SEC Company Response from WACOAL CORP (CIK 0000104040) — Jul 27, 2005
WACOAL CORP (CIK 0000104040)
Date: July 27, 2005 · CIK: 0000104040 · Accession: 0001145549-05-001352
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Referenced dates: July 14, 2005
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[MORRISON & FOERSTER LETTERHEAD] AIG BUILDING, 11TH FLOOR MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
1-3, MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO,
CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO LOS ANGELES, PALO ALTO,
100-0005, JAPAN SAN DIEGO, WASHINGTON, D.C.
TELEPHONE: +81 3 3214 6522 TOKYO, LONDON, BEIJING,
FACSIMILE: +81 3 3214 6512 SHANGHAI, HONG KONG,
SINGAPORE, BRUSSELS
WWW.MOFO.COM
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July 25, 2005 Writer's Direct Contact
+81-3-3214-6714
syukevich@mofo.com
By EDGAR Transmission
and Overnight Delivery
Michael Moran, Esq.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 3561
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: WACOAL CORP.
FORM 20-F FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2005
FILED JULY 8, 2005
FILE NO. 0-11743
Dear Mr. Moran:
On behalf of Wacoal Corp., a Japanese corporation (the "Company"), we, as
counsel to the Company, are providing you with the following information and
comments based upon information provided to us by the Company in response to the
letter dated July 14, 2005 (the "Comment Letter") from the staff of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Staff") regarding the Company's
above-referenced annual report (the "Annual Report").
The relevant text of the Comment Letter has been included in this letter, and
the numbering of the Company's responses set forth below corresponds to the
numbering in the Comment Letter.
OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
FISCAL YEAR 2005 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 2004
1. WE NOTE THAT YOU DISCONTINUED SELLING PREFABRICATED HOUSES IN FISCAL 2005.
PLEASE TELL US WHY YOU HAVE NOT PRESENTED DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS.
Response
The Company's prefabricated housing business was a very small line of business
for the Company - for example, the prefabricated housing business represented
less than 1% of the
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July 25, 2005
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Company's overall assets, sales and net profit for the last 3 fiscal years - and
was unrelated to the Company's core apparel business. For this reason, the
Company believes that presenting discontinued operations information for the
prefabricated housing business in the Annual Report would not provide investors
with useful information, and may suggest to investors that discontinuing the
prefabricated housing business was more important to the Company than it
actually was.
2. WE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE INCLUDED A REPORT THAT IS QUALIFIED. PLEASE REVISE
YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SFAS 131
AND REVISE YOUR FILING TO INCLUDE AN UNQUALIFIED AUDIT REPORT.
Response
The Company believes that its audited annual financial statements included in
the Annual Report comply with the requirements of Item 17 of Form 20-F, even
though the audit report relating to the financial statements is qualified for
non-compliance with SFAS 131. The Company thus believes that revising its
financial statements to permit removal of the qualification in the audit report
is not required for the financial statements and the report to comply with the
requirements of Item 17.
We refer to Instruction 3 to Item 17 of Form 20-F, which permits the audit
report covering the Company's financial statements to be qualified for
non-compliance with SFAS 131 if certain conditions are met:
"3. If the registrant presents its financial statements according to
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States except
for SFAS No. 131 and if it furnishes the information relating to
categories of activity required by Items 4.B.1 and 4.B.2 of Form 20-F,
then such financial statements will be considered to comply with this
Item, even if the auditor's report is qualified for noncompliance with
SFAS No. 131. Such report and financial statements, however, must
comply with all other applicable requirements."
The Company believes that its financial statements and the related audit report
included in the Annual Report satisfy the conditions specified in Instruction 3:
(i) the Company presents its financial statements according to U.S. GAAP except
for SFAS No. 131, (ii) the Annual Report contains the information relating to
categories of activity required by Items 4.B.1 and 4.B.2 of Form 20-F, and (iii)
the financial statements and related audit report included in the Annual Report
comply with all other applicable requirements.
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Should you have any further questions or comments regarding the Annual
Report, please direct them to me at my telephone number provided above.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Stan Yukevich
Stan Yukevich
cc: Mr. Haruo Murata, Wacoal Corp.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WACOAL CORP.
July 27, 2005
Reference is made to the Comment Letter of the Staff with respect to the Annual
Report of Wacoal Corp. (the "Company"), as defined in the attached response
letter of our counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP, dated the date hereof.
In response to the Staff's request contained in the Comment Letter, the Company
hereby acknowledges that:
o The Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure contained in the Annual Report.
o Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments
do not foreclose the Securities and Exchange Commission from taking
any action with respect to the Annual Report.
o The Company may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
WACOAL CORP.
(Company)
By: /s/ Ikuo Otani
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Ikuo Otani
Corporate Officer
Director of Finance, Corporate Planning
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