Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

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.

Trans No.

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/05/2002

20021022

Kinross Gold Corporation

Echo Bay Mines Ltd

Echo Bay Mines Ltd.

20021031

Pekka Herlin

Partek Corporation

Partek Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/08/2002

20020960

Bunge Limited

Italenergia Spa

Cereol S.A.

20021027

Varco International, Inc

ICO, Inc

ICO Worldwide, Inc.

20021035

Joseph E. Wagner

John L Rust & Donna G Rust

John L. Rust Company.

20021036

WPS Resources Corporation

Calpine Corporation

De Pere Energy, L.L.C.

20021045

Wachovia Corporation

Cameron M. Harris

Cameron M. Harris & Company.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/12/2002

20021003

Koninklijke BAM NBM N.V

Grupo Dragados SA

Hollandsche Beton Groep N.W.

20021033

Newmont Mining Corporation

Kinross Gold Corporation

Kinross Gold Corporation.

20021047

FTI Consulting, Inc

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.

20021048

Long Point Capital Fund, L.P

Okaw Buildings, Inc.

Okaw Buildings, Inc.

20021051

KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership

Siemens AG

Demag Cranes and Components GmbH & Co. KG.

Gottwald Port Technology GmbH & Co. KG.

Mannesmann Plastics Machinery AG.

Power Generation Ceramics.

Siemens European Network Services.

Siemens Metering GmbH & Co. KG.

Stabilus GmbH.

20021053

Stronach Trust

Joseph A. DeFrancis

Laurel Racing Association Limited partnership.

Pimlico Racing Association, Inc.

20021055

Wellspring Capital Partners II, L.P

International Multifoods Corporation

Multifoods Distribution Management, Inc.

20021057

Alliant Energy Corporation

Mirant Corporation

Mirant Neenah, LLC.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/13/2002

20021017

Headwaters Incorporated

Industrial services Group, Inc

Industrial Services Group, Inc.

20021025

EG&G Technical Services Holdings, L.L.C

URS Corporation

URS Corporation.

20021044

Anixter International Inc

Pentacon, Inc

JIT Holdings, Inc.

Pentacon Aerospace Group, Inc.

Pentacon Canada Corporation.

Pentacon Delaware, Inc.

Pentacon Europe Limited.

Pentacon Industrial, Inc.

Pentacon International Sales, Inc.

Pentacon Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Pentacon Properties, L.P.

Pentacon USA, L.P.

Pentacon, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/14/2002

20021023

URS Corporation

EG&G Technical Services Holdings, L.L.C.

Carlyle-EG&G Holdings Corp.

Lear Siegler Services, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/15/2002

20021021

Symantec Corporation

Riptech Inc

Riptech Inc.

20021030

Symantec Corporation

Recourse Technologies, Inc

Recourse Technologies, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/16/2002

20021043

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

Dynegy, Inc

Northern Natural Gas Company.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/19/2002

20021007

eBay Inc

PayPal, Inc

PayPal, Inc.

20021020

Terex Corporation

Siemens AG

Demag Mobile Cranes GmbH & Co. KA.

Demag Mobile Cranes Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH.

20021040

Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited

Friede Goldman Halter, Inc

Gulf Coast Fabrication, Inc.

Halter Gulf Repair, Inc.

Halter Marine Gulfport, Inc.

Halter Marine Pascagoula, Inc.

Halter Marine Services, Inc.

Halter Marine, Inc., a Louisiana corporation.

Halter Marine, Inc., A Nevada corporation.

20021066

Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund A

Associated British Ports Holdings PLC

American Port Services, Inc.

Amports Avcenters, Inc.

ILG Avcenter, Inc.

20021067

Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund B

Associated British Ports Holdings PLC

American Port Services, Inc.

Amports Avcenters, Inc.

ILG Avcenter, Inc.

20021068

Wescast Industries, Inc

George W. Mathews, Jr

Georgia Ductile Foundaries, LLC.

20021071

Mr. Sumner M. Redstone

Sesame Workshop

Noggin LLC.

20021076

Delaware Champion Holdings, LLC

Diageo plc

Burger King Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/20/2002

20021061

Kao Corporation

Alan Howard Frieda, a/k/a John Frieda

Gaelle International, LLC.

John Frieda Products.

John Frieda Professional Hair Care, Inc.

John Frieda SarL.

John Frieda International, LLC.

20021062

Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P

PRG-Schultz International, Inc

PRG-Schultz International, Inc.

20021077

J. Joe and Marlene M. Ricketts

Ameritrade Holding Corporation

Ameritrade Holding Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/21/2002

20021049

Terex Corporation

Robert R. Wilkerson

Genie Holdings, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/22/2002

20021080

Dr. Michael W. J. Smurfit

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/23/2002

20021083

Riverdeep Group plc

Alex E. Gores

Broderbund Properties, LLC.

20021087

Dexia S.A

The PMI Group, Inc

Broderbund, LLC and Fairbanks Capital Holding Corp.

20021088

Bureau Veritas S.A

U.S. Laboratories Inc

U.S. Laboritories Inc.

20021093

Metalurigica Gerdau, S.A

Co-Steel Inc

Co-Steel Inc.

20021095

Questor Partners Bermuda, L.P

Fiat S.p.A

Fonderies du Poitou Aluminum S.A.

Founderies Aluminum Cleon S.A.

Teksid Aluminum Components Inc.

Teksid Aluminum Fondry Inc.

Teksid Aluminum SpA.

Teksid Aluminumn Poland S.p.Z.o.o.

Teksid do Brasil Aluminio Ltda.

Teksid France S.A.

Teskid Investment Aluminum B.V.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/27/2002

20021091

Japan Airlines Company, Ltd

Japan Air System Co., Ltd

Japan Air System Co., Ltd.

20021092

Japan Air System Co., Ltd

Japan Airlines Company, Ltd

Japan Airlines Company, Ltd.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay or Renee A. Hallman, Contact Representative, Federal Trade Commission Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 02-22796 Filed 9-6-02; 8:45 am]

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