SEC Comment Letter for COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INC (CIK 0001013556) — Dec 22, 2004
COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INC (CIK 0001013556)
Date: Dec. 22, 2004 · CIK: 0001013556 · Accession: 0000000000-04-041459
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December 22, 2004
Via Facsimile (401) 847-1506 and U.S. Mail
James M. DeAngelis
Sr. Vice President & CFO
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
150 East 58th Street, Suite 3238
New York, New York 10155
Re: Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
File No. 1-11871
Dear Mr. DeAngelis:
We have reviewed your filing and have the following
comments.
If you disagree, we will consider your explanation as to why our
comment is inapplicable or a revision is unnecessary. Please be
as
detailed as necessary in your explanation. In some of our
comments,
we may ask you to provide us with supplemental information so we
may
better understand your disclosure. After reviewing this
information,
we may or may not raise additional comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our review 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 on any other aspect
of
our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed
at
the end of this letter.
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 letter that keys your responses to our comments
and
provides any requested supplemental information. Detailed
response
letters greatly facilitate our review. Please file your response
letter on EDGAR. Please understand that we may have additional
comments after reviewing your responses to our comments.
General
1. We have reviewed the response to prior comment 1 in which you
have
reported that the number of record holders is above 300. Please
provide us with a well-reasoned legal analysis as to why Rule 13e-
3
is inapplicable to your proposal to seek authorization to conduct
a
future reverse stock split. While we recognize that receiving the
authorization alone will not produce either of the two going
private
effects specified by the rule, it appears that seeking the
authorization may be the first step in a series of transactions
that
will be reasonably likely or will have a purpose of producing a
result where the number of record holders falls below 300. See Q
& A
No. 4 in Exchange Act Release 17719 (April 13, 1981).
2. We note in your response to prior comment 3 that you have 8
executive officers and directors. Please list each officer and
director separately in the table. See Item 6 of Schedule 14A and
Item
403 of Regulation S-K.
3. It appears that The Shaar Fund has not filed beneficial
ownership
reports pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Please
advise, or alternatively, please inform the security holder of
this
comment and have them or their counsel contact us at the telephone
number listed at the end of this letter.
Proposal 2
4. We note your response to prior comment 6. Please file the
information required by Item 13 of Schedule 14A with your Schedule
14A (see Instruction D.4 to Schedule 14A) and supplementally send
us
a manually signed copy of the accountants` report (see Instruction
2
to Item 13 of Schedule 14A).
Please direct questions to Brigitte Lippmann at (202) 942-0755
or
Chris Edwards at (202) 942-2842. In this regard, please do not
hesitate to contact the undersigned at (202) 942-1950.
Sincerely,
Pamela A. Long
Assistant Director
cc: Daniel B. Nunn, Jr.
McGuireWoods LLP
Bank of America Tower
50 North Laura Street, Suite 3300
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
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James M. DeAngelis
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
December 22, 2004
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-0404
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
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