[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3125-3127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1366]


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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 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 12-22-97 and 12-31-97  
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    Name of acquiring person, name of                          Date     
acquired person, name of acquired entity      PMN No.       terminated  
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LucasVarity plc, Varga Participacoes                                    
 Ltda., Freios Varga, S.A...............         98-0687        12/22/97
John T. Kim Trust of December 31, 1987,                                 
 Amkor Technology, Inc., Amkor                                          
 Technology, Inc........................         98-0720        12/22/97
David D. Kim Trust of December 31, 1987,                                
 Amkor Technology, Inc., Amkor                                          
 Technology, Inc........................         98-0721        12/22/97
Susan Y. Kim Trust of December 31, 1987,                                
 Amkor Technology, Inc., Amkor                                          
 Technology, Inc........................         98-0722        12/22/97
US Airways Group, Inc., Citicorp,                                       
 Shuttle, Inc. (d/b/a USAir Shuttle,                                    
 Inc. or US Airways)....................         98-0757        12/22/97
Republic Industries, Inc., John H.                                      
 Dobbs, Jr., Springhill Toyota, Inc.,                                   
 et. al.................................         98-0758        12/22/97
Republic Industries, Inc., James K.                                     
 Dobbs, III, Hoover Toyota, Inc., et. al         98-0759        12/22/97
Republic Industries, Inc., Dobbs                                        
 Brothers Buick-Pontiac, Inc., Dobbs                                    
 Brothers Buick-Pontiac, Inc............         98-0760        12/22/97
United HealthCare Corporation, Medicode                                 
 (Delaware), Inc., Medicode, Inc........         98-0788        12/22/97
Dasault Systemes SA, Deneb Robotics,                                    
 Inc., Deneb Robotics, Inc..............         98-0799        12/22/97
Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group,                                     
 Inc., Resource Bancshares Corporation,                                 
 Resource Bancshares Corporation........         98-0813        12/22/97
Freedom Communications, Inc., Scholastic                                
 Corporation, Scholastic Inc............         98-0877        12/22/97
William J. Curtis, Scholastic                                           
 Corporation, Scholastic Inc............         98-0878        12/22/97
Green Equity Investors II, LP,                                          
 Hollinger, Inc. (a Canadian company),                                  
 Hollinger International Inc............         98-0880        12/22/97
Citizen Utilities Company, The Voting                                   
 Trust D&E Communications, Inc., D&E                                    
 Communications, Inc....................         98-0891        12/22/97
Ford Motor Company, Aldersgate Capital                                  
 Limited (an English company), AT&T                                     
 Automotive Services, Inc...............         98-0895        12/22/97
Citation Corporation, Dycast, Inc.,                                     
 Dycast, Inc............................         98-0896        12/22/97
RLC Industries Co., RLC Industries Co.,                                 
 R-H Timber Co., LLC....................         98-0935        12/22/97
John C. Hampton, RLC Industries Co., R-H                                
 Timber Co., LLC........................         98-0936        12/22/97
Foamex International Inc., Hicks, Muse,                                 
 Tate and Furst Equity Fund II, L.P.,                                   
 Crain Holdings Corp....................         98-0605        12/23/97
TRW Inc., BDM International Inc., BDM                                   
 International Inc......................         98-0710        12/23/97
The AES Corporation, Edison                                             
 International, Southern California                                     
 Edison Company.........................         98-0804        12/23/97
NGC Corporation, Edison International,                                  
 Southern California Edison Company.....         98-0809        12/23/97
Northern States Power Company, Edison                                   
 International, Southern California                                     
 Edison Company.........................         98-0810        12/23/97
Huston Industries, Incorporated, Edison                                 
 International, Southern California                                     
 Edison Company.........................         98-0811        12/23/97
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center                                 
 System, McKeesport Area Health Care                                    
 Systems, McKeesport Area Health Care                                   
 Systems................................         98-0892        12/23/97
Nokia Corporation, Ipsilon Newtorks,                                    
 Inc., Ipsilon Networks, Inc............         98-0952        12/23/97
Worcester City Campus Corporation,                                      
 Memorial Health Care, Inc., Memorial                                   
 Health Care, Inc.......................         98-0726        12/24/97
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Ashtech                                   
 Inc., Ashtech Inc......................         98-0819        12/24/97

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ACME Televison Holdings, LLC, Koplar                                    
 Communications, Inc., Koplar                                           
 Communications, Inc....................         98-0821        12/24/97
Queensway Financial Holdings Limited,                                   
 Davinder S. Sahni, Paradigm Insurance                                  
 Company................................         98-0833        12/24/97
Stichting AdministratiekantoorABN AMRO                                  
 Holding, Bankers Leasing Association,                                  
 Inc., Bankers Leasing Association, Inc.         98-0865        12/24/97
Fortune Brands, Inc., Michael G. Crisp,                                 
 Crisp Publications, Inc................         98-0868        12/24/97
