Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: January 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 12)]

[Notices]

[Page 3121-3125]

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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. Sec. 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 Granted Early Termination

ET date

Trans No. ET req status

Party name

07-DEC-98............ 19990523 G

Applied Magnetics Corporation. G

DAS Services, Inc. G

DAS Services, Inc. 19990524 G

Motorola, Inc. G

Lucent Technologies, Inc. G

Philips Consumer Communications L.P. 19990539 G

ServiceMaster Company (The). G

LandCare USA, Inc. G

LandCare USA, Inc. 19990544 G

Mego Mortgage Corporation. G

Patwinder Sidhu. G

LL Funding Corp. 19990545 G

Mego Mortgage Corporation. G

Dariush Yazdan-Panah. G

LL Funding Corp. 19990564 G

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P. G

Chancellor Media Corporation. G

Chancellor Media Corporation. 19990571 G

Legato Systems, Inc.

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G

FullTime Software, Inc. G

FullTime Software, Inc. 19990577 G

Enron Corp. G

Robert C. McNair. G

McNair Energy Services Corporation. 19990582 G

Pittway Corporation. G

American Trading and Production Corporation. G

Northern Computers, Inc. 19990590 G

Capicorn Investors II, L.P. G

Capicorn Investors, L.P. G

NATCO Group Inc. 19990602 G

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. G

Gloria S. Sale. G

CSL of Texas, Inc. 19990609 G

Samuel J. Heyman. G

Dexter Corporation. G

Life Technologies, Inc. 19990613 G

El Chico Holding Company, L.P. G

Spaghetti Warehouse, Inc. G

Spaghetti Warehouse, Inc. 19990615 G

U.S. Liquids Inc. G

H. Michael Schneider. G

Romic Environmental Technologies Corporation. 19990618 G

The Coastal Corporation. G

John E. Guinness. G

Cogen Energy Technology L.P. 19990619 G

The Coastal Corporation. G

Robert I. Glass. G

Cogen Energy Technology L.P. 19990621 G

Direct Focus, Inc. G

Delta Woodside Industries, Inc. G

Nautilus International, Inc. 19990662 G

Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas. G

Incarnate Word Health System. G

Incarnate Word Health System. 19990663 G

Incarnate Word Health Services. G

Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas. G

Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas. 19990680 G

The General Electric Company, p.l.c. G

Tellium, Inc. G

Tellium, Inc. 08-DEC-98............ 19984362 G

Jon M. Huntsman. G

NOVA Corporation. G

Buyer Sub, a yet-to- be-formed company. 19984363 G

NOVA Corporation. G

Jon M. Huntsman. G

Huntsman Chemical Corporation. 19990607 G

Ameritas Mutual Insurance Holding Company. G

Acacia Mutual Holding Company. G

Acacia Mutual Holding Company. 19990630 G

Hughes Supply, Inc. G

Harlan R. Kamen. G

Kamen Supply Company, Inc. 19990632 G

Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. G

Karrington Health, Inc. G

Karrington Health, Inc. 19990633 G

McConnell Family Trust (The). G

Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. G

Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. 19990637 G

Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. G

Robert D. Scallan. G

The Innovactive Distributor Group, Inc. 19990638 G

Community Newspapers Holdings, Inc. G

Kenneth R. Thomson. G

Thomas Newspapers, Inc. 19990640 G

Wind Point Partners III, L.P. G

The Quaker Oats Company. G

Liqui-Dri Foods, Inc. 19990641 G

Mail-Well, Inc. G

Hill Graphics, Inc. G

Hill Graphics, Inc.

