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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

DEC 0 9 2013

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NON-PARTY ARNSAS GLASS CONTAIER CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR IN

CAMERA TREATMENT OF EXHIBIT DESIGNATED BY COMPLAINT COUNSEL

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In the Matter of

Docket No. 9356

ARAGH GROUP S.A.,

a public limited liabìlty company, PUBLIC

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SAINT-GOBAIN CONTAIERS, INC.,

a corporation,

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COMPAGNIE DE SAIT -GOBAI

a corporation.

Non-pary Arkansas Glass Contaer Corp. ("AGCC") respectflly moves for an order

pursuant to 16 C.F.R. § 3.45(b) directig in camera treatment of the declaration of AGCC's

President and Chief Executive Offcer that Complait Counsel has designated for possible

introduction into evidence in the administrative trial scheduled to begin on December 19, 2013 in

the above-captioned matter. Complaint Counel and Counsel for all Respondents.have indicated

that they wil not oppose this Motion.

On November 19,2013, Complaint Counsel notified AGCC of its intent to introduce the

above declaration as Plaintiffs Exhibit 5005 in the upcoming tral (hereinafter "Exhibit A"). 

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That declartion was initially provided by AGCC on April 10,2013 in response to compulsory

The Declaration for which AGCC seeks in camera treatment is attached as Exhibit A to

the Declaration of Anthony Rampley In Support of Non-Pary Arkansas Glass Container

Corporation's Motion for In Camera Treatment of Exhibit Designated by Complaint Counsel,

which is attached as Exhibit 1 to this Motion.
third-pary discovery in connection with the FTC's investigation ofthe proposed acquisition of

Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. by Ardagh Group S.A. The declaration contains secret and

competitively sensitive information that is fudamental to AGCC's business strategy and curent

and futue operations 'as a glass container manufacturer. AGCC has taken care to protect the

confdentiality of the material in Exhibit A, and public disclosure of that information is likely to

result in direct and serious competitive injury to AGCC, while at the same time adding little

value to the public's understanding of the issues in this proceeding. Accordingly, pursuat to 16

C.F.R. § 3.45(b), AGCC moves for in camera treatment of its confidential business information

as identified in the Declaration in Support of this Motion ("Exhibit i").

A. AGCC Has Preserved the Confidentiality of the Information At Issue

AGCC has consistently maintained the confdentiality of the information set forth in

Exhbit A. That inormation was provided to the FTC only under compulsory process in the

FTC's investigation of Respondents in this matter. In turn, the FTC informed AGCC by letter

dated July 11,2013 that it though it would provide the material that AGCC submitted to the

Respondents' Outside Counel, it would designate that material as "CONFIDENTIAL-FTC

Docket No. 9356," that the material would be accorded protection under the Protective Order in

effect in the instant matter, and that AGCC would have the opportity to seek an order granting

in camera treatment of this material. Aside from its production in this case, AGCC has not

disclosed the information contained in Exhibit A outside of the company. See Ex. 1, Declaration

of Anthony Rampley in Support of AGCC's Motion for In Camera Treatment ("Supporting

Declaration"). Thus, AGCC has at all times maintained the secrecy of the confidential business

information it seeks to protect in ths case.

B. Disclosure ofthe Information in Exhibit A Could Result in Serious

Competitive Injury to AGCC

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The information that AGCC seeks to protect is fudamental to its overall competitive

position, and includes confidential information regarding AGCC's operations, business strategy,

production capacity and cost structure. As explained in the Supporting Declaration, ~~ 2-3 of

Exhibit A contain AGCC's recent (2011-2012) financial data, as well as a detailed breakdown of

the percentage and magnitude of revenues derived from various categories of products and the

allocation of AGCC's sales across different customer types. Because this information reflects

AGCC's financial performance within the last two to thee years, it is competitively sensitive,

and if disclosed would reveal the curent status of AGCC's financial position. More

importantly, as explaied in the Supporting Declaration, inormation relating to AGCC's

allocation of sales would provide its competitors with insights into the most profitable sectors of

its operations and business relationships, and exploitation of that knowledge by AGCC's

competitors would cause signficant damage to AGCC's competitive position.

Paragraphs 4-6 of Exhibit Acontain detailed analysis of AGCC's production capacity

and its costs associated with different modes and quantities of production, and reveal AGCC's

strategic calculations with regard to different levels of output. AGCC personnel have invested

signficant time and business resources in deriving the cost-benefit calculations disclosed in

these paragraphs. Disclosure of such knowledge would likely result in serious injury to AGCC,

because its competitors could exploit limitations with regard to AGCC's productive capabilties.

