SEC Company Response from National Health Partners Inc (CIK 0001306109) — Dec 12, 2005
National Health Partners Inc (CIK 0001306109)
Date: Dec. 12, 2005 · CIK: 0001306109 · Accession: 0000950116-05-003765
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[LETTERHEAD OF NATIONAL HEALTH PARTNERS, INC.]
December 9, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND OVERNIGHT MAIL
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Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Mr. Alan Morris, Esq.
RE: NATIONAL HEALTH PARTNERS, INC. AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO REGISTRATION
STATEMENT ON FORM SB-2, REGISTRATION NO. 333 - 126315
Dear Mr. Morris:
I am writing to you on behalf of National Health Partners, Inc. in
regards to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
Registration No. 333 - 126315, filed by the company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 7, 2005. The company received comments to the
registration statement from the SEC by means of a letter faxed to the company on
November 23, 2005.
Please find enclosed Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on
Form SB-2. In addition, please find below each of the comments provided to the
company by the SEC along with the company's response to each comment. Each
comment is set forth in italics and is numbered to correspond to the numbered
paragraphs in the SEC's comment letter. The company's response to each comment
immediately follows the applicable comment.
Please note that the company has provided additional disclosure in this
letter subsequent to its responses to each of the comments to assist you in
reviewing additional changes reflected in Amendment No. 3 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2.
Please also note that the company previously submitted an application
for confidential treatment to the Office of the Secretary of the SEC
concurrently with the filing of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 for certain of the information contained in the agreements filed as
Exhibits 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 and 10.11 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2. The company received comments to the
application from the SEC by means of a letter faxed to the company on November
15, 2005. The company has concurrently submitted a revised application for
confidential treatment to the Office of the Secretary for the information
contained in these exhibits and, in connection therewith, has filed a revised
version of Exhibit 10.11 in response to the SEC's comments.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
December 9, 2005
Page 2
We have significant contractual obligations ... page 4
1. We note at page 38 that you do not expect currently available cash
resources to meet the company's needs over the next 12 months, and that
you "have not made any arrangements" for raising new capital.
o Please add a new risk factor or revise this risk factor to
describe these liquidity risks.
o Please revise the caption and discussion to reflect that you
will need to raise additional capital in the near term.
The company has revised this risk factor to describe these liquidity
risks, and has revised the caption and discussion to reflect that it
will need to raise additional capital in the near term.
2. The disclosure on page 4 about employment agreements with Messrs.
Soufflas and Taylor conflicts with the disclosure on page 15.
The company has revised the disclosure in this risk factor to clarify
that, while Mr. Soufflas and Mr. Taylor are employed as executive
officers of the company, they are not parties to written employment
agreements with the company.
We have a history of losses and ... losses through the second quarter of 2006,
page 4
3. Please refer to prior comment 4. Briefly discuss the basis for your
statement of expected profitability in the second quarter of 2006. In
this regard, we note disclosure elsewhere you expect substantially
increased operating costs. We also note uncertainties regarding future
sales levels and member retention rates. Do you have a membership level
for expected break-even net income?
The company has added disclosure regarding its statement of expected
profitability in the second quarter of 2006. The company has also added
additional disclosure regarding profitability and the projected
membership level necessary for break-even net income under "Outlook" of
its MD&A.
The company notes that it has revised the document to reflect that
while the company currently expects operating costs to increase over
the next 12 months, it does not expect them to increase "substantially"
from current levels. This revision is the result of the company's
reevaluation on the date of filing of what it expects its future
operating expenses to be in comparison to what they were on the date of
filing, rather than the result of in a change in forecast by the
company regarding its future operating expenditures.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
December 9, 2005
Page 3
Critical Accounting Policies, page 18
4. We have reviewed your response to prior comment 9 and note that you
have revised your critical accounting policies to disclose how you
account for stock-based compensation. Revise further to indicate why
you believe this is a critical accounting policy/estimate.
Specifically, revise to discuss the assumptions inherent in estimating
the fair value of stock-based compensation and disclose the
methodology/model that you use to determine fair value of stock options
and warrants. Please refer to Question 5 of SAB Topic 14.D.1.
The company has revised the critical accounting policy relating to
stock-based compensation as requested.
Recent Developments, page 23
5. Please discuss briefly the price level of memberships currently in
force. For example, using your figures of 2,500 members at November 1,
2005 and revenues estimated at $39,500 for October 2005, it appears the
approximate revenue per member for that month is $15.80. Also, how is
this figure affected by free trial periods?
The company has added disclosure describing the price level of
memberships currently in force, the manner by which this level is
affected by free trial periods, and the method by which membership fees
are recognized as revenue under "Operational Metrics" in its MD&A.
6. Please discuss briefly your success ratio of converting free trial
memberships to paying memberships. Briefly discuss at what point in the
process you obtain billing information.
The company has added disclosure of the requested information under
"Operational Metrics" in its MD&A.
7. Please revise to discuss the contribution of revenues from your sales
channels, other than independent marketing representatives, during the
same periods.
The company has revised the first paragraph of this section to discuss
the contribution of revenues from its other sales channels during the
same periods as requested. The company notes its more detailed
discussion of the contribution of revenues from its sales channels
provided under "Comparison of Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30,
2005 and 2004 - Revenues" in its MD&A.
Operational Metrics, page 24
8. Please revise the first paragraph to clarify how many months' revenues
are offset by commissions and other costs of obtaining a new member.
