The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released the revised thresholds for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“the HSR Act”). The HSR Act requires parties engaging in certain mergers or acquisitions to file a notification and report form with the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), and to observe the statutorily prescribed waiting period prior to closing, if the parties meet the threshold requirements. The FTC revises the thresholds annually. The new thresholds were published in the Federal Register on January 29, 2008, and will become effective on February 28, 2008.