Federal Register: June 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 105)

DOCID: FR Doc 05-11027

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Trade Commission

NOTICE: NOTICES

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

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

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the HartScottRodino 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. BILLING CODE 675001M
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SUMMARY:

Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

DOCUMENT BODY 2:

Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the HartScottRodino 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. BILLING CODE 675001M
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Sandra M. Peay, Contract Representative
Or
Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room H303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 3263100.

By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 0511027 Filed 6205; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 675001C