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Class 815' PO # PO 5108 Authorized by MARUA LEE Account 632270 | M0070 |
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
The Washington Post District of Columbia, ss., Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the said District, Donna M. Banks well known to me to be Billing & Verification Assistant Manager of The Washington Post, a daily newspaper published in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, and making oath in due form of law that an advertisement containing the language annexed hereto was published in said newspaper on the dates mentioned in the certificate herein. I Hereby Certify that the attached advertisement was published in
The Washington Post, a daily newspaper, upon the following dates at a cost of $3,451.28, and was circulated in the Washington metropolitan area. Published 7 times. Dates: Feb 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2004
Account 632270 | | _______________/s/________________ |
Witness my hand and official, seal this 2nd day of March 2004 | | _______________/s/________________
My commission expires __________________________________ |
| | Garland L. Christmas Jr.
Notary Public, District of Columbia
My Commission Expires 6-30-2005 |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ANTITRUST DIVISION
Take notice that a proposed Final Judgment and Amended Hold Separate Stipulation and Order have been filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in United States of America v. First Data Corporation and Concord EFS, Inc., Civil Action No. 03CV02169. On October 23, 2003, the United States filed a Complaint alleging that the proposed acquisition by First Data of Concord would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18. The Complaint alleges that the acquisition would reduce competition substantially in the PIN debit network services market by combining Concord's STAR PIN debit network with the NYCE PIN debit network. First Data owns a controlling 64 percent interest in NYCE. The proposed Final Judgment requires First Data to divest all of its interests in NYCE. A Competitive Impact Statement filed by the United States describes the Complaint, the proposed Final Judgment, the industry, and the remedies available to private litigants who may have been injured by the alleged violation. Copies of the Complaint, proposed Final Judgment, Amended Hold Separate Stipulation and Order, and Competitive Impact Statement are available for inspection at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in Room 9500, 600 E Street, N.W. and at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Interested persons may address comments to Renata Hesse, Chief, Networks and Technology Section, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Suite 9500, 600 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530, within 60 days of the date of this notice. |
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