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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Wednesday entered an order regarding the application of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger waiting period concerning Blockbuster, Inc.’s (Blockbuster) proposed acquisition of Hollywood Entertainment Corporation (Hollywood). The order, which was signed and entered by Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle, provides that pursuant to an agreement between the Federal Trade Commission and Blockbuster, Blockbuster will not acquire any interest in Hollywood before 11:59 p.m. on March 21, 2005.

Copies of the agreed order regarding the application of the HSR waiting period can be found as a link to this press release on the FTC’s Web site. The order supercedes a prior FTC motion, submitted to the Court on March 4, seeking an order requiring Blockbuster to comply with its HSR premerger filing obligations.

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