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 #

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/08/2005

20051354

CHS Inc

Dean Foods Company

Dean Intellectual Property Services, L.P.

Dean Intellectual Property Services II, L.P.

Morningstar Services, Inc.

Morningstar Foods, LLC.

White Wave Food Company.

20051355

Mitsui & Co., Ltd

Dean Foods Company

Dean Intellectual Property Services II, L.P.

Dean Intellectual Property Services, L.P.

Morningstar Foods, LLC.

Morningstar Services, Inc.

White Wave Foods Company.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/09/2005

20051279

Omnicare, Inc

James S. Karp

Making Distribution Intelligent, L.L.C.

RxCrossroads, L.L.C.

Rxinnovations, L.L.C.

20051312

Microsoft Corporation

FrontBridge Technologies, Inc

FrontBridge Technologies, Inc.

20051351

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc

WCS Wireless, Inc

WCS Wireless, Inc.

20051363

Green Field II, LLC

Health Resource Partners, LLC

NAMM Holdings, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/11/2005

20051290

Duke Energy Construction

Cinergy Corp

Cinergy Corp.

20051291

Cinergy Corp

Duke Energy Corporation

Duke Energy Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/12/2005

20051365

CCG Investments BVI, L.P

Aspect Communications Corporations

Aspect Communications Corporations.

20051366

FPL Group, Inc

Alliant Energy Corporation

Duane Arnold Energy Center.

Interstate Power and Light Company.

Iowa Land and Building Company.

20051376

Mohawk Industries, Inc

Cigales SAK

Unilin Holding NV.

20051377

Thomson S.A

PRN Corporation

PRN Corporation

20051379

Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV L.P

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

LEGOLAND California LLC.

LEGOLAND Estates AG.

20051382

Spohn Cement GmbH

Heidelberg Cement AG

HeidelbergCement AG.

20051383

Chesapeake Corporation

Aurora Equity Partners L.P

Impaxx Pharmaceutical Packaging, Inc.

20051386

Gannett Co., Inc

Knight-Ridder, Inc

Knight Ridder Digital.

KR USA, Inc.

Tallahassee Democrat, Inc.

20051387

Knight-Ridder, Inc

Gannett Co., Inc

Des Moines Register and Tribune Company.

Federated Publications, Inc.

Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.

Media West-FPI, Inc.

20051389

International Business Machines Corporation

DWL (USA) Inc

DWL (USA) Inc.

20051390

American Pacific Corporation

GenCorp Inc

Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC.

Aerojet-General Corporation.

20051391

MHR Institutional Partners IIA LP

Loral Space & Communications Ltd

Loral Space & Communications Inc.

20051392

MHR Institutional Partners LP

Loral Space & Communications Ltd

Laral Space & Communications Inc.

20051393

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Bank AG.

Deutsche Investment Management.

Scudder Trust Company.

20051397

President and Fellows of Harvard College

VarTec Telecom, Inc. (Debtor-in-possession)

Excelcom, Inc.

Excel Communications Marketing, Inc.

Excel Management Service, Inc.

Excel Products, Inc.

Excel Telecommunications, Inc.

Excel Telecommunications of Virginia, Inc.

Excel Teleservices, Inc.

Telco Communications Group, Inc.

Telco Network Services, Inc.

VarTec Business Trust.

VarTec Properties, Inc.

VarTec Resource Services, Inc.

VarTec Solutions, Inc.

VarTec Telecom Holding Company.

VarTel Telecom International Holding Company.

VarTec Telecom of Virginia, Inc.

20051399

GUS plc

Mark and Karen Hill, husband and wife

Baker Hill Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/15/2005

20051317

Legg Mason, Inc

Citigroup Inc

Citibank Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited (Hong Kong).

Citicorp Chile Administradora General de Fondos S.A. (Chile).

Citi FCP S.A. (Luxembourg).

Citigroup Advisors Co., Ltd. (Japan).

Citigroup Asset Management Limited (United Kingdom).

Citigroup Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A.

Citi Islamic Portfolios S.A. (Luxembourg).

CitiMoney S.A. (Luxembourg).

Handlowy Zarzadzanie Aktywami S.A. (Poland).

Solomon Brotherds Asset Management Asia Pacific Limited.

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. (Delaware, USA).

Salomon Brothers Asset Management (Ireland).

Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (Delaware, USA).

Smith Barney Global Capital Management, Inc.

The Travelers Investment Management Company.

Towarzstwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych BH S.A. (Poland).

20051318

Citigroup Inc

Legg Mason, Inc

Howard Weil Financial Corporation (Louisiana).

Legg Mason, Inc.

Legg Mason Insurance Agency, Inc. (Maryland).

Legg Mason Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.

Legg Mason Insurance Agency of Texas, Inc. (Texas).

