SEC Company Response from WESTERN POWER & EQUIPMENT CORP (CIK 0000939729) — Dec 29, 2005
WESTERN POWER & EQUIPMENT CORP (CIK 0000939729)
Date: Dec. 29, 2005 · CIK: 0000939729 · Accession: 0001072613-05-002945
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File numbers found in text: 333-126854
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GERSTEN SAVAGE, LLP
600 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
December 29, 2005
VIA FACSIMILE (202) 772-9219 AND EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington, DC 20549-0303
Attn.: Pamela A. Long, Assistant Director
Re: Western Power & Equipment Corp. (the "COMPANY")
Re.: Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed November 30, 2005
File No. 333-126854
Dear Ms. Long:
We are securities counsel to the Company, and have been requested to furnish the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "COMMISSION") with the page numbers of
Amendment No. 2 on which changes relating to the removal of all securities
underlying the Series C Warrants appear (Amendment No. 1 consisted of no more
than the addition of the legend appearing immediately subsequent to the
footnotes to the registration fee table). The Series C Warrants issued to the
institutional lenders entitle the holders thereof to receive, upon exercise,
additional Series A Debentures and Series A Warrants.
1. CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE TABLE
The figures in the table appearing in Amendment No. 2 reflect the
removal of all shares of common stock issuable upon: (i) the
conversion of the Series A Debentures issuable upon the exercise of
the Series C Warrants (footnote 3); (ii) the exercise of the Series
A Warrants issuable upon the exercise of the Series C Warrants
(footnote 4); (iii) the interest payable in common stock on the
Series A Debentures issuable upon the exercise of the Series C
Warrants (footnote 5); and (iv) the additional 30% of all shares of
common stock referred to in (i), (ii) and (iii) above (footnote 6).
2. COVER PAGE OF PROSPECTUS
This page reflects the removal of all shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of the Series C Warrants under the
circumstances discussed immediately above. There are also other
changes shown but these do not relate to the Series C Warrants.
THE OFFERING
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3. PAGE 3
The first paragraph of this page was amended to reflect different
numbers of shares being registered and the last two paragraphs of
this page, relating to use of proceeds from the exercise of the
Series C Warrants, were deleted (except for the last sentence "We do
not presently anticipate receiving any of the foregoing proceeds").
The footnotes were amended accordingly.
RISK FACTORS
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4. PAGE 8. "THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SHARES UNDERLYING THE
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND WARRANTS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE
SALE AND THE SALE OF THESE SHARES MAY DEPRESS THE MARKET PRICE OF
OUR COMMON STOCK."
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The risk factor was amended to eliminate the shares issuable upon
the conversion of the additional Series A Debentures and the
exercise of the additional Series A Warrants, each as issuable upon
exercise of the Series C Warrants.
5. PAGE 9. "MANY OF OUR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WILL IN THE FUTURE BE
AVAILABLE FOR RESALE. ANY SALES OF OUR COMMON STOCK, IF IN
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS, ARE LIKELY TO DEPRESS THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR
SHARES."
All share figures were revised to exclude the shares referred to in
No. 4 above. Incidentally, the numbers also include the addition of
the shares sold by American United Global, Inc. to the purchasers
identified in the prospectus.
USE OF PROCEEDS
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6. PAGE 11.
The third and fourth paragraphs included in the original S-1, which
related to the proceeds from the exercise of the Series C Warrants,
were deleted.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
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OPERATIONS
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7. PAGE 14. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, SIXTH PARAGRAPH, BEGINNING WITH
"INTEREST EXPENSE FOR FISCAL 2005 . . ."
This paragraph was added as a result of the substitution of figures
for the Company's fiscal year ended July 31, 2005 in lieu of the
nine months ended April 30, 2005. The Series C Warrants are
discussed, but only in the context of the amortization of debt
discount of the additional Series A Warrants issuable in the event
of the exercise of the Series C Warrants.
8. PAGE 16. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.
The fifth paragraph of this section was amended for the same purpose
as in No. 7 above.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
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9. PAGE 35.
The sixth paragraph was modified to reflect the removal of the
shares of common stock ultimately underlying the Series C Warrants.
SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
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10. PAGE 40.
The first paragraph as well as the table, including its footnotes,
were modified to reflect the removal of the shares of common stock
ultimately underlying the Series C Warrants.
Your cooperation in reviewing our responses promptly would be greatly
appreciated. Please feel free to contact me as you review our responses with any
questions or comments at (212) 752-9700 or by facsimile at (212) 813-9768. Thank
you for your cooperation.
Yours truly,
/s/ Jay M. Kaplowitz
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Jay M. Kaplowitz
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