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. No.

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/22/2008

20080908

Nufarm Limited

Stephens Gro-Pro LLC

Gro-Pro, LLC.

20080988

William Davidson

Robert Family Holdings, Inc

Siegel-Robert, Inc.

20081004

Carlisle Companies Incorporated

Carol-Ann O'Mack

Carlyle Holdings, Inc.

20081010

Platinum Equity Capital Partners II, L.P

Industrial Distribution Group, Inc

Industrial Distribution Group, Inc.

20081012

The Procter & Gamble Company

Frederic, LLC

Frederic, LLC.

20081016

Tata Motors Limited

Ford Motor Company

Jaguar and Land Rover

20081018

Ospraie Special Opportunities (Offshore) Ltd

ConAgra Foods, Inc

Freebird II, LLC; Freebird I, LLC.

20081031

The Walt Disney Company

The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc

Hoop Retail Stores, LLC; Traxi LLC.

20081032

Luxco

Citigroup Inc

GST AutoLeather, Inc.

20081035

SUEZ

Carl S. Cummings, Sr

USG GA, LLC.

20081047

EMC Corporation

Iomega Corporation

Iomega Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/23/2008

20081023

Honeywell International Inc

Odyssey Investment Partners Fund III, LP

Safety Products Holdings, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/25/2008

20081017

Participacoes Morro Vermelho S.A

Texas Industries Inc

Texas Industries Inc.

20081034

Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer II L.P

Remedial Construction Services, L.P

Remedial Construction Services, L.P.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/28/2008

20081000

Honeywell International Inc

Peny J. Schmidt

Energy Services Group, LLC.

20081041

New York University

Polytechnic University

Polytechnic University.

20081045

Catholic Health East

Cathedral Healthcare System, Inc

Cathedral Health Services, Inc.; Columbus Hospital.

20081046

JP Morgan Chase & Co

Clipper Windpower Plc

Clipper Windpower Plc.

20081054

Richard L. Duchossois

Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners, L.P

Milestone Technologies AV, Inc.

20081058

Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer II, L.P

Dr. James R. Leininger

Ambulatory Services of America, Inc.

20081061

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

20081065

TZ Holdings, L.P

The TriZetto Group, Inc

The TriZetto Group, Inc.

20081069

Dayton-Cox Trust A

Adify Corporation

Adify Corporation.

20081070

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co

Markit Group Holdings Limited

Markit Group Holdings Limited.

20081073

Bahram Akradi

Life Time Fitness, Inc

Life Time Fitness, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/29/2008

20081068

Kinetic Concepts, Inc

LifeCell Corporation

LifeCell Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/30/2008

20080700

Philip F. Anschutz

ABRY Broadcast Partners III, L.P

Consolidated Theatres Holdings, GP.

20081002

ANSYS, Inc

Ansoft Corporation

Ansoft Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/01/2008

20081064

Agrium Inc

UAP Holding Corp

UAP Holding Corp.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/02/2008

20080228

Vallourec SA

Grant Prideco, Inc

Newco Partnership 2 and 3; Tube-Alloy Corporation.

20080884

Cardinal Health, Inc

A. Joseph Brandmeyer

Enturia, Inc.

20081007

International Paper Company

Weyerhaeuser Company

Weyerhaeuser Company.

20081049

General Electric Company

Primestar Solar, Inc

Primestar Solar, Inc.

20081056

Centrica plc

Great Plains Energy Incorporated

Strategic Energy, L.L.C.

20081060

Starwood Energy Infrastructure Fund, L.P

The Bear Stearns Companies Inc

Greenhouse Holdings LLC; Thermo Cogeneration Partnership, L.P.

20081080

Quilvest S.A

Estate of Robert H. Hamil, Deceased

Laney Directional Drilling Co.

20081081

Carlyle Infrastructure Partners, L.P

Lanigan Partners, Ltd

ITS Technologies & Logistics, LLC.

20081083

U.S. Bancorp

Fulton Financial Corporation

Delaware National Bank.

20081084

Morgan Stanley

A.B.C. Learning Centres Limited

Learning Care Group (US) Inc.

20081092

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc

Danka Business Systems plc

Danka Office Imaging Company.

20081097

Gores Capital Partners II, L.P

Westwood One, Inc

Westwood One, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/05/2008

20081053

Klockner & Co. AG

The Taylor Group, Inc

Taylor Equipment and Machine Tool Corporation.

