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 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 Comission 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.
                    ( print page 53874) Trans No.
Acquiring
Acquired
Entities**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/05**20081512
TCV V, L.P
RiskMetrics Group, Inc.
RiskMetrics Group, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/06/2008**20081498
Entegris, Inc
Cowen Investments Holding, LLC
Poco Graphite Holdings, LLC Poco Graphite, Inc.; Poco Graphite International; Poco Graphite, SARL.20081524
Inergy, L.P
Demetree Salt Holdings, LLC
U.S. Salt, LLC.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/06/2008**20081536
Ashland Inc
Hercules Incorporated
Hercules Incorporated.20081557
AEA Investors 2006 Fund VI, L.P
Quad-C Partners L.P
Behavioral Holding Corp.20081559
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc
MDA Holdings, Inc
Allied Health Group, Inc.; Credent Verification and Licensing Services, Inc.; Jamestown Indemnity, Ltd.; Medical Doctor Associates, Inc.20081560
Microsoft Corporation
DATAllegro, Inc
DATAllegro, Inc.20081564
Blackstone RGIS Capital Partners V L.P
Ronald 0. Perelman
Allied Security Holdings LLC.20081570
Convergys Corporation
Intervoice, Inc
Intervoice, Inc.20081579
CVT Holding S.A.S
Financiere Cover team SAS
Financiere Coverteam SAS.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/10/2008**19882164
Anacomp, Inc
Xidex Corporation
Xidex Corporation.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/12/2008**20081398
Smith International, Inc
W-H Energy Services, Inc
W-H Energy Services, Inc.20081525
American Seafoods L.P
Yardarm Knot, Inc
Highland Light Seafoods, LLC; Tracy Anne, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/13/2008**20071584
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.20081529
David and Sherry Gold
99 cents Only Stores
99 cents Only Stores.20081563
Nam Jung Kim
Del Monte Foods Company
Del Monte Foods Company; Galapesca, S.A.; Marine Trading Pacific, Inc.; Panapesca Fishing, Inc.; Star-Kist Samoa, Inc.20081568
Motorola, Inc
Jay Chaudhry
AirDefense, Inc.20081577
DeVry Inc
U.S. Education Corporation
U.S. Education Corporation.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/14/2008**20081585
Tilman J
Fertitta Landry's Restaurants, Inc
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/15/2008**20081532
Nycomed S.C.A. SICAR
Immunomedics, Inc
Immunomedics, Inc.20081571
David Gelbaum and Monica Chavez Gelbaum
GridPoint, Inc
GridPoint, Inc.20081593
International Business Machines Corporation
ILOG S.A
ILOG S.A.20081595
Bay Harbour Holdings, LLC
S&B Industries Inc. (debtor-in-possession
S&B Industries Inc. (debtor-in-possession).20081598
Michel Reybier
Chateau Montelena (FNA Montelena Associates)
Chateau Montelena (FNA Montelena Associates).20081600
Macquarie Global Partnership V Opportunities Partners, L.P
Marathon Fund Limited
Petermann Holding Co.20081601
TowerCo II Holdings LLC
Sprint Nextel Corporation
Sprint Nextel Corporation.20081609
4116372 Canada Inc
American Greetings Corporation
American Greetings Corporation.20081612
Alcatel Lucent
Motive, Inc
Motive, Inc.20081614
CHS Private Equity V LP
Web Service Company, Inc
Web Service Company, LLC.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/18/2008**20081599
Iberdrola, S.A
Energy East Corporation
Energy East Corporation.( print page 53875)20081606
Quadrangle (AIV) Capital Partners II LP
Stephen E. Myers
Smart City Information Services, LLC OFL LLC); Smart City/mpiNET, LLC (FL LLC); Smart City Solutions, LLC (FL LLC); Smart City Telecommunications LLC (Del. LLC); Smart City Television LLC (Del. LLC).**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/19/2008**20081608
Time Warner Inc
Ripplewood Partners II, LP
QSP, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/20/2008**20081517
MetLife Inc
First Horizon National Corporation
First Horizon National Corporation.20081527
ABB Ltd
KEC Acquisition Corporation
KEC Acquisition Corporation.20081607
Kenneth J, Feld
Live Nation, Inc
Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/21/2008**20081544
Commercial Metals Company Reinforcing-Tensioning Services, Inc
Alfredo Bubion
Bubion Investment Co. Regional Steel Corporation; RPS Cable Corporation; The Dawn Lizabeth Bubion 2003 Trust; The Debbie Ann Martinez 2003 Trust.20081594
Charlesbank Equity Fund VI, Limited Partnership
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Tecomet Inc. (“Tecomet”).**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/22/2008**20081554
Cleveland Cliffs Inc
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.20081574
Ametek, Inc
Xantrex Technology Inc
Elgar Holdings, Inc.20081586
Schneider Electric SA
Xantrex Technology, Inc
Xantrex Technology Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/25/2008**20081589
Pershing Square, L.P
Longs Drug Stores Corporation
Longs Drug Stores Corporation.20081620
Markit Group Holdings Limited
JPMorgan Chase & Co
J.P. Morgan FCS Corp.20081623
Temasek Capital (Private) Limited
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.20081629
Covance Inc
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company.20081633
LLR Equity Partners III, L.P
SunTrust Banks, Inc
TransPlatinum Service Corp.20081634
The Walt Disney Company
The Active Network, Inc
The Active Network, Inc.20081642
Gannett Co., Inc
CareerBuilder, LLC
CareerBuilder, LLC.20081645
Deutsche Telekom AG
NextWave Wireless, Inc
AWS Wireless Inc.20081651
Diamond Foods, Inc
General Mills, Inc
General Mills, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/26/2008**20081562
JV Holdings
Spitzer Holding Company
Spitzer Industries LLC.20081617
Georg F.W
Continental AG Schaeffler
Continental AG.20081625
Arlington Tankers Ltd
General Maritime Corporation
General Maritime Corporation.20081626
General Maritime Corporation
Arlington Tankers Ltd
Arlington Tankers Ltd.20081631
Peter C. Georgiopoulos
Galileo Holding Corporation
Galileo Holding Corporation.20081638
PTT Chemical Public Company Limited
Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.a.r.l
Cognis Olechemicals (M) Sdn. Bhd.20081639
PTT Chemical Public Company Limited
Permodalan Nasional Berhad
Cognis Olechemicals (M) Sdn. Bhd.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/27/2008**20081436
Finmeccanica-Societa' per  azioni
DRS Technologies, Inc
DRS Technologies, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/28/2008**20081622
Ameriprise Financial, Inc
William C. Morris
J.& W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated.20081628
Macquarie Global Opportunities Partners, L.P
Sentient Jet Holdings, LLC
AvBuy, LLC; PNFS, LLC; Private Jets, Inc.; Sentient Flight Group, Inc.; Sentient Jet, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/29/2008**20081489
Else Kroner-Fresenius-Stiftung
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D
APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.20081597
Johnson & Johnson
Amgen Inc
Amgen Inc.20081653
Assurant, Inc
Trident II, L.P
Trident Signal Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 *For Further Information Contact:*
                     Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative, or Renee Hallman, Contact Representative, Federal Trade Commission,  Premerger Notification Office, Bureau Of Competition, Room H-303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100. By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary.


[FR Doc. E8-21466 Filed 9-16-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M