05-17753. 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—8/08/2005
20051354	CHS Inc	Dean Foods Company	Dean Intellectual Property Services, L.P.
			Dean Intellectual Property Services II, L.P.
			Morningstar Services, Inc.
			Morningstar Foods, LLC.
			White Wave Food Company.
20051355	Mitsui & Co., Ltd	Dean Foods Company	Dean Intellectual Property Services II, L.P.
			Dean Intellectual Property Services, L.P.
			Morningstar Foods, LLC.
			Morningstar Services, Inc.
			White Wave Foods Company.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/09/2005
20051279	Omnicare, Inc	James S. Karp	Making Distribution Intelligent, L.L.C.
			RxCrossroads, L.L.C.
			Rxinnovations, L.L.C.
20051312	Microsoft Corporation	FrontBridge Technologies, Inc	FrontBridge Technologies, Inc.
20051351	XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc	WCS Wireless, Inc	WCS Wireless, Inc.
20051363	Green Field II, LLC	Health Resource Partners, LLC	NAMM Holdings, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/11/2005
20051290	Duke Energy Construction	Cinergy Corp	Cinergy Corp.
20051291	Cinergy Corp	Duke Energy Corporation	Duke Energy Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/12/2005
20051365	CCG Investments BVI, L.P	Aspect Communications Corporations	Aspect Communications Corporations.
20051366	FPL Group, Inc	Alliant Energy Corporation	Duane Arnold Energy Center.
			Interstate Power and Light Company.
			Iowa Land and Building Company.
20051376	Mohawk Industries, Inc	Cigales SAK	Unilin Holding NV.
20051377	Thomson S.A	PRN Corporation	PRN Corporation
20051379	Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV L.P	Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen	LEGOLAND California LLC.
			LEGOLAND Estates AG.
20051382	Spohn Cement GmbH	Heidelberg Cement AG	HeidelbergCement AG.
20051383	Chesapeake Corporation	Aurora Equity Partners L.P	Impaxx Pharmaceutical Packaging, Inc.
20051386	Gannett Co., Inc	Knight-Ridder, Inc	Knight Ridder Digital.
			KR USA, Inc.
			Tallahassee Democrat, Inc.
20051387	Knight-Ridder, Inc	Gannett Co., Inc	Des Moines Register and Tribune Company.
			Federated Publications, Inc.
			Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.
			Media West-FPI, Inc.
20051389	International Business Machines Corporation	DWL (USA) Inc	DWL (USA) Inc.
20051390	American Pacific Corporation	GenCorp Inc	Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC.
			Aerojet-General Corporation.
20051391	MHR Institutional Partners IIA LP	Loral Space & Communications Ltd	Loral Space & Communications Inc.
20051392	MHR Institutional Partners LP	Loral Space & Communications Ltd	Laral Space & Communications Inc.
20051393	Aberdeen Asset Management PLC	Deutsche Bank AG	Deutsche Bank AG.
			Deutsche Investment Management.
			Scudder Trust Company.
20051397	President and Fellows of Harvard College	VarTec Telecom, Inc. (Debtor-in-possession)	Excelcom, Inc.
			Excel Communications Marketing, Inc.
			Excel Management Service, Inc.
			Excel Products, Inc.
			Excel Telecommunications, Inc.
			Excel Telecommunications of Virginia, Inc.
			Excel Teleservices, Inc.
			Telco Communications Group, Inc.
			Telco Network Services, Inc.
			VarTec Business Trust.
			VarTec Properties, Inc.
			VarTec Resource Services, Inc.
			VarTec Solutions, Inc.
			VarTec Telecom Holding Company.
			VarTel Telecom International Holding Company.
			VarTec Telecom of Virginia, Inc.
20051399	GUS plc	Mark and Karen Hill, husband and wife	Baker Hill Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/15/2005
20051317	Legg Mason, Inc	Citigroup Inc	Citibank Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited (Hong Kong).
			Citicorp Chile Administradora General de Fondos S.A. (Chile).
			Citi FCP S.A. (Luxembourg).
			Citigroup Advisors Co., Ltd. (Japan).
			Citigroup Asset Management Limited (United Kingdom).
			Citigroup Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A.
			Citi Islamic Portfolios S.A. (Luxembourg).
			CitiMoney S.A. (Luxembourg).
			Handlowy Zarzadzanie Aktywami S.A. (Poland).
			Solomon Brotherds Asset Management Asia Pacific Limited.
			Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. (Delaware, USA).
			Salomon Brothers Asset Management (Ireland).
			Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (Delaware, USA).
			Smith Barney Global Capital Management, Inc.
			The Travelers Investment Management Company.
			Towarzstwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych BH S.A. (Poland).
20051318	Citigroup Inc	Legg Mason, Inc	Howard Weil Financial Corporation (Louisiana).
			Legg Mason, Inc.
			Legg Mason Insurance Agency, Inc. (Maryland).
			Legg Mason Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.
