SEC Comment Letter for MOBILEPRO CORP (CIK 0000769592) — Aug 5, 2005
MOBILEPRO CORP (CIK 0000769592)
Date: Aug. 5, 2005 · CIK: 0000769592 · Accession: 0000000000-05-040619
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Mail Stop 3561
August 5, 2005
Jay O. Wright
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mobilepro Corp.
6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20817
Re: Mobilepro Corp.
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Filed July 8, 2005
File No. 0-51010
Dear Mr. Wright:
We have reviewed your filing and have the following
comments.
We limited our review to the matters discussed in our comments
below.
Where indicated, we think you should revise your document in
response
to those comments. If you disagree with any of our comments, 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 supplemental information so we may better understand your
disclosure. After reviewing this information, we may or may not
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. Please clearly indicate on the cover page and on your proxy
card
that the proxy statement and proxy card are preliminary copies.
Refer to Rule 14a-6(e)(1).
Voting Rights; Required Vote, page 6
2. We note your disclosure that "[p]roxies are being solicited
principally by mail, by telephone and by e-mail. In addition,
directors, officers and regular employees of the Company may
solicit
proxies personally, by telephone, by fax or by special letter."
Please be advised that all written soliciting materials, including
e-
mail correspondence and any scripts to be used in soliciting
proxies
over the telephone, must be filed under the cover of Schedule 14A.
Refer to Rule 14a-6(b) and (c). In your response letter, confirm,
if
true, that proxies will not be solicited via the Internet, such as
Internet chat rooms or postings on web sites. Alternatively,
disclose the specific means by which you will solicit via the
Internet.
Adjournment of Meeting, page 7
3. We do not view a postponement or adjournment for the purpose of
soliciting additional proxies for the substantive proposals as a
matter "incident to the conduct of the meetings," as described in
Rule 14a-4(c)(7). Rather, we consider an adjournment to be a
substantive matter requiring its own vote using a specific,
separately enumerated item on the proxy card. If you wish to
obtain
authority to adjourn the meeting to solicit additional proxies for
the substantive proposals, please revise your proxy card and
notice
to stockholders accordingly.
Electronic Delivery of Mobilepro Stockholder Communications, page
8
4. Briefly describe the internet voting procedures and indicate
the
validity of proxies granted electronically under Delaware law.
See
July 1997 Telephone Interpretations #N.17 of the Division of
Corporation Finance`s Manual of Publicly Available Telephone
Interpretations, which can be found on our website at www.sec.gov.
Include a similar statement on the proxy card. In addition,
please
provide us with the web addresses and passwords necessary to
access
the site by which shareholders can vote via the Internet.
Proposal No. 1, page 9
Board of Directors Meetings and Committees, page 10
5. Disclose the number of meetings held by each committee as
required
by Item 7(d)(1) of Schedule 14A.
6. Provide the information regarding your director nomination
process
pursuant to Item 7(d)(2)(ii)(E) - (L), as applicable. For
example,
either disclose the nominating committee`s policy regarding the
consideration of director candidates recommended by security
holders
or state the basis for the board`s view that it is appropriate not
to
have such a policy.
Compensation of Directors, page 11
7. Describe your advisory board and its role regarding your
governance. Also describe your compensation policy regarding your
advisory board.
8. Disclose the past and present services provided by Mr.
Lozinsky.
In addition, for each option grant to your directors, please
disclose
the discount to your then-current share price.
Proposal No. 2, page 13
9. Describe any negative impact to Mobilepro shareholders of
approving this proposal, such as the dilutive effects of issuing
additional shares. In addition, disclose whether you have current
plans to issue awards under this plan and if so, please disclose
the
number of awards that you plan to grant.
Proposal No. 3, page 17
Purpose and Effect of the Proposed Amendment, page 17
10. We note your disclosure regarding the corporate purposes for
which you may utilize the additional shares. Both here and under
Proposal No. 4, also disclose any current plans with regard to the
proposed increase in the number of authorized common shares. In
this
regard, we note your disclosure under Proposal No. 5 regarding
your
equity line with Cornell Capital. Please disclose your equity
line
under this proposal as well since it appears you will be utilizing
the additional authorized shares for the issuance of shares under
the
equity line. In addition, we note the Form 8-K you filed on July
14,
2005 regarding your acquisition of ATX Communications. If you
will
be issuing shares in connection with this transaction, disclose
this
acquisition and any other acquisitions where you will be issuing
common shares.
