SEC Company Response from AQUACELL TECHNOLOGIES INC (CIK 0001114655) — Aug 11, 2005
AQUACELL TECHNOLOGIES INC (CIK 0001114655)
Date: Aug. 11, 2005 · CIK: 0001114655 · Accession: 0001170022-05-000020
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File numbers found in text: 333-121903
Referenced dates: August 9, 2005
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HAROLD W. PAUL, LLC
ATTORNEY AT LAW
1465 POST ROAD EAST
WESTPORT, CT 06880
(203) 256-8005
FAX: (203) 256-9294
August 10, 2005
By Federal Express and EDGAR
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Craig Slivka, Esq.
Securities & Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: AquaCell Technologies, Inc.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3
August 4, 2005
File No. 333-121903
Forms 10-QSB for Fiscal Quarters Ended December 31, 2004 and
August 4, 2005
File No. 1-16165
Dear Mr. Slivka:
On behalf of AquaCell Technologies, Inc. we are responding to your comment
letter dated August 9, 2005. We are filing Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3 and also
enclosing a marked copy of the amended to expedite your review. Where
appropriate, we are providing you with information supplementally in this
letter.
FORM S-3/A FILED AUGUST 4, 2005
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General
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1. Amendment No. 3 with requested changes or supplemental information is
enclosed.
2. The Company will be submitting an acceleration request seeking effectiveness
prior to August 15, 2005.
Cover
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3. Responsive amendment made disclosing that two directors will be selling
shares and receiving proceeds in the offering.
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Plan of Distribution
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Outstanding Options and Warrants, page 13
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4. Supplementally, see chart annexed to this letter. Responsive amendment made
disclosing a summary of the foregoing information on page 13 of the
registration statement.
5. This comment is acknowledged and appropriate disclosure will be provided in
future interim reports and the Company's Form 10-KSB for the period ended
June 30, 2005. The Company affirms that the guidance provided in
Rule 10-01(a)(s) for the appropriate level of necessary disclosure about
options and warrants in interim reports will be provided in future 10-QSB
filings.
FORM 10-QSB/A FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2005
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General
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6. Where appropriate, future filings on Form 10-QSB will reflect this
information.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis, page 12
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Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 15
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7. Responsive amendment made to Form 10-QSB/A including this disclosure in
Management's Discussion and Analysis.
8. Amendment No. 2 has been prepared for Form 10-QSB/A for the period ended
March 31, 2005 to include Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations in its entirety as required by
Exchange Act Rule 120-15.
The entirety of Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations was included in Amendment No. 2 to Form
10-QSB/A for the period ended September 30, 2004.
In all future filings Item 3 - Controls and Procedures, will be included in
Part I and removed from Part II - Other Information.
AQUACELL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATE PLAN
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Projected Consolidated Statements of Income
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9. Supplementally, we advise that the annual goodwill analysis has not yet been
completed. As a preliminary indication the Company refers the Commission to
its July 28, 2005 press release announcing the hiring of a new management
team for its WST (now Aquacell Water, Inc.) subsidiary. This team has over
76 years of combined experience in all phases of the engineering,
manufacture, sales, service and installation of water filtration equipment.
Preliminary projections of revenues and profits indicate that a goodwill
impairment loss is not probable.
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10. Supplementally, we advise that the rollout of our program with Rite Aid took
longer than anticipated to complete phase I due to logistical delays at the
store level, which have been addressed. Phase I will be completed in early
September.
While we anticipate being behind projected installations at September and
December 2005, we expect to be back on target by March 31, 2006 putting us
on track to meet our June 30, 2006 projection. This is based upon our
belief that we will finalize agreements with significant retailers into
which we have installed test coolers, including CVS, Kmart/Sears and Winn
Dixie, by mid to late September. The delay in finalizing CVS was due to
their acquisition of Eckerd stores, which dominated the time of their legal
and facilities personnel. The delay in finalizing Kmart is due to their
merger with Sears, for the same reasons described above. We anticipate
finalizing Winn-Dixie shortly, as they complete key issues in connection
with their restructuring.
