[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29327-29328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13556]


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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.

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               Trans #                        Acquiring                 Acquired                 Entities
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/30/2001
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20011690.............................  Tyco International Ltd.  Com-Net Critical         Com-Net Critical
                                                                 Communications, Inc.     Communications, Inc.
20011707.............................  Avnet, Inc.............  Kent Electronics         Kent Electronics
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20011723.............................  Gerald W. Schwartz.....  Avaya Inc..............  Avaya Inc.
20011731.............................  Leap Wireless            American Wireless        American Wireless
                                        International, Inc.      License Group, LLC.      License Group, LLC.
20011734.............................  Novell, Inc............  Cambridge Technology     Cambridge Technology
                                                                 Partners, Inc.           Partners, Inc.
20011738.............................  Constellation Brands,    Ravenswood Winery, Inc.  Ravenswood Winery, Inc.
                                        Inc.
20011741.............................  Pope & Talbot, Inc.....  Norske Skogindustrier    Norske Skog Canada
                                                                 ASA.                     Mackenzie Pulp Limited
20011742.............................  Koninklijke Ahold nv...  Mutual Distributors,     Mutual Distributors,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20011748.............................  Temple-Inland Inc......  Chesapeake Corporation.  Capitol Packaging
                                                                                          Company.
                                                                                         Chesapeake Packaging
                                                                                          Co.
20011749.............................  Mr. Yizhak Sharon......  The Williams Companies,  Mapco Express, Inc.
                                                                 Inc.
20011753.............................  GlaxoSmithKline plc....  Minnesota Mining and     3M Innovative
                                                                 Manufacturing Company.   Properties Company
20011754.............................  Hicks, Muse, Tate &      Vlasic Foods             VF Brands, Inc.,
                                        Furst Equity Fund V,     International Inc.       Aligar, Inc., Cargal,
                                        L.P.                                              Inc.
                                                                                         Vlasic Foods Canada,
                                                                                          Inc., Vlasic Int'l
                                                                                          Brands, Inc.
                                                                                         Vlasic Foods
                                                                                          Distribution Company,
                                                                                          Vlasic Standards Inc.
20011756.............................  MBNA Corporation.......  Desert Schools Federal   Desert Schools Federal
                                                                 Credit Union.            Credit Union.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/03/2001
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20011729.............................  Assa Abloy AB..........  United Dominion          United Dominion
                                                                 Industries Limited.      Industries Limited.
20011755.............................  Crown Finance            Global TeleSystems, Inc  Global Telecom, Inc.
                                        Foundation.

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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/08/2001
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20011764.............................  Boyd Gaming Corporation  Shawn Scott............  Delta Downs Racing
                                                                                          Association, Inc.
                                                                                         Delta Downs,
                                                                                          Incorporated, Winner's
                                                                                          Circle #1 of Madison,
                                                                                          LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/09/2001
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20011735.............................  Johnson & Johnson......  Alza Corporation.......  Alza Corporation.
20011762.............................  SES Global S.A.........  General Electric         GE Subsidiary, Inc., GE
                                                                 Company.                 Capital Global
                                                                                          Satellites, Inc.
20011768.............................  Benfield Greig Group     E.W. Blanch Holdings,    E.W. Blanch Holdings,
                                        plc.                     Inc.                     Inc.
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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. 01-13556 Filed 5-29-01; 8:45 am]
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