SEC Company Response from HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC (HON) (CIK 0000773840) (HON) — Jun 11, 2009
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC (HON) (CIK 0000773840)
Date: June 11, 2009 · CIK: 0000773840 · Accession: 0000930413-09-003180
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm c57888_corresp.htm -- Converted by SEC Publisher, created by BCL Technologies Inc., for SEC Filing June 11, 2009 Lyn Shenk Branch Chief Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 RE: Honeywell International Inc. Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 Filed February 13, 2009 File No. 001-08974 Dear Ms. Shenk, This letter provides Honeywell International Inc.’s (Honeywell) response to your letter to David J. Anderson dated June 4, 2009, setting forth the Staff’s comments on the above referenced 10-K. The numbered paragraphs below correspond to the numbered paragraphs in your letter. Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 Part I, page 22 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis, page 22 1. Staff’s Comment: In future filings, please quantify, discuss and analyze changes in costs of products and services sold both in the aggregate and for each segment on a stand-alone basis in addition to your current disclosure which is made in the context of gross margin and segment profit. Our Response: We will address the Staff’s comment in future filings by revising our disclosure to quantify changes in cost of products and services sold on a consolidated basis and to provide quantitative disclosure, discussion and analysis of material changes or trends in our consolidated or stand-alone segment results. Honeywell acknowledges its responsibility to ensure that its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are accurate and complete. We also acknowledge that Staff comments or changes to disclosures in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking action with respect to the filings and that Honeywell 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. If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of this letter, please call the undersigned at (973) 455-4014, or Tom Larkins, Vice President, Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, at (973) 455-5208. Sincerely, /s/ Talia M. Griep Talia M. Griep Vice President and Controller