SEC Comment Letter for NOVA BIOGENETICS INC (CIK 0001160078) — Sep 3, 2004
NOVA BIOGENETICS INC (CIK 0001160078)
Date: Sept. 3, 2004 · CIK: 0001160078 · Accession: 0000000000-04-028449
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<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>LETTER <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>novabioletter1.txt <DESCRIPTION>COMMENT LETTER ON ITEM 4, FORM 8-K; SENT 9/3/04; C. LUCKEY <TEXT> September 3, 2004 Mail Stop 0409 VIA U.S. MAIL AND FAX (770) 650-0411 Mr. Tim Moses Chief Operating Officer Nova Biogenetics, Inc. 8601 Dunwoody Place Suite 338 Atlanta, GA 30350 Re: Item 4 Form 8-K filed September 2, 2004 Dear Mr. Moses: We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. Where indicated, we think you should revise your documents in response to these comments. If you disagree, we will consider your explanation as to why our comment is 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 this information, we may or may not raise additional comments. 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 on any other aspect of our review. Feel free to call me at the telephone number listed at the end of this letter. 1. Amend the report to include all of the information required by Item 304 of Regulation S-B. 2. State whether the board of directors recommended or approved the decision to change accountants. 3. In addition, Item 304(a)(1)(ii) of Regulation S-B requires a statement whether the accountants` report on the financial statements for either of the past two years contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion or was qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles; and a description of the nature of each such adverse opinion, disclaimer of opinion, modification or qualification. This would include disclosure of uncertainty regarding the ability to continue as a going concern in the accountant`s report. 4. The disclosure should also state whether during the registrant`s two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period through the date of resignation, declination or dismissal there were any disagreements with the former accountant on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of the former accountant, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its reports. In the event of disagreement(s) and/or reportable event(s), provide the specific disclosures required by Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-B. 5. Please comply with the requirements of Regulation S-B Item 304 (a)(2). In making any disclosures about consultations with your new accountants, please ensure you disclose any consultations up through the date of engagement. 6. To the extent that you make changes to the Form 8-K to comply with our comments, please obtain and file an updated Exhibit 16 letter from the former accountants stating whether the accountant agrees with the statements made in your revised Form 8-K. 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 information investors require. 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 the filings; * staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments in the filings reviewed by the staff 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. Please provide the supplemental information requested above within 10 business days from the date of this letter. The supplemental information should be filed as correspondence on EDGAR. The amendment requested above should be filed as promptly as possible and should be reviewed by the newly engaged accountants before filing with the Commission. Direct any questions regarding the above to me at (202) 942-1975. Sincerely, Cicely D. Luckey Senior Staff Accountant Nova Biogenetics, Inc. September 3, 2004 Page 1 </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>