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20050839: Carmike Cinemas, Inc.; Flora Beth Kerasotes
20050831: UBS AG; NAU Holding Company, LLC
0504012 Informal Interpretation
20050834: Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co., Ltd.; Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery, Ltd.
20050830: Entegris, Inc.; Mykrolis Corporation
20050827: Evercore Capital Partners II L.P.; Diagnostic Imaging Group Holdings, LLC
20050801: Nautilus AIV, L.P.; SEACOR Holdings Inc.
20050793: SEACOR Holdings Inc.; Seabulk International, Inc.
0504013 Informal Interpretation
Hoechst AG and Rhone-Poulenc S.A., to be renamed Aventis S.A
A final order settled charges stemming from Hoechst's merger with Rhone-Poulenc S.A. According to the complaint, the merger (the merged firm would be renamed Aventis S.A.) raised antitrust concerns in the market for cellulose acetate and direct thrombin acetate. The order requires the divestiture of the 'subsidiary, Rhodia, a specialty chemicals firm that produces cellulose acetate.
Preferred Health Services, Inc., In the Matter of
The order prohibits Preferred Health Services from orchestrating collective agreements and other terms for physician services when negotiating with health insurance plans and other third party payers. According to the complaint these agreements among the physician-hospital organization of doctors and the Oconee Memorial Hospital in northwestern South Carolina to collectively negotiate fees and terms of services could lead to higher health care costs and limited physician access.