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 Office of the Secretary
          UNITED STATES
                    OF AMERICAFEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20580October 7, 2000 Claudia R. Higgins, Esq.
  Kaye Scholer LLP
  901 Fifteenth Street, NW
  Suite 1100
Washington, D.C.  20005 Re:
    *Proposed Sale of The Meow Mix Company**In the Matter of Nestle
            Holdings, Inc. and Ralston Purina Company, Docket No. C-4028*  Dear Ms. Higgins: This is in reference to the Petition of J.W. Childs
    Equity Partners II, L.P. for the Prior Approval of a Transaction with The
    Cypress Group, L.L.C. Involving The Meow Mix Company, filed by J.W.
Childs ("Childs") and received August 19, 2003.  Pursuant to the Decision and Order in Docket No.
C-4028, Childs requests prior approval of its proposal to sell certain shares of stock to The Cypress
Group LLP ("Cypress"). After consideration of Childs' Petition and other available information, the Commission has
determined to approve the proposed sale as set forth in Childs' Petition.  In according its approval, the
Commission has relied upon the information submitted and the representations made in connection with
Childs' Petition, assuming them to be accurate and complete, and upon the agreement by Cypress that
it shall assume the remainder of Childs' obligation under Paragraph VI of the Decision and Order. By direction of the Commission, Commissioner Harbour recused. Donald S. Clark
  Secretary cc: Aimee Goldstein
      Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
      425 Lexington Avenue
      New York, New York  10017
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