FTC Announces 2009 Hart-Scott-Rodino Filing Thresholds

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 mi