20081066

NTR plc

Stirling Energy Systems Limited

Stirling Energy Systems Limited.

20081090

Visterra Credit Union

Credit Union of Southern California

Credit Union of Southern California.

20081091

XTO Energy Inc

Southwestern Energy Corporation

SEECO, Inc.

20081094

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation

MeadWestvaco Corp

MeadWestvaco South Carolina, LLC.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/06/2008

20081086

BB&T Corporation

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc

UnionBanc Insurance Services, Inc.

20081089

Church & Dwight Co., Inc

Donata Holding SE

Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/07/2008

20081037

Valcon Acquisition Holding (Luxembourg)

JAG Research, Inc

IAG Research, Inc.

20081039

McKesson Corporation

McQueary Bros. Drug Company

McQueary Bros. Drug Company.

20081088

LGB Brock, LLC

Sterling Capital Partners, L.P

Atlantic Industrial Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/08/2008

20081036

Ryder System, Inc

James F. Hammel

Gator Leasing, Inc.

20081038

Seadrill Limited

Pride International Inc

Pride International Inc.

20081087

Olympic Investment Partners, L.P

Washington Mutual, Inc

Washington Mutual, Inc.

20081104

Paine & Partners Capital Fund III AIV, L.P

Lisa May

American Gold Seafoods, LLC; Cypress Island Seafoods, LLC; Smoki Foods, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/09/2008

20081103

Berkshire Hathaway Inc

SUEZ

Chehalis Power Generating, LLC.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/12/2008

20081033

J. H. Whitney VI, L.P

Richard S. Crawford

FNF Construction, Inc.

20081096

Manpower, Inc

Mr. & Mrs. Marlin S. Krebs

Manpower, Inc./California Peninsula.

20081098

Lovell Minnick Equity Partners II LP

Mercer Global Advisors, Inc

Mercer Global Advisors, Inc.

20081099

AEA Investors 2006 Fund L.P

FdG Capital Partners LLC

Implus Footcare, LLC.

20081101

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd

Heritage Underwriting Agency plc

Heritage Underwriting Agency plc.

20081105

BP p.l.c

NiSource Inc

Whiting Clean Energy, Inc.

20081107

William H. Gates III

Patriot Coal Corporation

Patriot Coal Corporation.

20081111

ArcLight Energy Partners Fund II, L.P

Patriot Coal Corporation

Patriot Coal Corporation.

20081112

ArcLight Energy Partners Fund I, L.P

Patriot Coal Corporation

Patriot Coal Corporation.

20081113

Patriot Coal Corporation

Magnum Coal Company

Magnum Coal Company.

20081115

Corsair NC Co-Invest, L.P

National City Corporation

National City Corporation.

20081127

Galactic Holdings Ltd

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.

20081128

V.F. Corporation

Mo Industries Holdings, Inc

Mo Industries Holdings, Inc.

20081134

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd

Sanmina-SCI Corporation

Sanmina-SCI Australia Pty Ltd.; Sanmina-SCI Hungary Electronics Manufacturing L.L.C.; Sanmina-SCI Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V.; Sanmina-SCI Systems Services de Mexico S.A. de C.V.; Sanmina-SCI USA Inc.; SCI Technology, Inc.

20081138

Discover Financial Services Citigroup Inc

Citigroup Inc

Diners Club International Ltd.

20081141

California Coast Credit Union

First Future Credit Union

First Future Credit Union.

20081144

Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership

CURRENT Group, LLC

CURRENT Communications of Texas, L.P.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/13/2008

20081123

SunGard Capital Corp

Myles L. Strohl

Strohl Systems Group, Inc.

20081150

Tygris Commercial Finance Group, Inc

DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P

U.S. Express Leasing, Inc.

20081151

DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P

Tygris Commercial Finance Group, Inc

Tygris Commercial Finance Group, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/14/2008

20081043

Nuance Communications, Inc

Paul Egerrnan

eScription, Inc.

20081044

Nuance Communications, Inc

Ben Chigier

eScription, Inc.

20081050

Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P

Nuance Communications, Inc

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/16/2008

20081143

XTO Energy Inc

Linn Energy, LLC

Linn Energy Holdings, LLC; Linn Operating, Inc.

20081153

Goldman Sachs Vintage Fund IV Offshore, L.P

Blue Point Capital Partners, L.P

Columbus Holdings, Inc.; JFC Holding Corporation; Metal Technology Solutions, Inc.; Zero Corporation.