Paragraphs 7-8 reveal AGCC's strategic decisions with regard to entrance into certain

types of contracts and volume orders. Similarly, Paragraph 9 reveals AGCC's future strategy

with regard to the expansion of its production capacity_ These considerations go to the hear of

AGCC's business model and the sustainability of its operations. AGCC personnel have devoted

considerable resources to reaching the strategic conclusions reflected in these paragraphs, and

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public disclosure of that information would allow competitors of AGCC to exploit that

information and inflct significant harm to AGCC's competitive position.

C. The Commission Has Consistently Accorded In Camera Treatment to

Information Like That At Issue Here

As described above and in the Supporting Declaration, Exhibit A contains detailed

information about AGCC's cost strctue, productive capacity, business strategy, future

investment decisions, and recent financial data, including actual performance. The Commission

has consistently found that information substantially identical to the information in Exhibit A

warrants in camera protection. E.g., In the Matter olPolypore Intl, Inc., Docket No. 9327,

2009 WL 2052296, at *1 (F.T.C. July 7,2009) (finding that "business plans and strategies,"

"contract negotiations," "costing data," and "sales and financial information" were among

documents deserving in camera protection for a period of three to five years); In the Matter of

Rambus Inc., Docket No. 9302,2003 WL 21501545, at *1 (F.T.C. June 18,2003) (granting in

camera treatment for 5 years to documents that contained "non-public information regarding

(third part) Micron's production costs and processes"); In the Matter olE.l DuPont de

Nemours & Co., 97 F.T.C. 116 (1981) (in camera protection for documents that reflected "secret

and material investment, earngs, profit, operative return and cost information" about the

respondent' s business).

D. The Likelihood of Serious Competitive Harm to AGCC Outweighs the

Public Interest in Disclosure of Exhibit A

Material should be afforded in camera protection where its public disclosure would

result in "clearly defined, senous injury," and "the showing of serious injur does not

necessarily require a specific demonstration of the maner in which other firms would use

matenal to the disadvantage of the firm whose information is at issue." In the Matter ofE.l

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DuPont de Nemours & Co., 97 F.T.C. 116 (1981) (citing HP. Hood & Sons, Inc., 58 F.T.C.

1184 (1961)). As described above and in the Supporting Declaration, the information in Exhibit

A is both secret and higWy material to AGCC's business, "the two elements of the serious injur

analysis." Id. In addition, requests for in camera status from third parties "deserve special

solicitude." In the Matter of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., 103 F.T.C. 500 (1984); In the

Matter of The Coca-Cola Co., Docket No. 9207, 1990 WL 10081418, at *1 (F.T.C. Oct. 17,

1990) (granting in camera protection to documents that revealed third paries' market research

and strategy planng data, even though much of the information was mòre than thee years old).

AGCC would likely suffer serious harm if the sensitive information relating to its business

strategies and production capabilties reflected in Exhibit A are made public, where it can be

exploited by AGCC's competitors. When balanced against the countervailing 'public interest in

disclosure in ths case, the significance of the potential injur to AGCC clearly weighs in favor

of in camera treatment. In the Matter of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., 103 F.T.C. 500

(1984) (granting in camera treatment and finding that public interest in disclosure did not

outweigh the likelihood of serious competitive disclosure, because a public understanding of the

proceedings did not depend on access to data submitted by thrd pary firms at issue). In ths

case, the public's ability to understand the rationale of any decision resulting from ths

proceeding will almost certainly not depend on the parcularized information about AGCC's

cost strcture, production capacity, and business strategies reflected in Exhibit A, because such

information does not materially impact the strcture of competition in the market in which the

respondents compete. Instead, the information reveals only the maner in which AGCC does

business and the strategic decisions it has pursued.

E. Protection for Exhibit A Should Extend for Five Years

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The importance of the information at issue to AGCC's business warrants substantial

protection. AGCC's confidential strategies with regard to what business to compete for have

been an important component of the success of its business model, and are expected to be for

years to come. As described above, information relating to AGCC's production capacity and

plans with regard to any future expansion wil likewise be of significant value to its business

over the years tó come, and premature disclosure would risk exploitation of that information by

competitors. As the cases cited above demonstate, the FTC has routinely granted protection

lasting five years to similar information, and AGCC respectfully requests that the matenal in

Exhibit A be protected for a similar duration here.

CONCLUSION

Exhbit A satisfies the standard for in camera protection under 16 C.F.R. §3.45 and

relevant FTC rulings. Accordingly, this Court should designate ths material for in camera

treatment.

DATED: December 9, 2013 Respectfly Submitted,

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Nathaniel Brower

STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP

1330 Connecticut Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20036

Attorneys for Third Pary Arkansas Glass

Container Corp.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRAE COMMISSION

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LA W JUDGES

In the Matter of

ARDAGH GROUP S.A.,

A public limited liability company,

and

SAINT-GOBAIN CONTAINERS, INC.,

A corporation,

and

COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN

a corporation.

