§802.50. Acquisitions of foreign assets.
16 C.F.R. § 802.50
The acquisition of assets located outside the United States shall be exempt from the requirements of the act unless the foreign assets the acquiring person would hold as a result of the acquisition generated sales in or into the U.S. exceeding $50 million (as adjusted) during the acquired person's most recent fiscal year.
Where the foreign assets being acquired exceed the threshold in paragraph (a) of this section, the acquisition nevertheless shall be exempt where:
Both acquiring and acquired persons are foreign;
The aggregate sales of the acquiring and acquired persons in or into the United States are less than $110 million (as adjusted) in their respective most recent fiscal years;
The aggregate total assets of the acquiring and acquired persons located in the United States (other than investment assets, voting or nonvoting securities of another person, and assets included pursuant to § 801.40(d)(2) of this chapter) are less than $110 million (as adjusted); and
The transaction does not meet the criteria of Section 7A(a)(2)(A).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[67 FR 11903, Mar. 18, 2002, as amended at 70 FR 4995, Jan. 31, 2005]
Authority
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 18a(d).
Source
Source: 43 FR 33544, July 31, 1978, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[67 FR 11903, Mar. 18, 2002, as amended at 70 FR 4995, Jan. 31, 2005]