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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSI 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE 

In the Matter of 

ARDAGH GROUP, S.A. 

a public limited liability company, 

SAINT-GOBAIN CONTAINERS, INC. 

a corporation, 

and 

COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN, 

a corporation. 

PUBLIC 

DOCKET NO. 9356 

JOINT MOTION TO WITHDRAW MATTER FROM ADJUDICATION 

PUBLIC 

Pursuant to Rule 3.25(b) ofthe Rules ofPractice of the Federal Trade Commission 

("FTC Rules"), 16 C.F.R. § 3.25(b), Complaint Counsel and the Respondents (collectively, "the 

Parties") jointly move to withdraw Docket No. 9356 from adjudication for the purpose of 

considering the attached Consent Proposal, and further move, pursuant to Rule 3 .25( c) 

of the FTC Rules, that the Administrative Law Judge certifY the motion and Consent Proposal 

to the Commission. Absent withdrawal of this matter from adjudication, the administrative 

hearing is scheduled to begin on March 18, 2014, pursuant to the Commission's order issued on 

December 18,2013. 

· The attached Consent Proposal consists of the following draft documents: (I) Agreement 

Containing Consent Orders; (2) Decision and O~·der; and (3) Order to Hold Separate and 

Maintain Assets; together the "Consent Proposal." The parties have reviewed and agreed to the 

terms of the Consent Proposal subject to Commission review and approval. The Parties 

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represent that the attached Consent Proposal details the agreed-upon material terms of a 

settlement proposal and that there exists a "reasonable possibility of settlemenf' in accordance 

with Rule 3.25(c). Thus, the Parties request that this matter be stayed and removed from 

adjudication for thirty (30) days to fmalize the te1ms of a proposed Consent Agreement. 

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Dated March 10,2014 

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Respectfully Submitted, 

s/ Edward D. Hassi 

Edward D. Hassi 

ChiefTrial Counsel 

Federal Trade Commission 

Bureau of Competition 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

Washington, DC 20580 

Tel: (202) 326-2470 

Facsimile: (202) 326-2884 

Email: ehassi@ftc.gov 

Complaint Counsel 

sl Lisl Dunlop 

LislDunlop 

Dale Collins 

Shearman & Sterling LLP 

599 Lexington Avenue 

PUBLIC 

New York, New York 10022 

Tel: (212) 848-4000 

Email: ldunlop@shearman.com 

Counsel for Respondent Ardagh 

GroupS.A. 

sf Y onatan Even 

Yonatan Even 

Christine A. V amey 

Sandra C. Goldstein 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 

825 Eighth Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Tel: (212) 474-1000 

Email: yeven@cravath.com 

Counsel for Respondents Compagnie 

de Saint-Gobain and Saint-Gobain 

Containers, Inc. 
CONSENT PROPOSAL 

CONFIDENTIAL 

REDACTED IN ENTIRETY 

PUBLIC 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 

In the Matter of 

ARDAGH GROUP, S.A. 

a public limited liability company, 

SAINT-GOBAIN CONTAINERS, INC. 

a corporation, 

and 

COMPAGNIE DE SAINT -GOBAIN, 

a corporation. 

JIIIIII]])OCKET NO. 9356 

(PROPOSED) ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR 

CERTIFICATION TO THE COMMISSION 

PUBLIC 

Upon due consideration of Complaint Counsel and Respondents' Joint Motion to certify 

to the Commission their Joint Motion to Withdraw the Matter from Adjudication, and upon 

fmding a reasonable possibility of settlement, it is hereby ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 

3.25(c) of the Commission's Rule ofPractice, Complaint Counsel and Respondents' Motion to 

Withdraw Matter from Adjudication is cel1ified to the Commission. 

D. Michael Chappell 

Chief Administrative Law Judge 

Dated: March_, 2014 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

COMMISSIONERS: Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman 

Julie Brill 

Maureen K. Ohlhausen 

Joshua D. Wright 

In the Matter of 

ARDAGH GROUP, S.A. 

a public limited liability company, 

SAINT -GOBAIN CONTAINERS, INC. 

a corporation, 

and 

COMPAGNIE DE SAINT -GOBAIN, 

a corporation. 

~OCKET NO. 9356 

PUBLIC 

[PROPOSED) ORDER WITHDRAWING MATTER FROM ADJUDICATION 

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING A CONSENT PROPOSAL 

Complaint Counsel and Respondents, having jointly moved that this matter be withdrawn 

from adjudication because there is a reasonable possibility of a settlement, and the Commission 

having been satisfied that there is a likelihood of settlement in its entirety; 

IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Rule 3.25(c) of the Commission Rules ofPractice, 16 

C.F .R. § 3 .25( c), that this matter in its entirety is hereby withdrawn from adjudication and that 

all proceedings before the Administrative Law Judge are hereby stayed for thirty (30) days 

pending a determination by the Commission with respect to the Consent Proposal; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Rule 3.25(b) of the Commission's Rules of 

Practice, that the Consent Proposal shall not be placed on the public record unless and until it is 

accepted by the Commission. 

By the Commission. 

Dated: 

Donald S. Clark 

Secretary 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certifY that on March 10, 2014, I filed the foregoing document 

electronically using the FTC's E-Filing System, which will send notification of such 

filing to: 

DonaldS. Clark 

Secretary 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-113 

Washington, DC 20580 

PUBLIC 

I also certifY that I delivered via electronic mail and hand delivery a copy of the 

foregoing document to: 

The Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

Administrative Law Judge 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-110 

Washington, DC 20580 

I :fi.uther certifY that I delivered via electronic mail a copy of the foregoing 

document to: 

Lisl Dunlop 

Dale Collins 

Shearman & Sterling LLP 

599 Lexington Avenue 

New York, NY 10022 

(202) 848-4906 

ldunlop@shearman.com 

wcollins@shearman.com 

Counsel for Respondent Ardagh Group S.A. 

Christine Vamey 

Yonatan Even 

Athena Cheng 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 

825 Eighth Avenue 

New York, NY 10019 

(212) 474-1140 

cvarney@cravath.com 

yeven@cravath.com 

acheng@cravath.com 

Counsel for Respondent Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. 

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CERTIFICATE FOR ELECTRONIC FILING 

I certify that the electronic copy sent to the Secretary of the Commission is a true 

and correct copy of the paper original and that I possess a paper original of the signed 

document that is available for review by the parties and the adjudicator. 

March 10, 2014 By: s/ Edward D. Hassi 

Attorney