SEC Comment Letter for Theriva Biologics, Inc. (TOVX) (CIK 0000894158) (TOVX) — May 21, 2010
Theriva Biologics, Inc. (TOVX) (CIK 0000894158)
Date: May 21, 2010 · CIK: 0000894158 · Accession: 0000000000-10-028273
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Mail Stop 4720 May 21, 2010 James S. Kuo Chief Executive Officer and President Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3930 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Re: Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed May 12, 2010 File No. 333-166750 Dear Dr. Kuo: We have limited our review of the above referenced registration statement to only the issues identified herein. Where indicated, we think you should revise your document in response to these comments. If you disagr ee, we will consider your explanation as to why our comments are inapplicable or a revision is unnecessary. Please be as detailed as necessary in your explanation. Please understand that the purpose of our re view 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 any other aspect of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed at the end of this letter. Form S-3 filed May 12, 2010 General 1. We note that you have a pending confiden tial treatment request. Please be advised that we will not be in a position to consider a request for acceleration of effectiveness of the registration statemen t until we resolve all issues concerning the confidential tr eatment request. James S. Kuo Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. May 21, 2010 Page 2 Incorporation of Certain Docu ments by Reference, page 16 2. Please revise your disclosure to incorpor ate by reference all reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of your fiscal year 2009. Specifically, this should include your current reports on Form 8-K as filed on January 13, February 9 and March 16, as amended on March 31. * * * As appropriate, please amend your regist ration statement in response to these comments. You may wish to provide us with marked copies of the amendment to expedite our review. Please furnish a cove r letter with your amendment that keys your response to our comments and provides any re quested information. De tailed cover letters greatly facilitate our review. Please understand that we may have additional comments after reviewing your amendment and response to our comment. 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 in formation required under the Securities Act of 1933 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. Notwithstanding our comments, in the ev ent the company requests acceleration of the effective date of the pending registration statement, it should furnish a letter, at the time of such request, acknowledging that: • should the Commission or the staff, acting purs uant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose th e Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; • the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and • the company may not assert staff comments a nd the declaration of effectiveness 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 advi sed that the Division of En forcement has access to all information you provide to the staff of the Di vision of Corporation Finance in connection with our review of your filing or in response to our comments on your filing. James S. Kuo Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. May 21, 2010 Page 3 We will consider a written request for acceleration of the effective date of the registration statement as conf irmation of the fact that t hose requesting acceleration are aware of their respective re sponsibilities under the S ecurities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as they rela te to the proposed public offering of the securities specified in the above registration statement. We will act on the request and, pursuant to delegated authority, grant acceleration of the effective date. We direct your attention to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requesting acceleration of a registration statement. Please allow ad equate time after the filing of any amendment for further review before submitting a request for acceleration. Please provide this request at least two business days in a dvance of the requested effective date. Please contact Karen Ubell at (202) 551-3873 or me at (202) 551-3715 with any questions. S i n c e r e l y , J e f f r e y P . R i e d l e r Assistant Director cc: Hank Gracin Gracin & Marlow, LLP Chrysler Building 405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor New York, New York 10174