SEC Company Response from EXCALIBUR INDUSTRIES INC (CIK 0001085254) — Aug 30, 2005
EXCALIBUR INDUSTRIES INC (CIK 0001085254)
Date: Aug. 30, 2005 · CIK: 0001085254 · Accession: 0001144204-05-027498
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Referenced dates: August 5, 2005
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[SPECTRUM LAW GROUP, LLP LETTERHEAD]
E-Mail: mindeglia@spectrumlawgroup.com
File No.: 10005.02
August 30, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20459
Mail Stop 0304
Re: Excalibur Industries, Inc.
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A amended July 21, 2005
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2004, amended July 21, 2005 Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB
for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, amended July 21, 2005
SEC File No. 0-30291
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Excalibur Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Excalibur"), we are filing herewith an Amendment No. 2 ("Proxy
Amendment") to Excalibur's Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A,
originally filed with the Commission on May 20, 2005 (the "Proxy Statement"), an
Amendment No. 2 ("10-KSB Amendment") to Excalibur's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the "10-KSB"), an Amendment No. 2 ("10-QSB
Amendment") to Excalibur's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
March 31, 2005, and Excalibur's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter
ended June 30, 2005. The Amendment has been prepared in response to the comments
of the staff delivered by way of its letter dated August 5, 2005. Set forth
below are Excalibur's responses to the staff's comments, numbered in a manner to
correspond to the order to which the staff's comments were delivered.
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Stock Certificates and Fractional Shares, page 28
1. In the Proxy Amendment, Excalibur has explicitly stated that
stockholders will not be getting cash for fractional shares. See page 28.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
August 30, 2005
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Information about our Board and its Committees, page 41
2. In the Proxy Amendment, Excalibur has disclosed the number of
meetings by the Audit and Executive Committees during the past fiscal year. See
page 41.
3. Excalibur does not believe that its Executive Committee performs
functions similar to a nominating or compensation committee. Excalibur has
provided a description of the powers and scope of the Executive Committee,
which, since the departure of A. Earl Swift as a director, is comprised of all
four members of the entire board of directors. However, in light of the
instructions to Item 7(d)(2)(ii), in the Proxy Amendment, Excalibur has provided
disclosures with respect to Item 7(d)(2)(ii)(E), (F), (G), (H), and (I) with
respect to the board of directors as if it were a "nominating committee." See
pages 41-42.
4. A copy of the audit committee charter was included as an appendix to
Excalibur's proxy statement for its 2003 annual meeting, as set forth as
Appendix A to the definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 30,
2003.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures, page 42
5. In the Proxy Amendment, Excalibur has disclosed the specific
pre-approval policies and procedures for services to be performed by its
auditors. See page 43.
Litigation, page 59
6. To clarify Excalibur's response to prior SEC Comment No. 16, the
previous disclosure set forth approximately 10 actions commenced by former
vendors against Excalibur in the aggregate amount of $880,000. In response to
prior SEC Comment No. 16, Excalibur reviewed each action to determine whether
such litigation was required to be disclosed under Item 103 of Regulation S-B.
In so doing, Excalibur determined that the only action which was required to be
disclosed was the action commenced by American Express Travel Related Services
Company in the approximate amount of $550,000, and Excalibur provided the
required disclosure relating to that litigation. See page 59 of the Proxy
Amendment. The remaining actions against Excalibur Holdings commenced by former
vendors, suppliers, or note holders totaled $330,000, which is the difference
between the original $880,000 disclosed, less the amount of the American Express
claim of $550,000. In the Proxy Amendment, Excalibur has clarified that the
remaining actions against Excalibur Holdings do not involve the same factual or
legal issues as other proceedings pending or known to be contemplated. See page
61.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
August 30, 2005
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Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data
7. In the Proxy Amendment, Excalibur has removed all nonrecurring
charges from the proforma statements of operations, including debt forgiveness
income, and disclosed these charges and credits in a separate paragraph.
8. In the Proxy Amendment, Excalibur has revised the pro forma
statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2004 to present through
net income (loss) from continuing operations.
