[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6250-6252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3338]


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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

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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.

    Transactions Granted Early Termination Between: 122396 and 123196   
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    Name of acquiring person; name of                          Date     
acquired person; name of acquired entity      PMN No.       terminated  
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RailTex, Inc., Canadian National Railway                                
 Company, Grand Trunk Western Railway,                                  
 Inc....................................         97-0595        12/23/96
The Seagram Company Ltd., Gannett Co.,                                  
 Inc., Multimedia, Inc, Multimedia                                      
 Entertainment, Inc.....................         97-0601        12/23/96
IMCO Recycling, Inc., James T. Skoch,                                   
 Rock Creek Aluminum, Inc...............         97-0607        12/23/96
The Trover Clinic Foundation,                                           
 Incorporated, Trover Clinic, P.S.C.,                                   
 Trover Clinic, P.S.C...................         97-0627        12/23/96
Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P., Times                                   
 Mirror Company, CRC Press, Inc.........         97-0667        12/23/96
Regency Health Services, Inc., Horizon/                                 
 CMS Healthcare Corporation, San Diego                                  
 Health Associates Limited Partnership..         97-0690        12/23/96
Lynch Corporation, Leslie G. Matthews                                   
 and Cecile C. Matthews, Upper Peninsula                                
 Telephone Company......................         97-0696        12/23/96
Thomas and Mary LaPorte, IMC Mortgage                                   
 Company, IMC Mortgage Company..........         97-0698        12/23/96
Shaw Industries, Inc., Gary R. Schwartz,                                
 Carpet Exchange Denver, Inc., G.S.                                     
 Investment Co., Inc....................         97-0701        12/23/96
Shaw Industries, Michael J. Goldfarb,                                   
 G.S. Investment Company, Inc., Carpet                                  
 Exchange Denver........................         97-0703        12/23/96
Hughes Supply, Inc., Brent W. Scheps,                                   
 Sunbelt Supply Co......................         97-0709        12/23/96
Hughes Supply, Inc., Larry A. Feld,                                     
 Sunbelt Supply Co......................         97-0710        12/23/96
W.C. Bradley Co., Nippon Sanso                                          
 Corporation (a Japanese company), The                                  
 Thermos Company........................         97-0721        12/23/96
Norrell Corporation, Michael C. Mullins,                                
 Comtex Information Systems, Inc./Comtex                                
 Systems, Inc...........................         97-0723        12/23/96
AB Volvo, General Electric Company,                                     
 Volvo Car Finance, Inc.................         97-0729        12/23/96
Aon Corporation, Alexander & Alexander                                  
 Services Inc., Alexander & Alexander                                   
 Services Inc...........................         97-0730        12/23/96
Aon Corporation, Alexander & Alexander                                  
 Services Inc., Alexander & Alexander                                   
 Services Inc...........................         97-0731        12/23/96
Bagel Store Development Funding, L.L.C.,                                
 Boston Chicken, Inc., Einstein/Noah                                    
 Bagel Corp.............................         97-0733        12/23/96
Holiday Companies, Burger Bros., Inc.,                                  
 Burger Bros., Inc......................         97-0734        12/23/96
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, The                                
 New Cherokee Corporation Employee Stock                                
 Ownership, The New Cherokee Corporation         97-0735        12/23/96
Olin Corporation, E.I. du Pont Nemours &                                
 Company, Niachlor......................         97-0737        12/23/96
Hicking Pentecost PLC, Noel Group, Inc.,                                
 Belding Heminway Co., Inc. et al.......         97-0739        12/23/96
Michael A. Ashcroft, ISS International                                  
 Service System A/S, a Danish company,                                  
 ISS International Service System, Inc..         97-0741        12/23/96
Patrick M. Egan, Republic Industries,                                   
 Inc., Republic Industries, Inc.........         97-0748        12/23/96
Republic Industries, Inc., Patrick M.                                   
