# C_2012232EN.01001101.xml

| 3.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 232/11 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6644 — APG/PGGM/Challenger LBC Terminals)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 232/07

| 1. | On 27 July 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which the undertakings APG Algemene Pensioen Groep N.V. (‘APG’, Netherlands) and PGGM N.V. (‘PGGM’, Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Challenger LBC Terminals Jersey Limited (‘LBC Terminals’, Jersey) by way of purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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APG: carries out collective pension schemes for participants in the education, government and constructions sectors, cleaning and window-cleaning companies, housing corporations and energy and utility companies, as well as social or sheltered employment, —
PGGM: a Dutch pension administrator. It provides services in the field of pension fund management, asset management, management support and policy advice to various pension funds, —
LBC Terminals: an operator of bulk liquid storage terminals. It operates 14 terminals located at key locations in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, China and the United States of America. | — | APG: carries out collective pension schemes for participants in the education, government and constructions sectors, cleaning and window-cleaning companies, housing corporations and energy and utility companies, as well as social or sheltered employment, | — | PGGM: a Dutch pension administrator. It provides services in the field of pension fund management, asset management, management support and policy advice to various pension funds, | — | LBC Terminals: an operator of bulk liquid storage terminals. It operates 14 terminals located at key locations in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, China and the United States of America. |
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| — | APG: carries out collective pension schemes for participants in the education, government and constructions sectors, cleaning and window-cleaning companies, housing corporations and energy and utility companies, as well as social or sheltered employment, | | | | | | |
| — | PGGM: a Dutch pension administrator. It provides services in the field of pension fund management, asset management, management support and policy advice to various pension funds, | | | | | | |
| — | LBC Terminals: an operator of bulk liquid storage terminals. It operates 14 terminals located at key locations in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, China and the United States of America. | | | | | | |

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6644 — APG/PGGM/Challenger LBC Terminals, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | J-70 | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| European Commission | | | | | | | |
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| Merger Registry | | | | | | | |
| J-70 | | | | | | | |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | | | | | | | |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË | | | | | | | |

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( 1 )  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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