SEC Company Response from ADVANCED OPTICS ELECTRONICS INC (CIK 0001020657) — Nov 9, 2005
ADVANCED OPTICS ELECTRONICS INC (CIK 0001020657)
Date: Nov. 9, 2005 · CIK: 0001020657 · Accession: 0001185185-05-000358
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File numbers found in text: 000-24511
Referenced dates: August 18, 2005
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SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP
1065 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10018
TEL 212 930 9700 FAX 212 930 9725 EMAIL: INFO@SRFF.COM
November 4, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Mr. Brian Cascio
Mr. Gary Todd
Mr. Patrick Enunwaonye
Re: Advanced Optics Electronics, Inc.
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
Filed April 04,2005
Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2005
Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005
File No. 000-24511
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are special counsel to Advanced Optics Electronics, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"). This letter responds to your letter dated August
18, 2005, relating to comments of the Staff in connection with the
above-referenced submission.
The responses to the Staff's comments are numbered to relate to the
corresponding comments in your letter.
FORM 10-KSB FOR THE YEAR DECEMBER 31, 2004
General
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1. File the amended Form 10-KSB referred to in your cover letter.
Response: The Form 10-KSB/A has been filed.
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Results of Continuing Operations
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Operating Expenses, page 19
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Securities and Exchange Commission
October 26, 2005
Page 2 of 6
2. We refer to your response to comment 6. Please provide us schedules of
the underlying calculations of the gains and losses on the debenture
conversions. Provide explanation about how you determined the amounts
presented on those schedules. Show us how you measured the fair value of
the stock issued in satisfaction of the notes. If you used other than
the quoted market price of the shares on the conversion dates explain
why your method conforms to GAAP.
Response: The last paragraph of Footnote 9 has been expanded as follows:
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During the year ended December 31, 2004 in accordance with the applicable
convertible debentures agreement, the Company issued 103,000,000 shares of
common stock at a conversion price of approximately $0.0109 in connection with
the conversion of notes payable of $505,060, including $166,240 of accrued
interest, and recorded a loss on settlement of debt of $620,730. Other
conversions produced net losses of $250, for a total of $620,980. A balance of
$102,977 is being carried for this debenture on the Company's financial records
as of December 31. 2004.
During the year ended December 31, 2003, in accordance with the applicable
convertible note payable agreement, the Company issued 320,830,452 shares of
common stock at conversion prices of approximately $0.0021 in connection with
the conversion of notes payable. These shares were issued to three debenture
holders for a total value of $658,393 including accrued interest of $67,000. At
the end of 2003 the Company repaid and retired two debentures for approximately
$255,811 in cash; this was accounted for as approximately $210,000 in principal
and accrued interest of approximately $45,000. The balance of these two
debentures on the Company's financial records was more than the repayment
amount, resulting in a gain on retirement of debentures of $40,171. Other such
retirements created net gains of $24,721, for a total of $64,892 for the year.
The following table summarizes these transactions:
2003 2004
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Shares issued to retire debentures 320,830,452 103,000,000
Approximate value per share $ 0.0021 $0.0109
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Total value of shares issued 658,393 1,125,790
Cash payments rendered 255,811
Carrying value of debt retired 954,375 505,060
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Gain (loss) on retirement of debt $ 40,171 $(620,730)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
October 26, 2005
Page 3 of 6
Form 10-Q as of June 30, 2005
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Statements of Cash Flows, page F-4
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3. Disclosure on page F-9 indicates that you transferred to consultants
approximately 14.5 million shares of GenoMed stock with a fair value of
$390,366. Tell us why the operating section of the cash flow statement
does not present a non-cash charge for the fair value of the shares
transferred. Either revise or explain why your presentation is
appropriate under SFAS 95.
Response:
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We have revised the detail relating to the shares of GenoMed stock that were
issued for services: 4,571,000 shares were transferred to consultants for
services at a value of $290,839. The operating section of the revised cash flow
statement ( See Exhibit A) presents a non-cash charge for the fair market value
of $290,839.
An additional 9,900,000 shares of GenoMed were allocated as reserve for services
at a value of $693,000. In the third quarter, those 9,900,000 shares were
restored to the investment inventory. Anticipating the reversal of this
transaction, we charged other comprehensive income so as not to distort
operating results.
We believe that this presentation conforms to SFAS 95.
The following is the proposed changes to Footnote 1, under the Marketable
Securities section, to clarify this issue:
Available-for-sale securities consist of securities in GenoMed and are
carried at fair value with the unrealized gain or loss, net of tax,
reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. The fair value of
marketable securities was determined based on available market price
information on the dates of transactions. During the six months ended June
30, 2005, the Company transferred 4,571,000 shares valued at $290,839 to
consultants in exchange for services. An additional 9,900,000 shares of
GenoMed were allocated as reserve for services at a value of $693,000.
