SEC Company Response from VPGI CORP (CIK 0000755229) — Mar 21, 2005
VPGI CORP (CIK 0000755229)
Date: March 21, 2005 · CIK: 0000755229 · Accession: 0000926236-05-000030
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BILLY J. ROBINSON
Attorney & Counselor at Law
THE ATRIUM TEL (972) 747-0388
1333 W. MCDERMOTT FAX (469) 519-2494
SUITE 200 bjr@robinsonlawfirm.net
ALLEN, TEXAS 75013 www.robinsonlawfirm.net
March 21, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: VPGI Corp. ("VPGI")
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004
Filed October 13, 2004
File No. 0-13225
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please see the following responses to your comments of March 8, 2005.
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2004
Item 9 - Changes in and disagreements with accountants on accounting and
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financial disclosure
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1. Revise to include the disclosures required by Item 304 of Regulation
S-K in accordance with Item 9 of this form.
Response to Comment No. 1.
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Future filings will be revised in accordance with the Staff's comment,
as follows:
The client-auditor relationship between the Registrant and Grant
Thornton LLP ended, with the approval of Registrant's audit committee,
as of August 21, 2003. Grant Thornton declined to stand for reelection.
During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent
interim period preceding termination of the relationship, there were no
disagreements with the former accountant on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope
or procedure. Although unrelated to the change, the former accountant's
report on Registrant's financial statements for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2002 contained an opinion that was qualified concerning the Registrant's
ability to continue as a going concern. The former accountant was provided
with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and was requested to furnish the
Registrant with a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether it
agrees with the above statements and, if not, stating the respects in which
it does not agree. The former accountant's letter is filed as Exhibit 16 to
the Company's Form 8-K Report filed with the Commission dated August 21,
2003.
A new independent accountant, Cheshier & Fuller, L.L.P. (now known as
CF & Co., L.L.P.), was engaged as of August 21, 2003 as the principal
accountant to audit the Registrant's financial statements beginning with
fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.
Item 9A - Controls and procedures
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2. Revise to furnish the information required by Item 308 of Regulation
S-K.
Response to Comment No. 2.
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Future filings will be revised in accordance with Item 308 (a) and (b)
of Regulation S-K, as those requirements become applicable to Registrant,
and in accordance with the Staff's comment relating to Item 308 (c) of
Regulation S-K, as follows:
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting - Registrant's
management has evaluated whether any change in Registrant's internal control
over financial reporting occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter [in the
case of a 10-K report] or during the last fiscal quarter [in the case of a
10-Q report.] Based on that evaluation, management concluded that there has
been no change in Registrant's internal control over financial reporting
during the relevant period that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, Registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
Footnote B - Going Concern Matters
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3. We note that your financial statements have been presented on the
basis that the Company is a going concern. In addition, we note the
Company's merger agreement executed November 16, 2004. Tell us how you
considered the guidance in Section 607.02 of the Financial Reporting
Codification (FRR 607.02) with respect to the Company's future plans
to overcome financial difficulties. Your disclosures should discuss a
viable plan that has the reasonable capability of removing the threat
to the continuation of the business during the twelve month period
following the most recent balance sheet presented. This disclosure
should be an integral part of both management's discussion and analysis
of liquidity and the notes to the financial statements, and updated on
a quarterly basis as necessary. Expand this discussion to specifically
include the manner in which you intend to generate future revenues.
Response to Comment No. 3.
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There were no plans in place to liquidate or dissolve the Company.
Section 607.02 of the Financial Reporting Codification (FRR 607.02) states
"financial statements will be considered false and misleading if those
statements are prepared on the assumption of a going concern but should
be more appropriately based on the assumption of liquidation or if
classification and amounts of assets and liabilities should otherwise be
adjusted." As of the balance sheet date, June 30, 2004, the Company had one
asset, pension surplus, in the amount of $49,972 that was in trust to fund
future pension obligations. On that date, there were no liabilities. Thus,
at June 30, 2004, there was no material difference between the amounts that
would have been presented on the assumption of liquidation or on the basis
that the Company is a going concern.
FRR 607.02 states, "Moreover, filings containing accountant's reports
that are qualified as a result of questions about the entity's continued
existence must contain appropriate and prominent disclosure of the
registrant's financial difficulties and viable plans to overcome those
difficulties." The accountant's report did contain an explanatory paragraph
reflecting accountant's uncertainty about the Company's ability to continue
as a going concern in accordance with AUS341.12. In addition to other areas
throughout the financial statements, Note B to the financial statements
contained appropriate and prominent disclosures specifically addressing the
registrant's financial difficulties and management's plans to overcome those
difficulties.
Note B - Going Concern Matters did disclose the principal conditions
that raised questions about the entities ability to continue as a going
concern, the possible effects of such conditions, and management's
evaluation of the significance of those conditions and management's
plan to mitigate those conditions.
At the date of the issuance of the June 30, 2004 financial statements,
the merger agreement had not been executed or announced. For this reason,
there was no mention of that particular transaction, although the note
did contain a statement that the Company "... may consider ... a merger
candidate or an acquisition of a viable business." At the date of the
issuance of the report, there were no specific plans in place to generate
future revenues.
The notes to the financial statements have been updated on quarterly
financial statements as necessary to disclose facts relative to the November
16, 2004 merger.
In all future filings, including interim financial statements, the
Company will specifically disclose going concern issues and updates
regarding those issues.
Thank you for your courtesy and consideration.
Sincerely,
/s/ Billy J. Robinson
Billy J. Robinson
Attorney for VPGI Corp.
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