Proposal No. 4, page 19
Reasons for the Proposed Reverse Split, page 20
11. We note the "primary reason" you disclose for implementing the
reverse split; however, please disclose all material reasons for
this
proposal. In addition, briefly disclose why you would like to
list
your common stock on the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq
SmallCap
Market or another exchange. In this regard, describe the
differences
between these listing options and how they could impact the
trading
of your common stock.
Cash Payment in Lieu of Fractional Shares, page 21
12. We note that, in the proposed reverse stock split,
shareholders
will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Please tell us in
your response letter whether the contemplated reverse stock split
implicates Rule 13e-3.
13. Disclose how the board will determine the "fair value" of the
common stock at the effective time of the reverse split.
Proposal No. 5, page 23
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement Explained, page 23
14. We note your disclosure in the last paragraph of this section.
Please clearly state that Cornell may ultimately sell the full
amount
issuable under the equity line which could cause significant
downward
pressure on the price of Mobilepro`s common stock. Also, briefly
explain the meaning and significance of short selling.
15. We understand that you are seeking shareholder approval to
issue
shares in excess of 19.9% before you are subject to any market or
exchange rules that require such approval. In your response
letter,
advise us of the validity of this "preliminary" approval under the
applicable market or exchange rules. In other words, tell us
whether
obtaining shareholder approval at this early date is sufficient
for
purposes of the applicable market or exchange rules.
Proposal No. 6, page 25
Fees, page 25
16. Describe the nature of the products and services mentioned
under
"All Other Fees" as required by Item 9(e)(4) of Schedule 14A.
Principal Stockholders, page 26
17. Revise to provide the beneficial ownership information as of
the
most recent practicable date. See Item 403(b) of Regulation S-B.
Also disclose the beneficial ownership information for all
directors
as required by Item 403(b) of Regulation S-B, including Messrs.
O`Neil, MacFarland and Sledge.
Executive Compensation, page 27
18. Rather than including terms of agreements with your officers
in
the footnotes, please revise to add a section to reasonably
describe
the material terms of each of your employment and consulting
agreements. Please confirm in your response letter that these
agreements have been filed as exhibits to your previously-filed
periodic or current reports.
19. We note that Mr. Wright and Mr. Gordon were "eligible to
receive
a bonus equal to 1% of the revenues for the most recent 12 month
period of each acquisition made by the Company during his
employment
period." Please clarify how this provision operates. For
example,
were these officers entitled to this amount when an acquisition
closed? Also, were these officers entitled to 1% of Mobilepro`s
annual revenues for each acquisition? Disclose the number of
acquisitions in 2004 and the amounts attributable to this
provision
for each executive officer. In addition, please describe the
"certain deliverables and profitability" provisions in Mr.
Wright`s
new employment agreement.
Report of the Audit Committee, page 30
20. Revise to include the names of each member of the audit
committee
below the disclosure pursuant to Item 306(b) of Regulation S-B.
Related Party Transactions, page 31
21. We note your disclosure regarding future loans between you and
your "officers, directors, principal stockholders or
affiliates...."
As you know, Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act provides that a
public company violates the federal securities laws if, directly
or
indirectly, it makes or arranges for a personal loan to a director
or
an executive officer. Please revise your disclosure accordingly
and
tell us in your response letter whether you have made loans
available
to any executive officers or directors.
Compliance Under Section 16(a) . . ., page 31
22. We note your disclosure regarding the warrants granted by Mr.
Wright to Messrs. Amend, Gordon, MacFarland, O`Neil and Sledge.
Describe the respective amounts of these grants and the terms of
the
warrants in an appropriate location in your document.
* * * *
Please respond to these comments by filing a revised
preliminary proxy statement. When you respond, please furnish a
cover letter that keys your responses to our comments. If you
believe that compliance with our comments is not appropriate,
please
provide the basis for your view in your response letter, which you
should file electronically on EDGAR under the tag "CORRESP".
Please
also note the location of any material changes made in the
materials
for reasons other than in response to specific staff comments.
Also,
note the requirements of Rule 14a-6(h) of Regulation 14A and Rule
310
of Regulation S-T.
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
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.
In connection with responding to our comments, please
provide,
in writing, a statement from the company acknowledging that:
* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in the filing;
* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action
with
respect to the filing; and
* the company 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 contact Albert Pappas, Senior Staff Attorney, at
(202)
551-3378, or me at (202) 551-3810 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Michele Anderson
Legal Branch Chief
cc: Ernest Stern, Esq.
Schiff Hardin LLP
Fax: (202) 778-6460
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Mr. Jay O. Wright
Mobilepro Corp.
August 5, 2005
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