SEC Comment Letter for CARC INC (CIK 0000720847) — Mar 18, 2005
CARC INC (CIK 0000720847)
Date: March 18, 2005 · CIK: 0000720847 · Accession: 0000000000-05-012760
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March 9, 2005
Via Facsimile (864) 235-8900 and U.S. Mail
Ms. Lawson M. Vicarios, Esq.
Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham, P.A.
PO Box 728
Greeneville SC, 29602-0728
Re: CARC, Inc.
Schedule TO-I filed February 28, 2005
File No. 5-80579
Dear Ms: Lawson:
We have reviewed the above-referenced filing and have the
following comments.
"Is this the first step in a "going private" transaction?, page 2
1. Explain to us what consideration you have given to the
application of Rule 13e-3 to this transaction. For example, since
deregistration is not a guaranteed consequence of the tender offer,
explain why you believe the tender offer may not be the first step in
a series of transactions ultimately having a going private effect.
See Rule 13e-3(a)(3).
Section 7. Conditions of the Offer, page 10
2. Please refer to the last sentence of the first paragraph in
which the issuer reserved the right to raise offer conditions "at or
prior to the time of payment for any shares." Please be advised that
all conditions to the offer, other than those dependent upon the
receipt of necessary government approvals, must be satisfied or waived
before the expiration of the offer and not the date shares are accepted.
Please revise the disclosure to make clear that all conditions to
the offers, other than those dependent upon receipt of necessary
government approvals, must be satisfied or waived before
expiration of the offer.
3. The last paragraph of this section contains language suggesting
that once a condition is triggered, you may decide in your
reasonable judgment whether it is advisable to proceed with the offer.
Please note that when a condition is triggered and an offeror decides to
proceed with the offer anyway, we believe that this decision
effectively constitutes a waiver of the triggered condition(s).
Please confirm to us the issuer will not rely on this language to
tacitly waive a condition of the offer by failing to expressly
assert it.
Closing Comments
As appropriate, please amend your documents in response to
these comments. You may wish to provide us with marked copies of
the amendment, if required, to expedite our review. Please furnish a
cover letter with your amendment that keys your responses to our
comments and provides any requested supplemental information.
Detailed cover letters greatly facilitate our review. Please file
your cover letter on EDGAR. Please understand that we may have
additional comments after reviewing your amendment and responses
to our comments.
In connection with responding to our comments, please
provide, in writing, a statement from all filing persons acknowledging
that:
* you are responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in the filings;
* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments in the filings reviewed by the staff do not foreclose the
Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and
* you may not assert staff comments 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 our review of your filing or in
response to our comments on your filing.
Please direct any questions to me at (202) 942-1976. You
may also contact me via facsimile at (202) 942-9638. Please send all
correspondence to us at the following ZIP code: 20549-0303.
Sincerely,
Michael Pressman
Special Counsel
Office of Mergers
and Acquisitions
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