Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: September 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 181)]

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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.

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Trans #

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/20/2001

20012220............................. Sumitomo Metal

Mitsubishi Materials Mitsubishi Material Industrial.

Corporation.

Quartz Corp. Mitsubishi Materials Silicon Corp. 20012221............................. Mitsubishi Materials Sumitomo Metal

K.K. Silicotech, Corporation.

Industries, Ltd..

Wakayama Sitix Solar. K.K. K.K. Sitix Service, Sumitomo Sitix Silcon, Inc. 20012234............................. HCA Inc................ HCA Inc................ El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd. 20012246............................. The Charles Schwab Robin Jackson.......... Bunker Capital, LLC. Corporation. J.L. Management, LLC. 20012247............................. The Charles Schwab Lawrence Leibowitz..... J.L. Management, LLC. Corporation. 20012250............................. Brian L. Roberts....... Global Sports, Inc..... Global Sports, Inc. 20012252............................. Hewlett-Packard Company StorageApps Inc........ StorageApps Inc. 20012268............................. FleetBoston Financial Liberty Mutual

Crabbe Huson Group, Corporation.

Insurance Company. Inc. Liberty Asset Management Company. Liberty Funds Group, L.L.C. Liberty Newport Holdings, Limited. Liberty Wagner Asset Management, L.P. Newport Fund Management, Inc. Progress Investment Management Company. WAM Acquisition GP, Inc. 2001227.............................. ValueClick, Inc........ Mediaplex, Inc......... Mediaplex, Inc. 20012276............................. HCC Insurance Holdings, Mark E. Rattner........ Marshall Rattner, Inc. Inc. 20012277............................. HCC Insurance Holdings, David F. Rattner....... Marshall Rattner, Inc. Inc. 20012283............................. Ameritrade Holding Deutsche Bank AG....... National Discount Corporation.

Brokers Group, Inc. 20012284............................. The News Corporation Golden Books Family Golden Books Publishing Limited.

Entertainment, Inc., Company, Inc. debtor-in-possession.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/21/2001

20012239............................. Household

Vereniging AEGON....... Transamerica Bank N.A. International, Inc. Transamerica Retail Financial Services Corporation. 20012274............................. Homestore.com, Inc..... Memberworks

iPlace, Inc. Incorporated. 20012282............................. Deutsche Bank AG....... Ameritrade Holding Ameritrade Holding Corporation.

Corporation. 20012288............................. Massachusetts Mutual Trement Advisors, Inc.. Tremont Advisors, Inc. Life Insurance Company.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/22/2001

20012230............................. General Electric

Data Critical

Data Critical Company.

Corporation.

Corporation. 20012235............................. Aid Association for Lutheran Brotherhood... Lutheran Brotherhood. Lutherans. 20012258............................. divine, inc............ eshare Communication, eshare Communications, Inc.

Inc. 20012264............................. Xcel Energy Inc........ Edison International... Capistrano Cogeneration Company. Eastern Sierra Energy Company. Hanover Energy Company.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/23/2001

20012300............................. Cadbury Schweppes plc.. Eagle Family Foods Eagle Family Foods Holdings, Inc.

Holdings, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/24/2001

20011704............................. AmeriSource Health Bergen Brunswig

Bergen Brunswig Corporation.

Corporation.

Corporation. 20012225............................. UnitedHealth Group Spectera, Inc.......... Spectera, Inc. Incorporated. 20012226............................. Parker Hannifin

Eaton Corporation...... Eaton AC&R, Ltd. Corporation. Eaton Aeroquip Inc. 20012289............................. Motorola, Inc.......... RiverDelta Networks, RiverDelta Networks, Inc.

Inc. 20012292............................. Novartis AG............ Novo Nordisk A/S....... Novo Nordisk A/S. 20012295............................. Mirant Corporation..... Edison International... EMC del Caribe. 20012297............................. Mirant Corporation..... Enron Corp............. Enron LNG Power (Atlantic) Ltd. 20012299............................. APAX Europe V-A LP..... Siemens AG............. Krauss-Maffei Corporation. Mannesmann Plastics Machinery AG. Netstal Maschinen AG. Van Dorn Corporation. 20012301............................. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. XTRA Corporation....... XTRA Corporation. 20012306............................. SBC Communications Inc. Leap Wireless

Cricket Licensee IX, International, Inc. Inc.

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20012307............................. Boston Ventures Limited Reed International The Cahners Travel Partnership VI.

P.L.C.

Group. 20012308............................. Boston Ventures Limited Elsevier NV............ The Cahners Travel Partnership IV.

Group. 20012316............................. The Right Start, Inc... Zany Brainy, Inc....... Zany Brainy, Inc. 20012329............................. Eli Lilly and Company.. Isis Phamaceuticals, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Inc. 20012330............................. Eli Lilly and Company.. Isis Pharmaceuticals, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/27/2001

20012242............................. Amphenol Corporation... AB Holdings LLC........ AssembleTech, L.P.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/28/2001

20012212............................. Terex Corporation...... CMI Corporation........ CMI Corporation 20012279............................. Sonoco Products Company Phoenix Packaging

Phoenix Packaging Corporation.

Corporation 20012290............................. United Overseas Bank Overseas Union Bank Overseas Union Bank Limited.

Limited.

Limited

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/29/2001

20012263............................. Performance Food Group Mr. Joseph A. Cambi.... Springfield Foodservice Company.

Corporation

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/30/2001

20011877............................. Reuters Group plc...... Bridge Information Bridge Data Co., Bridge Systems, Inc. (Debtor- Information Systems in-Possession).

America, Inc. Bridge Trading Co. UK Ltd., Bridge Trading Co. UK Nominees. Bridge Trading Co., Bridge Trading Co., Asia, Ltd. ....................... Bridge Transaction Services Asia Pacific, Ltd. Bridge Transaction Services, Inc., StockVal, Inc. Wall Street on Demand, Inc. 20011878............................. Reuters Group plc...... Bridge Information Bridge Trading Systems, Inc. (Debtor- Technologies, Inc. in-Possession).

Wall Street on Demand, Inc., StockVal, Inc. 20012287............................. Performance Food Group Fresh International Fresh International Company.

Corporation.

Corporation 20012291............................. Sumner M. Redstone..... WMS Industries Inc..... WMS Industries Inc. 20012313............................. Teradyne, Inc.......... McCown De Leeuw & Co. Electro Mechanical IV, L.P.

Solutions, Inc. 20012328............................. Marvin M. Schwan Great, Edwards Holding Corp... Edwards Holding Corp. Great Grandchildren's Trust.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/31/2001

20012280............................. General Electric

Westinghouse Air Brake Engine Systems, Inc. Company.

Technologies

G&G Locotronics. Corporation.

MotivePower, Inc. Motor Coils Manufacturing Corp. Wabtec Distribution. 20012315............................. Mirant Corporation..... Limestone Electron Shady Hills 20Power Trust.

Company, L.L.C. West Georgia Generating Company, L.L.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P. Fielding, Contact Representatives. Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, room 303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

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

[FR Doc. 01-23232Filed9-17-01; 8:45 am]

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