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19990642 G

Citation Corporation. G

Automobile Foundry Co. Ltd. G

CT-South, Inc. 19990644 G

Acxiom Corporation. G

Deluxe Corporation. G

Deluxe Financial Services, Inc. 19990646 G

Boston Financial Group Limited Partnership (The). G

Schroders plc. G

Schroder Real Estate Associates, L.P. 19990647 G

GS Capital Partners III, L.P. G

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. G

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. 19990649 G

Industrial Growth Partners, L.P. G

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. G

Philips Technologies Airpax Protector Group. 19990651 G

Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. G

Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. G

East Texas Gas Systems. G

Panola Pipeline. 19990657 G

Ford Motor Company. G

Auto Rental Corporation. G

Auto Rental Corporation. 19990659 G

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. G

Larry Addington. G

Mountaineer Coal Development Company. G

Shipyard River Coal Terminal Company. 19990660 G

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. G

Starwood Hotels & Resorts. G

Starwood Hotels & Resorts. 19990672 G

TB Wood's Corporation. G

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. G

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. 19990683 G

American Securities Partners II, L.P. G

The Chase Manhattan Corporation. G

Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc. 19990685 G

West Virginia United Health Systems, Inc. G

Davis Health System, Inc. G

Davis Health System, Inc. 19990689 G

President and Fellows of Harvard College. G

Willamette Industries, Inc. G

Willamette Industries, Inc. 19990692 G

Willis Stein & Partners, L.P. G

Freedom Communications, Inc. G

CurtCo Freedom Group, L.L.C. 19990693 G

Willis Stein & Partners. G

William J. Curtis. G

CurtCo Freedom Group, L.L.C. 19990703 G

Windward Capital Partners II, L.P. G

L. Powell Company. G

L. Powell Company. 19990711 G

Alec E. Gores. G

Thomson-CSF, S.A. G

Aonix Corporation. 09-DEC-98............ 19990540 G

Dinesh C. Patel. G

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. G

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 19990548 G

O. Bruton Smith. G

Ron Craft. G

Ron Craft Chevrolet- Cadillac-Oldsmobile- Geo, Inc. G

Ron Craft Chrysler Plymouth Jeep, Inc. 19990605 G

Apollo Investment Fund, IV, L.P. G

CD Radio, Inc. G

CD Radio, Inc. 10-DEC-98............ 19990636 G

BankAmerica Corporation. G

General Roofing Services, Inc. G

General Roofing Services, Inc. 11-DEC-98............ 19990250 G

Edison International. G

GPU, Inc. G

Pennsylvania Electric Company. 19990317 G

William F. Connell. G

Phillip Services Corp.

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G

Phillip Enterprises, Inc. G

Phillip Metals (New York), Inc. G

Phillip Metals Recovery (USA), Inc. 19990427 G

Plainwell Holding Company. G

Kamilche Company. G

Simpson Paper Company. 19990505 G

Varlen Corporation. G

Dennis L. Owen. G

Dynamic Corporation. 19990519 G

Counsel Corporation. G

Glaxo Wellcome plc. G

Glaxo Wellcome Inc. 19990562 G

The Lubrizol Corporation. G

Mobil Corporation. G

Mobil Corporation. 19990565 G

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund II, L.P. G

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P. G

Capstar Broadcasting Corporation. 19990589 G

Western Resources, Inc. G

Lifeline Systems, Inc. G

Lifeline Systems, Inc. 19990603 G

Champion Enterprises, Inc. G

Charles E. Weeder. G

Homes of Merit, Inc. 19990634 G

Kombassan Holding A.S. G

Access Capital Partners, L.P. G

Hit or Miss Inc. 19990655 G

Miami Computer Supply Corporation. G

Dreher Business Products Corporation. G

Dreher Business Products Corporation. 19990658 G

Glen A. Taylor. G

Deluxe Corporation. G

PaperDirect, Inc. G

Current, Inc. 19990668 G

United American Energy Corp. G

Duke Energy Corporation. G

Mecklenburg Congenco, Inc. G

Congeneration Capital Corporation. 19990670 G

Texas Utilities Company. G

ServiceMaster Company (The). G

ServiceMaster Energy Management. 19990671 G

American Express Company. G

Rockford Industries, Inc. G

Rockford Industries, Inc. 19990681 G

Duferco Participations Holding. G

Caparo Group, Ltd. G

Caparo Steel Company. 19990684 G

Champion Enterprises, Inc. G

Charles Lee Raleigh. G

Pioneer Mobile Home Service, Inc. G

Heartland Homes of Forney, L.P. G

Heartland Homes of Mesquite, L.P. G

Heartland Homes of Rockwall, L.P. G

Heartland Homes of Tyler, L.P. 19990688 G

American Commercial Lines Holdings LLC. G

The Chutz Family Limited Partnership. G

Tajon Holdings, Inc. 19990702 G

GATX Corporation. G

Rolls-Royce Plc. G

Rolls-Royce North America, Inc. 19990712 G

Randall W. Lewis. G

Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation. G

Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation. 19990713 G

Robert E. Lewis. G

Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation. G

Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation. 19990714 G

Federal-Mogul Corporation. G

Joel W. Jones. G

Tri-Way Machine Ltd. 19990715 G

Dynegy Inc. G

Amoco Corporation.

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G

DPC Power Resources Holding Company. G

DPC Colombia-Opon Power Resources Company. 19990722 G

Level 8 Systems, Inc. G

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VI, L.P. G

Seer Technologies, Inc. 19990737 G

EcoScience Corporation. G

George T. Lewis, Jr. and Betty G. Lewis (husband and wife). G

Cogentrix of Buffalo, Inc., Cogentrix of Fort Davis I, Inc. G

Cogentrix Greenhouse Investments, Inc. G

Cogentrix of Marfa, Inc., Cogentrix of Pocono, Inc. 14-DEC-98............ 19990724 G

CGW Southeast Partners III, L.P. G

Tomen Corporation. G

Diamond Perforated Metals, Inc. 19990730 G

Plasmon Plc. G

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. G

Philips Laser Magentic Storage. 19990731 G

Gretag Imaging Holding AG. G

Raster Graphics, Inc. G

Raster Graphics, Inc. 19990732 G

Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. G

Abbott Laboratories. G

Abbott Laboratories. 19990733 G

Seagram Company Ltd., The. G

Seagram Company Ltd., The. G

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment. 19990735 G

Sanmina Corporation. G

Mr. S. Zafar Jafri. G

Telo Electronics, Inc. 19990742 G

El Chico Holding Company, L.P. G

El Fenix Corporation. G

El Fenix Corporation. 19990749 G

NationsRent, Inc. G

John P. Greene and Diana L. Greene. G

River City Rentals. 19990752 G

Zomax Optical Media, Inc. G

Kao Corporation. G

Kao Infosystems Company. 19990758 G

MYR Group Inc. G

The Kirk and Blum Manufacturing Company. G

The Kirk and Blum Manufacturing Company. 19990761 G

McKesson Corporation. G

Keystone/Ozone Pure Water Company. G

Keystone/Ozone Pure Water Company. 19990763 G

WPG Corporate Development Associates V, LLC. G

Edward W. Scripps Trust (The). G

Scripps Community Newspapers, Inc. 19990766 G

Larry C. Morgan. G

Donald J. Avellino. G

Tire Services Company, Inc. 19990767 G

General Motors Corporation. G

Donald L. Lucas and Sally S. Lucas. G

Saturn Development North, LLC. G

Saturn Development I, LLC. G

Saturn of Hawaii, LLC. G

Franciscan Motors, Inc. 19990769 G

Ruth U. Fertel, Inc. G

David Corigliano. G

Big Easy Associates, LP, Sizzling Steaks, LLC, Steak Inc. G

Parsteaks, LLC, Serious Steaks, Inc. 19990781 G

Three Cities Fund II, L.P. G

F. Sibley Bryan, Jr. G

Chipman-Union, Inc.

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. 99-1180Filed1-19-99; 8:45 am]

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