SEC Comment Letter for REMEDENT, INC. (CIK 0001078037) — Apr 15, 2005
REMEDENT, INC. (CIK 0001078037)
Date: April 15, 2005 · CIK: 0001078037 · Accession: 0000000000-05-018507
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Mail Stop 0306
April 15, 2005
Robin List
Chief Executive Officer
Remedent USA, Inc.
Xavier de Cocklaan 42
9831 Deurle, Belgium
Re: Remedent USA, Inc.
Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14C - Preliminary Information
Statement
Filed April 7, 2005
File No. 001-15975
Dear Mr. List:
We have the following comments on your revised filing.
Please
note that we have limited our review to the matters addressed in
our
comments. We anticipate at this time that no further review of
your
information statement will be made other than a review of your
responses to these comments. Note that we may have further
comments
on these issues. All persons who are by statute responsible for
the
adequacy and accuracy of the filing are urged to be certain that
all
required information has been included.
Why are we acquiring the remaining 78% of the shares of our
subsidiary... - Page 14
1. Please disclose your reason for acquiring the remaining 78%
interest at this time, especially since the option expired on June
30, 2003.
2. We note the disclosure in the paragraph that begins "Factors
considered ... but were not limited to..." Please discuss all
material factors and quantify the factors to the extent practical.
For example, we note the following:
* Did the Board give any consideration to the issuance of
$7,715,703
in shares for 78% interest compared to that you sold the 78%
interest
to Messrs. De Vreese and List for $324,973 at the end of 2002?
* Did the Board consider the minority interest in Remedent NV on
its
balance sheet?
* Did the Board consider the issuance of shares of Remedent or
Remedent NV since the December 31, 2002 transaction? Also,
supplementally advise, with a view to disclosure, how Messrs. De
Vreese and List maintained their percentage ownership in view of
the
issuances of shares since December 31, 2002?
* Quantify the consideration given to the discount of market
liquidity to the extent applicable.
3. Please discuss the consideration you gave to efforts in
pursuing
other financial alternatives to the issuance of $7.7 million in
stock
after the option had expired on June 30, 2003.
4. Please disclose when you entered into the transaction to issue
3,695,340 shares in exchange for debt. Also, disclose the market
price of your common stock when you issued the shares and identify
who received the shares.
5. Please provide the disclosure required by Item 1015(b)(2) of
Regulation M-A with respect to MDB Capital Group, LLC and Item
1015(b)(3) of Regulation M-A with respect to your selection of MDB
Capital Group, LLC.
6. We note your disclosure that "MDB Capital Group concluded that
the
Company`s 22% interest in Remedent N.V. was the Company`s only
asset," however, we also see in Exhibit B that MDB Capital Group
attributed a value of $500,000 to your being a public company but
that MDB Capital Group offset this value against your current
liabilities of approximately $500,000. Please expand your
disclosure
to address this aspect of MDB Capital Group`s valuation. Also,
supplementally advise, with a view to disclosure, how MDB Capital
Group determined the reference to $500,000 in liabilities.
7. Please supplementally advise as to your basis for determining
that
Mr. Ross is disinterested director.
Closing Comments
We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filings reviewed by the staff to
be
certain that they have provided all material information to
investors. Since the company and its management are in possession
of
all facts relating to a company`s disclosure, they are responsible
for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made.
You should file a revised preliminary information statement.
Please clearly and precisely mark the changes to the preliminary
information statement effected by the revision, as required by
Rule
14c-5(e) and Rule 310 of Regulation S-T. We may have further
comments upon receipt of such revision; therefore, please allow
adequate time after the filing of the revised proxy statement for
further staff review.
You should furnish a response letter with the revised
information statement keying your responses to this comment
letter.
You should transmit the letter via EDGAR under the label
"CORRESP."
In the event that you believe that compliance with any of the
above
comments is inappropriate, provide a basis for such belief to the
staff in the response letter.
Please direct any questions to Tim Buchmiller at (202) 824-
5354
or to me at (202) 942-1927.
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Jones
Senior Attorney
cc: Scott Bartell, Esq.
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Robin List
Remedent USA, Inc.
April 15, 2005
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