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Date
Rule
7A(c)(8)
Staff
P. Sharpe
Response/Comments
We may have some questions about whether this is exempt under c-8 or not. JS is discussing this with DOJ. Have exempted this under c-8 for this transaction only.// Per RS who indicated that JS ok'd this after discussing it with Jeff Zuckerman.

Question

March 4, 1992

BY HAND

Pre-Merger Notification Office
Bureau of Competition
Room 303
Federal Trade Commission
6th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20580
Attn: Sandra Peay

Re:(redacted)

Gentlemen:

In accordance with our letter to the Federal Trade Commission dated February 21, 1992, we enclose a copy of a letter submitted by (redacted) to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on February 27, 1992, in accordance with the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, regarding an indirect acquisition by (redacted) of approximately 20 percent of the voting securities of (redacted). As confirmed by Mr. Patrick Sharp, staff attorney of your Bureau of Competition, in a telephone conversation, this transaction is exempt from review pursuant to Section 7A(c)(8) of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

Please indicate your receipt of these enclosure (sic) by stamping the attached copy of this letter and returning it to us.

Very truly yours,


 

(redacted)

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