SEC Company Response from FIRST COMMUNITY (FCCO) — Aug 17, 2012
FIRST COMMUNITY CORP /SC/ (FCCO) (CIK 0000932781)
Date: Aug. 17, 2012 · CIK: 0000932781 · Accession: 0001104659-12-058623
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File numbers found in text: 333-182938
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Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F. Street NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: First Community Corporation (the “Registrant”) Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-182938)
Dear Mr. Clampitt:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Registrant hereby requests that the effective date for the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective under the Securities Act at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, August 21, 2012.
In connection with this request, the Registrant hereby acknowledges that:
1. should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement;
2. the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and
3. the Registrant may not assert Staff comments and 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.
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Very truly yours,
First Community Corporation
By:
/s/ Joseph G. Sawyer
Name:
Joseph G. Sawyer
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
August 17, 2012
Michael Clampitt Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First Community Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-182938)
Dear Mr. Clampitt:
In connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement, and pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we hereby join in the request of First Community Corporation that the effective date of the Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on August 21, 2012 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, please be advised the undersigned intends to effect the following approximate distribution of copies of the Preliminary Prospectus to be dated August 21, 2012:
No. of Copies
Institutions
Others
Total
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Very truly yours,
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SANDLER O’NEILL & PARTNERS, L.P.
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION 5455 Sunset Boulevard Lexington, South Carolina 29072 (803) 951-2265 August 17, 2012 Michael Clampitt Senior Attorney Advisor Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F. Street NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: First Community Corporation (the “Registrant”) Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-182938) Dear Mr. Clampitt: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Registrant hereby requests that the effective date for the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective under the Securities Act at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. In connection with this request, the Registrant hereby acknowledges that: 1. should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement; 2. the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and 3. the Registrant may not assert Staff comments and 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. [Remainder of the Page Intentionally Left Blank] Very truly yours, First Community Corporation By: /s/ Joseph G. Sawyer Name: Joseph G. Sawyer Title: Chief Financial Officer August 17, 2012 Michael Clampitt Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: First Community Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-182938) Dear Mr. Clampitt: In connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement, and pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we hereby join in the request of First Community Corporation that the effective date of the Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on August 21, 2012 or as soon thereafter as practicable. Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, please be advised the undersigned intends to effect the following approximate distribution of copies of the Preliminary Prospectus to be dated August 21, 2012: No. of Copies Institutions 850 Others 100 Total 950 [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] Very truly yours, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED SANDLER O’NEILL & PARTNERS, L.P. By: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED By: /s/ William D. Hobbs Name: William D. Hobbs Title: Managing Director By: SANDLER O’NEILL & PARTNERS, L.P. By: Sandler O’Neill & Partners Corp., the sole general partner By: /s/ Robert A. Kleinert Name: Robert A. Kleinert Title: An Officer of the Corporation For themselves and as Representatives of the other Underwriters