20081154

Southwest Generation Holding Company, LLC

Black Hills Corporation

Black Hills Colorado, LLC; Black Hills Fountain Valley II, LLC; Black Hills Fountain Valley, LLC; Black Hills Nevada Operations, LLC; Black Hills Southwest, LLC; Harbor Congeneration Company, LLC; Valencia Power, LLC.

20081155

Leucadia National Corporation

Jefferies Group, Inc

Jefferies Group, Inc.

20081157

MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners III L.P

Haven Eldercare, LLC

Haven Eldercare, LLC.

20081161

Eramet SA

Holta Invest AS

Tinfos AS.

20081163

Aquiline Financial Services Fund L.P

William J. Fishlinger

WRM America Holding Company, LLC.

20081173

New Omaha Holdings L.P

M. Brooks Smith

InComm Holdings, Inc.

20081174

M. Brooks Smith

New Omaha Holdings L.P

First Data Holdings Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/19/2008

20081102

Koninklijke DSM N.V

Robert S. Ward

The Polymer Technology Group, Inc.

20081133

Unitil Corporation

NiSource Inc

Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.; Northern Utilities, Inc.

20081145

Dr. Ernst Volgenau

Era Systems Corporation

Era Systems Corporation.

20081149

Platinum Equity Capital Partners II, L.P

Delphi Corporation

Delphi Automotive Systems (Holding), Inc.; Delphi Automotive Systems LLC; Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20081156

ArcelorMittal

Richard Preservati

Extra Energy, Inc.; Imperial Resources, LLC; Mid Vol Coal Sales Prime Processing, Inc.; Ritchie Equipment, Inc.; Twin State Mining, Inc.

20081158

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc

Alliance Data Systems Corporation

ADS Alliance Data Systems, Inc.; Alliance Data Network Services LLC.

20081159

Pfizer Inc

AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.

20081162

C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG

Sanderling Venture Partners VI, L.P

Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

20081184

H.I.G. Capital Partners IV, L.P

Croda International Plc

Uniqema Americas LLC.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/20/2008

20080428

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

Hydroid Trust

Hydroid International, Inc.; Hydroid LLC.

20080927

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc

Lonestar Holding Corp

Lonestar Holding Corp.

20080928

Lonestar Holding Corp

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc.

20080935

H. Irving Grousbeck

Superholdco

Superholdco.

20080936

Providence Equity Partners VI-A L.P

Superholdco

Superholdco.

20080937

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

Superholdco

Superholdco.

20080938

Providence Equity Partners VI L.P

Superholdco

Superholdco.

20080945

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-C, L.P

Superholdco

Superholdco.

20080946

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P

Superholdco

Superholdco.

20080947

Kevin M. Taweel

Superholdco

Superholdco.

20081071

Monkwood Luxco SARL

Lake Compounce Limited Partnership

Lake Compounce Limited Partnership.

20081072

Monkwood Luxco SARL

Kennywood Entertainment, Inc

Kennywood Entertainment, Inc.

20081110

ASSA ABLOY AB

William V. Gurzenda

Rockwood Manufacturing Company, Inc.

20081117

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Alexander J. Johnson Trust

Eagle Group International, LLC.

20081118

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Terrell F. Johnson Trust

Eagle Group International, LLC.

20081120

L'Oreal S.A

Francois Pinault

YSL Beaute Holding S.A.S.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/21/2008

20081076

TransCanada Corporation

National Grid plc

KeySpan-Ravenswood, LLC; KeySpan-Ravenswood Services Corp.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/23/2008

20081142

Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation

Jeffry P. Hendricks

Alaska Ocean Corporation; Alaska Ocean Seafood Limited.

20081185

MedAssets, Inc

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

Accuro Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

20081186

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

MedAssets, Inc

MedAssets, Inc.

20081194

Hewitt Associates Inc

Richard and Nora Lewis

Disability Management Alternatives, LLC; LCG Holdings, LLC; Nucleus Technologies, LLC PDS, LLC; Workers Transition, LLC.

20081201

QBE Insurance Group Limited

David J. and Teresa Disiere

Deep South Holding L.P.

20081206

Symantec Corporation

SwapDrive, Inc

SwapDrive, Inc.

20081210

SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P

SemGroup, L.P

SemCrude, L.P.

20081214

Triton Fund II L.P

CisionAB

CisionAB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative; or Renee Hallman, Contact Representative; 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. E8-14630 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]

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