SEC Comment Letter for CANADIAN ROCKPORT HOMES INTERNATIONAL INC (CIK 0001136263) — Nov 28, 2005
CANADIAN ROCKPORT HOMES INTERNATIONAL INC (CIK 0001136263)
Date: Nov. 28, 2005 · CIK: 0001136263 · Accession: 0000000000-05-059584
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File numbers found in text: 333-62786
Referenced dates: October 18, 2005
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Mail Stop 7010
November 15, 2005
By U.S. Mail and Facsimile
Ms. Shannon Downs
Chief Financial Officer
Canadian Rockport Homes International, Inc.
700 West Pender Street, Suite 507
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C 1G8
Re: Canadian Rockport Homes International, Inc.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
Form 10-K/A for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2005
File No. 333-62786
Dear Ms. Downs:
We have reviewed your response letter dated October 18, 2005
and have the following additional comments. If you disagree, we
will
consider your explanation as to why our comments are inapplicable
or
a revision is unnecessary. After reviewing this information, we
may
or may not raise additional comments.
General
1. Please file all appropriate Exchange Act filings, including,
but
not limited to the current delinquent Form 10-Qs.
Form 10-K/A for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
Management`s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, page 9
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 12
2. Please revise your table of contractual obligations to include
your loans payable, notes payable and the portion of your accrued
compensation covered by employee contracts at December 31, 2004 as
required by Item 303(A)(5) of Regulation S-K. In addition, please
include in your table, or provide footnote disclosure thereto, the
estimated cash requirements for interest on your debt and capital
lease obligations. Because the table is aimed at increasing
transparency of cash flow, we believe these payments should also
be
included in the table. Refer to footnote 46 of Release No 33-8350
Interpretation-Commission`s Guidance Regarding Management`s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
3. As previously requested in prior comment 5, please discuss the
changes in the construction-in-progress account from period to
period
and how the agreement that was concluded with TWiC in 2004 impacts
future manufacturing of molds and the supply of services required
for
construction of the Chilean plant. See Section IV. of Release No.
33-8350, Interpretation - Commission`s Guidance Regarding
Management`s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for guidance.
Financial Statements, page F-1
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders` Equity (Deficit), page F-7
4. It appears that your balances at December 31, 2003 and December
31, 2004 are not cumulative. Please revise your consolidated
statement of stockholders` equity such that the balances for the
aforementioned periods equal the amounts shown on your
consolidated
balance sheets. In addition, please provide an additional column
that reflects total shareholders` equity.
Item 9A - Controls and Procedures, page 15
5. We note your response to prior comment 13, but your response
does
not address how you have concluded that your disclosure controls
and
procedures are effective given that your Exchange Act filings were
not timely filed during fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005. In this
regard,
please supplementally explain to us how your officers determined
their conclusion for both the year ended December 31, 2004 and the
interim period ended March 31, 2005.
6. We note that "the principal executive and the principal
financial
officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in ensuring that all material information required to be
filed in this annual report has been made known to them in a
timely
fashion." Please amend your filing to state your conclusion while
providing the complete definition of disclosure controls and
procedures or alternatively, state that your disclosure controls
and
procedures are effective, or not effective, without providing any
part of the definition of disclosure controls and procedures that
is
included in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e).
Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2005
Note 6 - Leases
7. Your note disclosure states that, "pursuant to guidance from
legal
counsel, it is management`s belief that the related liabilities
associated with this lease were extinguished." Since your
disclosure
is not clear as to whether you have been legally discharged from
your
obligation, please revise your disclosure to provide a detailed
explanation as to how your extinguishment of the lease liability
complies with paragraph 16 of SFAS 140, Accounting for Transfers
and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.
Your explanation should be sufficiently detailed so that the legal
basis for the discharge is clearly supported through release or
Chilean law. In addition, considering the monthly rent was
$31,297,
and you have not made payments since April 2002, revise to explain
how the amount of the liability was derived.
Item 4 - Controls and Procedures
8. You disclose that your evaluation of the effectiveness of
disclosure controls and procedures was conducted within 90 days
prior
to the date of your Form 10-Q. Please revise your disclosure to
state that management`s evaluation was as of the end of the fiscal
quarter as required by Rule 13a-15(b).
Exhibit 31 - Certifications
9. Your section 302 certifications refer to the company as a
"small
business issuer." Since it does not appear that you are
classified
as a small business, please revise your certifications to follow
the
wording specified in Item 601(B)(31) of Regulation S-K.
* * *
Please respond to these comments within 10 business days, or
tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please provide
us
with a response letter that keys your responses to our comments
and
provides any requested information. Detailed letters greatly
facilitate our review. Please file your response on EDGAR as a
correspondence file. Please understand that we may have
additional
comments after reviewing your responses to our comments.
We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filings to be certain that the
filings include all information required under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that they have provided all information
investors require for an informed investment 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:
* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in their filings;
* 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.
If you have any questions regarding these comments, you may
contact Dale Welcome, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3865, John
Hartz, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant, at (202) 551-3689 or, in
their absence, to the undersigned at (202) 551-3768.
Sincerely,
John Cash
Accounting Branch Chief
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Ms. Shannon Downs
Canadian Rockport Homes International, Inc.
November 15, 2005
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-7010
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
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