FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	AT

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2004	(202) 514-2008

WWW.USDOJ.GOV	TDD (202) 514-1888

RELOCATION OF THE OFFICE OF OPERATIONS

AND PREMERGER NOTIFICATION UNIT, ANTITRUST DIVISION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Antitrust Division's Office of the Director of Operations, including the Premerger Notification Unit, has relocated from the Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. to the Robert F. Kennedy Main Justice Building, effective today, Monday, September 27, 2004. The Office of Operations coordinates the investigation and litigation policies and procedures affecting the Antitrust Division.

As of Monday, September 27, 2004, the mailing address for the Premerger Notification Unit is:

Department of Justice

Antitrust Division

Office of Operations

Premerger Notification Unit

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Room 3335

Washington, DC 20530

For deliveries other than those via the U.S. Postal Service, the ZIP code 20004 should be used with the address information shown above. Use of the 20530 ZIP code for deliveries other than U.S. Postal Service deliveries will result in a delay of the delivery to the Premerger Notification Unit.

Delivery of Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification & Report Forms and other materials to the Premerger Unit will be similar to current procedures in place at the Main Justice Building.

All telephone numbers for the Premerger Notification Unit will remain the same. For further information, contact Elaine M. Gibbs or Maura Lee at (202) 514-2558.

###

04-649