 Egan, Lanscaster Alarm Co., Inc........         97-0749        12/23/96
Central Parking Corporation, Square                                     
 Industries, Inc., Square Industries,                                   
 Inc....................................         97-0751        12/23/96
Masayoshi Son, UTStarcom, Inc.,                                         
 UTStarcom, Inc.........................         97-0759        12/23/96
Moorman Manufacturing Company, Wruble                                   
 Elevator, Inc., Wruble Elevator, Inc...         97-0760        12/23/96
PacifiCorp, Mr. Steve Gerlicher, OrCom                                  
 Systems, Inc...........................         97-0761        12/23/96
KN Energy, Inc., Mr. Steve Gerlicher,                                   
 OrCom Systems, Inc.....................         97-0762        12/23/96
Viag AG, Johnson Controls, Inc., Hoover                                 
 Universal, Inc. and Apple Container                                    
 Corporation............................         97-0766        12/23/96
Olin Corporation, Olin Corporation,                                     
 Niachlor...............................         97-0776        12/23/96
Belden, Inc., Philip R. Cowen, Alpha                                    
 Wire Corporation, Alpha Wire Division..         97-0781        12/23/96
K-III Communications Corporation, Gareth                                
 Stevens, Inc., Gareth Stevens, Inc.....         97-0782        12/23/96
John Rutledge Partners II, L.P., H&C                                    
 Purchase Corporation, H&C Purchase                                     
 Corporation............................         97-0724        12/24/96
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Rodgers                                  
 Wade Manufacturing Company, Rodgers                                    
 Wade Manufacturing Company.............         97-0674        12/26/96
C. Dean Metropoulos, Dr. Arend Oetker (a                                
 German national), Best Brands, Inc. and                                
 subsidiaries...........................         97-0687        12/26/96
Biogen, Inc., Creative BioMolecules,                                    
 Inc., Creative BioMolecules, Inc.......         97-0706        12/26/96
Bell Atlantic Corporation, Sunrise                                      
 Trust, North Carolina 4 Cellular LP....         97-0736        12/26/96
Reynolds & Reynolds Company, American                                   
 Business Products, Inc., Vanier                                        
 Graphics Corporation...................         97-0589        12/27/96
FPA Medical Management, Inc., AHI                                       
 Healthcare Systems, Inc., AHI                                          
 Healthcare Systems, Inc................         97-0623        12/27/96
Union Bank of Switzerland, Daganeve                                     
 Foundation, Tetra Laval Convenience                                    
 Food Inc., Formax, Inc., Cashin........         97-0652        12/27/96
Komatsu Ltd., Emil Evasovic, Pioneer                                    
 Equipment Company of Nevada............         97-0655        12/27/96
Christopher Goldsbury, Jr., HOB                                         
 Entertainment, Inc., HOB Entertainment,                                
 Inc....................................         97-0657        12/27/96
Intermatic Incorporated, Samuel W.                                      
 Friedman Charitable Trust dated Nov.                                   
 15, 1996, M. Stephens Mfg., Inc........         97-0663        12/27/96
John C. Malone, Telecommunications,                                     
 Inc., TCI Satellite Entertainment, Inc.         97-0666        12/27/96
Estate of Bob Magness, Tele-                                            
 Communications, Inc., TCI Satellite                                    
 Entertainment, Inc.....................         97-0713        12/27/96
The Williams Companies, Inc., Sumner M.                                 
 Redstone, Viacom MGS Services Inc......         97-0725        12/27/96
Aurora Equity Partners L.P., John                                       
 Frederick Fulton, Huntington                                           
 Pennysaver, Inc........................         97-0738        12/27/96
Aurora Equity Partners L.P., Ralph                                      
 Whittier Fulton, Huntington Pennysaver,                                
 Inc....................................         97-0747        12/27/96
Fiat S.p.A., Ford Motor Company, Ford                                   
 New Holland Credit Company.............         97-0774        12/27/96
Cox Enterprises, Inc., Cox Enterprises,                                 
 Inc., Cox Communications, Inc..........         97-0631        12/29/96
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., Skydata,                                 
 Inc., Skydata, Inc.....................         97-0656        12/30/96
Winton M. Blount, Edward L. Benson,                                     
 Frederick Manufacturing Corporation and                                
 Orbex, Inc.............................         97-0680        12/30/96
MBNA Corporation, AMCORE Financial,                                     
 Inc., AMCORE Financial Inc.............         97-0811        12/30/96
Monsieur Francois Pinault, Rexel Inc.,                                  
 Rexel Inc..............................         97-0599        12/31/96
Enron Corp, Zond Corporation, Zond                                      
 Corporation............................         97-0662        12/31/96
R. Quintus Anderson, Oneida Ltd., Camden                                
 Wire Company...........................         97-0740        12/31/96
CSS Industries, Inc., Andrew Ogren,                                     
 Color-Clings, Inc......................         97-0754        12/31/96
Clark USA, Inc., Silcorp Limited, a                                     
 Canadian company, Hop-in Michigan,                                     
 Inc., Gal Corp., Monroe Oil Co. & Wahl.         97-0755        12/31/96
O.T. Fulghum, Jr., James River                                          
 Corporation of Virginia, James River                                   
