SEC Comment Letter for ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. (ACNT) (CIK 0000095953) (ACNT) — Apr 6, 2020
ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. (ACNT) (CIK 0000095953)
Date: April 6, 2020 · CIK: 0000095953 · Accession: 0000000000-20-002945
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE ``
April 3, 2020
Ryan Levenson
Privet Fund Management LLC
79 West Paces Ferry Road
Suite 200B
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Re: Synalloy Corporation
PRRN 14A preliminary proxy statement filing made on Schedule 14A
Filed on April 2 , 2020 by Privet Fund LP , et al.
File No. 001-05200
Dear Mr. Levenson :
We have reviewed the above -captioned filing, and have the following comments. All
defined terms used herein have the same meaning as i n the proxy statement filed under cover of
Schedule 14A. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we
may better understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this letter by amending your filing, by providing the requested
information . If you do not believe our comments apply 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 filing, and any information you pro vide in
response to these comments, we may have additional comments.
Amendment Number One to Preliminary Proxy Statement filed under cover of Schedule 14A
Proposal One – Election of Directors, pages 22 -25
1. We note that the Stockholder Group has nominated five Nominees, no twithstanding the
fact that Synalloy ’s Board of Directors is comprised of eight directors and the
registran t’s preliminary proxy statement includes eight nominees . Please clarify the
Stockholder Group’s reasons for nominating fewer than eight Nominees. See Item 7 (b)
of Schedule 14A and Instruction 4 to paragraph (a) of Item 401 of Regulation S -K.
Quorum; Broker Non -Votes; Discretionary Voting, pages 28 -29
2. Refer to the following statement on page 28: “ Shares represented by ‘broker non -votes’
also are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quor um.”
We note , however, that the disclosure page 20 of the registrant ’s preliminary proxy
statement indicates that “[b] roker non -votes will not be counted as present for purposes
Ryan Levenson
c/o Privet Fund Management LLC
April 3, 2020
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of determining a quorum. ” Please provide the legal basis for your determination that
broker non -votes will be counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of
determining a quorum, or revise to conform to the registrant ’s description of the effect
of broker non -votes for purposes of determining a quorum.
* * *
We remind you that the participant s are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of
their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
Please direct any questions to Valian Afshar, Special Counsel, at (20 2) 551 -8729, or me,
at (202) 551 -3266.
Sincerely,
/s/ Nicholas P. Panos
Nicholas P. Panos
Senior Special Counsel
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions
cc: Steve Wolosky , Esq.
Ryan Nebel , Esq.