SEC Company Response from PreMD Inc. (CIK 0001179083) — Sep 15, 2005
PreMD Inc. (CIK 0001179083)
Date: Sept. 15, 2005 · CIK: 0001179083 · Accession: 0001279569-05-000806
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Correspondence with the SEC
4211
Yonge Street, Suite 615
Toronto,
Ontario
Canada
M2P 2A9
www.imimedical.com
September
14, 2005
Mr.
Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior
Assistant Chief Accountant
Division
of Corporation Finance
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Re:
File No. 001-31360
Form 20-F for the year ended December
31,
2004
Form 6-K/A Filed October 21, 2004
Dear
Mr. Rosenberg:
You
have asked us to clarify the reference to Iran and Syria in the License,
Development and Supply Agreement between IMI and McNEIL PDI Inc. and McNEIL
Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals Division of McNEIL-PPC Inc. (“McNEIL”).
By
way of background, this is a global agreement whereby IMI licensed the sales
and
marketing of its skin sterol technology, a medical device used as a predictor
of
cardiac risk, to McNEIL, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Inc. Article 17.3
of the agreement discusses the minimum sales for each territory covered by
the
agreement and 17.3 (e) specifically refers to the countries of Africa and the
Middle East, and mentions Iran and Syria among the list of countries.
First,
let me explain that IMI only sells these products to its licensee, McNEIL,
in
Canada and the United States and does not sell directly to any other customers.
McNeil is responsible for selling the products into the global community. IMI
has no previous, existing or planned operations in Iran or Syria. Furthermore,
I
enclose a letter from McNEIL confirming that they have not conducted business
with Iran or Syria and have no plans to conduct such business in the future
as
long as economic sanctions are in force.
In
making these statements, IMI acknowledges that:
·
it
is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in
this
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
·
it
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.
Sincerely,
/s/
Ron Hosking
Ron
Hosking, CA
Vice
President, Finance & CFO
Mr.
Ron Hosking
Chief
Financial Officer
IMI
International Medical Innovations Inc. ("IMI")
42ll
Yonge Street
Toronto,
ON M2P 2A9
September
9, 2005
RE:
Response to the letter sent to IMI by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the"SEC") dated September 2, 2005
Dear
Mr.
Hosking:
Thank
you
for forwarding to us the letter you received from the SEC dated September 2,
2005. As a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Inc. ("J&J"), McNeil Consumer
Healthcare ("McNeil") strictly follows J&J's policy regarding export
regulations:
J&J's
policy is that all affiliates be aware of applicable export law and implement
procedures and practices necessary to assure compliance with and adherence
to applicable law when conducting international
transactions.
In
accordance with this policy and U.S. export regulations, McNeil has not
conducted business with Iran, Syria, or any other country where economic
sanctions have been implemented against that country by the United States.
Additionally, McNeil does not anticipate conducting business with any country
where economic sanctions have been implemented against that country by the
United States.
Paragraph
17.3(e) of the License, Development and Supply Agreement with IMI should not
have included Iran and Syria in the list of "Middle East" countries because
McNeil has not and will not conduct business with these countries as long as
economic sanctions have been implemented against these countries by the United
States.
Sincerely,
/s/
Greg
Josey
Greg
Josey
Vice
President of Finance
McNeil
Consumer Healthcare