SEC Comment Letter for CytoDyn Inc. (CYDY) (CIK 0001175680) (CYDY) — Sep 7, 2016
CytoDyn Inc. (CYDY) (CIK 0001175680)
Date: Sept. 7, 2016 · CIK: 0001175680 · Accession: 0000000000-16-091777
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Mail Stop 4 546 September 7, 2016 Nader Pourhassan , Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer CytoDyn Inc. 1111 Main Street, Suite 660 Vancouver, Washington 98660 Re: CytoDyn Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed August 26 , 2016 File No. 333-213349 Dear Dr. Pourhassan : We have limited our review of your registration statement to those issue addressed in our comment. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement as requested . If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in a response. After reviewing any amendment to your regis tration statement and the information you provide in response to this comment, we may have additional comments. Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference, page 33 1. Please revise to include the current report on Form 8 -K you filed on August 24, 2016 among the documents you are incorporating by reference. We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the fil ing to be certain that the filing includes the information the Securities Act of 193 3 and all applicable Securities Act rules require. Since the company and its management are in possession of all facts relating to a company’s disclosure, they are respons ible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made. Notwithstanding our comment, in the event you request acceleration of the effective date of the pending registration statement , please provide a written statement from the company acknowledging that: should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; Nader Pourhassan , Ph.D. CytoDyn Inc. September 7, 2016 Page 2 the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and the company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding reques ts for acceleration . We will consider a written request for acceleration of the effective date of the registration statement as confirmation of the fact that those requesting acceleration are aware of their respective responsibilities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as they relate to the proposed public offering of the securities specified in the above registration statement. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. You may contact Scot Foley at (202) 551 -3383 or Mary Beth Breslin at (202) 551 -3625 with any questions. Sincerely, /s/ Mary Beth Breslin for Suzanne Hayes Assistant Director Office of Healthcare and Insurance cc: Michael J. Lerner, Esq.