Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: November 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 211)]

[Notices]

[Page 63537-63538]

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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 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.

TransAcquiring

Acquired

Entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/27/2004

20041211............................. Parker-Hannifin

Sporlan Valve Company.. Sporlan Valve Company. Corporation. 20041343............................. GTCR Fund VII L.P...... Electronic Data Systems EDS Information Corporation.

Services, L.L.C. 20041379............................. The Laird Group PLC.... Centurion Wireless Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc. Technologies, Inc. 20041384............................. ARM Holdings plc....... Artisan Components, Inc Artisan Components, Inc. 20041397............................. Wind Point Partners V, United Subcontractors, United Subcontractors, L.P.

Inc.

Inc. 20041401............................. LR2 AIV, L.P........... Global Industries, Ltd. Global Industries, Ltd. 20041402............................. First Reserve Fund X., Ingersoll-Rand Company Dresser-Rand Canada, L.P.

Limited.

Inc., Dresser-Rand S.A.-France, Ingersoll- Rand Company Limited. 20041404............................. KeyCorp................ James J. Pappas........ Ariel Truss (Hawaii) Inc., Honolulu Wood Testing Co., Ltd. 20041405............................. Mitsubishi Corporation. Royal Dutch Petroleum Wildflower Development Company.

LLC. 20041407............................. Metalurgica Gerdau, S.A Cargill, Incorporated.. North Star Recycling Company, North Star Steel Company, North Star Steel Kentucky, Inc., North Star Steel Texas, Inc. 20041408............................. Inovis International, QRS Corporation........ QRS Corporation. Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/29/2004

20040416............................. Dan L. Duncan.......... El Paso Corporation.... El Paso Hydrocarbons, L.P., El Paso NGL Marketing Company, L.P. 20040417............................. Dan L. Duncan.......... GulfTerra Energy

GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P.

Partners, L.P. 20041385............................. MDS Inc................ Applera Corporation.... Applera Corporation. 20041387............................. Serologicals

Upstate Group, Inc..... Upstate Group, Inc. Corporation. 20041447............................. ConocoPhillips......... Open Joint-Stock

Open Joint-Stock Company Oil Company Company Oil LUKOIL. LUKOIL. 20041456............................. ConocoPhillips......... Open Joint-Stock

Open Joint-Stock Company Oil Company Company Oil Company LUKOIL.

LUKOIL.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/30/2004

20041427............................. Morgan Stanley......... NTELOS, Inc............ NTELOS, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/04/2004

20041372............................. Parker-Hannifin

AEC Holdings, Inc...... AEC Holdings, Inc. Corporation. 20041380............................. Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust Molson Inc............. Molson Inc. 20041415............................. Cisco Systems, Inc..... Netsolve, Incorporated. Netsolve, Incorporated. 20041416............................. Federal Express

Delta Air Lines, Inc... Delta Air Lines, Inc. Corporation. 20041417............................. 2003 Riverside Capital Mark J. Lowe........... Progressive Stamping & Appreciation Fund L.P.

Plating. 20041418............................. Jefferies Group, Inc... Jefferies Group, Inc... Bonds Direct Securities LLC. 20041420............................. American Capital

Roark Carvel LLC....... Focus Brands, Inc. Strategies, Ltd.

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20041423............................. HMTF Fund V Cayman, L.P Centennial

Centennial Puerto Rico Communications Corp. Cable TV Corp. 20041432............................. RHJ Industrial

HIT Partners, L.P...... HGH GP Limited, Honsel Partners, L.P.

Germany Holdings, L.P., Tritech Holdings, L.P. 20041434............................. Wellspring Capital Envirosource, Inc...... Envirosource, Inc. Partners III, L.P.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/05/2004

20041410............................. Bertarelli & Cie....... ZymoGenetics, Inc...... ZymoGenetics, Inc. 20041413............................. Merrill Lynch & Co., Entergy Corporation.... Entergy-Koch Trading Inc.

Canada, ULC/Commerce Entergy-Koch Canada, Entergy-Koch Trading, L.P. 20041414............................. Merrill Lynch & Co., Koch Industries, Inc... Entergy-Koch Trading Inc.

Canada, ULC/Commerce Entergy-Koch Canada, Entergy-Koch Trading, L.P. 20041424............................. Ventiv Health, Inc..... Smith Hanley Holding Smith Hanley Holding Corp.

Corp.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/08/2004

20041412............................. LeCroy Corporation..... Computer Access

Computer Access Technology Corporation. Technology Corporation. 20041425............................. Yahoo! Inc............. Musicmatch, Inc........ Musicmatch, Inc. 20041450............................. Centrica plc........... Wellspring Capital RSG Holding Corp. Partners III, L.P. 20041451............................. Behrman Capital III L.P David and Arline Parker Pelican Products, Inc. Family Ltd. Partnership. 20041462............................. RC Aviation LLC........ Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. 20041463............................. Salem Communications A. Jerrold Perenchio... Univision Radio, Inc. Corporation. 20041464............................. A. Jerrold Perenchio... Salem Communications Salem Communications Corporation.

Corporation. 20050001............................. Audax Private Equity Southern Equipment Southern Equipment Fund, L.P.

Company, Inc.

Company, Inc. 20050002............................. Paul G. Allen.......... DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc..

SKG, 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, (202) 326-3100.

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

[FR Doc. 04-24425 Filed 11-1-04; 8:45 am]

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