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

Federal RegisterApr 2, 1999

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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

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.

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Transaction Granted Early Termination

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Transaction

ET date No. ET req status Party name

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02-MAR-99.............................. 19991466 G Vodafone Group Public Limited Company

G Air Touch Communications, Inc.

19991490 G Curtis L. Carlson

G Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale

G Thomas Cook Holdings, Limited

19991509 G John J. Rigas

G Gannett Co., Inc.

G Multimedia Telecommunications, Inc.

19991524 G Asbury Automotive Group, L.L.C.

G George R. Francis

G Damerow Ford Co.

19991544 G Republic Industries, Inc.

G Eugene Calabrese

G DisposAll, Inc. of Orlando

G All Rite Recycling, Inc.

G DisposAll, Inc. of Polk

G DisposAll, Inc. & Tampa Service, Inc.

G Metro Recycling, Inc.

19991587 G K-V Pharmaceutical Company

G American Home Products Corporation

19991602 G Bayer AG

G DSM N.V.

G DSM Engineering Plastic Products, Inc.

19991640 G Joyce Johnson-Miller

G Kanematsu Corporation

G Diemakers, Inc.

03-MAR-................................ 19990962 G BBA Group, PLC

G AMR Corporation

G AMR Combs, Inc.

19991432 G Tele-Communications, Inc. or (AT&T Corp.)

G SBC Communications, Inc.

G Pacific Bell

19991584 G Supreme International Corporation

G The PEI Trust

G Perry Ellis International, Inc.

19991639 G Nokia Corporation

G Diamond Lane Communications Corporation

19991645 G Audio Book Club, Inc.

G Reinhard Mohn

G Doubleday Direct, Inc.

19991668 G Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated

G Forke, Inc.

05-MAR-99.............................. 19983918 G Medtronic, Inc.

G Avecor Cardiovascular Inc.

19991171 G Bowthorpe plc

G Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

19991623 G MDC Communications Corporation

G Colle & McVoy, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Tru

G Colle & McVoy, Inc.

19991641 G Summer M. Redstone

G Capitol Entertainment of Prince William County, Inc.

G Capitol Entertainment of Northern Virginia, Ltd.

G Capitol Entertainment Video, Ltd.

19991808 G Grupo Industrial Bimbo, S.A., de C.V.

G Four-S Employee Stock Ownership Trust

G Four-S Baking Company

08-MAR-99.............................. 19991443 G American Oncology Resources, Inc.

G Physician Reliance Network, Inc.

19991650 G Barry L. MacLean

G JPE, Inc.

G Industrial & Automotive Fasteners, Inc.

09-MAR-99.............................. 19991378 G Vivendi S.A.

G Stanley M. Herzog

G Herzog Transit Services, Inc.

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19991400 G The Southern Company

G Consolidated Edison, Inc.

G Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc.

19991572 G Wells Fargo & Company

G Metapath Software International, Inc.

19991576 G O. Bruton Smith

G Launa White Crocker

G Sam White Corp., Sam White's Motor City, Inc.

G SWI-RE Holdings, Inc.

19991598 G Monitronics International, Inc.

G BankOne Corporation

G Dealers Monitoring Acquisition, L.P.

19991608 G The Allstate Corporation

G Dennis Berman

G Denitech Corporation

G Texas Business Systems

G Denitech Fort Worth, Inc.

19991620 G Ford Motor Company

G Charles Gilchrist

G Southwest Ford, Inc.

19991649 G Georgia-Pacific Corporation

G Carl M. Tucker, III

G C.M. Tucker Lumber Corporation of North Carolina

19991652 G The Dow Chemical Company

G Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.

19991656 G Electra Investment Trust PLC

G Inchcape PLC

G Inchcape Shipping Services, Inc.

19991657 G Highfields Capital II LP

G Reynolds Metals Company

19991658 G Highfields Capital I LP

G Reynolds Metals Company

19991658 G Reynolds Metals Company

19991659 G Highfields Capital Ltd.

G Reynolds Metals Company

19991671 G Vornado Operating Company

G Steven Roth

G AmeriCold Logistics, LLC

G AmeriCold Logistics, II, LLC

G URS Logistics, Inc.

G AmeriCold Services Corporation

19991675 G Meyer Luskin

G Darling International Inc.

G International Processing Corporation

G International Transportation Services, Inc.

19991676 G RailWorks Corporation

G Frank & Victoria Marrazzo

G F&V Metro Contracting Corp.

