The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has updated the financial thresholds that determine when a person is prohibited from being a director or officer of two competing companies, which is governed by Section 8 of the Clayton Act. As of January 21, 2021, competing companies are covered by these rules if each has combined capital, surplus, and undivided profits over $10,000,000, unless the competitive sales of either company are less than $1,000,000. The new threshold amounts are $37,382,000 for one type of evaluation and $3,738,200 for another. These changes reflect adjustments that happen every year based on the gross national product.
Simple Explanation
The FTC made new rules about how big companies can be before one person can't be a boss at two competing companies at the same time, and it's like saying if a company has more than a big number of dollars, special rules apply. They change these numbers every year to keep up with the country's money changes.