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September 10, 2004

In the Matter of GenCorp Inc.

FTC Matter/File Number

0310152

Docket Number

C-4099

Enforcement Type

Part 2 Consents

Federal Court

District of Columbia

Case Summary

A consent order allowed GenCorp Inc. to acquire Atlantic Research Corporation while requiring the divestiture of Atlantic’s in-space liquid propulsion business within six months of consummating the transaction. According to the complaint issued with the consent order, the transaction as originally planned would have lessened competition in the United States in four different types of in-space propulsion engines: monopropellant thrusters; bipropellant apogee thrusters; dual mode apogee thrusters; and biopropellant attitude control thrusters.

Case Timeline

September 10, 2004

Letter Approving Proposed Divestiture of ARC In-Space Liquid Propulsion Assets to American Pacific Corporation (24.49 KB)

Letter Approving Motion for Extension of Time Under Order for Divestiture Until September 30, 2004 (24.24 KB)

Letter to Commenter Thomas W. Thrailkill, of Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. (24.55 KB)

Letter to Commenter Richard J. Driscoll, of ARC ISP (25.9 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: Announced Actions for September 10, 2004

May 21, 2004

GenCorp Inc.'s Petition for Approval of Proposed Divestiture (Public Record Version) (570.59 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: Announced Action for May 21, 2004

December 30, 2003

Decision and Order (28.45 KB)

Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets (35.51 KB)

Complaint (13.45 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: Announced Actions for December 30, 2003

October 15, 2003

Agreement Containing Consent Orders (11.89 KB)

Decision and Order (28.48 KB)

Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets (35.51 KB)

Complaint (13.45 KB)

Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment (18.44 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Alleges Gencorps Proposed Purchase of the Propulsion Business of Sequas Atlantic Research Corporation Would Violate Clayton Act