All these retailers have indicated their intentions to move forward with the
program, based upon the success of the test units installed in their
premises. We also anticipate Rite Aid's release of phase 2 of the rollout
for installations in additional stores in the fall, as well as completion of
the Duane Reade stores by year end.
We have been reluctant to finalize agreement and install our inventory of
finished billboard coolers into smaller chains, as we are working closely
with Unilever to facilitate finalizing the CVS agreement, as well as further
our discussions with other large chain stores in which Unilever has
expressed interest in being the exclusive advertiser.
We are finalizing an arrangement with CBS Television Network on an
advertising campaign for promotion of a new fall comedy, and have been
approached by other advertisers and/or their agencies for future advertising
programs, as well.
We have recently hired a large public relations firm to promote our program
through various media channels targeting the advertising industry, which we
anticipate will be successful in expanding the program for both locations
and advertisers.
Of the coolers installed to date, 400 are carrying advertising.
Please advise that you have no further comment and we will provide you with
an acceleration request for this registration statement.
Sincerely,
/S/ HAROLD W. PAUL
HWP/sl HAROLD W. PAUL
enc.
cc: Jennifer Hardy
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Response to Comment #4
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Schedule of Outstanding Options
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price # of Options $ to be Raised Expiration Date Exercise Price
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$0.37 35,000 $12,950 06/15/2012
$0.40 190,000 $76,000 12/17/2009 - 06/24/2015
$0.41 42,500 $17,425 04/18/2012
$0.55 717,500 $394,625 01/04/2012 & 01/04/2015
$0.60 142,500 $85,500 01/02/2010
$0.65 30,000 $19,500 01/22/2013
$1.00 60,000 $60,000 08/19/2014
$1.15 87,000 $100,050 05/07/2007 & 08/19/2014
$1.16 72,000 $83,520 05/15/2009
$1.24 509,000 $631,160 01/05/2011 & 01/02/2014
$1.45 50,000 $72,500 04/14/2014
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1,935,500 $1,553,230 $0.802
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Schedule of Outstanding Warrants
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price # of Warrants $ to be Raised Expiration Date Exercise Price
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$0.01 150,000 $1,500 08/06/2008
$0.37 100,000 $37,000 06/15/2010
$0.40 100,000 $40,000 12/17/2009
$0.50 706,391 $353,196 06/30/2010
$0.66 50,000 $33,000 08/14/2009
$0.75 1,974,134 $1,480,601 12/30/2009 - 04/24/2010
$0.78 160,000 $124,800 08/24/2007
$0.80 350,000 $280,000 10/29/2009 - 11/10/2009
$0.85 225,000 $191,250 11/16/2009
$0.90 290,812 $261,731 09/30/2009 - 10/21/2009
$0.95 110,140 $104,633 09/30/2009
$1.00 182,667 $182,667 12/30/2009
$1.16 685,000 $794,600 12/30/2009
$1.22 150,000 $183,000 02/20/2009
$1.60 500,000 $800,000 05/08/2008
$1.75 600,000 $1,050,000 02/19/2009
$1.90 608,695 $1,156,520 04/20/2009
$2.00 134,033 $268,066 06/30/2009
$3.00 150,334 $451,002 04/07/2010
$3.30 100,000 $330,000 05/16/2007
$4.00 223,473 $893,892 06/30/2009
$4.20 - $8.25 620,000 $3,333,549 Various
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8,170,679 $12,351,007 $1.51
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Warrants Held By Selling Stockholders
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Range of Exercise Price # of Warrants $ to be Raised
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$0.37-$0.75 2,512,190 $1,765,545
$0.80-$0.95 1,075,952 $922,614
$1.00-$1.22 284,000 $317,000
$2.00 391,451 $782,902
$3.00 50,334 $151,002
$4.00 327,056 $1,308,224
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4,640,983 $5,247,287
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