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Docket No. 9356

PUBLIC

Upon consideration of Non-Par Arkansas Glass Container Corporation's ("AGCC")

Motion for In Camera Treatment of Exhibit Designated by Complaint Counsel, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that the material designated as Plaintiffs Exhibit 5005 be afforded in camera

treatment, to expire on December 9,2018.

The declaration testimony in Plaintiffs Exhbit 5005 concerns confidential business

strategy, production capacity, and financial data regarding third pary AGCC's curent and future

operations, and meets the standards for in camera treatment under 16 C.F.R. § 3.45. Disclosure

ofthis testimony to AGCC's competitors could result in competitive injury to it in the

marketplace, and the public interest in this testimony is outweighed by the likelihood of serious

competitive harm to AGCC.

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In camera treatment shall expire in five years, because the information pertains to

AGCC's immediate and future plans for operation, and thus the threat of competitive injury to

AGCC from disclosure will continue thoughout the duration of that period.

The Honorable D. Michael Chappell

Administrative Law Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on December 9, 2013, I filed the foregoing document and accompanying

exhibits by u.S. Mail, including a non-public electronic copy of the proposed in camera exhibit

on compact disc, and an electronic copy of ths document including a public, redacted version of

the proposed in camera exhibit using the FTC's E-filing System, which wil send notification of

such filing to:

Donald S. Clark

Secretary

Federal Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room H-l13

Washington, DC 20580

I also certify that a copy of the foregoing document, including a public, redacted

version of the proposed in camera exhbit, has been delivered via electronic mail on December 9,

2013, and that a paper copy that includes a non-public version of the proposed in camera exhibit

and an electronic copy on compact disc of that exhbit has been delivered by overnight U.S. Mail

for delivery on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 to:

~ The Honorable D. Michael Chappell (oalj@ftc.gov)

Administrative Law Judge

Federa Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvana Avenue, NW, Room H-IlO

Washington, DC 20580

I fuer certify that a paper copy of the foregoing document has been delivered

via Federal Express to the lead attorney for each of the below-named paries, and via electronic

mail to each of the following:

Edward D. Hassi (ehassi@fc.gov)

James E. Abell Gabell@ftc.gov)

Monica Castilo (mcastillo@ftc.gov)

Steven A. Dahm (sdah@fc.gov)

Joshua Goodman Ggoodman@ftc.gov)

Sebastian Lorigo (slorigo@ftc.gov)

Brendan J. McNamara (bmcnamara@ftc.gov)

Angelike Mina (amina@ftc.gov)

Catherine M. Moscatell (cmoscatell@ftc.gov)

Angel Prado (aprado@ftc.gov)

Kristian Rogers (krogers@ftc.gov)

Danielle Sims (dsimsl@ftc.gov)

Eric M. Sprague (esprague@ftc.gov)

Steven L. Wilensky (swilensky@ftc.gov)

Thomas H. Brock (tbrock@ftc.gov)

Michael B. Kades (mkades@ftc.gov)

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U.S. Federal Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC

Counsel Supporting the Complaint

Alan Goudiss (agoudiness@shearan.com)

Dale Collns (wcollns@shearman.com)

Richard Schwed (rschwed@shearan.com)

Lisl Dunlop (ldunop@shearan.com)

Sherman & Sterling LLP

599 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Counsel for Respondent Ardagh Group s.A.

Christine Varey

Y onatan Even

Veena Viswanatha

Athena Cheng

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

825 Eighth Ave

New York, NY 10019

(212) 474-1140

cvarey@cravath.com

yeven@cravath.com

vviswanatha@cravath.com

aching@cravath.com

Counsel for Respondents Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. and Compagnie de SaintGobain

Curis Crowter

Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor LLP

1000 King Street

Wilmington, DeL. 19801

ccrowther@ycst.com

Counselfor Third-Party Piramal Glass- USA, Inc.

Andrea Agathoklis Murino

Elyse Dorsey

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

1700 K Street, Fift FIr.

Washington, DC 20006

amurno@wsgr.com

edorsey@wsgr.com

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Counselfor Third-Party Fevisa S.A. de C. V.

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COpy CERTIFICATION

I certify that the electronic version of Non-Pary Arkansas Glass Container Corporation's

Motion for In Camera Treatment Of Exhibit Designated by Complaint Counsel fied

electronically with the Secretary of the Commission is a true and accurate copy of the paper

original and that a paper copy with original signature has been fied with the Secretary of the

Commission on this day. Due to inclement weather in the State of Arkansas, which caused the

postponement of deliveries by Federal Express, counsel did not obtain delivery of a hand-signed,

paper original of the Declaration in Support of this Motion signed by Mr. Rampley in time for

filing on December 9. We have therefore included a scaned copy of that paper original in this

filing, but will supplement our fiing to include the paper original as soon as it arrives in

counsel's office.

