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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

92 STAT. 3688 Notification.

Hearing.

Review.

Certification.

PUBLIC LAW 95-630—NOV. 10, 1978 "(3) Within three days after its decision to disapprove any proposed acquisition, the Corporation shall notify the acquiring party in writing of the disapproval. Such notice shall provide a statement of the basis for the disapproval. "(4) Within ten days of receipt of such notice of disapproval, the acquiring party may request an agency hearing on the proposed acquisition. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The length of the hearing shall be determined by the Corporation. At the conclusion thereof, the Corporation shall by order approve or disapprove the proposed acquisition on the basis of the record made at such hearing. "(5) Any person whose proposed acquisition is disapproved after agency hearing under this subsection may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the institution to be acquired is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Corporation. The Corporation shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the disapproval was based. The findings of the Corporation shall be set aside if found to be arbitrary or capricious or if found to violate procedures established by this subsection. "(6) Except as otherwise provided by regulation of the Corporation, a notice filed pursuant to this subsection shall contain the following information: "(A) The identity, personal history, business background, and experience of each person by whom or on whose behalf the acquisition is to be made, including his material business activities and affiliations during the past five years, and a description of any material pending legal or administrative proceedings in which he is a party and any criminal indictment or conviction of such person by a State or Federal court. "(B) A statement of the assets and liabilities of each person by whom or on whose behalf the acquisition is to be made, as of the end of the fiscal year for each of the five fiscal years immediately preceding the date of the notice, together with related statements of income and source and application of funds for each of the fiscal years then concluded, all prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and an interim statement of the assets and liabilities for each such d person, together with related statements of income and source and application of funds, as of a date not more than ninety days prior to the date of the filing of the notice. "(C) The terms and conditions of the proposed acquisition and the manner in which the acquisition is to be made. "(D) The identity, source, and amount of the funds or other consideration used or to be used in making the acquisition, and if any part of these funds or other consideration has been or is to be borrowed, or otherwise obtained for the purpose of making the acquisition, a description of the transaction, the names of the parties, and any arrangements, agreements, or understandings with such persons. " (E) Any plans or proposals which any acquiring party making the acquisition may have to liquidate the institution, to sell its assets or merge it with any company or to make any other major change in its business or corporate structure or management.