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Model Dual Investigations Acknowledgement Letter For Employees

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U.S. Department of Justice Seal
U.S. Department of Justice

Antitrust Division

 

[section address]



[Name and address]
  Re: Widget and Gadget Investigations

Dear [Name]:

On ____ __, 20XX the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice and [Generic Company, Ltd. ("Applicant")] entered into an agreement granting Applicant conditional leniency for its participation in [price fixing, bid rigging, and market allocation] or other conduct constituting a criminal violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, in the widget industry [insert geographic scope: e.g., in the United States and elsewhere] ("Applicant Agreement"). A copy of the Applicant Agreement is attached. You are a "covered employee" as defined in paragraph 2(c) of the Applicant Agreement. You are also a [subject/target of] [defendant in] the Antitrust Division's gadget investigation as referenced in paragraph 5 of the Applicant Agreement.

The Applicant Agreement governs the terms and conditions of your eligibility for leniency protection in the widget investigation. Your signature below signifies that you have read, understood, and will comply with the terms and conditions of the Applicant Agreement. Please sign, and have your attorney sign, below in acknowledgment.

    Sincerely yours,


Date: __________________________
Attorney
Antitrust Division


_______________________________
Individual

_______________________________
Counsel for Individual

___________________________
Date

___________________________
Date

Updated June 25, 2015