Dated December 9,2013 el --.

STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP

1330 Connecticut Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20036

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EXHIBIT 1
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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DECLARATION OF ANTHONY RAMPLEY IN SUPPORT OF NON.PARTY

ARKNSAS GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR IN CAMERA

TREATMENT OF EXHIBIT DESIGNATED BY COMPLAINT COUNSEL

In the Matter of

ARDAGH GROUP S.A.,

A public limited liabilty company,

and

SAINT.GOBAIN CONTAINERS, INC.,

A corporation,

and

COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN

a corpration.

Docket No. 9356

PUBLIC

I, Anthony Rampley, declare as follows:

1. I am the President and Chief Executive Offcer of Arkansas Glass Container

Corporation ('4AGCC"). I joined the company in 1986 and have been President

and CEO since 1990. In that capacity, my responsibilities include oversight of all

of AGCC's operations, including its business strategies and production.

2. AGCC is not a party to the captioned matter.

3. The material for which AGCC seeks in camera treatment is in~'¡ 2-9 of my prior

declaration obtained during compulsory discovery in the FTC's investigation of

the proposed acquisition of Respondent Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. by

Respondent Ardagh Group S.A.

4. On April 10,2013, I executed the declaration for which AGCC seeks in camera

treatment, and have reviewed that information in connection with AGCC's instant

Motion. As President and CEO of AGCC, I am familar with the type of

information contained in that declaration. I am also generally familar with the

confidentiality protection afforded this typ of information by AGCC. Based

upon my knowledge of AGCC's business and with the confidentiality protection

that AGCC affords information of this type, it is my belief that public disclosure
of this information could cause serious injury to AGCC.

5. Paragraphs 2-3 of Exhibit A contain information regarding AGCC's actual

financial performance.in 2011 and 2012, as well as the allocation of AGCC's

sales revenues across different categories of products and customers. This

information was provided to the FTC only under the compulsory process, and was

only shared with the Respondents upon the FTC's representation that the material

would be designated confidentiaL. Apar from that production, this information

has not been shared with anyone outside of AGCC to the best of my knowledge,

and within AGCC is known only to a small number of personnel who require

such information to perform their duties for the company. Disclosure of the

information in ~, 2-3 is likely to result in serious competitive injur to AGCC.

Competitors could use information regarding AGCC's customer base and

compartive focus on manufacturing certain types of containers to their own

competitive advantage, to the detrment of AGCC.

6. Paragraphs 4-6 of Exhibit A contain information about AGCC's production

capacity, costs associated with different levels of production, and strategic

calculations with regard thereto. AGCC has devoted substantial business

resources to the tracking of such costs and formulation of relevant strategies.

Public disclosure of this information could likely result in serious competitive

harm to AGCC, because AGCC's competitors would be able to use that

information to exploit limitations on AGCC's capabilties.

7. Paragraphs 7-8 of Exhibit A reveal AGCC's strategic decisions with regard to

certain types of contracts and volume orders. Paragraph 9 reveals AGCC's future

strategy with regard to the expansion of its production capacity. These strategic

determinations are a fundamental aspect of AGCC's business model, and AGCC

developed its model as a result of many years of experience and business analysis

aimed at determining the most advantageous strategy for AGCe's operations.

Disclosure of this information could likely result in serious competitive injury to

AGCC, because AGCC's competitors could use the information to exploit their

own advantages with regard to AGCC's production capacity or to target

customers or contrcts in a manner that weakens AGCC's competitive position.

8. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America

that the foregoing is true and correct.

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Executed this G: Tit day of~2013, in ~~ttS ßo(t~ At.

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Anthona ~~A. í2

President and CEO

Arkansas Glass Container Corporation

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EXHIBIT A

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PUBLIC (REDACTED VERSION)

DECLARATION OF ANTHONY RAMPLEY

CRAIGHEAD COUNTY )

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STATE OF ARKANSAS )

I, Anthony Rampley, declare and state as follows:

i. I am the President and Chief Executive Offcer of Arkansas Glass Container Corporation

("AGeC"). I joined the company in 1986 and have been President and CEO since 1990.

The company has been in operation for 65 years.

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I O. I submit this declaration in connection with the Federal Trade Commission's

investigation of the proposed acquisition of SaInt-Gobain Containers, Inc. by Ardagh

Group S.A. and in response to the subpoenas and the civil investigative demand issued to

AGCC by the Federal Trade Commission.

Pursuant to 28 U.sc. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true

and con-eel.