Originally published January 7, 2009
Keywords: Federal Trade Commission, FTC, 2009 Hart-Scott Filing Thresholds, size-of-transaction thresholds, holdings, securities, assets, equity interests, total assets, non-corporate entities,
On January 6th, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2009 Hart-Scott-Rodino filing thresholds. As illustrated below, the 2009 size-of-transaction thresholds are $65.2 million and $260.7 million. Transactions resulting in holdings of securities or assets valued at $65.2 million or less are not reportable; transactions resulting in holdings of securities or assets valued above $260.7 million are reportable (unless an exemption applies). For non-exempt transactions resulting in holdings of securities or assets valued at greater than $65.2 million and up to $260.7 million, reportability will depend on the size-of-persons test. For 2009, the size-of-persons thresholds for total assets or annual net sales are $13.0 million and $130.3 million. The same thresholds apply to acquisitions of controlling equity interests (50 percent or more) in non-corporate entities (e.g., partnerships and limited liability companies).
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