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Date
Rule
802.1(c)(1)
Staff
Patrick Sharpe
Response/Comments
The Premerger Office - Not the Commission

Question

September 8, 1994

Mr. Patrick Sharpe
Federal Trade Commission
6th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20580
 

Re: REIT - Hart-Scott-Rodino Exemption

Dear Patrick:

This letter will confirm our conversation in which you informed me that the Federal Trade Commission has issued an informal opinion indicating that any acquisition by a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is exempt from the Premerger Notification filing requirements under the ordinary course of business exception.

I appreciate your assistance on this matter.

Sincerely,

(redacted)

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