Legg Mason Limited UK Corporation (United Kingdom).

Legg Mason Mortgage Capital Corporation (Maryland).

Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. (Maryland).

LM Falcon Investment Strategies, Inc. (Maryland).

Orchard Financial Services, Inc. (Maryland).

Peregrine Investment LLC (Maryland).

20051388

Evergreen Pacific Partners, L.P

Clear Channel Communications, Inc

Citicasters Co.

20051401

Brockway Moran & Partners Fund II, LP

Long Point Capital/Fund, L.P

Colibri Holding Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/16/2005

20051327

Novartis AG

Bristol Myers Squibb Company

Bristol Myers Squibb Company.

20051374

Schneider Electric SA

BEI Technologies, Inc

BEI Technologies, Inc.

20051378

American Capital Strategies, Ltd

Halifax Capital Partners L.P

Soil Safe Holding, Inc.

20051396

Oracle Corporation

i-flex Solutions Limited

i-flex Solutions Limited.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/17/2005

20051347

CIT Group Inc

Itochu Corporation

Healthcare Business Credit Corporation.

20051369

El Paso Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Four Star Oil & Gas Company.

20051398

Apollo Investment Fund V, L.P

Cendant Corporation

Cendant International Holding Ltd.

Cendant Marketing Group, LLC.

20051408

Hughes Supply, Inc

TVESCO, Inc

TVESCO, Inc.

20051412

Ares Corporation Opportunities Fund, L.P

National Bedding Holdings, Inc

National Bedding Company, L.L.C.

Star LP.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/19/2005

20051352

DPS Credit Union

Safeway Rocky Mountain Federal Credit Union

Safeway Rocky Mountain Federal Credit Union.

20051409

Cobb Electric Membership Corporation

The Southern Company

Southern Company Gas, LLC.

20051411

American Capital Strategies, Ltd

Carol F. and Ralph A. Venuto, Sr

Hollywood Tanning Systems, Inc.

20051414

PolyMedia Corporation

Robert M. Haft

National Diabetic Pharmacies, Inc.

20051415

General Electric Company

Babcock & Brown Limited

Kumeyaay Wind LLC.

20051416

Berkshire Hathaway Inc

Peter J. Liegl

Forest River Housing, Inc.

Forest River, Inc.

Forest River Warranty Company.

FR Texas Group, LP.

Linnae Corporation.

Mapletree Transportation, Inc.

Vanguard, LLC.

20051420

Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP

Pathmark Stores, Inc

Pathmark Stores, Inc.

20051427

GS Holdings Co

Carlyle Partners III, L.P

Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.

20051430

QinetiQ Holdings Limited

Arlington Capital Partners

Apogen Technologies, Inc.

20051431

Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IV, L.P

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

20051436

Atlantic Equity Partners III, L.P

Precision Parts International, LLC

MPI International Holdings, Inc.

Precision Gear Holdings, Inc.

Precision Parts International Services Corp.

Skill Tool & Die Holdings Corp.

20051438

News Corporation

Intermix Media, Inc

Intermix Media, Inc.

20051443

Carlyle Partners IV, L.P

SS&C Technologies, Inc

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/22/2005

20051450

Silver Lake Partners II TSA, L.P

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/23/2005

20050993

Cal Dive International, Inc

Torch Offshore Inc

Torch Offshore Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/24/2005

20051402

Bunzl plc

Royal Ahold

U.S. Foodservice, Inc.

20051428

Veolia Environment S.A

National Express Group, PLC

ATC/Vancom, Inc.

20051434

MCI, Inc

Totality Corporation

Totality Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATIONS—8/25/2005

20051395

Parker Hannifin Corporation

domnick hunter group plc

domnick hunter group plc.

20051400

Engelhard Corporation

Rhone Capital LLC

Almatis AC, Inc.

20051429

SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc., f/k/a Triton PCS Holdings

Urban Communicators PCS Ltd Partnership, Debtor-in-Possession

Urban Comm-North Carolina, Inc., Debtor-in-Possession.

20051437

UniCredito Italiano SpA

Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG

Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/26/2005

20051380

TA IX L.P

Henry L. Hillman

SCCI Health Services Corporation.

20051405

Bandai Co., Ltd

Namco Limited

Namco Limited.

20051439

General Dynamics Corporation

CCG Investment Fund, L.P

New Itronix Holdings Corporation.

20051458

The Procter & Gamble Company

The Gillette Company

The Gillette Company.

20051462

SkyWest, Inc

Delta Air Lines, Inc

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc.

20051469

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX, L.P

Mr. and Mrs. John H. and Jean Kung Jessen

Electronic Evidence Discovery, Incorporated.

20051481

Brockway Moran & Partners Fund II, L.P

Morgenthaler Partners VI, L.P

GED Holdings, 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. 05-17753 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]

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