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Date
Rule
803.9
Staff
Kristin Shaffer
Response/Comments

Based upon the facts you have provided, the SOT would be $495 million and the fee would be $100,000. Please describe the entire scope of the transaction in Item 3(a), though.

Question

From: Shaffer, Kristin <kshaffer@ftc.gov>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 9:51:39 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
To: [Redacted]
Cc: HSRHelp <HSRHelp@ftc.gov>
Subject: RE: Filing Fee Question/ Post 2/27

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Based upon the facts you have provided, the SOT would be $495 million and the fee would be $100,000. Please describe the entire scope of the transaction in Item 3(a), though.

Best regards,

Kristin

Kristin Shaffer

Attorney

Premerger Notification Office

Federal Trade Commission

202-326-2388 | kshaffer@ftc.gov


From: [Redacted]
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 8:27:47 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
To: HSRHelp <HSRHelp@ftc.gov>
Subject: Filing Fee Question/ Post 2/27

Dear All:

Assume A is buying the stock of B for $420 million. The acquisition will also include the acquisition of US and foreign IP for an acquisition price of approximately $90 million, with the foreign IP valued at approximately $15 million.

In this context, it seems to me that the appropriate fee would be $100,000 for a March filing. Do you agree?

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