# 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%3A04-19967 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** September 1, 2004 - **Citation:** 69 FR 53448 ## 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 # Acquired Entities Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/03/2004 20041182 Tektronix, Inc Inet Technologies, Inc Inet Technologies, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/04/2004 20041139 Holcim Ltd Holcim Ltd Holcim (Texas) L.P. 20041199 Verizon Communications, Inc Allen Salmasi Nextwave Personal Communications Inc. Transactions Granted Early Temrination—08/05/2004 20041179 Dover Corporation Corning Incorporated Corning Frequency Control Inc., Corning Frequency Control, Ltd., Corning Frequency Control (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 20041193 IMCO Recycling Inc Commonwealth Industries, Inc Commonwealth Industries, Inc. 20041196 Bank of America Corporation National City Corporation National Processing, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/06/2004 200541172 Wachovia Corporation South Trust Corporation South Trust Corporation 20041191 THLFS Wenco, Inc N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. 20041203 La Quinta Corporation The Marcus Corporation Baymont Franchises International, LLC, Baymont Inns Hospitality LLC, Baymont Inns, Inc., Baymont Partners, LLC, Beck/Marcus Associates-Miami Airport, Cutler Ridge Associates, LMC Associates-Rockside, Marcus-Anderson-Guastello Partnership, Marcus-Anderson Partnership, Marcus Consid, LLC, Marcus Fl, LLC, Marcus Non, LLC, Mark Antell Partnership, Willowbrook Motel Limited Partnership, Woodfield Suites Franchises International, Inc. Woodfield Suites Hospitality Corporation, Woodfield Suites, Inc. 20041207 Unifi Koch Industries, Inc Invista, S.a.r.l. 20041213 Mrs. Antonia Ax:son Johnson The Trust under the Will of Walter L. Sams Central Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. 20041214 William L. Sauder Crown Pacific Limited Partnership (Debtor-in-Possession) Crown Pacific Limited Partnership (Debtor-in-Possession— 20041215 Wells Fargo & Company Century Park Capital Partners, L.P Becker-Underwood, Inc. 20041220 Dominion Resources, Inc Multitrade of Pittsylvania County, L.P Multitrade of Pittsylvania County, L.P. 20041221 Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV L.P Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Partners IV, L.P. Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. 20041226 Whitney V, L.P YUM! Brands, Inc Tricon Restaurants International (PR), Inc. 20041232 The DirectTV Group, Inc PST Holdings, Inc. (debtor-in-possession) PST Holdings, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/09/2004 20041145 Apollo Investment Fund V, L.P Whitehall Associates, L.P Borden Chemical, Inc., Borden Holdings, Inc. 20041190 Kelso Investment Associates V, L.P Vernalis plc Vernalis plc 20041195 Stryker Corporation SpineCore, Inc SpineCore, Inc. 20041227 Audax Private Equity Fund, L.P Vitaquest International, Inc Vitaquest International, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/10/2004 20040195 Cephalon, Inc. CIMA Labs Inc CIMA Labs Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/11/2004 20041209 BH/RE, L.L.C Aladdin Gaming, LLC Aladdin Gaming, LLC Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/12/2004 20041210 Arsenal Capital Partners Qualified Purchaser Fund LP The Berwind Company LLC Priority Air Express, LLC FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant, 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. Clarke, Secretary. [FR Doc. 04-19967 Filed 8-31-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A04-19967. Public record. Not legal advice.