Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: October 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 205)]

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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

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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 No.

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/13/1999

19994182.............. Gilbert Global Equity

OneCoast Network Corporation OneCoast Network Partners, L.P.

Corporation. 19994202.............. CGW Southeast Partners III, Chatwins Group, Inc......... Chatwins Group, Inc. L.P. 19994234.............. ACE Limited................. Capital Re Corporation...... Capital Re Corporation. 19994287.............. E-Loan, Inc................. Bank of America Corporation. Electronic Vehicle Remarketing, Inc. 19994288.............. Bank of America Corporation. E-Loan, Inc................. E-Loan, Inc 19994306.............. Reunion Industries, Inc..... Chatwins, Group, Inc........ Chatwins Group, Inc. 19994313.............. Aurora Equity Partners II Glenn R. Hanson............. The Hanson Group, Ltd. L.P. 19994335.............. Fabrica de Ropa Nazareno Ben O. Spickard............. Kentucky Apparel LLP. S.A. de C.V. 19994336.............. Fabrica de Ropa Nazareno Guy D. Waggoner............. Kentucky Apparel LLP. S.A. de C.V.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/14/1999

19994162.............. SPX Corporation............. Rockwell International

North American Transformer, Corporation.

Inc. 19994233.............. Diageo plc.................. Nestle S.A.................. Nestle USA--Food Group, Inc. 19994305.............. Astec Industries, Inc....... Neil E. & Linda M.

Superior Industries of Schmidgall.

Morris, Inc. 19994315.............. HMK Enterprises, Inc........ Design Space, Inc........... Design Space, Inc. 19994320.............. Unit Corporation............ Parker Drilling Company..... Parker Drilling Company North America, Inc. 19994324.............. VS&A Communications Partners HCIA, Inc................... HCIA, Inc. III, L.P. 19994325.............. DBT Online, Inc............. Kenneth R. Thomson.......... Information America Inc. 19994343.............. Lend Lease Corporation

Boston Financial Group

Boston Financial Group Limited.

Limited Partnership (The). Limited Partnership (The). 19994347.............. Gerald W. Schwartz.......... Hewlett-Packard Company..... Hewlett-Packard Company. 19994348.............. Phoenix Children's Hospital, Triad Hospitals, Inc........ Triad Hospitals, Inc. Inc. 19994349.............. Kolin Holding AG............ Daniel L. Mcllhon........... Iowa Industrial Products, Inc. 19994350.............. The Christina Karen H.

Robert S. Stolmeier......... KCL Corporation. Durham Trust. 19994354.............. Southern Company (The)...... ORIX Corporation............ ORIX USA Corporation. 19994360.............. Daisytek International

Craig W. Funk............... Arlington Industries, Inc. Corporation. 19994362.............. Praxair, Inc................ The Hugues Trust............ Eutectic + Castolin Technology Holdings, Inc. 19994363.............. The Reader's Digest

Earl P. Kaplan.............. Books Are Fun, Ltd. Association, Inc. 19994364.............. The Reader's Digest

SZ Investments, L.L.C....... Books Are Fun, Ltd Association, Inc. 19994366.............. Dynegy Inc.................. Dynegy Inc.................. McKittrick Limited. 19994367.............. Akzo Nobel NV............... Textron Inc................. Textron Inc. 19994368.............. Solution 6 Holdings Limited. Hummingbird Communications CMS/Data Corporation. Ltd.

CMS/Data Corporation IP Corporation 19994370.............. The 1818 Fund III, L.P...... Unwired Holding Company..... US Unwired Inc. 19994376.............. Jean-Pierre Savare.......... De La Rue plc............... De La Rue Card Systems, Inc. 19994377.............. Eurobike AG................. Denis S. LaBonge............ Intersport Fashions West, Inc. 19994378.............. Eurobike AG................. Richard D. Miller........... Intersport Fashions West, Inc. 19994379.............. Swifty Serve, LLC........... William Frederick Lindsey... Dixie Gas & Oil Co., Inc. Gas Marts, Inc. 19994382.............. The Lyden Company, an Ohio Royal Dutch Petroleum

N.V. Koninklike Nederlandshe corporation.

Company.

Petroleum Maatschappij 19994383.............. Royal Dutch Petroleum

The Lyden Company, an Ohio Lyden Oil Company. Company.

corporation. 19994386.............. TPG Partners II, L.P........ NextWave Telecom Inc........ NextWave Telecom Inc. 19994387.............. Oak Investment Partners NextWave Telecom Inc........ NextWave Telecom Inc. VIII, L.P. 19994393.............. Cisco Systems, Inc.......... Monterey Networks Inc....... Monetery Networks, Inc. 19994399.............. O. Bruton Smith............. Thomas Saitta............... Integrity Dodge, Inc. (a Nevada Corporation). 19994401.............. Martha Stewart.............. Martha Stewart.............. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. 19994402.............. Time Warner Inc............. Martha Stewart.............. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. 19994404.............. AT&T Corp................... AT&T Corp................... Metroplex Telephone Company. 19994409.............. Jerry Zucker................ Hoechst Aktiengesellchaft... Celgard LLC. 19994410.............. Edison International........ Unicom Corporation.......... Commonwealth Edision Company. 19994413.............. Morgan Stanley Venture

Allscripts, Inc............. Allscript, Inc. Partners III, L.P. 19994414.............. PAG Partners, L.P........... Drury Development

Drury Development Corporation.

Corporation. 19994421.............. Pearson plc................. Avery Publishing Group Inc.. Avery Publishing Group Inc. 19994449.............. PNE Media Holdings, LLC..... Reilly Family Limited

The Lamar Corporation. Partnership.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/15/1999

19993154.............. Reilly Family Limited

Chancellor Media Corporation Chancellor Media Partnership.

Corporation. 19993155.............. Chancellor Media Corporation Reilly Family Limited

Lamar Advertising Company. Partnership. 19994433.............. ABRY Broadcast Partners III, PNV.net, Inc................ PNV.net, Inc. L.O.

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/16/1999

19994230.............. Rolls-Royce plc............. Cooper Cameron Corporation.. Cooper Cameron Corporation. 19994280.............. PECO Energy Company......... Extant, Inc................. Extant, Inc. 19994384.............. Joseph Littlejohn & Levy Paty Lumber Company......... Paty Lumber Company Fund II, L.P. 19994406.............. Iowa Health System.......... Trinity Regional Health Trinity Regional Health System.

System. 19994407.............. Chesapeake Corporation...... Michael A. De Gennaro....... Consumer Promotions International, Inc. 19994415.............. AT&T Corp................... AT&T Corp................... Peak Cablevision, LLC. 19994417.............. Green Equity Investors III, White Cap Industries, Inc... White Cap Industries, Inc. L.P. 19994418.............. Duane R. Roberts............ Don Tyson................... Tyson Foods, Inc. 19994424.............. Synagro Technologies, Inc... Compost America Holding Environmental Protection & Company, Inc.

Improvement Co., Inc. 19994426.............. Textron Inc................. Conseco, Inc................ Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation. 19994427.............. Meditrust Corporation....... Debra Lee Herman............ TeleMatrix, Inc. 19994428.............. Bruce K. Anderson........... Quorum Health Group, Inc.... Quorum Health Group, Inc. 19994429.............. MLC Holdings Inc............ Centura Banks, Inc.......... CLG, Inc. 19994430.............. GKN plc..................... Dana Corporation............ Dana Corporation. 19994432.............. Associated Milk Producers, Glencoe Butter and Produce Glencoe Butter and Produce Inc.

Association.

Association. 19994437.............. Sun Microsystems, Inc....... Forte Software, Inc......... Forte Software, Inc. 19994439.............. Textron Inc................. Robert and Iris Rickenbach.. Rifcos Corp. 19994440.............. Caritas Christi............. Good Samaritan Medical

Good Samaratan Medical Center.

Center. 19994422.............. Metropolitan Life Insurance General American Mutual GenAmerica Corporation. Company.

Holding Company. 19994444.............. Aavid Thermal Technologies, Bowthorpe plc............... Bowthorpe plc Inc.

(Subsidiaries). 19994447.............. Dyckerhoff AG............... Lone Star Industries, Inc... Lone Star Industries, Inc. 19994452.............. Thomas H. Lee Foreign Fund Big Flower Holdings, Inc.... Big Flower Holdings, Inc IV-B, L.P. 19994453.............. Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund Big Flower Holdings, Inc.... Big Flower Holdings, Inc. IV, L.P. 19994454.............. EBF Group L.L.C............. Big Flower Holdings, Inc.... Big Flower Holdings, Inc. 19994456.............. Evercore Capital Partners Big Flower Holdings, Inc.... Big Flower Holdings, Inc. L.P. 19994457.............. TPG Partners II, L.P........ Oerlikon-Buhrle............. Bally International AG. 19994459.............. PECO Energy Company......... American International

Fischbach and Moore Electric Group, Inc.

LLC. Fischbach and Moore, Inc. 19994464.............. The Hub Group Limited....... Mack and Parker, Inc........ Mack and Parker, Inc. 19994484.............. PECO Energy Company......... OSP Consultants, Inc........ OSP Consultants, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/17/1999

19994474.............. Acetex Corporation.......... L'Air Liquide, S.A.......... Air Liquide America Corporation. 19994502.............. The Source Information

Dennis M. Prock............. Huck Store Fixture Company. Management Company. 19994512.............. State Street Corporation.... Wachovia Corporation........ Wachovia Bank, N.A. 19994552.............. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & InterNAP Network Services InterNAP Network Services Co.

Corporation.

Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/20/1999

19994292.............. Russell L. Carson........... Quorum Health Group, Inc.... Quorum Health Group, Inc. 19994394.............. The Veritas Capital Fund, North American Fund II, L.P. AMTEC Precision Products, L.P.

Inc. 19994438.............. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.. Extant, Inc................. Extant, Inc. 19994460.............. SW Acquisition, L.P......... TNP Enterprises, Inc........ TNP Enterprises, Inc. 19994461.............. Fiserv, Inc................. American International

Resource Trust Company Group, Inc. 19994466.............. Consolidated Electrical All-Phase Electric Supply Co All-Phase Electric Supply Distributors, Inc.

Co. 19994467.............. Appollo Investment Fund, L.P Samsonite Corporation....... Samsonite Corporation. 19994468.............. Phoenix Home Life Mutual The Guarantee Life

AGL Life Assurance Company. Insurance Company.

Companies, Inc.

PFG Distribution Company. Philadelphia Financial Group Agency. Philadelphia Financial Group, Inc. Philadelphia Financial Insurance Agency of Mass, Inc. 19994476.............. Koninklijke Pakhoed N.V..... Koninklijke Van Ommeren N.V. Koninklijke Van Ommeren N.V. 19994488.............. BASF Akiengesellschaft...... VEBA AG..................... Ultraform Company. 19994492.............. InfoSpace.com,Inc........... OpenSite Technologies, Inc.. OpenSite Technologies, Inc. 19994494.............. Harris Corpration........... AirNet Communications

AirNet Communications Corporation.

Corporation. 19994540.............. Associates First Capital Lawrence Lewis.............. Fleetmark, Inc. Corporation. 19994541.............. HEICO Corporation........... Edward C. Blanchet.......... Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. 19994542.............. HEICO Corporation........... Stephen W. McHugh........... Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. 19994544.............. Fortune Brands, Inc......... Michael K. Boone............ Boone International, Inc. 19994545.............. CFM Majestic, Inc........... Monessen Hearth Systems Monessen Hearth Systems Company.

Company. 19994557.............. Akzo Nobel NV............... Hoechst AG.................. Hoechst AG.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/21/1999

19994312.............. CSK Auto, Inc............... PACCAR, Inc................. PACCAR Automotive, Inc. 19994381.............. Dan Shaw.................... Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Showboat, Inc.

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19994495.............. NationsRent, Inc............ Ellicott and Lynn Prigozen.. Sylvan Equipment Corporation. 19994496.............. NationsRent, Inc............ Gary A. Runyon.............. Jack's Tool Rental, Inc. 19994498.............. Xomed Surgical Products, Inc Mentor Corporation.......... Mentor Ophthalmics, Inc., Mentor Medical, Inc. 19994499.............. Motorola, Inc............... Metrowerks Inc.............. Metrowerks Inc. 19994500.............. Geac Computer Corporation Clarus Corporation.......... Clarus Corporation. Limited. 19994503.............. Heinz C. Prechter........... JPE, Inc.................... JPE, Inc. 19994504.............. Biomet, Inc................. Implant Innovations

Implant Innovations International Corporation. International Corporation. 19994505.............. Medtronic, Inc.............. Xomed Surgical Products, Inc Xomed Surgical Products, Inc. 19994506.............. Markel Corporation.......... Terra Nova (Bermuda)

Terra Nova (Bermuda) Holdings, Ltd.

Holdings, Ltd. 19994507.............. Harte-Hanks, Inc............ SOFTBANK Corp............... Ziff Davis, Inc. 19994517.............. Leucadia National

Jeffrey Congdon............. Tranex Credit Corp., Tranex Corporation.

Auto Securitization, L.L.C. 19994518.............. Leucadia National

Gary L. Levine.............. Tranex Credit Corp., Tranex Corporation.

Auto Securitization, L.L.C. 19994519.............. Cisco Systems, Inc.......... Cerent Corporation.......... Cerent Corporation. 19994522.............. Clear Channel

Thomas E. Ingstad........... Iowa City Broadcasting Communications, Inc.