19991677 G John P. Miller

G David P. Bornhoeft

G Columbia Graphics Corporation, an Illinois Corporation

19991678 G Philip F. Anschutz

G Roy M. Speer

G RMS Limited Partnership

G Speer Productions Limited Partnership

G Speer Virtual Media Limited Partnership

G Speer Communication Holding Limited Partnership

G Speer World Wide Digital Limited Partnership

G Professional Video Services Corporation

G Enhanced Services of Nevada, Inc.

G Innovative Holding Corporation (``IHC'')

19991685 G Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II, L.P.

G Allegiance Telecom, Inc.

19991686 G Royce J. Holland

G Allegiance Telecom, Inc.

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19991687 G Frontenac VII Limited Partnership

G Allegiance Telecom, Inc.

19991688 G Battery Ventures IV, L.P.

G Allegiance Telecom, Inc.

19991694 G JR Shaw

G Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.

19991695 G Unitrin, Inc.

G Fund America Enterprises Holdings, Inc.

G Valley Group, Inc.

19991696 G Amazon.com, Inc.

G drugstore.com Inc.

19991697 G Morgan Stanley Capital Partners III, L.P.

G Allegiance Telecom, Inc.

19991703 G Pfizer, Inc.

G Cardinal Health, Inc.

G R.P. Scherer Corporation

19991705 G Richard J. Kostyra

G Snyder Communications, Inc.

19991709 G Anthony L. Soave

G Horst Schwab

G Aristocrat Motor Company, Inc.

19991710 G John C. Snyder

G Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc.

19991714 G Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer VIII, L.P.

G drugstore.com Inc.

19991718 G The Williams Companies, Inc.

G Atlantic Richfield Company

G Union Texas Petrochemicals Corporation

10-MAR-99.............................. 19991166 G AT&T Corp./Tele-Communications, Inc.

G International Business Machines Corporation

19991624 G Waste Connections, Inc.

G Wesley J. Hickey

G Management Environmental National, Inc., RH Financial Corp.

19991689 G The SKM Equity Fund II, L.P.

G Gary J. Buehler

G Certified Fabricators, Inc.

G Certified Design, Inc.

19991727 G WInd Point Partners III, L.P.

G The Ross-Willoughby Company

19991730 G Health Management Associates, Inc.

G Methodist Healthcare

G Methodist Healthcare--Jackson Hospitals

19991733 G Aurora Equity Partners II L.P.

G Madison A. Self

G Tioga International, Inc.

19991736 G ONEOK, Inc.

G Texaco Inc.

G Texaco Exploration and Producing Inc.

G Getty Gas Gathering, Inc.

19991741 G CSM nv

G Frank A. Serio & Sons, Inc.

19991742 G Bacou, S.A.

G Frank A. Stucke

G Perfect Fit Glove Co., Inc.; SCHAS Circular Industries Inc.

19991744 G Entergy Corporation

G BEC Energy

G Boston Edison Company

19991745 G Ingersoll-Rand Company

G Harrow Industries, Inc.

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19991748 G ABRY Broadcast Partners, III, L.P.

19991748 G Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P.

G Capstar Broadcasting Corporation

19991749 G kSecuritas AB

G Pinkerton's Inc.

G Pinkerton's Inc., a Delaware corporation

19991753 G General Electric Company

G Metamor Worldwide, Inc.

19991754 G Metamor Worldwide, Inc.

G General Electric Company

G General Electric Capital Consulting, Inc.

19991755 G Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II, L.P.

G Family Christian Stores, Inc.

19991756 G AT&T Corp.

G SmarTalk TeleServices, Inc.

19991757 G Core Laboratories, N.V.

G Tech-Sym Corporation

G GeoScience Corporation

19991758 G Tech-Sym Corporation

G Core Laboratories, N.V.

19991760 G Golder, Thomas, Cressey, Rauner Fund V, L.P.

G Frank J. Hammant, Jr., and Mary Youngblood Hamm

G Mayer-Hammant Equipment, L.L.C.

19991772 G Spartan Stores, Inc.

G Donald J. Koop

G Family Fare, Inc., Family Fare Management Service

G Family Fare Trucking, Inc.

11-MAR-99.............................. 19991542 G McLeodUSA Incorporated

G Media/Communications Partners III Limited Partners

G Ovation Communications, Inc.

19991543 G Media/Communications Partners III Limited Partners

G McLeodUSA Incorporated

19991560 G Paul G. Allen

G Providence Equity Partners, L.P.

G American Cable Entertainment Co., LLC

12-MAR-99.............................. 19991614 G Advance Paradigm, Inc.

G Foundation Health Systems, Inc.

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For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P.

Fielding, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger

Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, D.C.

20580, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-8152 Filed 4-1-99; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750-01-M

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