2401001 Informal Interpretation

us-ftc-hsr-informal-interpretations-feb66e09e24debe42208bf6187d64c2c2401001 Informal InterpretationGuidance

Date
Rule
803.5, 803.6
Staff
Kathryn Walsh
Response/Comments

Each filer must submit its own form and related materials:

--For the buyer credit union: cover letter, affidavit (attesting to the good faith of the buyer), form, certification, and attachments (labeled as you outline below for buyer).

--For the seller credit union: cover letter, affidavit (attesting to the good faith of the seller), form, certification, and attachments (labeled as you outline below for seller).

The certification is the last page of the form where a signature is required to certify to the accuracy of the form.

Don’t forget that affidavits and certifications must be notarized or include the language from 28 U.S.C. § 1746 relating to unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury.

I suspect your transaction is not subject to 801.30 (so a non-801.30 as you state below). For a transaction to be entitled to Section 801.30 treatment, it must fit within one of the enumerated categories in the rule, which include: open market purchases; tender offer acquisitions and certain acquisitions of voting securities by offerees in tender offers; secondary acquisitions; transactions where interests are acquired from holders not within the same person as the target; conversions; and options or warrant exercises. See 16 CFR 801.30 for more detail https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/premerger-notification-program/statute-rules-formal-interpretations

Question

From: Walsh, Kathryn E. <kwalsh@ftc.gov>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 9:15:23 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
To: [Redacted]
Cc: HSRHelp <HSRHelp@ftc.gov>
Subject: FW: Credit Union Merger

Each filer must submit its own form and related materials:

--For the buyer credit union: cover letter, affidavit (attesting to the good faith of the buyer), form, certification, and attachments (labeled as you outline below for buyer).

--For the seller credit union: cover letter, affidavit (attesting to the good faith of the seller), form, certification, and attachments (labeled as you outline below for seller).

The certification is the last page of the form where a signature is required to certify to the accuracy of the form.

Don’t forget that affidavits and certifications must be notarized or include the language from 28 U.S.C. § 1746 relating to unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury.

I suspect your transaction is not subject to 801.30 (so a non-801.30 as you state below). For a transaction to be entitled to Section 801.30 treatment, it must fit within one of the enumerated categories in the rule, which include: open market purchases; tender offer acquisitions and certain acquisitions of voting securities by offerees in tender offers; secondary acquisitions; transactions where interests are acquired from holders not within the same person as the target; conversions; and options or warrant exercises. See 16 CFR 801.30 for more detail https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/premerger-notification-program/statute-rules-formal-interpretations


From: [Redacted]
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 8:53:38 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
To: HSRHelp <HSRHelp@ftc.gov>
Subject: Credit Union Merger

Hello,

We will be sending our fee (via EWT) and submitting via Kiteworks later today, but I wanted to ask a few questions to be sure we have everything needed.

This is a credit union to credit union merger. We had a third party complete the calculations for fee submission and will be sending $100,000.

As I understand the instructions:

  • We will file as a Non 801.30 transaction
  • In our submission I will include the following:
  • Cover Letter (which includes the required EWT information)
  • Affidavit
  • Acquiring CU
  • Acquired CU
  • FTC Form C4
  • Attachments
  • First page of each attachment must have a header with;
  • Name of filer
  • Item of reference & order
  • Date of the Form

Question on the certification document, what exactly is this document?

Sheinberg, Samuel I.
From: 	HSRHelp
Sent: 	Friday, January 19, 2024 9:15 AM
To: 	Berg, Karen E.; Musick, Vesselina; Shaffer, Kristin; Sheinberg, Samuel I.; Six, Anne; Whitehead, Nora;
Fetterman, Michelle; Burton, June; Larson, Peter
Subject: 	FW: Credit Union Merger
From: Walsh, Kathryn E. <kwalsh@ftc.gov>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 9:15:23 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Subject: FW: Credit Union Merger
To:
Cc: HSRHelp <HSRHelp@ftc.gov>
Each filer must submit its own form and related materials:
--For the buyer credit union: cover letter, affidavit (attesting to the good faith of the buyer), form, certification, and
attachments (labeled as you outline below for buyer).
--For the seller credit union: cover letter, affidavit (attesting to the good faith of the seller), form, certification, and
attachments (labeled as you outline below for seller).
The certification is the last page of the form where a signature is required to certify to the accuracy of the form.
Don’t forget that affidavits and certifications must be notarized or include the language from 28 U.S.C. § 1746 relating to
unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury.
I suspect your transaction is not subject to 801.30 (so a non-801.30 as you state below). For a transaction to be entitled
to Section 801.30 treatment, it must fit within one of the enumerated categories in the rule, which include: open market
purchases; tender offer acquisitions and certain acquisitions of voting securities by offerees in tender offers; secondary
acquisitions; transactions where interests are acquired from holders not within the same person as the target;
conversions; and options or warrant exercises. See 16 CFR 801.30 for more detail
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/premerger-notification-program/statute-rules-formal-interpretations
From: HSRHelp <HSRHelp@ftc.gov>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 8:54 AM
To: Walsh, Kathryn E. <kwalsh@ftc.gov>; Berg, Karen E. <KBERG@ftc.gov>; Musick, Vesselina <vmusick@ftc.gov>;
Shaffer, Kristin <kshaffer@ftc.gov>; Sheinberg, Samuel I. <SSHEINBERG@ftc.gov>; Six, Anne <asix@ftc.gov>; Whitehead,
Nora <nwhitehead@ftc.gov>; Fetterman, Michelle <mfetterman@ftc.gov>; Burton, June <jburton@ftc.gov>; Larson,
Peter <plarson@ftc.gov>
Subject: FW: Credit Union Merger
From:
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 8:53:38 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
To: HSRHelp <HSRHelp@ftc.gov>
Subject: Credit Union Merger
Hello,
We will be sending our fee (via EWT) and submitting via Kiteworks later today, but I wanted to ask a few questions to be
sure we have everything needed.
This is a credit union to credit union merger. We had a third party complete the calculations for fee submission and will
be sending $100,000.
As I understand the instructions:
1
Complete printed PDF page 1
• 	We w ill fi le as a Non 801.30 transaction
• 	In our submission I will in cl ude the following:
o 	Cover Letter (w hi ch includes the required EWT information)
o 	Affidavit
• 	Acquiri ng CU
• 	Acquired CU
• 	FTC Fo rm C4
• 	Attachments
o 	First page of each attachment must have a header w ith ;
• 	Name of fi ler
• 	Item of reference & order
• 	Date of the Fo rm
Question on the certification document, what exactly is th is document?
i- 11 look ok and if not please fee l free to ca ll me at
2
Complete printed PDF page 2

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