SEC Company Response from ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P. (IEP) (CIK 0000813762) (IEP) — Oct 3, 2012
ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P. (IEP) (CIK 0000813762)
Date: Oct. 3, 2012 · CIK: 0000813762 · Accession: 0001144204-12-054442
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File numbers found in text: 333-183728
Referenced dates: September 19, 2012
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Proskauer Rose LLP Eleven Times Square New York, NY 10036-8299
October 3, 2012
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Justin Dobbie
Legal Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Re:
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed September 5, 2012
File No. 333-183728 & -01 to -02
Dear Mr. Dobbie:
Reference is made to the comments of the
Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) with respect to the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (File No. 333-183728) (the “Registration Statement”) of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the “Icahn Enterprises”), Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Icahn
Enterprises Finance”) and Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Icahn Enterprises
Holdings” and, together with Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Finance, the “Company”), in your
letter dated September 19, 2012 (the “Comment Letter”).
We are writing to respond to the comments
contained in the Comment Letter and to indicate that changes have been made in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (“Amendment
No. 1”).
For your convenience, your comments are
set forth in this letter in bold italics, followed by our responses.
General
1. We note that you are registering the offering of 8% Senior Notes Due 2018 in reliance on our position enunciated in Exxon
Capital Holdings Corp., SEC No-Action Letter (April 13, 1988). See also Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., SEC No-Action Letter (June
5, 1991) and Sherman & Sterling, SEC No-Action Letter (July 2, 1993). Accordingly, with the next amendment, please provide
us with a supplemental letter stating that you are registering the exchange offer in reliance on our position contained in these
letters and include the representations contained in the Morgan Stanley and Sherman & Sterling no-action letters.
Contemporaneously with the submission of this letter,
the Company is filing a supplemental letter stating that the Company is registering the exchange offer in reliance on the Commission’s
position enunciated in the abovementioned no-action letters and including the representations contained in the Morgan Stanley and
Shearman & Sterling no-action letters.
Boca Raton | Boston | Chicago
| Hong Kong | London | Los Angeles | New Orleans | New York | Newark | Paris | São Paulo | Washington, D.C.
Justin Dobbie
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
October 3, 2012
Page 2 of 2
Exhibit 5.1
2. Refer to the second paragraph on page 2. The language “but without our having made any special investigation as
to the applicability of any specific law, rule or regulation” is an inappropriate limitation on the scope of the legality
opinion. Please have counsel revise accordingly.
The opinion of Proskauer Rose LLP has been revised
to address the Staff’s comment. Please see Exhibit 5.1 to Amendment No. 1.
In connection with responding to the Comment
Letter, the Company acknowledges that (i) the Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;
(ii) 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 (iii) 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.
We would appreciate your prompt review of
these materials and your prompt notification to us if you have further comments or questions. Please contact me should you have
any questions or additional comments.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Julie M. Allen, Esq.
Julie M. Allen, Esq.
Enclosures
cc: Daniel A. Ninivaggi (Icahn Enterprises L.P.)