# 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%3A04-24425 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** November 2, 2004 - **Citation:** 69 FR 63537 ## 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# Acquiring Acquired Entities Transactions Granted Early Termination—09/27/2004 20041211 Parker-Hannifin Corporation Sporlan Valve Company Sporlan Valve Company. 20041343 GTCR Fund VII L.P Electronic Data Systems Corporation EDS Information Services, L.L.C. 20041379 The Laird Group PLC Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc. 20041384 ARM Holdings plc Artisan Components, Inc Artisan Components, Inc. 20041397 Wind Point Partners V, L.P United Subcontractors, Inc United Subcontractors, Inc. 20041401 LR2 AIV, L.P Global Industries, Ltd Global Industries, Ltd. 20041402 First Reserve Fund X., L.P Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited Dresser-Rand Canada, Inc., Dresser-Rand S.A.-France, Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited. 20041404 KeyCorp James J. Pappas Ariel Truss (Hawaii) Inc., Honolulu Wood Testing Co., Ltd. 20041405 Mitsubishi Corporation Royal Dutch Petroleum Company Wildflower Development LLC. 20041407 Metalurgica Gerdau, S.A Cargill, Incorporated North Star Recycling Company, North Star Steel Company, North Star Steel Kentucky, Inc., North Star Steel Texas, Inc. 20041408 Inovis International, Inc QRS Corporation QRS Corporation. Transactions Granted Early Termination—09/29/2004 20040416 Dan L. Duncan El Paso Corporation El Paso Hydrocarbons, L.P., El Paso NGL Marketing Company, L.P. 20040417 Dan L. Duncan GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. 20041385 MDS Inc Applera Corporation Applera Corporation. 20041387 Serologicals Corporation Upstate Group, Inc Upstate Group, Inc. 20041447 ConocoPhillips Open Joint-Stock Company Oil Company LUKOIL Open Joint-Stock Company Oil LUKOIL. 20041456 ConocoPhillips Open Joint-Stock Company Oil Company LUKOIL Open Joint-Stock Company Oil Company LUKOIL. Transactions Granted Early Termination—09/30/2004 20041427 Morgan Stanley NTELOS, Inc NTELOS, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—10/04/2004 20041372 Parker-Hannifin Corporation AEC Holdings, Inc AEC Holdings, Inc. 20041380 Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust Molson Inc Molson Inc. 20041415 Cisco Systems, Inc Netsolve, Incorporated Netsolve, Incorporated. 20041416 Federal Express Corporation Delta Air Lines, Inc Delta Air Lines, Inc. 20041417 2003 Riverside Capital Appreciation Fund L.P Mark J. Lowe Progressive Stamping & Plating. 20041418 Jefferies Group, Inc Jefferies Group, Inc Bonds Direct Securities LLC. 20041420 American Capital Strategies, Ltd Roark Carvel LLC Focus Brands, Inc. 20041423 HMTF Fund V Cayman, L.P Centennial Communications Corp Centennial Puerto Rico Cable TV Corp. 20041432 RHJ Industrial Partners, L.P HIT Partners, L.P HGH GP Limited, Honsel Germany Holdings, L.P., Tritech Holdings, L.P. 20041434 Wellspring Capital Partners III, L.P Envirosource, Inc Envirosource, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—10/05/2004 20041410 Bertarelli & Cie ZymoGenetics, Inc ZymoGenetics, Inc. 20041413 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc Entergy Corporation Entergy-Koch Trading Canada, ULC/Commerce Entergy-Koch Canada, Entergy-Koch Trading, L.P. 20041414 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc Koch Industries, Inc Entergy-Koch Trading Canada, ULC/Commerce Entergy-Koch Canada, Entergy-Koch Trading, L.P. 20041424 Ventiv Health, Inc Smith Hanley Holding Corp Smith Hanley Holding Corp. Transactions Granted Early Termination—10/08/2004 20041412 LeCroy Corporation Computer Access Technology Corporation Computer Access Technology Corporation. 20041425 Yahoo! Inc Musicmatch, Inc Musicmatch, Inc. 20041450 Centrica plc Wellspring Capital Partners III, L.P RSG Holding Corp. 20041451 Behrman Capital III L.P David and Arline Parker Family Ltd. Partnership Pelican Products, Inc. 20041462 RC Aviation LLC Hawaiian Holdings, Inc Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. 20041463 Salem Communications Corporation A. Jerrold Perenchio Univision Radio, Inc. 20041464 A. Jerrold Perenchio Salem Communications Corporation Salem Communications Corporation. 20050001 Audax Private Equity Fund, L.P Southern Equipment Company, Inc Southern Equipment Company, Inc. 20050002 Paul G. Allen DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. 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. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 04-24425 Filed 11-1-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A04-24425. Public record. Not legal advice.