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MWV, RockTenn Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Pending Combination

The 30-day waiting period is required by the FTC, U.S. Department of Justice

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Rock-Tenn Company and MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) with respect to the pending business combination transaction between RockTenn and MWV has expired. The 30-day waiting period is required by the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice as part of the premerger notification program before such a combination transaction can close.   On Feb. 6, 2015, RockTenn and MWV filed t...

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