This page is designed to capture all resources that provide guidance on the rules, the form and other HSR-related issues. If these resources and others available on this website do not answer your questions, contact the PNO attorney staff at HSRHelp@ftc.gov.
Basics
- Introductory Guide I (PDF)
- Introductory Guide II (PDF)
- HSR FAQs
- Steps to Determine Whether to File
- Withdraw/Refile Procedure Tip Sheet (PDF)
- 2008 HSR Workshop Materials
- PNO Statement on Escrows (PDF)
- Index of all HSR Enforcement Actions (PDF) (03/23)
- HSR Timeline (image) HSR Timing Considerations (blog post)
- 2018 Summer Brown Bag Summary (PDF)
- Reporting Obligations of Not-for-Profit Combinations (PDF)
- Treatment of Debt as Consideration
Filling out the form
- Form Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Interactive Associate Decision Tree (PDF)
- Item 4(c) (PDF)
- Item 4(d)
- Item 5
- Item 6
- Item 7
- Style Sheet
- Checklist
Valuation
- Valuation Summary
- Valuation in More Detail
- When to Aggregate Under the HSR Act
- Section 802.4 Tip Sheet
- Converting Foreign Currency
- Stock-for-Stock Transactions
Second Requests
- Model Second Request (Guide III) (PDF)
- Guidance for voluntary submission of documents during the initial waiting period
- Merger Process Reform (PDF) (February 2006)
- Appeal Procedure
File
aug2020modelsecondrequest_0.pdf
(1.23 MB)