SEC Comment Letter for MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE CO INC (MLP) (CIK 0000063330) (MLP) — Oct 20, 2008
MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE CO INC (MLP) (CIK 0000063330)
Date: Oct. 20, 2008 · CIK: 0000063330 · Accession: 0000000000-08-052301
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File numbers found in text: 333-153203
Referenced dates: October 14, 2008, October 9, 2008
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
Mail Stop 7010
October 20, 2008 By U.S. Mail and facsimile
David C. Cole President and Chief Executive Officer c/o Robert I. Webber Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. 120 Kane Street Kahului, HI 96732
Re: Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.
Supplementary Response Letter No. 1 to Registration Statement
on Form S-3
File No. 333-153203 Filed October 14, 2008
Dear Mr. Cole:
We have reviewed your response letter dated October 14, 2008, and we have the
following comments. Where indicated, we think you should revise your document in
response to these comments. If you disagree, we will consider your explanation as to why our comment is inapplicable or a revisi on is unnecessary. Please be as detailed as
necessary in your explanation. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Af ter reviewing this
information, we may raise additional comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our re view process is to assist you in your
compliance with the applicable disclosure requirements and to enhance the overall
disclosure in your filing. We look forward to working with you in these respects. We
welcome any questions you may have about our comments or any other aspect of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed at the end of this letter.
David C. Cole
Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.
October 20, 2008 Page 2
General
Description of Private Placement and Ma terial Terms of the Notes, page 4
1. We reissue prior comment 1 of our letter dated October 9, 2008. We note that
your tabular presentation of the potential payments to selling stockholders does
not include the reimbursement of legal fees in the amount of $150,000.
Selling Stockholders, page 14
2. We note that you stated in your response letter to our commen ts that the selling
shareholder, Ramius LLC, is an affiliate of a broker-dealer. A selling shareholder who is an affiliate of a broker-dealer must be identified in the
prospectus as an underwriter unless th e prospectus states, if true, that:
• the selling shareholder purchased the shar es being registered for resale in
the ordinary course of business, and
• at the time of the purchase, the sell ing shareholder had no agreements or
understandings, directly or indirectl y, with any person to distribute the
securities.
Please revise as appropriate.
Incorporation of Certain Information…, page 19 and Risk Factors, page 2
3. We note that on October 3, 2008, you filed a Form 8-K. Please amend your
filing to incorporate the 8-K by reference. Further, include disclosure in your
risk factors section addre ssing your interest in and ob ligations to Bay Holdings
due to your status as the managing member and your 51% stake in Bay Holdings.
Closing Comments
Please amend your registration statement in response to this comment. You may
wish to provide us with marked copies of th e amendment to expedite our review. Please
furnish a cover letter with your amendment th at keys your responses to our comment and
provides any requested supplemental information. Detailed cover letter s greatly facilitate
our review. Please understand that we may have additional commen ts after reviewing
your amendment and responses to our comment. We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the filings reviewed by the staff to be certain that they have provided all information investors require for an info rmed decision. Since the company and its
management are in possession of all facts re lating to a company’s disclosure, they are
responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made.
David C. Cole
Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. October 20, 2008 Page 3
Notwithstanding our comments, in the ev ent the company requests acceleration of
the effective date of the pending registration statement, it should furnish a letter, at the time of such request, acknowledging that
should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from 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 accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
the company may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by
the Commission or any person under the fe deral securities laws of the United
States.
In addition, please be advi sed that the Division of En forcement has access to all
information you provide to the staff of the Di vision of Corporation Finance in connection
with our review of your filing or in response to our comments on your filing.
We will consider a written request for acceleration of the effective date of the
registration statement as a confirmation of th e fact that those reque sting acceleration are
aware of their respective re sponsibilities under the S ecurities Act of 1933 and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as they rela te to the proposed public offering of the
securities specified in the above registration statement. We will act on the request and,
pursuant to delegated authority, grant acce leration of the effective date.
We direct your attention to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requesting acceleration of a registration statement. Please allow adequa te time after the filing of an amendment for
further review before submitting a request for acceleration. Please provide this request at
least two business days in advance of the requested effective date.
Please contact Douglas Brown at (202) 551-3265 or in his absence, Carmen
Moncada-Terry at (202) 551-3687 with any questions.
Sincerely,
H. Roger Schwall Assistant Director
cc: Douglas Brown
Christopher D. Ivey (949) 725-4100