Premerger Notification; Antitrust Improvements Act Notification and Report Form

The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") is amending the Antitrust Improvements Act Notification and Report Form ("the Form") and the accompanying Instructions for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions ("the Instructions") which must be completed and submitted by persons required to report mergers or acquisitions pursuant to section 7A of the Clayton Act, as added by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR Act"). The amended Form and Instructions will require filing persons to: report revenue data using the North American Industry Classification System ("NAICS") rather than the Standard Industrial Classification ("SIC"); use 1997 rather than 1992 as the base year for reporting revenue data; and report insurance activities in the body of the Form rather than in an Insurance Appendix. In addition, the references to the SIC will be replaced with references to the NAICS. Finally, the Commission will make minor revisions to the Instructions to provide further assistance to persons required to file under the HSR Act.