On January 14, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual adjustments to the monetary jurisdictional thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act), based upon the previous year’s GDP. Notification is required under the HSR Act if the “size of transaction” test and, when applicable, the “size of person” test are satisfied and no exemption from filing is available. The FTC also announced the annual adjustments to the HSR filing fee schedule.
The new thresholds and filing fee schedule are scheduled to take effect on February 17, 2026, 30 days after publication in the Federal Register (which took place on January 16, 2026). The new thresholds apply to all transactions closing on or after the effective date on February 17, 2026. The HSR filing fee is determined by the value of the transaction at the time of filing (meaning that HSR reportable transactions made prior to February 17, 2026, should use the existing filing fee schedule).
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