Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: May 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 83)]

[Notices]

[Page 22658-22661]

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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 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

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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 No.

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/14/2005

20050670............................. Perry Partners L.P..... Regions Financial

Capital Factors Corporation.

Holding, Inc. 20050681............................. Brian C. Rogers........ T. Rowe Price Group, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Inc. 20050682............................. Alion Science and

John J. McMullen

John J. McMullen Technology Corporation. Associates, Inc.

Associates, Inc. 20050683............................. TelCove, Inc........... KMC Telecom Holdings, KMC Financial Services Inc.

LLC, KMC Telecom II Inc., KMC Telecom II LLC, KMC Telecom LLC, KMC Telecom of Virginia, Inc. 20050686............................. Century Tel, Inc....... KMC Telecom Holdings, KMC Financial Services Inc.

LLC, KMC Telecom III LLC, KMC Telecom II Inc., KMC Telecom LLC, KMC Telecom of Virginia, Inc. 20050687............................. SAP AG................. Retek, Inc............. Retek, Inc. 20050689............................. BCE Inc................ Craig O. McCaw......... Clearwire Corporation. 20050697............................. Charterhouse Equity Amerifit Nutrition, Inc Amerifit Nutrition, Partners IV, L.P.

Inc. 20050698............................. BLB Investors, L.L.C... Wembley, plc........... Wembley Inc. 20050699............................. News Corporation....... Cablevision Systems Cablevision Systems Corporation.

Corporation. 20050708............................. Cablevision Systems Cablevision Systems Regional Programming Corporation.

Corporation.

Partners.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/15/2005

20050613............................. Nanometrics

August Technology

August Technology Incorporated.

Corporation.

Corporation. 20050694............................. H.J. Heinz Company..... George E. King......... Appetizers And, Inc. 20050695............................. H.J. Heinz Company..... Patricia J. Domanik.... Appetizers And, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/16/2005

20050674............................. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Progress Energy, Inc... Progress Metal Reclamation Company, Progress Rail Services Corporation. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/17/2005

20050623............................. Ingram Industries Inc.. Riverway Co............ Riverway Harbor Service St. Louis, Inc. 20050693............................. Apollo Investment Fund Hughes Network Systems, Hughes Network Systems, IV, L.P.

LLC.

LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/18/2005

20050676............................. Dyson, Dyson & Dunn, McGard, Inc............ D.J.P. Realty Inc.

Associates LLC, L.D. McCauley, Inc., McGard Deutschland GmbH, McGard, Inc. 20050684............................. Onex Partner L.P....... The Boeing Company..... The Boeing Company. 20050700............................. SECOM Co., Ltd......... Cortec Group Fund II, Switchcraft, Inc. L.P. 20050709............................. Henry Samueli.......... The Walt Disney Company DCSR, Inc., Mighty Ducks Hockey Club, Inc. 20050710............................. St. Jude Medical, Inc.. Velocimed LLC.......... Velocimed DMC, Inc. Velocimed, Inc., Velocimed PFO, Inc. 20050713............................. Oracle Corporation..... Retek Inc.............. Retek Inc. 20050714............................. GGC Investment Fund II, Blue Martini Software, Blue Martini Software, L.P.

Inc.

Inc. 20050716............................. Johnson & Johnson...... TransForm

TransForm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20050718............................. The McGraw-Hill

James D. Power III..... J.D. Power and Companies, Inc.

Associates. 20050719............................. GTEL Holdings, Inc..... AT&T Corp.............. TCG Payphones, Inc., TCG Public Communications, Inc. 20050721............................. Warburg Pincus Private New Breed, Inc......... New Breed, Inc. Equity VIII, L.P.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/21/2005

20050632............................. Danielson Holding

American Ref-Fuel

American Ref-Fuel Corporation.

Holdings Corp.

Holdings Corp. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/22/2005

20050690............................. Partners Limited....... Verizon Communications Verizon Communications Inc.

Inc. 20050691............................. Emera Inc.............. Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications Inc. 20050703............................. Esmark Incorporated.... Brian R. Williamson.... Miami Valley Steel Service Inc. 20050711............................. U.S. Equity Partners II Global Hyatt

Bassett Ready-Mix Co., (U.S. Parallel), L.P. Corporation.

Inc., Meyer Material Company, Paveloc Industries, Inc.