The company has revised the first paragraph of this section as
requested.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
December 9, 2005
Page 4
Contractual Obligations, page 39
9. We note that you have provided a table of contractual obligations as of
June 30, 2005. While Item 303 of Regulation S-B does not require you to
present this information, if you do elect to provide a table of
contractual obligations, it should comply in all significant respects
with the requirements of Item 303(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.
The company has revised its interim financial statements to reflect
that its notes payable are all current liabilities of the company since
they are due within the next 6 months. As a result, the company
believes that the table of contractual obligations complies in all
significant respects with the requirements of Item 303(a)(5) of
Regulation S-K. The company notes that it has added disclosure
regarding its indebtedness to third parties under "Liquidity and
Capital Resources" in its MD&A and under the risk factor now entitled
"We will need to raise additional funds in the future to cover our
long-term contractual obligations, notes payable and operating
expenses, which funds may not be available or, if available, may not be
available on acceptable terms."
Our CARExpress Healthcare Solution, page 43
Overview, page 43
10. Please refer to prior comment 17. As previously requested, please
clarify how the "principles" stated in the first sentence of
subparagraphs i and ii, and the second clause of iii are addressed by
your product.
The company has further revised this section to clarify how these
principles are addressed by the company's products.
Sales Channels, page 51
11. Please refer to prior comment 21. Please revise this section to
describe the current extent and status of your utilization of the sales
channels discussed.
The company has revised this section to describe the current extent and
status of its utilization of the sales channels discussed.
Suppliers, page 52
12. Refer to prior comment 22 and your response. Please revise to disclose
the information in the final sentence of your response regarding
industry practice.
The company has revised the disclosure in the first paragraph of this
section to disclose the industry practice regarding exclusivity as
noted in the company's response to prior Comment No. 22.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
December 9, 2005
Page 5
Independent Marketing Representatives, page 55
13. Please quantify the reference to "several" marketing representatives.
The company has revised the reference to "several" as requested to make
it consistent with the first sentence of this paragraph. The company
notes that the sentence previously containing the term "several" is now
the first sentence of the third paragraph in this section.
14. Please clarify the amount of the "upfront" commission and how it is
calculated. Clarify how the ongoing commissions are calculated.
The company has clarified in this section the amount of the up-front
fees paid to marketing representatives and the manner by which the
up-front fees and commissions are calculated.
Overview, page 22
15. We note the disclosure on pages 5 and 7 about your relationship with
Trident. Please expand the appropriate section to discuss the material
terms of the agreements with Trident Marketing and Hispanic Global LLC,
such as the right to exercise options based on revenues and
commissions.
The company has added disclosure under "Description of Business -
Marketing and Distribution - Independent Marketing Representatives"
regarding the material terms of its agreements with Trident and
Hispanic Global.
16. Please discuss Trident's methods and capacity to market your product.
Does Trident also market your competitors' products? To the same
prospects? How does it generate prospects and what are the sale
methods? If material to understanding Trident's capacity, describe its
recent history and the size and scope of its operations. Provide
similar information regarding Hispanic Global.
The company has added disclosure under "Description of Business -
Marketing and Distribution - Independent Marketing Representatives" in
response to this request to the extent material to an understanding of
Trident's and Hispanic Global's methods and capacity to market the
company's products.
17. Please disclose any material relationships among the company, Trident
and Hispanic Global, apart from the marketing agreements.
There are no other material relationships among the company, Trident
and Hispanic Global apart from the marketing agreements and
arrangements described in the prospectus.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
December 9, 2005
Page 6
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, page 75
18. Please refer to prior comment 37. Please discuss the material terms of
the agreements with Messrs. Bowers and Lozano.
The company has provided additional disclosure to this section
regarding the material terms of its consulting agreements with Mr.
Bowers and Mr. Lozano.
19. We reissue prior comment 38. Please disclose in the prospectus the
information you included in your response.
The company has disclosed in the prospectus the information that it
included in its response to prior Comment No. 38.
Selling Security Holders, page 88
20. Please refer to prior comment 43. Please clarify which criteria you
have achieved and the number of shares registered for resale related to
the achievement.
The company has clarified that no criteria have been achieved as of
December 5, 2005 and that none of the shares being registered for
resale have vested as of that date.
Experts, page 103
21. We note that the audit opinion refers to the years ended December 31,
2003 and 2004. Please revise to include references to all periods
audited by your auditors.
The company has revised this section to include references to all
periods audited by its auditors.
Annual Financial Statements, page F-1
22. Please update the financial statements and related financial
information. Refer to Item 310(g) of Regulation S-B.
The company has updated its financial statements and related financial
information in accordance with Item 310(g) of Regulation S-B.
Consolidated Statements of Operations, page F-4
23. You currently present some expenses within functional categories such
as cost of sales and general and administrative expenses, while other
expenses are presented based on the expense item's description such as
professional fees, rent expense, advertising expense, salary expense,
and depreciation expense. Please revise to be consistent in your
presentation. In that regard, you should not present costs of sales and
gross deficit unless cost of sales includes all costs of your sales
including the allocable portion of direct and indirect costs for
professional fees, rent expense, advertising expense, salary expense
and depreciation expense. Also, since you present some expense items
separately, the presentation of an amount for total general and
administrative expenses would not be appropriate if this amount did not
include all amounts that are allocable to