Corporation	Arlington Tankers Ltd	Arlington Tankers Ltd.
20081631	Peter C. Georgiopoulos	Galileo Holding Corporation	Galileo Holding Corporation.
20081638	PTT Chemical Public Company Limited	Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.a.r.l	Cognis Olechemicals (M) Sdn. Bhd.
20081639	PTT Chemical Public Company Limited	Permodalan Nasional Berhad	Cognis Olechemicals (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/27/2008
20081436	Finmeccanica-Societa' per azioni	DRS Technologies, Inc	DRS Technologies, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/28/2008
20081622	Ameriprise Financial, Inc	William C. Morris	J.& W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated.
20081628	Macquarie Global Opportunities Partners, L.P	Sentient Jet Holdings, LLC	AvBuy, LLC; PNFS, LLC; Private Jets, Inc.; Sentient Flight Group, Inc.; Sentient Jet, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/29/2008
20081489	Else Kroner-Fresenius-Stiftung	Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D	APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20081597	Johnson & Johnson	Amgen Inc	Amgen Inc.
20081653	Assurant, Inc	Trident II, L.P	Trident Signal Holdings, Inc.

For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative, or Renee Hallman, Contact Representative, 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.