Heilig-Meyers Company, Reliable Stores,                                 
 Inc., Reliable Stores, Inc.............         98-0881        12/24/97
Lennar Corporation, North American Asset                                
 Development Corporation, North American                                
 Asset Development Corporation..........         98-0887        12/24/97
Ronald O. Perelman, Thomas Dan Friedkin                                 
 and Debra L. Friedkin, Gulf States                                     
 Acceptance Company, LP.................         98-0888        12/24/97
Bahrain International Bank, Thompson                                    
 Paper Box Co., Inc., Thompson Paper Box                                
 Co., Inc...............................         98-0893        12/24/97
Investec Holdings Limited, Ernst &                                      
 Company, Ernst & Company...............         98-0894        12/24/97
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Reddi-Pac,                                   
 Inc., Reddi-Pac, Inc...................         98-0897        12/24/97
United States Filter Corporation, Estate                                
 of Ronald E. Janke, Castalloy                                          
 Corporation and Unified Investments,                                   
 LLP....................................         98-0920        12/24/97
Genesis Direct, L.P., Lawrence A.                                       
 Joseph, Select Service & Supply Co.,                                   
 Inc....................................         98-0929        12/24/97
Mr. Roger J. Sippl, Borland                                             
 International, Inc., Borland                                           
 International, Inc.....................         98-0931        12/24/97
CUC International Inc., Apollo                                          
 Investment Fund III, L.P., NRT                                         
 Incorporated...........................         98-0938        12/24/97
Praxair, Inc., Richard K. Dillard,                                      
 Whitmore Oxygen Company & Whitmore                                     
 Chemical Company.......................         98-0939        12/24/97
Thermo Electron Corporation, Edison                                     
 International, Southern California                                     
 Edison Company.........................         98-0940        12/24/97
Ashland Inc., Frederick M. Franklin,                                    
 L.F. Franklin and Sons, Inc.; Valley                                   
 Asphalt Products.......................         98-0953        12/24/97
CHS Electronics, Inc., Gilbert Dreyfus                                  
 and Julia Dreyfus, Micro Informatica                                   
 Corporation............................         98-0954        12/24/97
Precision Castparts Corp., Schlosser                                    
 Forge Company, Schlosser Casting                                       
 Company................................         98-0955        12/24/97
Country Mutual Insurance Company,                                       
 Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company,                                    
 Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company.....         98-0960        12/24/97
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.,                                     
 William Blair Capital Partners V, LP,                                  
 CARA Holdings, Inc.....................         98-0961        12/24/97
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P.,                                 
 Mark D. Bawden, The Bawden Corporation.         98-0962        12/24/97
N.V. Koninklije Nederlandsche Petroleum                                 
 Maatschappij, Newco-Joint Venture,                                     
 Newco-Joint Venture....................         98-0964        12/24/97
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P.,                                 
 Joyce Bawden, The Rawden Corporation...         98-0965        12/24/97
Emerson Electronic Co., Lee A.                                          
 Henningsen, Firetrol, Inc..............         98-0967        12/24/97
Bayerische Vereinsbank AG, Bayerishe                                    
 Hypotheken-und Wechsel-Bank AG,                                        
 Bayerishe Hypotheken-und Weschsel-Bank                                 
 AG.....................................         98-0969        12/24/97
Snyder Communication, Inc., R.A.B.                                      
 Advertising, Inc. Employee Stock                                       
 Ownership Plan, Blau Marketing                                         
 Technologies, Inc......................         98-0970        12/24/97
Melco, Inc., Michael A. Frost,                                          
 TechWorks, Inc.........................         98-0971        12/24/97
PRI Automation, Inc., Equipe                                            
 Technologies, Inc., Equipe                                             
 Technologies, Inc......................         98-0972        12/24/97
Retlaw Enterprises, Inc., John D.                                       
 Pezold, Augusta Family Broadcasting                                    
 Inc.; Columbus Family..................         98-0974        12/24/97
Warren A. Hood, Jr., Simpro Holding                                     
 Corporation, Ltd., Simpro Films                                        
 Corporation............................         98-0977        12/24/97
AlliedSignal Inc., Jeffrey J. Steiner,                                  
 The Fairchild Corporation..............         98-0979        12/24/97
Kingsway Financial Services, Inc., UCC                                  
 Corporation, UCC Corporation...........         98-0980        12/24/97
Frederick W. Smith, FDX Corporation, FDX                                
 Corporation............................         98-0981        12/24/97
Ladbroke Group PLC, Colorado Gaming &                                   
 Entertainment Co., Colorado Gaming &                                   
 Entertainment Co.......................         98-0982        12/24/97
Colony Investors II, L.P., Virgin                                       
 Entertainment Group Limited, Virgin                                    
 Entertainment Group Limited............         98-0991        12/24/97
PPG Industries, Inc., Chrysler                                          
 Corporation, Chrysler Corporation......         98-0992        12/24/97
GP Batteries International Limited, The                                 
 Gillette Company, Duracell, Inc........         98-0994        12/24/97
United States Surgical Corporation,                                     
 Pfizer Inc., Valleylab, Inc.; Vesta                                    
 Medical, Inc...........................         98-0995        12/24/97
MBW Investors LLC, The Procter & Gamble                                 
 Company, Procter & Gamble Company                                      
 (Duncan Hines Business)................         98-0999        12/24/97
Andrew A. Wiederhorn, R.J. Brandes,                                     
 Belgravia Financial Services, LLC......         98-1004        12/24/97
John H. Sykes, Michael M. Gray, McQueen                                 
 International Limited (a Scottish                                      
 corporation)...........................         98-1005        12/24/97
Michael M. Gray (a Scottish national),                                  
 John H. Sykes, Sykes Enterprises,                                      
 Incorporated...........................         98-1006        12/24/97
Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II,                                   
 LP, National Wholesale Liquidators of                                  
 34th Street, Inc., National Wholesale                                  
 Liquidators of 34th Street, Inc........         98-1010        12/24/97
Applied Graphics Technologies, Inc.,                                    
 Flying Color Graphics, Inc., Flying                                    
 Color Graphics, Inc....................         98-1011        12/24/97
Philips Electronics N.V., Credit                                        
 Lyonnais S.A. (a French corporation),                                  
 Alpha Library Company, Inc.; Beta                                      
 Library Co., Inc.......................         98-1014        12/24/97
Northern States Power Company, Mid-                                     
 Continent Power Company, Inc. (debtor-                                 
 in-possession), Mid-Continent Power                                    
 Company, Inc. (debtor-in-possession....         98-1020        12/24/97
Liz Claiborne, Inc., Donna Karan                                        
 International Inc., Donna Karan Studio;                                
 The Donna Karan Company................         98-1021        12/24/97
ACC Corp., US WATS, Inc., US WATS, Inc..         98-0731        12/26/97
General Electric Company, Stewart &                                     
 Stevenson Services, Inc., Stewart &                                    
 Stevenson Limited Partnership..........         98-0148        12/29/97
Donald L. Sturm, SpectraNet                                             
 International, SpectraNet International         98-0997        12/29/97
Enron Corp., SpectraNet International,                                  
 SpectraNet International...............         98-1001        12/29/97
ITT Industries, Inc., Charles H. Kaman,                                 
 Kaman Sciences Corporation.............         98-0672        12/30/97
General Electric Company, Industrial                                    
 Risk Insurers, Industrial Risk Insurers         98-1026        12/30/97
Destriz Gestao e Servicos Sociedade                                     
 Unipessoal, Mr. Michael Christopherson,                                
 GP Companies, Inc......................         98-0822        12/31/97
Allen E. Paulson, Mr. John C. Waterfall,                                
 Elsinore Corporation...................         98-0835        12/31/97
American International Group, Inc.,                                     
 Newco-Joint Venture, Newco-Joint                                       
 Venture................................         98-0951        12/31/97
Jeffrey J. Steiner, AlliedSignal Inc.,                                  
 AlliedSignal Inc.......................         98-0973        12/31/97
Becton, Dickinson and Company, MedPlus,                                 
 Inc., MedPlus, Inc.....................         98-1015        12/31/97
Enron Corp., Catalytica, Inc.,                                          
 Catalytica Combustion Systems, Inc.....         98-1019        12/31/97
StorMedia Incorporated, Kubota                                          
 Corporation (a Japanese corporation),                                  
 Akashic Memories Corporation...........         98-1027        12/31/97
Freudenberg & Co. (a German                                             
 Corporation), Arthur P. Frigo, M. B.                                   
 Walton, Inc............................         98-1028        12/31/97

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UNYS, Inc., Upstate Holding Company,                                    
 Inc., Upstate Holding Company, Inc.....         98-1031        12/31/97
Central Grocers Cooperative, Inc.,                                      
 Strack and Van Til Super Market, Inc.,                                 
 Strack and Van Til Super Market, Inc...         98-1034        12/31/97
Sanford N. Pensler, Gordon S. Lang, CCL                                 
 Custom Manufacturing Corp..............         98-1035        12/31/97
WinStar Communications, Inc., Telesoft                                  
 Corp., Telesoft Acquisition Corp. II...         98-1036        12/31/97
The General Electric Company, p.l.c.,                                   
 Marsh Company, Marsh Company...........         98-1037        12/31/97
General Electric Company, R.G. Darby,                                   
 R.G. Darby Company, Inc. and Total                                     
 Trim, Inc..............................         98-1039        12/31/97
Aurora Equity Partners LP, Sal                                          
 Cannizzaro, Innovative Lithographers,                                  
 Inc....................................         98-1041        12/31/97
Patriot American Hospitality Operating                                  
 Company, CHC International, Inc., CHC                                  
 International, Inc.....................         98-1043        12/31/97
Ekco Group, Inc., FCP Southeast                                         
 Investors IV, LP, APP Holding                                          
 Corporation............................         98-1051        12/31/97
Mail-Well, Inc., James E. Sowell, Poser                                 
 Business Forms, Inc....................         98-1053        12/31/97
Linsalata Capital Partners Fund II, LP,                                 
 Craig Manchen, Highland Group                                          
 Industries, LP.........................         98-1056        12/31/97
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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. 98-1366 Filed 1-20-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M