SEC Company Response from Bootie Beer CORP (CIK 0001204853) — Sep 30, 2005
Bootie Beer CORP (CIK 0001204853)
Date: Sept. 30, 2005 · CIK: 0001204853 · Accession: 0001231742-05-000632
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Referenced dates: September 23, 2005
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Trombly Business Law
1320 Centre Street, Suite 202
Newton, MA 02459
Telephone (617) 243-0060
Facsimile (309) 406-1426
Amy M. Trombly, Esq.
September 30, 2005
Delivered by electronic submission via EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E., Mail Stop 3561
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Ms. Michele M. Anderson
Re: Jane Butel Corporation
Revised Preliminary Information Statement on Schedule 14C
Filed September 2, 2005
File No. 0-50104
Dear Ms. Anderson:
I am securities counsel for Jane Butel Corporation (the "Company"). I enclose
for filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company's revised
preliminary information statement (the "Information Statement").
The Company's revised preliminary information statement contains revisions that
have been made in response to comments received from the staff of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Staff") in their letter dated September 23, 2005.
Set forth below are the Company's responses to the Staff's comments. The
numbering of the responses corresponds to the numbering of comments in the
letter from the Staff. Additionally, the Company has added information relating
to an increase in authorized shares.
Revised Preliminary Information Statement on Schedule 14C
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Comment 1. In addition to presenting the beneficial ownership information as
of the record date, revise to update the beneficial ownership table as of the
most recent practicable date, as required by Item 403 of Regulation S-B. Also,
revise the information statement to discuss the security ownership of Theodore
Smith prior to the merger with Bootie Beer Company and as of the record date.
Response 1. The Company respectfully notes that the previous 14C already
disclosed the security ownership of Theodore Smith as of the record date. Since
the record date occurred before the merger with Bootie Beer, the Company has
also previously disclosed the security ownership of Theodore Smith prior to the
merger with Bootie Beer Company. Additionally, the Company previously
disclosed, "On June 10, 2005, the Company experienced a change of control when
Jane Butel, a New Mexico resident, sold 715,000 shares of our Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock to Geneva Atlantic Capital Corp. for $5,000."
Additionally, the Company clarified that, "Ted Smith, who was a director of Jane
Butel Corporation at the time of the transaction, is the principal of Geneva
Atlantic Capital Corp. The Company has added further clarification to state
that, prior to receiving the Series A Preferred Stock, Theodore Smith owned no
stock in the Company.
The Company has added an additional updated beneficial ownership as
requested by the Staff.
Comment 2. Please explain in greater detail why Section 607.1201 applies to
the sale of all of your assets and some of your liabilities to Mrs. Butel. In
this regard, address the applicability of this statutory provision while
considering that 21st Century Technologies was a holder of warrants, and not a
creditor of your company, prior to the settlement of the dispute between Jane
Butel Corporation and 21st Century Technologies.
Response 2. The instrument between 21st Century and the Company was titled a
"Warrant Agreement" but was not structured like a typical warrant. For example,
21st Century did not have to pay an exercise price to obtain the shares of
common stock underlying the Warrant Agreement. Additionally, the Company was
originally required to issue the shares of common stock six months following the
execution of the document, although this was subsequently modified by the Letter
Agreement.
The original Warrant Agreement between the Company and 21st Century
Technologies, Inc., dated April 23, 2004 was included as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company's Form 10-QSB filed May 10, 2004. The Warrant Agreement was
subsequently modified through a Letter Agreement. The Letter Agreement
between the Company and 21st Century Technologies, Inc., is dated September
15, 2004 and included as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-KSB filed
September 27, 2004.
Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Company was prohibited from any new
issuance of shares, warrants or options for a period of one year unless approved
in writing by 21st Century. If the Company breached that provision, the Letter
Agreement stated that, "all warrants due 21st Century will be due and payable
immediately in cash." The Company breached that provision by issuing preferred
shares within the one year time frame and did not obtain the written permission
of 21st Century. As a result, pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement
as modified by the Letter Agreement, 21st Century became entitled to a cash
payment from the Company and became a debtor of the Company. Although the
method of how to calculate the amount of money payable to 21st Century was in
dispute because it is not clearly laid out in either instrument signed by the
parties, the Company believed it would owe 21st Century, at a minimum, what 21st
Century had paid into the Company. Additionally, the Company believed that 21st
Century would be entitled to some premium on the money extended to the Company.
Given that the Warrant Agreement and Letter Agreement provided for a cash
payment to 21st Century, the Company believed section 607.1201 applied to the
Company's final resolution of its debts, including the debt to 21st Century.
Comment 3. We reference your response analyzing the need for shareholder
approval of the change in control in connection with Mrs. Butel's sale of her
Series A preferred stock. Clarify what you mean by the statement in your
response letter that "[a]s this was a private transaction, it did not require
shareholder approval." Confirm, if true, that Florida corporate law did not
require shareholder approval of the sale of shares to Geneva Atlantic Capital
Corp. and the subsequent issuance of shares of common stock to the shareholders
of Bootie Beer Company.
Response 3. The Company issued the shares of preferred stock to Jane Butel,
a natural person. Jane Butel, a natural person, sold the shares to Geneva
Atlantic Capital Corp. As a natural person, Jane Butel is not subject to
Florida Corporate Law.
The Company issued shares of common stock in connection with the merger
with Bootie Beer. There is no provision in Florida law that requires
shareholders to approve a specific issuance of stock whether to Bootie Beer or
another entity or natural person. We have reprinted the section of Florida law
which we believe may answer the Staff's question.
607.0621 ISSUANCE OF SHARES.--
(1) The powers granted in this section to the board of directors may be
reserved to the shareholders by the articles of incorporation.
(2) The board of directors may authorize shares to be issued for consideration
consisting of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation,
including cash, promissory notes, services performed, promises to perform
services evidenced by a written contract, or other securities of the
corporation.
(3) Before the corporation issues shares, the board of directors must determine
that the consideration received or to be received for shares to be issued is
adequate. That determination by the board of directors is conclusive insofar as
the adequacy of consideration for the issuance of shares relates to whether the
shares are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. When it cannot be
determined that outstanding shares are fully paid and nonassessable, there shall
be a conclusive presumption that such shares are fully paid and nonassessable if
the board of directors makes a good faith determination that there is no
substantial evidence that the full consideration for such shares has not been
paid.
(4) When the corporation receives the consideration for which the board of
directors authorized the issuance of shares, the shares issued therefor are
fully paid and nonassessable. Consideration in the form of a promise to pay
money or a promise to perform services is received by the corporation at the
time of the making of the promise, unless the agreement specifically provides
otherwise.
(5) The corporation may place in escrow shares issued for a contract for future
services or benefits or a promissory note, or make other arrangements to
restrict the transfer of the shares, and may credit distributions in respect of
the shares against their purchase price, until the services are performed, the
note is paid, or the benefits received. If the services are not performed, the
shares escrowed or restricted and the distributions credited may be canceled in
whole or part.
If you have further questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. We
are happy to cooperate in any way we can.
Regards,
/s/ Amy M. Trombly
Amy M. Trombly
Counsel for Jane Butel Corporation
cc: Jane Butel Corporation
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