 Corporation of Virginia................         97-0771        12/31/96
Independence Blue Cross, Highmark Inc.,                                 
 Highmark Inc...........................         97-0777        12/31/96

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Colorstrip, Inc., Marshall I. Wais,                                     
 Pinole Point Steel Company.............         97-0779        12/31/96
K-III Communications Corporation, Clyde                                 
 Packer, WEP, Inc.......................         97-0785        12/31/96
Greenwhich Street Capital Partners,                                     
 L.P., Mark IV Industries, Inc., Gulton                                 
 Industries, Inc........................         97-0789        12/31/96
Accor S.A. (a French company), Newco,                                   
 Newco..................................         97-0795        12/31/96
Watsco, Inc., United Technologies                                       
 Corporation, Carrier Corporation.......         97-0797        12/31/96
Cinram Ltd., Quixote Corporation, Disc                                  
 Manufacturing, Inc.....................         97-0800        12/31/96
First Data Corporation, Eastman Kodak                                   
 Company, Eastman Kodak Company.........         97-0802        12/31/96
Health Systems International, Inc.,                                     
 FOHP, Inc., FOHP, Inc..................         97-0803        12/31/96
Ghaznavi Family Trust, Vitro, Sociedad                                  
 Anonima, Anchor Glass Container                                        
 Corporation, debtor-in-possession......         97-0806        12/31/96
Owens-Illinois, Inc., Vitro, Sociedad                                   
 Anonima, Anchor Glass Container                                        
 Corporation, debtor-in-possession......         97-0807        12/31/96
Newbridge Networks Corporation, Tandem                                  
 Computers Incorporated, Ungermann-Bass                                 
 Networks, Incorporated.................         97-0808        12/31/96
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VII,                                    
 L.P., Steven and Bonnie Knier, American                                
 Research Group, Inc....................         97-0812        12/31/96
Litton Industries, Inc., Science                                        
 Applications International Corporation,                                
 SAI Technology Companies...............         97-0814        12/31/96
Sierra Health Services, Inc., Physicians                                
 Corporation of America, Physicians                                     
 Corporation of America.................         97-0815        12/31/96
Pon Holdings B.V., Jay N. Zidell, Zidell                                
 Resources, Inc.; Zidell Explorations,                                  
 Inc.; Zide.............................         97-0816        12/31/96
Cott Corporation, Jeffrey Hettinger,                                    
 Premium Beverage Packers, Inc..........         97-0818        12/31/96
Russel Metals Inc., Sunbelt Trading                                     
 Company, Inc., Sunbelt Trading Company,                                
 Inc....................................         97-0819        12/31/96
Lloyd Thompson Group, plc, Jardine                                      
 Matheson Holdings Limited, JIB Group                                   
 plc....................................         97-0820        12/31/96
AmeriMark Building Products, Inc.,                                      
 Reynolds Metals Company, Reynolds                                      
 Company................................         97-0821        12/31/96
James M. Moran, Republic Industries,                                    
 Inc., Republic Industries, Inc.........         97-0824        12/31/96
George D. Johnson, Jr., Republic                                        
 Industries, Inc., Republic Industries,                                 
 Inc....................................         97-0825        12/31/96
Steven R. Berrard, Republic Industries,                                 
 Inc., Republic Industries, Inc.........         97-0826        12/31/96
Republic Industries, Inc., H. Wayne                                     
 Huizenga, AutoNation Incorporated......         97-0827        12/31/96
AXA, Compagnie UAP, Compagnie UAP.......         97-0828        12/31/96
Masco Corporation, La Gard, Inc., La                                    
 Gard, Inc..............................         97-0829        12/31/96
Reinhold Wurth (a German natural                                        
 person), Jeffrey A. Louis and Isabel A.                                
 Louis, Louis and Company, Inc..........         97-0841        12/31/96
Centex Corporation, Cavco Industries,                                   
 Inc., Cavco Industries, Inc............         97-0842        12/31/96
Centrex Corporation, MFH Holding Co.,                                   
 MFH Holding Co.........................         97-0844        12/31/96
MiTAC International Corporation,                                        
 Merisel, Inc., Merisel FAB, Inc........         97-0845        12/31/96
Ripplewood Partners, L.P., Clarence V.                                  
 Nalley, III, Nalley Chevrolet, Inc.,                                   
 Nalley Asian Autos, Inc................         97-0847        12/31/96
Alfred R. and Janet M. Ghelfi, MFH                                      
 Holding Company, MFH Holding Company...         97-0848        12/31/96
Universal Foods Corporation, Tricon                                     
 Colors, Incorporated, Tricon Colors,                                   
 Incorporated...........................         97-0855        12/31/96
Gamma Holding N.V., Fleet Financial                                     
 Group, Inc., Chemprene Holdings, Inc...         97-0856        12/31/96
Reinhold Wurth, Baer Supply Co., Baer                                   
 Supply Co..............................         97-0861        12/31/96
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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. 97-3338 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M