02-1478. 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.

Transaction No.	Acquiring person	Acquired person	Acquried entities
Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/27/2001
20020202	General Electric Company	CMS Energy Corporation	Michigan Electric Transmission Company LLC
20020204	AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.	Gerald T. Vento	THC of Houston, Inc.
			THC of Melbourne, Inc. THC of Orlando, Inc. THC of San Diego, Inc. THC of Tampa, Inc.
20020216	Furniture Brands International, Inc.	Furnishings International Inc.	Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc.
			Furnishings International Inc. Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc. Maitland-Smith Pacific, LTD Maitland-Smith, Inc.
20020242	Perot Systems Corporation	Dianne H. Patterson	Claim Services Resources Group, Inc.
20020252	Omnicare, Inc.	Mariner Post-Acute Network, Inc.	American Medical Insurance Billing Services, Inc. American Pharmaceutical Serivces, Inc. APS Pharmacy Management, Inc.
			Compass Pharmacy Services of Maryland, Inc.
			Compass Pharmacy Services of Maryland, Inc. Ocean Pharmacy, Inc. Pinnacle Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/28/2001
20020225	Nestle S.A.	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
20020226	L. Bettencourt	Bistol-Myers Squibb Company	Bistol-Myers Squibb Company
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/01/2002
20020267	American Institute of Certified Public Accountants	Rivio, Inc.	Rivio, Inc.
20020278	Cable and Wireless Inc.	Exodus Communications, Inc.	Exodus Communications, Inc.
Transactiosn Granted Early Termination—01/03/2002
20020275	AOL Time Warner Inc.	Oxygen Media Corporation	Oxygen Media Corporation
20020276	Paul G. Allen	Oxygen Media Corporation	Oxygen Media Corporation
20020282	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	Craig A. Ponzio	Albecca Inc.

For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay or Chandra L. Kennedy, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, DC 20580, [phone].

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.