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

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identifier: "/us/fr/E9-240"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules"
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title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "E9-240"
section_name: "Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules"
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currency: "2009-01-12"
last_updated: "2009-01-12"
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agency: "Federal Trade Commission"
document_number: "E9-240"
document_type: "notice"
publication_date: "2009-01-12"
agencies:
  - "Federal Trade Commission"
fr_citation: "74 FR 1217"
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#  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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |
| 20090154 | Eli Lilly and Company | United Therapeutics Corporation | United Therapeutics Corporation. |
|  |  |  |  |
| 20090194 | BB&T Corporation | Mr. Tapley 0. Johnson, III | Charleston Premium Finance Company. |
|  |  |  | Charleston Premium Finance Company of California, Inc. TAPCO Underwriters, Inc. |
| 20090195 | Mr. Tapley 0. Johnson, III | BB&T Corporation | BB&T Corporation. |
|  |  |  |  |
| 20090181 | Lifespan Corporation | Care New England Health System | Care New England Health System. |
| 20090204 | State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company | HBK Offshore Fund Ltd. | Rockhill Holding Company. |
|  |  |  |  |
| 20090171 | Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe X, L.P | Bruce E. Toll and Robbi S. Toll | National Renal Alliance, LLC. |
|  |  |  |  |
| 20081575 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| 20090203 | Nelson Peltz | Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. | Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. |
| 20090205 | United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Limited | Stuart Utgaard | Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. |
|  |  |  |  |
| 20081692 | King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Alpharma, Inc. | Alpharma, Inc. |
| 20090185 | Wells Fargo & Company | New Omaha Holdings L.P. | Wells Fargo Merchant Services, LLC. |
|  |  |  |  |
| 20090206 | Wilton Re Holdings Limited | MetLife, Inc | Cova Corporation. |
| 20090218 | Bank of America Corporation | Yum! Brands, Inc | Pizza Hut, Inc. |
| 20090222 | NuVision Federal Credit Union | El Financial Credit Union | El Financial Credit Union. |
|  |  |  |  |
| 20090221 | MiTAC Inter-national Corporation | Magellan Investors LLC. | Magellan Navigation, Inc. |

**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.