Acquisitions meeting the criteria of section 7A(a), and not otherwise exempted by section 7A(c) or § 802.21 or any other of these rules, are subject to the requirements of the act even though:
(a) Earlier acquisitions of assets or voting securities may have been subject to the requirements of the act;
(b) The acquiring person's holdings initially may have met or exceeded a notification threshold before the effective date of these rules; or
(c) The acquiring person's holdings initially may have met or exceeded a notification threshold by reason of increases in market values or events other than acquisitions.
[43 FR 33537, July 31, 1978, as amended at 66 FR 8690, Feb. 1, 2001; 70 FR 4992, Jan. 31, 2005]