Applications Given Early Antitrust Clearance

21st Jun 2010 14:51

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act requires under certain circumstances that prospective acquirers of voting securities or assets apply for clearance from regulators. Requests for early termination or clearance are granted when the Federal Trade Commission and the antitrust division of the Department of Justice have determined that they won't take action during the waiting period. The following is a list of companies or people to which the FTC has granted early clearance of antitrust concerns under the HSR Act: NAME OF ACQUIRING PERSON NAME OF ACQUIRED PERSON DATE NAME OF ACQUIRED ENTITY TERMINATED _____________________________________________________________ Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Friday BioSphere Medical, Inc. BioSphere Medical, Inc. Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners, LP Friday Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores, Mecadorias e Futuros Friday CME Group Inc. CME Group Inc. Centrica plc Friday Clockwork Home Services, Inc. Clockwork Home Services, Inc. ConocoPhillips Friday Energy Spectrum Partners IV LP CERITAS Gathering Company, LP Spectra Energy Corp. Friday Energy Spectrum Partners IV LP CERITAS Gathering Company, LP TPG Vienna Holdings, LLC Friday Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners V, L.P. VF Holding Corp. Order free Annual Report for ConocoPhillips Visit http://djnewswires.ar.wilink.com/?link=COP or call 1-888-301-0513 Order free Annual Report for Spectra Energy Corp. Visit http://djnewswires.ar.wilink.com/?link=SE or call 1-888-301-0513 (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 21, 2010 09:51 ET (13:51 GMT)