SEC Comment Letter for LGL GROUP INC (LGL) (CIK 0000061004) (LGL) — Nov 1, 2013
LGL GROUP INC (LGL) (CIK 0000061004)
Date: Nov. 1, 2013 · CIK: 0000061004 · Accession: 0000000000-13-060271
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November 1 , 2013 Via E -mail Gregory P. Anderson President and Chief Executive Officer The LGL Group, Inc. 2525 Shader Road Orlando, Florida 32804 Re: The LGL Group, Inc. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S -3 Filed October 30, 2013 File No. 333-191269 Dear Mr. Anderson : We have limited our review of your registration statement to those issues we have addressed in our comment. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information . Where you do not believe our comment a pplies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to our comment, we may have additional comments. Exhibit 5.1 1. It appears that the warrants are go verned by the laws of the State of Delaware ; however, we note that counsel has limited its opinion to the laws of “the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (exclusive of court decisions and regulations interpreting the same) and the Federal laws of the United States of America. ” Please file an exhibit which opines that the warrants are binding obligations of th e registrant under all applicable laws of the jurisdiction governing the warrant s, including Delaware contract law. Also, tell us the authority on which you rely to conclude that filing an opinion that excludes court decisions and regulations satisfies your obligations under Regulation S -K Item 601(b)(5). We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the filing to be certain that the filing includes the information the Securities Act of 193 3 and all applicable Securities Act rules require. Since the company and i ts management are in possession of all facts relating to a company’s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made. Gregory P. Anderson The LGL Group, Inc. November 1 , 2013 Page 2 Notwithstanding our comment, in the event you request acceleration of the effective date of the pending registration statement please provide a written statement from the company acknowledging that: should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission f rom taking any action with respect to the filing; the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accurac y of the disclosure in the filing; and the company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration . We will consider a written request for acceleration of the effective date of the registration statement as confirmation of the fact that those requesting acceleration are aware of their resp ective responsibilities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as they relate to the proposed public offering of the securities specified in the above registration statement. Please allow adequate time for us to review an y amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. Please contact Tim Buchmiller at (202) 551 -3635 or me at (202) 551 -3617 with any questions. Sincerely, /s/ Russell Mancuso Russell Mancuso Branch Chief cc (via e -mail): Robert H. Frie dman, Esq. Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP