Filing
Fee Information
March 15, 2004
The fee for filing a Premerger Notification
and Report Form is currently:
FEE |
Size-of-Transaction |
$45,000 |
if
the size-of-transaction is valued at greater than $50
million but less than $100 million; |
$125,000 |
if
the size-of-transaction is valued at $100 million or greater
but less than $500 million; and |
$280,000 |
if
the size-of-transaction is valued at $500 million or greater |
The acquiring person is responsible for
the payment of the fee at the time of filing. Fees
are payable to the Federal Trade Commission by electronic
wire transfer (EWT) or, if necessary, by bank cashier's check
or certified check. The preferred method of payment is EWT
(See Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, Fedwire Funds Services). The
fee must be paid in U.S. currency. The amount of payment received
must be net of any service, transfer or wiring fees charged
by a bank or financial institution.
Fees paid by EWT will be deposited to the
Treasury's account at the
Federal Reserve Bank of
New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045-0001.
To insure filing fees paid by EWT are attributed
to the appropriate payer filing notification, the payer must
provide the following information to the bank initiating the
EWT:
(1)
the Department of Treasury's ABA Number |
021030004 |
(2)
the Federal Trade Commission's ALC (account) Number |
29000001 |
(3)
the Federal Trade Commission’s Tax Payer Identification
Number (TIN) |
53-0197030 |
(4)
SWIFT CODE (Foreign Wire Transfers) |
TREAS
NYC |
The Comment Field should contain the payer's
name and 9-digit Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). A natural
person with no TIN must provide the payer's name and Social
Security Number (SSN). If the name used to transmit the EWT
differs from the payer's name, the alternative name should
also be listed. If the filing fee is paid by more than one
person (e.g., the acquiring and acquired persons each submit
$22,500 in payment of the filing fee), all payers must provide
their names and TINs.
Additionally, the transmittal letter (an
original and one copy) accompanying the notification of each
person submitting all or part of a filing fee should contain
the following:
(1) the Acquiring Person's name and the
payer's name and TIN as identified in the Comment Field
of the EWT;
(2) if payment is made by EWT, the Confirmation
Number for the EWT; and
(3) if the name used to transmit the EWT
differs from the payer's name, the alternative name must
be disclosed in the transmittal letter accompanying the
filing.
(NOTE: In the event that the above information
is not available at the time of filing, please send the
information via e-mail to scoleman@ftc.gov.)
Please adhere carefully to this procedure
to ensure that your payment is properly credited and to avoid
delays in the start of the waiting period. Failure to provide
the necessary information in a timely manner may result in
the filing being deemed non-compliant until the filing fee
is confirmed. See, 57 FR 47466 (October 16, 1992).
For further information contact Sheila
Clark-Coleman at (202) 326-2759
or James H. Ferkingstad at (202) 326-2510.
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