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Premerger Notification Practice Manual »

Authors: American Bar Association
ISBN-13: 9781590312551, ISBN-10: 1590312554
Format: Paperback
Publisher: American Bar Association
Date Published: April 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: American Bar Association

Book Synopsis

Provides summaries and discussions of informal interpretations given by the Premerger Notification Office of the Federal Trade Comission and enforcement actions brought by the antitrust agencies regarding the premerger notification requirements if the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antirust Improvements Act of 1976 and the Commision's implementing regulations.

	Interpretations relating to section 7A
	7A(a)(2)	3
	Transfers of goods or realty in the ordinary course of business - 7A(c)(1)	5
	Acquisition of bonds, mortgages, etc. - 7A(c)(2)	12
	Transfers to or from a federal or state agency - 7A(c)(4)	14
	Transactions specifically exempted by agency approval - 7A(c)(6)	17
	Transactions requiring banking agency approval - 7A(c)(7) and 7A(c)(8)	18
	Acquisitions of voting securities solely for purpose of investment - 7A(c)(9)	21
	Acquisitions that do not increase the person's per centum share - 7A(c)(10)	24
	Civil penalty actions - 7A(g)(1)	27
	Confidentiality - 7A(h)	29
	Interpretations relating to part 801
	801 generally	33
	Definitions - Entity - 801.1(a)(2)	44
	Definitions - Ultimate Parent Entity - 801.1(a)(3)	47
	Definitions - Control - 801.1(b)	49
	Definitions - Hold - 801.1(c)	62
	Definitions - Foreign Issuer - 801.1(e)	83
	Definitions - Voting Securities - 801.1(f)	84
	Definitions - Tender Offer - 801.1(g)	96
	Acquiring and acquired persons - 801.2	99
	Secondary acquisitions - 801.4	110
	Value of voting securities and assets to be acquired - 801.10	111
	Annual net sales and total assets - 801.11	154
	Voting securities or assets to be held as a result of acquisition - 801.13	185
	Aggregate total amount of voting securities or assets - 801.14	194
	Acquisitions subsequent to exceeding threshold - 801.20	197
	Securities and cash not considered assets when acquired - 801.21	198
	Tender offers and acquisitions of voting securities from third parties - 801.30	202
	Acceptance of tendered shares for payment - 801.33	206
	Formation of a joint venture or other corporations - 801.40	207
	Transactions or devices for avoidance - 801.90	227
	Interpretations relating to part 802
	Acquisitions of goods or realty in the ordinary course of business - 802.1	243
	Certain acquisitions of real property assets - 802.2	247
	Acquisitions of carbon-based mineral reserves - 802.3	259
	Acquisitions of voting securities of issuers holding certain assets the direct acquisition of which is exempt - 802.4	260
	Acquisitions of investment rental property assets - 802.5	264
	Acquisitions of voting securities not meeting or exceeding greater notification threshold - 802.21	269
	Amended or renewed tender offers - 802.23	275
	Intraperson transactions - 802.30	278
	Acquisitions of foreign assets - 802.50	287
	Acquisitions of voting securities of a foreign issuer - 802.51	293
	Acquisitions by creditors and insurers - 802.63	300
	Interpretations relating to part 803
	803 generally	305
	Instructions applicable to Notification and Report Form - 803.2	313
	Statement of reasons for noncompliance - 803.3	314
	Affidavits required - 803.5	316
	Expiration of notification - 803.7	323
	Running of time - 803.10	327
	Termination of waiting period - 803.11	329
	Formal and informal interpretations of requirements under the Act and the rules - 803.30	331
	Interpretations relating to the notification and report form
	Form generally	335
	Names of all ultimate parent entities - Item 2(a)	336
	Description of acquisition - Item 3	337
	Documents to be supplied: annual reports, audit reports, and balance sheet - Item 4(b)	339
	Documents to be supplied: documents analyzing the transaction - Item 4(c)	342
	Revenue data by NAICS code - Items 5(a)-(c)	347
	Description of formation of joint venture or other corporation - Item 5(d)	355
	Shareholders and shareholdings - Item 6	356
	Dollar revenues and geographic market information - Item 7	358
	Enforcement actions delating the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
A	United States v. Smithfield Foods, Inc.	363
B	United States v. Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and TV Guide, Inc.	364
C	United States v. Computer Associates International, Inc.	366
D	United States v. The Hearst Trust: FTC v. The Hearst Trust	368
E	United States v. Input/Output, Inc.	370
F	United States v. Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant Banking Fund L.P.	371
G	United States v. Loewen Group, Inc.	373
H	United States v. Mahle GmbH	375
I	United States v. Figgie International Inc.	376
J	United States v. Foodmaker, Inc.	377
K	United States v. Titan Wheel International, Inc.	379
L	United States v. Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	380
M	United States v. Sara Lee Corp.	382
N	United States v. Farley	383
O	United States v. Pennzoil Co.	384
P	United States v. Anova Holding AG	385
Q	United States v. Honickman	386
R	United States v. Beazer plc	387
S	United States v. Atlantic Richfield Co.	389
T	United States v. General Cinema Corp.	391
U	United States v. Cox Enterprises, Inc.	392
V	United States v. Aero Limited Partnership	393
W	United States v. Atlantic Richfield Co.	394
X	United States v. Equity Group Holdings	395
Y	United States v. Service Corp. International	396
Z	United States v. Reliance Group Holdings, Inc.	397
AA	United States v. Baker Hughes Inc.	398
BB	United States v. Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft	400
CC	FTC v. Illinois Cereal Mills, Inc.	401
DD	United States v. Lonrho PLC	403
EE	United States v. Roscoe Moss Co.	404
FF	United States v. Wickes Cos.	405
GG	United States v. Trump	406
HH	United States v. First City Financial Corp.	407
II	United States v. Bell Resources Ltd.	408
JJ	United States v. Coastal Corp.	409
App	Formal interpretations	413