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20050722............................. First Horizon

Andrx Corporation...... Andrx EU Ltd., Andrx Pharmaceutical

Laboratories, Inc., Corporation.

Andrx Laboratories (NJ), Inc., Andrx Labs, LLC. 20050725............................. Monitor Clipper Equity HIG-MSC, Inc........... MSC Acquisition, Inc. Partners II, L.P. 20050733............................. BB&T Corporation....... Sterling Capital

New Sterling LLC. Management LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/23/2005

20050701............................. Barry Diller........... Cornerstone Brands, Inc Cornerstone Brands, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/24/2005

20050644............................. Monsanto Company....... HMTF Equity Fund IV Emergent Genetics, Inc. (1999) Cayman, L.P. 20050724............................. Crimson Velocity Fund, R. T. Groos, LLC....... Tyden Group, Inc. L.P. 20050731............................. A.A. Mordashov......... Lucchini S.p.A......... Lucchini S.p.A.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/25/2005

20050723............................. New Mountain Partners Kenneth E. and Tena R. Deltek Systems, Inc. II, L.P.

deLaski. 20050727............................. Spectrum Equity

Pegasus Partners II, Classic Media, Inc. Investors IV, L.P. L.P. 20050735............................. Yitzkah Sharon-

Rosemore, Inc.......... La Gloria Oil and Gas shareholder of The

Company, MPC Land Delek Group.

Acquisition, Inc., MPC Pipeline Acquisition, Inc. 20050736............................. BT Group plc........... Reuters Group PLC...... Radianz Ltd. 20050739............................. Thoma Cressey Fund VII, Datatel, Inc........... Datatel, Inc. L.P. 20050747............................. Behrman Capital III L.P 2000 Riverside Capital Selig Holdings Appreciation Fund, L.P. Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/29/2005

20050688............................. Chiquita Brands

Performance Food Group Fresh Advantage, Inc., International, Inc. Company. ....................... ....................... Fresh International Corp., K.C. Salad Holdings, Inc., Redi- Cut Foods, Inc. 20050732............................. Atlas Pipeline

Energy Transfer

ETC Oklahoma Pipeline, Partners, L.P.

Partners, L.P.

Ltd. 20050742............................. Partners Limited....... Weyerhaeuser Company... Weyerhaeuser Company Limited. 20050743............................. Cenex Finance

CHS Inc................ Fin-Ag, Inc. Association, Inc. 20050745............................. Industrial Growth

Wingate Partners III, AmerCable Incorporated. Partner II, L.P.

L.P. 20050751............................. VF Corporation......... SPC Partners II, L.P... Reef Holdings Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/30/2005

20050738............................. Verizon Communications MetroPCS, Inc.......... GWI PCS1, Inc. Inc. 20050740............................. Brown Shoe Company, Inc Heritage Fund III, L.P. Bennett Footwear Holdings, LLC, Bennett Investment Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/01/2005

20050749............................. Belgacom S.A........... Belgacom International Belgacom International Carrier Services, S.A. Carrier Services, S.A. 20050753............................. Erich Wesjohann GmbH & Aviagen International Aviagen International Co. KG.

Group, Inc.

Group, Inc. 2005070.............................. Gilead Sciences, Inc... Japan Tobacco, Inc..... Japan Tobacco, Inc. 20050761............................. Global Private Equity Peterson Capital II, Making Memories IV Limited Partnership. LLC.

Wholesale, Inc. 20050765............................. Icelandic Group plc.... Sjovik ehf............. Sjovik ehf.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/04/2005

20050706............................. Boston Scientific

TriVascular, Inc....... TriVascular, Inc. Corporation. 20050771............................. Boston Scientific

Cryo Vascular Systems, Cryo Vascular Systems, Corporation.

Inc.

Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/05/2005

20050755............................. The Goldman Sachs

Selim K. Zilkha........ Zilkha Renewable Group, Inc.

Energy, LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/07/2005

20050712............................. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. SAVVIS Communications SAVVIS Communications Corporation.

Corporation. 20050766............................. International Business Ascential Software Ascential Software Machines Corporation. Corporation.

Corporation. 20050767............................. Siemens

CTI Molecular Imaging, CTI Molecular Imaging, Aktiengesellschaft. Inc.

Inc.

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For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay, Contract 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. 05-8618 Filed 4-29-05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750-01-M

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