			Legg Mason Insurance Agency of Texas, Inc. (Texas).
			Legg Mason Limited UK Corporation (United Kingdom).
			Legg Mason Mortgage Capital Corporation (Maryland).
			Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. (Maryland).
			LM Falcon Investment Strategies, Inc. (Maryland).
			Orchard Financial Services, Inc. (Maryland).
			Peregrine Investment LLC (Maryland).
20051388	Evergreen Pacific Partners, L.P	Clear Channel Communications, Inc	Citicasters Co.
20051401	Brockway Moran & Partners Fund II, LP	Long Point Capital/Fund, L.P	Colibri Holding Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/16/2005
20051327	Novartis AG	Bristol Myers Squibb Company	Bristol Myers Squibb Company.
20051374	Schneider Electric SA	BEI Technologies, Inc	BEI Technologies, Inc.
20051378	American Capital Strategies, Ltd	Halifax Capital Partners L.P	Soil Safe Holding, Inc.
20051396	Oracle Corporation	i-flex Solutions Limited	i-flex Solutions Limited.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/17/2005
20051347	CIT Group Inc	Itochu Corporation	Healthcare Business Credit Corporation.
20051369	El Paso Corporation	Chevron Corporation	Four Star Oil & Gas Company.
20051398	Apollo Investment Fund V, L.P	Cendant Corporation	Cendant International Holding Ltd.
			Cendant Marketing Group, LLC.
20051408	Hughes Supply, Inc	TVESCO, Inc	TVESCO, Inc.
20051412	Ares Corporation Opportunities Fund, L.P	National Bedding Holdings, Inc	National Bedding Company, L.L.C.
			Star LP.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/19/2005
20051352	DPS Credit Union	Safeway Rocky Mountain Federal Credit Union	Safeway Rocky Mountain Federal Credit Union.
20051409	Cobb Electric Membership Corporation	The Southern Company	Southern Company Gas, LLC.
20051411	American Capital Strategies, Ltd	Carol F. and Ralph A. Venuto, Sr	Hollywood Tanning Systems, Inc.
20051414	PolyMedia Corporation	Robert M. Haft	National Diabetic Pharmacies, Inc.
20051415	General Electric Company	Babcock & Brown Limited	Kumeyaay Wind LLC.
20051416	Berkshire Hathaway Inc	Peter J. Liegl	Forest River Housing, Inc.
			Forest River, Inc.
			Forest River Warranty Company.
			FR Texas Group, LP.
			Linnae Corporation.
			Mapletree Transportation, Inc.
			Vanguard, LLC.
20051420	Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP	Pathmark Stores, Inc	Pathmark Stores, Inc.
20051427	GS Holdings Co	Carlyle Partners III, L.P	Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
20051430	QinetiQ Holdings Limited	Arlington Capital Partners	Apogen Technologies, Inc.
20051431	Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IV, L.P	National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc	National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
20051436	Atlantic Equity Partners III, L.P	Precision Parts International, LLC	MPI International Holdings, Inc.
			Precision Gear Holdings, Inc.
			Precision Parts International Services Corp.
			Skill Tool & Die Holdings Corp.
20051438	News Corporation	Intermix Media, Inc	Intermix Media, Inc.
20051443	Carlyle Partners IV, L.P	SS&C Technologies, Inc	SS&C Technologies, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/22/2005
20051450	Silver Lake Partners II TSA, L.P	National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc	National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/23/2005
20050993	Cal Dive International, Inc	Torch Offshore Inc	Torch Offshore Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/24/2005
20051402	Bunzl plc	Royal Ahold	U.S. Foodservice, Inc.
20051428	Veolia Environment S.A	National Express Group, PLC	ATC/Vancom, Inc.
20051434	MCI, Inc	Totality Corporation	Totality Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATIONS—8/25/2005
20051395	Parker Hannifin Corporation	domnick hunter group plc	domnick hunter group plc.
20051400	Engelhard Corporation	Rhone Capital LLC	Almatis AC, Inc.
20051429	SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc., f/k/a Triton PCS Holdings	Urban Communicators PCS Ltd Partnership, Debtor-in-Possession	Urban Comm-North Carolina, Inc., Debtor-in-Possession.
20051437	UniCredito Italiano SpA	Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG	Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/26/2005
20051380	TA IX L.P	Henry L. Hillman	SCCI Health Services Corporation.
20051405	Bandai Co., Ltd	Namco Limited	Namco Limited.
20051439	General Dynamics Corporation	CCG Investment Fund, L.P	New Itronix Holdings Corporation.
20051458	The Procter & Gamble Company	The Gillette Company	The Gillette Company.
20051462	SkyWest, Inc	Delta Air Lines, Inc	Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc.
20051469	Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX, L.P	Mr. and Mrs. John H. and Jean Kung Jessen	Electronic Evidence Discovery, Incorporated.
20051481	Brockway Moran & Partners Fund II, L.P	Morgenthaler Partners VI, L.P	GED Holdings, 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.