SEC Comment Letter for DYADIC INTERNATIONAL INC (DYAI) (CIK 0001213809) (DYAI) — Feb 11, 2019
DYADIC INTERNATIONAL INC (DYAI) (CIK 0001213809)
Date: Feb. 11, 2019 · CIK: 0001213809 · Accession: 0000000000-19-001693
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Referenced dates: December 3, 2018
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February 7, 2019
Ping H. Rawson
Chief Accounting Officer
Dyadic International, Inc.
140 Intracoastal Pointe Drive, Suite 404
Jupiter, FL 33477
Re:Dyadic International, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form 10
Filed January 14, 2019
File No. 0-55264
Dear Ms. Rawson:
We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. In some of our
comments we may ask you to provide us information so that we may better understand your
disclosure.
Please respond to these comments within 10 business days by providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe that
our comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
After reviewing your response and any amendment you may file in response to these
comments, we may have additional comments.
Registration Statement on Form 10 filed January 14, 2019
Exclusive Forum Provision, page 60
1.We note your response to comment 5 of our letter dated December 3, 2018 and reissue our
comment. We note that your forum selection provision identifies the Court of Chancery
of the State of Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain litigation, including any
"derivative action." Please disclose whether this provision applies to actions arising under
the Securities Act or Exchange Act. In that regard, we note that Section 27 of the
Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any
duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations under it, and
Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts
over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the
rules and regulations under it. If this provision does not apply to actions arising under the
Securities Act or Exchange Act, please ensure that the exclusive forum provision in the
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governing documents states this clearly. If the provision applies to Securities Act claims,
please revise your disclosures to disclose this information and to state that there is
uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision, and to state that
stockholders will not be deemed to have waived the company’s compliance with the
federal securities laws and the rules and regulations under it.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
You may contact Melinda J. Hooker, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3732 or W. John
Cash, Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3768 if you have questions regarding comments on
the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Edward M. Kelly, Senior Counsel, at
(202) 551-3728 or Asia Timmons-Pierce, Special Counsel, at (202) 551-3754 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing and
Construction