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ARTICLE · 27 SEPTEMBER 2011

Revisions To HSR Regulation

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Effective August 18, 2011, there will be changes to the reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act").

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law
Cathy Lewis
Cathy Lewis
Neil Imus
Neil Imus

Originally published in Antitrust News & Notes, August 2011

Effective August 18, 2011, there will be changes to the reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"). The following is a brief overview of the amendments to the regulation. It does not discuss all of the nuances of the amendments and counsel should be consulted to determine how the amendments apply to particular transactions.

Many of the revisions simplify the HSR form. As two examples, filing persons will no longer have to provide 2002 revenue data (a previous "base year" requirement) and filing parties can, if they wish, limit their lists of worldwide subsidiaries to those that have sales into the U.S.

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