Company, Inc. T&J Broadcasting, Inc. 19994523.............. Henlys Group, plc........... Blue Bird Corporation....... Blue Bird Corporation. 19994525.............. Red Man Pipe & Supply Co.... R. J. Gallagher Company..... R. J. Gallagher Company. 19994527.............. ARCADIS N.V................. Giffels Associates, Inc..... Giffels Associates, Inc. 19994529.............. Matthew Schoenberg.......... Murry J. Evans.............. Midtown Restaurants Corporation and Affiliated Companies. 19994554.............. Greenwich Street Capital Vincent Von Zwehl........... JV TEX Realty Corp. Partners, L.P.

Varnco Products, Inc., Varnco Holdings, Inc. 19994556.............. ALLTEL Corporation.......... Lawrence Tew................ Southern Data, Inc. 19994559.............. Alex Meruelo................ East Los Angeles Community Herman Weissker, Inc. Union. 19994567.............. McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV, Fitness Holdings, Inc....... Fitness Holdings, Inc. L.P. 19994568.............. Tyco International Ltd...... Bank of America Corporation. Advanced Quick Circuits, L.P. 19994571.............. Deere & Company............. Juilfs Legacy Limited

Senstar Capital Corporation. Partnership. 19994579.............. United Technologies

Gregory Van Boxel........... Great Lakes Turbines Corp./ Corporation.

Great Lakes Engines Sales, Inc. 19994582.............. Voting Trust dated December Marcel & Margrit Schurman... Schurman Fine Papers, Inc. 4, 1968 of v/s of Hallmark Cards.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/22/1999

19994169.............. World Wide Parts and

Patrick W. A. Handreke...... Metrix Holdings, Inc. Accessories Corporation. 19994284.............. Kelso Investment Associates Citation Corporation........ Citation Corporation. VI, L.P. 19994285.............. KEP VI, LLC................. Citation Corporation........ Citation Corporation. 19994355.............. Lucent Technologies Inc..... Mr. Robert Madonna.......... Excel Switching Corporation. 19994356.............. Mr. Robert Madonna.......... Lucent Technologies Inc..... Lucent Technologies Inc. 19994396.............. Douglas G. Smith............ VoiceStream Wireless

VoiceStream Wireless Holding Corporation.

Corporation. 19994434.............. Cox Enterprises, Inc........ AMFM Inc.................... Capstar Radio Operating Company. Chancellor Media Corporation of Miami. Chancellor Media/Shamrock Broadcasting, Inc. 19994435.............. AMFM Inc.................... Cox Enterprises, Inc........ Cox Radio, Inc. 19994486.............. Rhone Capital LLC........... Bjorne Hanson............... Hanson Machine Corporation. 19994515.............. Thomson-CSF, S.A............ Thomson-CSF, S.A............ Sextant In-Flight Systems LLC. 19994538.............. The Washington Post Company. Tribune Company............. Tribune Career Events, Inc., ASI, Business Tech. Spec. Inc. 19994539.............. Tribune Company............. The Washington Post Company. HireSystems, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/23/1999

19994478.............. Castle Harlan Partners III, John Rutledge Partners II, H&C Purchase Corporation. L.P.

L.P. 19994546.............. Loews Corporation........... NextWave Telecom Inc.,

NextWave Telecom Inc., Debtor-in-Possession.

Debtor-in-Possession. 19994548.............. The Walt Disney Company..... Infoseek Corporation........ Infoseek Corporation. 19994555.............. Samuel J. Heyman............ Monsanto Company............ Monsanto Company. 19994562.............. The Reader's Digest

BrandDirect Marketing, Inc.. BrandDirect Marketing, Inc. Association, Inc.. 19994569.............. Crescent Operating, Inc..... Marubeni Corp............... Trax, Inc. 19994575.............. Stephen J. Luczo............ Seagate Technology, Inc..... Seagate Technology, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/24/1999

19994027.............. Grapevine Television, LLC... Gocom Communications, L.L.C. Gocom Communications, L.L.C. 19994487.............. Rhone Capital LLC........... Michael Hansen.............. Hanson Machine Corporation.

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19994563.............. Phelps Dodge Corporation.... ASARCO Incorporated......... ASARCO Incorporated. 19994564.............. Phelps Dodge Corporation.... Cyprus Amax Minerals Company Cyprus Amax Minerals Company. 19994573.............. AutoNation, Inc............. Paul and Mary Nori.......... Ontario Dodge, Inc. 19994592.............. AutoNation, Inc............. Kenneth L. Schnitzer, Jr.... Park Place Motorcars of Houston, Ltd. 19994593.............. AutoNation, Inc............. Douglas W. Schnitzer........ Park Place Motorcars of Houston, Ltd. 19994594.............. AutoNation, Inc............. SAL Auto Finance Co., Ltd... Park Place Motorcars of Houston, Ltd.

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. 99-27785Filed10-22-99; 8:45 am]

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