SEC Comment Letter for BARADERO RESOURCES LTD. (HANNF) (CIK 0001123267) (HANNF) — Apr 18, 2005
BARADERO RESOURCES LTD. (HANNF) (CIK 0001123267)
Date: April 18, 2005 · CIK: 0001123267 · Accession: 0000000000-05-018766
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April 18, 2005
By U.S. Mail and Facsimile [ (604) 683 - 1585 ]
Mr. Nick DeMare,
President and Chief Executive Officer
BARADERO RESOURCES LIMITED
#1305 - 1090 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 3V7
Re: Baradero Resources Limited
Annual Report on Form 20-F (fiscal year ended May 31, 2004)
File No. 0-30920
Dear Mr. DeMare:
We have reviewed the above referenced filing based upon an
examination restricted solely to considerations of Selected
Financial
Data, Management`s Discussion and Analysis, and the Financial
Statements and have the following comments. Where indicated, we
think you should revise your documents in response to these
comments
in future filings with us, beginning with the May 31, 2005 Annual
Report on Form 20-F, to be filed. Please confirm that such
comments
will be complied with. If you disagree, we will consider your
explanation as to why our comments are 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 the information, we may or may not raise
additional
comments.
Pursuant to Rule 101(a)(3) of Regulation S-T, your response
should be submitted in electronic form, under the label "corresp,"
within 15 business days of the date of this letter.
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 any other aspect
of
our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed
at
the end of this letter.
April 18, 2005
Nick DeMare
Baradero Resources Limited
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FORM 20-F (Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2004)
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
Results of Operations: Year Ended May 31, 2004 Compared to...May
31,
2003, page 21
1. We note your disclosure that you no longer have any significant
operations due to the sale in March 2004 of your working interest
in
the West Ranch Field, and also disclosure elsewhere that you
effectively have no current operations at fiscal year ended May
31,
2004, due to the disposal of all of your interests in oil and gas
properties and leases. Supplementally explain how the disposition
of
your interest in oil and gas leases, the abandonment of your
subsidiary and your cessation of these activities complies with
the
guidance set forth in SFAS No. 144, for purposes of U.S. GAAP.
2. We further note that you recorded a gain of CDN$204,770 on the
May
31, 2004 disposal of your wholly-owned subsidiary, California
Exploration, Inc. ("CalEx"). For U.S. GAAP purposes, it is
unclear
how a gain was recorded for liabilities of CalEx. Supplementally
and
in detail explain how you disposed of the assets and liabilities
of
CalEx. Quantify and describe the assets and liabilities at the
disposal date. We note you disclose in MD&A that CalEx was
abandoned, whereas Item 4 "Organizational Structure", indicates
you
wrote-off your investment in CalEx. Please clarify the manner of
disposition.
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 23
3. We note your disclosure that you held marketable securities at
May
31, 2004. In future filings, expand Note 11(a)(i) of the U.S.
GAAP
reconciliation audited footnote, to disclose that "Other Assets"
as
shown on the balance sheet represents your marketable securities.
Other
We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filing reviewed by the staff to
be
certain that they have provided all information investors require
for
an informed decision. 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.
In connection with responding to our comments, please
provide,
in writing, a statement from the company acknowledging that:
April 18, 2005
Nick DeMare
Baradero Resources Limited
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* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in the filing;
* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action
with
respect to the filing; and
* the company 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.
In addition, please be advised that the Division of
Enforcement
has access to all information you provide to the staff of the
Division of Corporation Finance in our review of your filing or in
response to our comments on your filing.
Closing
You may contact Ms. Beverly A. Singleton, Staff Accountant,
at
(202) 942-1912, or Ms. Margery Reich, Senior Staff Accountant, at
(202) 942-1839 if you have questions regarding comments on the
financial statements and related matters. Please contact me at
(202)
942-1995 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
David R. Humphrey
Accounting Branch Chief
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