[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 15972-15976] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-8152] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 15973]] Transaction Granted Early Termination ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transaction ET date No. ET req status Party name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02-MAR-99.............................. 19991466 G Vodafone Group Public Limited Company G Air Touch Communications, Inc. G Air Touch Communications, Inc. 19991490 G Curtis L. Carlson G Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale G Thomas Cook Holdings, Limited 19991509 G John J. Rigas G Gannett Co., Inc. G Multimedia Telecommunications, Inc. 19991524 G Asbury Automotive Group, L.L.C. G George R. Francis G Damerow Ford Co. 19991544 G Republic Industries, Inc. G Eugene Calabrese G DisposAll, Inc. of Orlando G All Rite Recycling, Inc. G DisposAll, Inc. of Polk G DisposAll, Inc. & Tampa Service, Inc. G Metro Recycling, Inc. 19991587 G K-V Pharmaceutical Company G American Home Products Corporation G American Home Products Corporation 19991602 G Bayer AG G DSM N.V. G DSM Engineering Plastic Products, Inc. 19991640 G Joyce Johnson-Miller G Kanematsu Corporation G Diemakers, Inc. 03-MAR-................................ 19990962 G BBA Group, PLC G AMR Corporation G AMR Combs, Inc. 19991432 G Tele-Communications, Inc. or (AT&T Corp.) G SBC Communications, Inc. G Pacific Bell 19991584 G Supreme International Corporation G The PEI Trust G Perry Ellis International, Inc. 19991639 G Nokia Corporation G Diamond Lane Communications Corporation G Diamond Lane Communications Corporation 19991645 G Audio Book Club, Inc. G Reinhard Mohn G Doubleday Direct, Inc. 19991668 G Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated G Forke, Inc. G Forke, Inc. 05-MAR-99.............................. 19983918 G Medtronic, Inc. G Avecor Cardiovascular Inc. G Avecor Cardiovascular Inc. 19991171 G Bowthorpe plc G Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. G Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. 19991623 G MDC Communications Corporation G Colle & McVoy, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Tru G Colle & McVoy, Inc. 19991641 G Summer M. Redstone G Capitol Entertainment of Prince William County, Inc. G Capitol Entertainment of Northern Virginia, Ltd. G Capitol Entertainment Video, Ltd. 19991808 G Grupo Industrial Bimbo, S.A., de C.V. G Four-S Employee Stock Ownership Trust G Four-S Baking Company 08-MAR-99.............................. 19991443 G American Oncology Resources, Inc. G Physician Reliance Network, Inc. G Physician Reliance Network, Inc. 19991650 G Barry L. MacLean G JPE, Inc. G Industrial & Automotive Fasteners, Inc. 09-MAR-99.............................. 19991378 G Vivendi S.A. G Stanley M. Herzog G Herzog Transit Services, Inc. [[Page 15974]] 19991400 G The Southern Company G Consolidated Edison, Inc. G Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc. 19991572 G Wells Fargo & Company G Metapath Software International, Inc. G Metapath Software International, Inc. 19991576 G O. Bruton Smith G Launa White Crocker G Sam White Corp., Sam White's Motor City, Inc. G SWI-RE Holdings, Inc. 19991598 G Monitronics International, Inc. G BankOne Corporation G Dealers Monitoring Acquisition, L.P. 19991608 G The Allstate Corporation G Dennis Berman G Denitech Corporation G Texas Business Systems G Denitech Fort Worth, Inc. 19991620 G Ford Motor Company G Charles Gilchrist G Southwest Ford, Inc. 19991649 G Georgia-Pacific Corporation G Carl M. Tucker, III G C.M. Tucker Lumber Corporation of North Carolina 19991652 G The Dow Chemical Company G Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. G Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. 19991656 G Electra Investment Trust PLC G Inchcape PLC G Inchcape Shipping Services, Inc. 19991657 G Highfields Capital II LP G Reynolds Metals Company G Reynolds Metals Company 19991658 G Highfields Capital I LP G Reynolds Metals Company 19991658 G Reynolds Metals Company 19991659 G Highfields Capital Ltd. G Reynolds Metals Company G Reynolds Metals Company 19991671 G Vornado Operating Company G Steven Roth G AmeriCold Logistics, LLC G AmeriCold Logistics, II, LLC G URS Logistics, Inc. G AmeriCold Services Corporation 19991675 G Meyer Luskin G Darling International Inc. G International Processing Corporation G International Transportation Services, Inc. 19991676 G RailWorks Corporation G Frank & Victoria Marrazzo G F&V Metro Contracting Corp. 19991677 G John P. Miller G David P. Bornhoeft G Columbia Graphics Corporation, an Illinois Corporation 19991678 G Philip F. Anschutz G Roy M. Speer G RMS Limited Partnership G Speer Productions Limited Partnership G Speer Virtual Media Limited Partnership G Speer Communication Holding Limited Partnership G Speer World Wide Digital Limited Partnership G Professional Video Services Corporation G Enhanced Services of Nevada, Inc. G Innovative Holding Corporation (``IHC'') 19991685 G Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II, L.P. G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. 