4. As a related matter, confirm that the $293,347 identified as "Investment
in GenoMed" is an actual cash sale. If these shares were not sold for
cash, either appropriately revise the cash flow statement or explain why
the existing presentation is appropriate under SFAS 95.
Response:
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The Statement of Cash Flows has been revised. See response to Comment 3 and
Exhibit A.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
October 26, 2005
Page 4 of 6
5. Provide us roll-forwards from December 31, 2004 to June 30, 2005 of the
number of GenoMed shares and the fair value of those shares. Present
transactions and changes in fair value in gross amounts by quarter.
Response:
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See Roll-Forward below.
ADVANCED OPTICS ELECTRONICS, INC.
Genomed Stock Rollforward
6/30/2005
Shares Amount
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Beginning balance, 12/31/04 33,364,230 $ 900,000
1/31 mark to market (9,096)
1/31 purchase 95,000 6,259
2/28 purchase 49,000 4,456
2/28 sale (190,000) (13,523)
3/31 purchase 87,000 8,055
3/31 mark to market 994,847
3/31 consulting fees (571,409) (15,411)
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Balance 3/31/05 32,833,821 1,875,587
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4/30 purchase 11,000 1,017
5/31 sale (81,098) (5,148)
4/30 adjust to statement balance 189
6/30 reclassify balance from
marketable securities 529,098 59,462
6/30 consulting fees (4,000,000) (275,428)
6/30 mark to market 394,818
6/30 reserved for operating expense,
other comprehensive income * (9,900,000) (693,000)
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Balance 6/30/05 19,392,821 $ 1,357,497
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* Reserved shares were not issued in 2nd qtr. We had not returned said shares to
registrar at 6/30. Consequently, we could not verify that the shares had not
been issued. This amount will reverse in 3rd qtr. In order to not significantly
distort operating expense in two periods, we elected to put this on the balance
sheet, in other comprehensive income.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
October 26, 2005
Page 5 of 6
Note 8, Stockholders' Equity, page F-15
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6. You disclose that during the six months ended June 30, 2005 you issued
21 million shares for debentures. Show us how you measured the $21,000
fair value assigned to those shares. If you used other than the quoted
market price of the shares on the conversion dates, explain why your
method conforms to GAAP.
Response:
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The footnote disclosure of $21,000 is incorrect; it is only the par value of the
transaction. The correct amount is $31,122, which includes $10,122 of APIC. This
was correctly recorded in the financials, and footnote 8 has been revised to
show the correct amount. This was calculated by formula prescribed in the
original agreement at the issuance of the debentures, as follows:
The Conversion Price per share shall be the lesser of (i) seventy-five (75%)
of the average of the three lowest closing bid prices for the Common Stock
on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, NASDAQ SmallCap Market, NASDAQ National
Market System, American Stock Exchange, or New York Stock Exchange
(whichever of the foregoing is at the time the principal trading exchange or
market for the Common Stock, the "Principal Market"), or such other
principal market or exchange where the Common Stock is listed or traded,
during the thirty (30) trading days prior to buy not including the issue
date of the Note ("Maximum Base Price"); and (ii) eighty percent (80%)
percent of the average of the three lowest closing bid prices for the Common
Stock on the Principal Market, or on any securities exchange or other
securities market on which the Common Stock is then being listed or traded,
during the ninety (90) trading days immediately prior to but not including
the Conversion Date.
The issuance of 21,000,000 shares was based on a conversion rate of $.001482 for
a total dollar amount of $31,122. This was acceptable to both parties and is
consistent with valuation and disclosure of other similar transactions in prior
periods.
ITEM 3, CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES, PAGE 10
7. You disclose that your controls and procedures are of limited
effectiveness. Under Item 307 to Regulation S-B you should express a
clear and unequivocal opinion about the effectiveness of disclosure
controls and procedures. That is, you may state that disclosure controls
and procedures are effective or you may state that disclosure controls
and procedures are not effective. If you conclude that such controls and
procedures are not effective you should also provide appropriate
explanation.
Response: The following is the new beginning of Item 3.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
October 26, 2005
Page 6 of 6
ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
EVALUATION OF CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), we
evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the
Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report, June 30, 2005).
Based upon that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
8. We see that the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
evaluated disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days
before the filing date of the quarterly report. Amend to disclosure
management's conclusion regarding the effectiveness of disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the
quarterly report. Refer to Item 307 of Regulation S-B and Part II.F of
"Management's Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and
Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports" (Release
No. 33-8238).
Response: See response to Comment #7.
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We appreciate your timely consideration of these matters in your review of
the filing referenced above. If you or others have any questions or would like
additional information, please contact me at 212-930-9700.
Very truly yours,
/s/ THOMAS A. ROSE
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Thomas A. Rose
cc: Mr. John Cousins,
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT A
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ADVANCED OPTICS ELECTRONICS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004 AND FOR THE PERIOD
FROM MAY 22, 1996 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005
(Unaudited)
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