Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: June 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 124)]

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

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 person 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

20051000............................. Merrill Lynch & Co., AMVESCAP PLC........... AMVESCAP Retirement, Inc.

Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/07/2005

20050942............................. Philip F. Anschutz..... Carter David Meiselman. Eastern Federal Corporation. 20051028............................. Fenway Partners Capital Craig T. and Ellen Panther II Fund II, L.P.

Amato.

Transportation, Inc. 20051031............................. American Capital

E&B Giftware LLC....... E&B Giftware LLC. Strategies, Ltd. 20051032............................. Apolio Investment Fund Wyndham International, Wyndham International, IV, L.P.

Inc.

Inc. 20051033............................. Apollo Real Estate Wyndham International, Wyndham International, Investment Fund IV, Inc.

Inc. L.P. 20051034............................. AIF/THL PAH LLC........ Wyndham International, Wyndham International, Inc.

Inc. 20051035............................. Thomas H. Lee Equity Wyndham International, Wyndham International, Fund IV, L.P.

Inc.

Inc. 20051046............................. Seaboard Flour LLC..... Daily Foods, Inc....... Daily Foods, Inc. 20051053............................. Gannett Co., Inc....... Jules Gardner.......... Andrew Ellenthal, Christopher Saridakis, Jules Gardner 2005 Grantor Retained Annuity, Keith Gelles, Point Roll, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/08/2005

20050998............................. Cephalon, Inc.......... Salmedix, Inc.......... Salmedix, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/09/2005

20041212............................. Harrah's Entertainment, Caesars Entertainment, Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Inc.

Inc. 20050436............................. William J. Yung III.... Caesars Entertainment, Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/10/2005

20050857............................. Avid Technology, Inc... Pinnacle Systems, Inc.. Pinnacle Systems, Inc. 20050873............................. ChevronTexaco

Unocal Corporation..... Unocal Corporation. Corporation. 20050995............................. Allied Capital

Spear Pharmaceuticals, Spear Pharmaceuticals, Corporation.

Inc.

Inc. 20051024............................. Mr. John W. Stanton & ALLTEL Corporation..... ALLTEL Corporation. Mrs. Theresa E. Gillespie. 20051025............................. Cardiac Science, Inc... Quinton Cardiology Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc.

Systems, Inc. 20051026............................. Quinton Cardiology Cardiac Science, Inc... Cardiac Science, Inc. Systems, Inc. 20051030............................. Baron Frere............ Alleghany Corporation.. Mineral Holdings Inc.

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20051036............................. Tire Rack Holdings, The Tire Rack, Inc..... The Tire Rack, Inc. Inc.. 20051043............................. Paul G. Desmarais...... Alleghany Corporation.. Mineral Holdings Inc. 20051048............................. Saturn Pharmaceuticals, PLIVA d.d.............. Odyssey Inc.

Pharmaceuticals. 20051049............................. Computer Horizons Corp. Analysts International Analysts International Corporation.

Corporation. 20051056............................. Johnson Controls, Inc.. Edwin J. McLaughlin.... USI Companies Inc. 20051057............................. U.S. Bancorp........... Certegy Inc............ Certegy Card Services, Inc. 20051059............................. Ralph Lauren........... Reebok International Ralph Lauren Footwear Ltd.

Co., Inc. 20051070............................. Reliance Steel &

James R. Sutow......... Chapel Steel Corp. Aluminum Co. 20051084............................. American Capital

Linsalata Capital

PHI Holding Company, Strategies Ltd.

Partners Fund IV, L.P. Inc. 20051088............................. Affiliated Computer LiveBridge, Inc........ LiveBridge, Inc. Services, Inc. 20051089............................. Nippon Suisan Kaisha, King & Prince Seafood King & Prince Seafood Ltd.

Corporation.

Corporation. 20051095............................. United Parcel Service, Overnite Corporation... Overnite Corporation. Inc. 20051104............................. Nautic Partners V, L.P. Hunt Capital Partners, International Radiology L.P.

Group, LLC. 20051111............................. Cargill Incorporated... Better Beef Limited.... Better Beef Limited, deJonge Farms Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/13/2005

20051041............................. Odyssey Investment NSP Holdings L.L.C..... Norcross Safety Partners Fund III, LP.

Products L.L.C. NSP Holdings Capital Corp. 20051066............................. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. Utility Supply of

Utility Supply of America, Inc. d/b/a America, Inc. d/b/a USABlueBook.

USABlueBook.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/14/2005

20050996............................. Genzyme Corporation.... Bone Care

Bone Care International, Inc. International, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/15/2005

20050990............................. A.T. Williams Oil

Trade Oil Company...... Trade Oil Company. Company. 20050991............................. Amerada Hess

Trade Oil Company...... Trade Oil Company. Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/16/2005

20051100............................. T&F Informa PLC........ Lord Laidlaw of

I.I.R. Holdings Rothiemay.

Limited. 20051113............................. Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.. J. Mark Grosvenor...... Medallion Foods, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/17/2005

20051045............................. Walter Wang............ New Mighty U.S. Trust.. J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. 20051086............................. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. General Electric

Medical Protective Company.

Corporation. 20051091............................. Gerald J. Ford......... Affordable Residential Affordable Residential Communities, Inc.

Communities, Inc. 20051102............................. Apollo Investment Fund Metals USA, Inc........ Metals USA, Inc. V, L.P. 20051108............................. Pacific Equity Partners Worldwide Restaurant Worldwide Restaurant Fund II L.P.

Concepts, Inc.

Concepts, Inc. 20051114............................. Richard B. Cohen....... Lone Star Fund V

BI-LO, LLC. (U.S.), L.P. 20051119............................. AG Holding, L.P........ Fletcher Jones, Jr. Fletcher Jones Luxury Life Trust U/D/T 2/16/ Vehicles, Inc. 94. 20051120............................. Rodney D. Windley...... Michael S. Brown....... Capital Health Management Group, Inc. 20051122............................. President and Fellows ....................... Trenton Energy of Harvard College

Corporation. Suez.

Trigen Building Services Corporation. Trigen-Kansas City Energy Corporation. Trigen-Maryland Steam Corporation. Trigen-Missouri Energy Corporation. Trigen-Oklahoma Energy Corporation. Trigen-Schuylkill Cogeneration, Inc. United Thermal Corporation. 20051123............................. PCT Equity 2 Limited... Global Promo Group Global Promo Group, Holdings, LLC.

Inc. 20051130............................. Trident III, L.P....... Zurich Financial

ZC Sterling Services.

Corporation. 20051135............................. Longyear Global

Anglo American plc..... Boart Longyear Holdings, Inc.

International BV. 20051137............................. The Edward W. Scripps Shopzilla, Inc......... Shopzilla, Inc. Trust. 20051148............................. Dofasco Inc............ Quebec Cartier Mining Quebec Cartier Mining Company.

Company.

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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, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission, Donald S. Clark, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 05-12830 Filed 6-28-05; 8:45 am]

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