SEC Comment Letter for DYNAMOTIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS CORP (CIK 0000941625) — Oct 31, 2005
DYNAMOTIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS CORP (CIK 0000941625)
Date: Oct. 31, 2005 · CIK: 0000941625 · Accession: 0000000000-05-055219
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File numbers found in text: 000-27524
Referenced dates: October 7, 2005
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Mail Stop 3561
October 31, 2005
Mr. Brian Richardson
Chief Financial Officer
Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation
1700 West 75th Ave., Suite 230
Vancouver, BC V6P 6G2
Canada
Re: Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
File No. 000-27524
Dear Mr. Richardson:
We have reviewed your response letter dated October 7, 2005
and
have the following comments. Where indicated, we think you should
revise your filings in response to these comments. If you
disagree,
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 explanations. In some of our comments, we may
ask
you to provide us with information so we may better understand
your
disclosure. After reviewing this information, we may raise
additional comments.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 59
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies, page 60
Foreign Currency Translation, page 61
1. We note your response to our comment No. 2. Please tell us
your
basis under U.S. GAAP for translating non-monetary items into your
functional currency using historical rates of exchange. Please
include specific references to applicable accounting literature in
your response. Please also tell us the impact in U.S. dollars on
total assets and total liabilities as of December 31, 2004 that
would
occur if you had translated your non-monetary assets into your
functional currency using the December 31, 2005 exchange rate.
Note 9 - Convertible Debenture, page 71
2. We note your response to our prior comments No. 4 and No. 5.
It
appears that your convertible debt is not a conventional
convertible
instrument as defined in EITF 00-19 since the conversion formula
is
subject to a minimum and maximum stock price. Therefore, it
appears
that the embedded conversion feature should have been bifurcated
and
classified as a liability rather than as a component of equity
with
changes in fair value recorded in earnings. Also, tell us why
you
did not recognize a beneficial conversion feature based upon the
conversion terms. Refer to EITF 00-27, Application of Issue No.
98-5
to Certain Convertible Instruments.
Note 11 - Share Capital, page 74
[c] - Shares to be Issued, page 74
3. We note your response to our comment No. 6. Please tell us
your
basis under U.S. GAAP supporting the recognition of your escrowed
shares as a fixed award. Please include specific references to
applicable accounting literature in your response. Please also
explain the facts and circumstance that lead you to believe that
the
measurement date for your escrowed shares is fixed upon the
issuance
of those shares into escrow.
Note 20 - Reconciliation of GAAP, page 91
4. We note your response to our comment No. 8. Please provide us
with example journal entries that demonstrate your accounting for
variable awards under U.S. GAAP for the following:
* Upon the issuance of the awards;
* During periods prior to the point at which the measurement date
becomes fixed;
* During periods prior to the exercise of the awards; and
* Upon the exercise or full vesting of the awards.
Please provide further explanation if you are not revaluing your
variable awards for each interim reporting period as required by
APB
No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and paragraph 4
of
FIN No. 28, Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other
Variable Stock Option or Award Plans. Please also include in your
response an analysis of the U.S. dollar difference between your
treatment and the treatment as prescribed by the aforementioned
literature, as applicable.
* * * * *
As appropriate, please respond to these comments within 10
business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response.
Please furnish a cover letter that keys your responses to our
comments and provides any requested information. Detailed cover
letters greatly facilitate our review. Please understand that we
may
have additional comments after reviewing your amendment and
responses
to our comments.
You may contact Scott Ruggiero at (202) 551-3331 if you have
questions regarding comments on the financial statements and
related
matters. Please contact me at (202) 551-3716 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
William Choi
Branch Chief
Mr. Brian Richardson
Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation
October 31, 2005
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