[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2133-2134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00877]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton
Act
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Annual notice of revision.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission announces the revised thresholds
for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 required
by the 2000 amendment of Section 7A of the Clayton Act; and the revised
filing fee schedule for the same Act required by Division GG of the
2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
DATES: February 17, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Whitehead ([email protected];
202-326-3262), Bureau of Competition, Premerger Notification Office,
400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces updates to (1) the
thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as required by the 2000 amendment of Section 7A of the Clayton
Act; and (2) the filing fee schedule for the same Act, as required by
Division GG of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Both updates
are discussed in more detail below.
(1) The Jurisdictional Thresholds
Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by the Hart-
Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, Public Law 94-435, 90
Stat. 1390 (``the Act''), requires all persons contemplating certain
mergers or acquisitions, which meet or exceed the jurisdictional
thresholds in the Act, to file notification with the Commission and the
Assistant Attorney General and to wait a designated period of time
before consummating such transactions. Section 7A(a)(2) requires the
Federal Trade Commission to revise those thresholds annually, based on
the change in gross national product, in accordance with Section
8(a)(5).
The new jurisdictional thresholds, which take effect 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register, are as follows:
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2026 Adjusted
Subsection of 7A Original jurisdictional jurisdictional threshold
threshold (million) (million)
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7A(a)(2)(A)........................................... $200 $535.5
7A(a)(2)(B)(i)........................................ 50 133.9
7A(a)(2)(B)(i)........................................ 200 535.5
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i).................................... 10 26.8
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i).................................... 100 267.8
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)................................... 10 26.8
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)................................... 100 267.8
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III).................................. 100 267.8
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III).................................. 10 26.8
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Any reference to the jurisdictional thresholds and related
thresholds and limitation values in the HSR rules (16 CFR parts 801
through 803) and the Antitrust Improvements Act Notification and Report
Form (``the HSR Form'') and its Instructions will also be adjusted,
where indicated by the term ``(as adjusted)'', as follows:
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Original threshold 2026 Adjusted threshold
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$10 million................................................ $26.8 million.
$50 million................................................ $133.9 million.
$100 million............................................... $267.8 million.
$110 million............................................... $294.5 million.
$200 million............................................... $535.5 million.
$500 million............................................... $1.339 billion.
$1 billion................................................. $2.678 billion.
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(2) The Filing Fee Thresholds
Section 605 of Public Law 101-162 (15 U.S.C. 18a note) requires the
Federal Trade Commission to assess and collect filing fees from persons
acquiring voting securities or assets under the Act. The original
filing fee thresholds are set forth in Section 605. Division GG of the
2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law 117-328, 136 Stat.
4459, requires the Federal Trade Commission to revise these filing fee
thresholds and amounts based on the percentage change in the GNP for
such fiscal year compared to the GNP for the year ending September 30,
2022 (for the filing fee thresholds) and the percentage increase, if
any, in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Department of
Labor or its successor, for the year then ended over the level so
established for the year ending September 30, 2022 (for the fee
amounts).
Any reference to the fee thresholds and related values in the HSR
rules (16 CFR parts 801 through 803) and the HSR Form and its
Instructions will also be adjusted, where indicated by the term ``(as
adjusted)'', as follows:
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Original applicable size 2026 Adjusted 2026 Adjusted applicable
Original filing fee of transaction * filing fee size of transaction *
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$30,000................................. less than $161.5 million.. $35,000 less than $189.6 million.
100,000................................. not less than $161.5 110,000 not less than $189.6
million but less than million but less than
$500 million. $586.9 million.
250,000................................. not less than $500 million 275,000 not less than $586.9
but less than $1 billion. million but less than
$1.174 billion.
400,000................................. not less than $1 billion 440,000 not less than $1.174
but less than $2 billion. billion but less than
$2.347 billion.
800,000................................. not less than $2 billion 875,000 not less than $2.347
but less than $5 billion. billion but less than
$5.869 billion.
2,250,000............................... $5 billion or more........ 2,460,000 $5.869 billion or more.
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* as determined under Section 7A(a)(2) of the Act.
By direction of the Commission.
Joel Christie,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00877 Filed 1-15-26; 8:45 am]
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