FTC Revises HSR Filing Thresholds

Size of Transaction Threshold increased to $66.0 million

The FTC has announced new reporting notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ("HSR Act" or the "Act"), which will be effective 30 days after the revised thresholds are published in the Federal Register.¹ The FTC has indicated that the new thresholds will be published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2011, which means they will become effective as of February 24, 2011. Until the effective date, the current thresholds will apply. Of particular note, the size-of-transaction threshold will increase from $63.4 million to $66.0 million.²

The principal changes to the notification thresholds, which will apply to all transactions that are consummated on or after the effective date, are as follows: