SEC Comment Letter for CUBIC ENERGY INC (CIK 0000319156) — Nov 28, 2005
CUBIC ENERGY INC (CIK 0000319156)
Date: Nov. 28, 2005 · CIK: 0000319156 · Accession: 0000000000-05-059572
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November 25, 2005
Mr. Calvin A. Wallen, III
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cubic Energy, Inc.
9870 Plano Road
Dallas, Texas 75238
Re: Cubic Energy, Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form SB-2
Filed November 2, 2005
File No. 333-120388
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005
Filed October 7, 2005
Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended September 30,
2005
Filed November 14, 2005
Schedule 14A filed on November 4, 2005
File No. 0-09355
Dear Mr. Wallen:
We have reviewed your filings and 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 revision 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. After reviewing this
information,
we may raise additional comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our review 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 on any other aspect
of
our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed
at
the end of this letter.
General
1. Because some of our comments might apply to disclosure that
appears
in more than one place, please make corresponding changes to all
affected disclosure, wherever it appears in your documents. For
example, make corresponding revisions to the Controls and
Procedures
disclosure that appears in your Form 10-KSB and your Form 10-QSB.
2. We have previously advised you that our records indicate that
you
filed a pre-effective amendment to Form SB-2, file number 333-
13699,
on March 21, 2005 when that registration statement was already
effective on March 31, 2004. That filing should have been made as
a
post-effective amendment to the Form SB-2. Our records do not
indicate that you have filed a Form AW to withdraw that submission
nor
do they indicate that you have filed a new post-effective
amendment.
If that is correct, please advise us why you have not done so.
Advise
us also if there have been any sales using that prospectus
subsequent
to the date that you would have been required to update the
prospectus
pursuant to Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and, if
so,
the extent of those sales.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to SB-2
3. Please note that we have limited our review of this filing to
compliance with our comments issued on your periodic reports cited
above. We will not be in a position to declare the post-effective
amendment effective until all comments have been addressed.
Form 10-KSB for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2005
Amend your Form 10-KSB in its entirety in response to the
following comments. See Question 17 in the Division`s Frequently
Asked Questions dated November 8, 2002 (as revised November 14,
2002)
which is available at
http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/faqs/soxact2002.htm.
Controls and Procedures, page 3
4. Item 307 of Regulation S-B requires the effectiveness of the
small
business issuer`s disclosure controls and procedures to be
evaluated
as of the end of the period covered by the report, rather than "as
of
a date within 90 days of the filing date." See the first
paragraph
under section II.F.3 in Securities Act Release No. 33-8238.
Please
revise this language. This comment applies to the Form 10-QSB for
September 30, 2005 as well.
5. If you cite the rules that define "controls and procedures,"
please
ensure to cite the correct rules. See Exchange Act Rules 13a-
15(e)
and 15d-15(e) for additional guidance.
6. This section indicates that "[t]here were no significant
changes in
internal controls or other factors that could significantly affect
these internal controls" (emphasis added). Consistent with the
requirements of Item 308(c) of Regulation S-B, please confirm, if
true, that there have not been "any changes," as opposed to
"significant changes." Consult the second paragraph of section
II.F.3
of Release No. 33-8238 for additional guidance.
Indicate, if true, that you addressed change(s) that
"materially
affect, or is reasonably likely to materially affect," rather than
"significantly affect" the Company`s internal control over
financial
reporting.
This comment applies to the Form 10-QSB for September 30, 2005 as
well.
Exhibits
7. You have filed one Item 601(b) (31) certification as a single
statement signed by both the company`s CEO and CFO. Please amend
the
above cited periodic reports to file certifications for each
certifying officer as separate exhibits, such as Exhibit 31.1 and
Exhibit 31.2. See Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) and consult the
last
paragraph of section III.B. found in Release No. 33-8238 for
additional guidance. We note that the certifying officers in the
10-
QSB cited above signed individual certifications as one exhibit,
but
each one needs to be filed as a separate exhibit.
8. We note that the certification cites Form 10-QSB as having been
reviewed, but it has been filed as an exhibit with the Form 10-
KSB.
Please ensure that the Form identified in the certification as
having
been reviewed in fact matches the Form to which it is filed as an
exhibit.
Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2005
Amend this filing in response to the above comments, as
applicable, as well as the following comments.
9. File the certifications for each officer as a separate exhibit
-
i.e. Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2.
Schedule 14A
Proposal 2 - Approval of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation,
page
8
10. We note that you seek approval of an amendment to your
Articles of
Incorporation to increase the authorized shares of common stock.
Please disclose any current plans, proposals or arrangements to
issue
any of the additional shares. For example, are there any
proposals or
plans to issue the additional shares to officers/employees at this
time? If so, please disclose and if not, please state that you
have
no such plans, proposals or arrangements written or otherwise at
this
time.
Proposal Three - Approval of the 2005 Stock Option Plan, page 9
11. Please provide the disclosure pursuant to Item 10 of Schedule
14A,
including an equity compensation plan table.
Closing Comments
As appropriate, please amend your filings in response to
these
comments. You may wish to provide us with marked copies of the
amendment to expedite our review. Please furnish a cover letter
with
your amendment that keys your responses to our comments and
provides
any requested information. Detailed cover letters greatly
facilitate
our review. Please understand that we may have additional
comments
after reviewing your amendment and responses to our comments.
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 all information required under the Securities Act of 1933
and
the Exchange Act of 1934 and that they have provided all
information
investors require for an informed investment decision. Since the
company and its 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.
Before the amended registration statement is declared
effective
pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities Act, the company should
provide us a letter, 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 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.
In addition, please be advised that the Division of
Enforcement
has access to all information you provide to the staff of the
Division
of Corporation Finance in connection with our review of your
filing or
in response to our comments on your filing.
Please contact Jason Wynn at (202) 551-3756 or me at (202)
551-
3740 with any questions. Direct all correspondence to the
following
ZIP code: 20549-7010.
Sincerely,
H. Roger Schwall
Assistant Director
cc: J. Wynn
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Mr. Calvin A. Wallen, III
Cubic Energy, Inc.
November 25, 2005
page 5
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCE
MAIL STOP 7010
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