# Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A02-22796 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** September 9, 2002 - **Citation:** 67 FR 57233 ## Text 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] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A02-22796. Public record. Not legal advice.