FTC, DOJ Make Changes to Antitrust Act Notification and Report Form
The FTC and DOJ's Antitrust Division approved changes to a form that companies use to report a proposed merger, acquisition or related transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. The Antitrust Act Notification and Report form provides the "initial evaluation…
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of the potential anticompetitive impact" on such transactions, said the commission, which voted 2-0 to OK the changes, in a Thursday news release. The form's changes include: deleting language requiring filers to explain how they determined the fee; an updated "Revised Date" on the bottom of every page; a reference to a specific regulation listing civil penalties for noncompliance; an updated address for the FTC's Premerger Notification Office; and updated electronic version of the form.