67 FR 90 pgs. 31306-31307 - Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 90Pages: 31306 - 31307
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-11569 Filed 5-08-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
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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 Assistnat 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay or Chandra L. Kennedy, 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.

Trans # Acquiring Acquired Entities
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION-04/15/2002
20020631 Jerrold M. Jung Peter M. Holt, a natural person HC Industries, LLC d/b/a Holt Rental Services, LLC. Holt Company of Ohio. Holt Texas Properties, Inc.
20020633 Amarin Corporation, plc Elan Corporation Elan Corporation.
20020640 AOL Time Warner, Inc America Online Latin America, Inc America Online Latin America, Inc.
20020641 TCV IV, L.P Netflix.com, Inc Netflix.com, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION-04/16/2002
20020580 Thomson multimedia S.A Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd Panasonic Disc Services Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION-04/17/2002
20020529 CIENA Corporation ONI Systems Corp. ONI Systems Corp.
20020584 Sappi Limited Potlatch Corporation Potlatch Corporation.
20020638 Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe IX, L.P Catholic Health Initiatives St. Joseph HealthCare System.
20020647 IVAX Corporation 3M Company 3M Innovative Properties Company. Riker Laboratories.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION-04/19/2002
20020627 Apollo Investment Fund, L.P Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P Heavenly Valley, Limited Partnership.
20020632 RWE Aktiengesellschaft Innogy plc Innogy plc.
20020643 Franzia Winery LLC Diageo PLC Diageo North America, Inc.
20020648 Castle Harlan Partners III, L.P Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc.
20020649 Clayton, Dubilier Rice Fund VI Limited Partnership Clayton, Dubilier Rice Fund V Limited Partnership SIRVA, Inc.
20020652 RHJ Industrial Partners, L.P DM Holdings, Inc DH Holdings, Inc.
20020653 Marantz Japan, Inc RHJ Industrial Partners, L.P Denon, Ltd.
20020654 Blyth, Inc. Robert E. Kirkland CBK Ltd. LLC.
20020661 Whitney V, L.P US Bioservices Corporation (NEWCO) US Bioservices Corporation (NEWCO).
20020662 Quantum Industrial Holdings Ltd Kellogg Company Bake-Line Products, Inc. Keebler Company.
20020664 Interpath Communications, Inc USinternetworking, Inc USinternetworking, Inc.
20020668 Willis Stein Partners III, L.P Roundy's Inc. Voting Trust Roundy's Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION-04/23/2002
20020626 Abbott Laboratories Biocompatibles International plc Biocompatibles Cardiovascular Inc.
20020657 Alkermes, Inc H Group Holding, Inc Reliant Pharmaceuticals, LLC
20020658 H Group Holding, Inc Alkermes, Inc Alkermes, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION-04/24/2002
20020625 Team Health Holdings, LLC Spectrum Holding of Delaware, LLC Spectrum Healthcare Services, Inc.
20020665 OJSC Svyazinvest Golden Telecom, Inc. Golden Telecom, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION-04/26/2002
20020610 Alice S. White Trust Press Holding Corporation Press Holding Corporation.
20020650 Professor Kurt Jenny Istechnika Inc Isotechnika International Inc.

[FR Doc. 02-11569 Filed 5-08-02; 8:45 am]

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