The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved revisions to the jurisdictional thresholds and filing fee schedule for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

According to Section 7A(a)(2) of the Act, the Commission is mandated to revise these thresholds annually based on changes in the gross national product. Additionally, the filing fee schedule is also updated annually in accordance with the gross national product and the consumer price index, as stipulated by the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

For the year 2026, the size-of-transaction threshold for reporting proposed mergers and acquisitions under Section 7A of the Clayton Act will increase from $126.4 million to $133.9 million. This adjustment reflects the ongoing economic changes and aims to ensure that the thresholds remain relevant.

The new jurisdictional thresholds and filing fee schedule will be applicable to all transactions that close on or after the effective date of the notice, which is set to be 30 days following its publication in the Federal Register.

The vote to approve the Federal Register Annual Notice of Revision, which announces these new HSR jurisdictional thresholds and filing fee schedule, was unanimous at 2-0.