Notification Threshold Under The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased To $78.2 Million

Notification Threshold Adjustments

Pursuant to the amendments passed by Congress in 2000, the FTC announced revised thresholds for HSR pre-merger notifications on January 21, 2016. These increased thresholds will become effective 30 days following publication in the Federal Register. These new thresholds apply to any transaction completed, and any HSR pre-merger notifications filed on, or after, the effective date, expected in late February.

As required, the FTC adjusted the notification thresholds based on the change in the gross national product (GNP) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. Most notably, the base filing threshold of $50 million, which frequently determines whether a transaction requires filing of an HSR notification, will increase from $76.3 million to $78.2 million. The changes also will affect other dollar-amount thresholds: