June 10 (Reuters) - LHC Group Inc said on Friday that the company and UnitedHealth Group have both received notices from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for additional information regarding their $5.4 billion deal.

UnitedHealth had in March announced it would buy LHC Group to expand its home health services.

LHC Group did not provide details on what was the additional information and documentary materials sought by the anti-trust agency.

The companies have been working cooperatively with the FTC and will continue to do so, LHC Group said in a regulatory filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001303313/000156459022023014/lhcg-defa14a_20220610.htm. (Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)