Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act
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The Federal Trade Commission announces the revised thresholds for interlocking directorates required by the 1990 amendment of Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Section 8 prohibits, with certain exceptions, one person from serving as a director or officer of two competing corporations if two thresholds are met. Competitor corporations are covered by Section 8 if each one has capital, surplus, and undivided profits aggregating more than $10,000,000, with the exception that no corporation is covered if the competitive sales of either corporation are less than $1,000,000. Section 8(a)(5) requires the Federal Trade Commission to revise those thresholds annually, based on the change in gross national product. The new thresholds, which take effect immediately, are $41,034,000 for Section 8(a)(1), and $4,103,400 for Section 8(a)(2)(A).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3540-3541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01215]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton
Act
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission announces the revised thresholds
for interlocking directorates required by the 1990 amendment of Section
8 of the Clayton Act. Section 8 prohibits, with certain exceptions, one
person from serving as a director or officer of two competing
corporations if
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two thresholds are met. Competitor corporations are covered by Section
8 if each one has capital, surplus, and undivided profits aggregating
more than $10,000,000, with the exception that no corporation is
covered if the competitive sales of either corporation are less than
$1,000,000. Section 8(a)(5) requires the Federal Trade Commission to
revise those thresholds annually, based on the change in gross national
product. The new thresholds, which take effect immediately, are
$41,034,000 for Section 8(a)(1), and $4,103,400 for Section 8(a)(2)(A).
DATES: January 24, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Grengs, (202-326-2612),
Bureau of Competition, Office of Policy and Coordination.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 19(a)(5).
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01215 Filed 1-21-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-P
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