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004
Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition
9. Excalibur has determined that it is appropriate to recognize revenue
when an order is shipped based on SAB Topic 13:A:3(b), Question (1)(d), which
allows for revenue recognition in instances where acceptance provisions are
based on customer-specific acceptance provisions against which substantial
completion and contract fulfillment must be evaluated. While formal customer
sign-off provides the best evidence that these acceptance criteria have been
met, revenue recognition also would be appropriate, presuming all other revenue
recognition criteria have been met, if the seller reliably demonstrates that the
delivered products or services meet all of the specified criteria prior to
customer acceptance. All orders given to Excalibur are custom orders with
customer specifications on size, shape, materials, weight, tolerances, etc.
Excalibur can reliably demonstrate that a delivered product meets the
customer-specified objective criteria set forth in the arrangement prior to its
shipping the product. Excalibur's quality control area tests the finished
product against the customer's specifications prior to shipment.
Note 18, Subsequent Event
10. In the 10-KSB Amendment, Excalibur has included the additional
disclosures in Footnote 18.
11. In the 10-KSB Amendment, Malone and Bailey has added an explanatory
paragraph to the audit report and has dual dated their audit report.
12. In the 10-KSB Amendment, the audit report has been dual dated and
the word "unaudited" has been removed from Footnote 18.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
August 30, 2005
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Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2005
Note 2. Pre-Petition Liabilities of Bankrupt Subsidiary
13. Stillwater National Bank has delivered to Excalibur a signed letter
confirming that it intends to allow Excalibur Industries to purchase the capital
stock of Shumate Machine Works for $100,000 which was pledged as collateral to
Stillwater and being sold by private sale in accordance with the Uniform
Commercial Code as part of the recapitalization and loan commitment. A copy of
this letter has been provided supplementally to the staff.
14. The "investment in subsidiary" presentation was an oversight and
not intentional. In the Proxy Amendment, it shows the payment of $100,000 as a
restructuring charge, as the $100,000 is part of the cost for Excalibur to
restructure its debt with Stillwater Bank.
15. In both the 10-QSB Amendnent and its 10-QSB for the period ending
June 30, 2005, Excalibur has revised Note 2 to its financial statements to
clarify that (1) Shumate is the only entity in the Consolidated Financial
Statements of Excalibur with operations, and (2) by way of its 100% ownership of
Shumate, all amounts in the June 30, 2005 Consolidated Balance Sheet and the
Consolidated Statements of Operations are also those of Excalibur Holdings.
There are no amounts on the Statements of Operations related to Excalibur
Holdings separate from Shumate because Excalibur Holdings has had no revenues or
expenses during the period. Further, there are no additional balance sheet
accounts related to Excalibur Holdings separate from Shumate, except for the
"pre-petition liabilities of bankrupt subsidiary," because Excalibur Holdings
has no assets apart from the capital stock of Shumate, and because the
pre-petition liabilities of Excalibur Holdings listed in Note 2 exclude those
liabilities of Excalibur Holdings that either Excalibur or Shumate has
guaranteed or is otherwise co-obligated along with Excalibur Holdings.
On behalf of Excalibur, please be advised that Excalibur has endeavored
to respond fully to each of the staff's comments. We acknowledge and understand
that any comment from the staff regarding these issues would not be binding and
would not commit the staff in any manner. Further, Excalibur acknowledges the
following:
o It is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in
its filings;
o Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with
respect to the filings; and
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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o Excalibur may not assert staff comments as a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.
Please advise us as soon as possible if the staff has any further
comments relating to the Information Statement or the Amendment. You can contact
the undersigned at (949) 851-4300. Thank you in advance for your courtesy and
cooperation.
Very truly yours,
SPECTRUM LAW GROUP, LLP
/s/ Marc A. Indeglia
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Marc A. Indeglia
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Enclosures
cc: Excalibur Industries, Inc. (w/enclosure)
Malone & Bailey, PLLC (w/enclosure)
Craig Slivka, Esq. (w/enclosure via Federal Express)
Nudrat Salik (w/enclosure via Federal Express)
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