19991686 G Royce J. Holland G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. [[Page 15975]] 19991687 G Frontenac VII Limited Partnership G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. 19991688 G Battery Ventures IV, L.P. G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. 19991694 G JR Shaw G Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. G Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. 19991695 G Unitrin, Inc. G Fund America Enterprises Holdings, Inc. G Valley Group, Inc. 19991696 G Amazon.com, Inc. G drugstore.com Inc. G drugstore.com Inc. 19991697 G Morgan Stanley Capital Partners III, L.P. G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. G Allegiance Telecom, Inc. 19991703 G Pfizer, Inc. G Cardinal Health, Inc. G R.P. Scherer Corporation 19991705 G Richard J. Kostyra G Snyder Communications, Inc. G Snyder Communications, Inc. 19991709 G Anthony L. Soave G Horst Schwab G Aristocrat Motor Company, Inc. 19991710 G John C. Snyder G Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc. G Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc. 19991714 G Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer VIII, L.P. G drugstore.com Inc. G drugstore.com Inc. 19991718 G The Williams Companies, Inc. G Atlantic Richfield Company G Union Texas Petrochemicals Corporation 10-MAR-99.............................. 19991166 G AT&T Corp./Tele-Communications, Inc. G International Business Machines Corporation G International Business Machines Corporation 19991624 G Waste Connections, Inc. G Wesley J. Hickey G Management Environmental National, Inc., RH Financial Corp. 19991689 G The SKM Equity Fund II, L.P. G Gary J. Buehler G Certified Fabricators, Inc. G Certified Design, Inc. 19991727 G WInd Point Partners III, L.P. G The Ross-Willoughby Company G The Ross-Willoughby Company 19991730 G Health Management Associates, Inc. G Methodist Healthcare G Methodist Healthcare--Jackson Hospitals 19991733 G Aurora Equity Partners II L.P. G Madison A. Self G Tioga International, Inc. 19991736 G ONEOK, Inc. G Texaco Inc. G Texaco Exploration and Producing Inc. G Getty Gas Gathering, Inc. 19991741 G CSM nv G Frank A. Serio & Sons, Inc. G Frank A. Serio & Sons, Inc. 19991742 G Bacou, S.A. G Frank A. Stucke G Perfect Fit Glove Co., Inc.; SCHAS Circular Industries Inc. 19991744 G Entergy Corporation G BEC Energy G Boston Edison Company 19991745 G Ingersoll-Rand Company G Harrow Industries, Inc. G Harrow Industries, Inc. [[Page 15976]] 19991748 G ABRY Broadcast Partners, III, L.P. 19991748 G Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P. G Capstar Broadcasting Corporation 19991749 G kSecuritas AB G Pinkerton's Inc. G Pinkerton's Inc., a Delaware corporation 19991753 G General Electric Company G Metamor Worldwide, Inc. G Metamor Worldwide, Inc. 19991754 G Metamor Worldwide, Inc. G General Electric Company G General Electric Capital Consulting, Inc. 19991755 G Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II, L.P. G Family Christian Stores, Inc. G Family Christian Stores, Inc. 19991756 G AT&T Corp. G SmarTalk TeleServices, Inc. G SmarTalk TeleServices, Inc. 19991757 G Core Laboratories, N.V. G Tech-Sym Corporation G GeoScience Corporation 19991758 G Tech-Sym Corporation G Core Laboratories, N.V. G Core Laboratories, N.V. 19991760 G Golder, Thomas, Cressey, Rauner Fund V, L.P. G Frank J. Hammant, Jr., and Mary Youngblood Hamm G Mayer-Hammant Equipment, L.L.C. 19991772 G Spartan Stores, Inc. G Donald J. Koop G Family Fare, Inc., Family Fare Management Service G Family Fare Trucking, Inc. 11-MAR-99.............................. 19991542 G McLeodUSA Incorporated G Media/Communications Partners III Limited Partners G Ovation Communications, Inc. 19991543 G Media/Communications Partners III Limited Partners G McLeodUSA Incorporated G McLeodUSA Incorporated 19991560 G Paul G. Allen G Providence Equity Partners, L.P. G American Cable Entertainment Co., LLC 12-MAR-99.............................. 19991614 G Advance Paradigm, Inc. G Foundation Health Systems, Inc. G Foundation Health Systems, 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, D.C. 20580, (202) 326-3100. By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-8152 Filed 4-1-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M
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