CLIENT MEMORANDUM
Revised 2016 Jurisdictional Thresholds Under the HSR Act
and For the Prohibition of Interlocking Directorates
January 21, 2016
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) reporting
thresholds under which transactions will be reportable only if, as a result of such transaction, the
acquiring person will hold voting securities, assets, or non-corporate interests valued above $78.2 million,
compared to $76.3 million in 2015. The newly adjusted HSR thresholds will apply to all transactions that
close on or after the effective date, which is expected to be in late-February (the exact date will depend
on when the changes are published in the Federal Register).
The FTC also announced revised thresholds above which companies are prohibited from having
interlocking memberships on their boards of directors under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The new
Interlocking Directors thresholds are $31,841,000 for Section 8(a)(1) and $3,184,100 for Section
8(a)(2)(A). The new Section 8 thresholds become effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
In summary, the relevant HSR thresholds are:
Threshold
Original Amount
2016 Adjusted
Threshold
Size of Transaction
$50 million
$78.2 million
Size of Person (if applicable)
$10 million and
$100 million
$15.6 million and
$156.3 million
Size of Transaction above which
Size of Person Test does not apply
$200 million
$312.6 million
Corresponding increases will also apply to certain other thresholds and exemptions under the HSR Act.
The complete list of revised HSR thresholds is available on the FTC's website.
For reportable transactions, the acquiring person’s holdings must cross the threshold with respect to
which the HSR notification is made within one year of the expiration or early termination of the HSR
waiting period.
Once the acquiring person has crossed the applicable threshold during the first year, any
additional acquisitions by the same acquiring person of the same issuer’s voting securities will be exempt
from notification during the five years following the expiration or early termination of the waiting period, up
to the highest value of the threshold range for which the HSR notification was made. For purposes of this
exemption, any subsequent acquisition by the acquiring person would be subject to the adjusted
thresholds in effect when the subsequent acquisition is consummated.
HSR filing fees remain as follows:
2016 Adjusted Threshold
Filing Fee
Transaction valued at greater than $78.2 million but less than
$156.3 million
$45,000
Transaction valued at greater than $156.3 million but less than
$781.5 million
$125,000
Transaction valued at $781.5 million or greater
$280,000
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