Hart-Scott-Rodino Transaction Thresholds Decrease on February 22, 2010

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01.25.10

Effective February 22, 2010, the minimum transaction value triggering a Hart-Scott-Rodino filing will decrease for the first time, from $65.2 million to $63.4 million, based on changes in the United States Gross National Product.

Indexing: Lowest Threshold Decreases from $65.2 Million to $63.4 Million
When Congress amended the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act in 2001, it required the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise the jurisdictional thresholds annually, beginning in 2005, based on changes in the United States Gross National Product. For the first time, the thresholds will decrease in the sixth revision, which will become effective on February 22, 2010. 75 Fed. Reg. 3468 (Jan. 21, 2010). In the HSR Regulations, the FTC inserted the words “as adjusted” in each regulation that must be indexed. All of the “adjusted” regulations are set forth in the attached chart.

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