Basic threshold now $90 million
Filing thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act will increase
in mid-March by approximately 6.6%, based on the change in the US
gross national product. The most critical threshold, which often
impacts whether a filing is required, is the size-of-transaction
threshold, which will increase from $84.4 million to $90.0
million.
The HSR Act requires that parties to mergers and acquisitions,
including acquisitions of voting securities and assets, file
notifications with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of
Justice and observe a statutory waiting period if the acquisition
meets specified size-of-person and size-of-transaction thresholds
and does not fall within an exemption to the HSR Act.
