SEC Company Response from North Penn Bancorp, Inc. (CIK 0001309127) — Mar 24, 2005
North Penn Bancorp, Inc. (CIK 0001309127)
Date: March 24, 2005 · CIK: 0001309127 · Accession: 0001193125-05-059659
AI Filing Summary & Sentiment
File numbers found in text: 333-121121
Letter
Re: North Penn Bancorp, Inc.
Accleration Request
North Penn Bancorp Letterhead
March 24, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549
Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(No. 333-121121)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby requests that the effectiveness of the Registration Statement of North Penn Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form SB-2 (No. 333-121121), for the registration of 2,246,002 shares of common stock of the Company, be accelerated so that such Registration Statement will become effective at 3:30 p.m. on March 28, 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
We acknowledge that:
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should the Securities and Exchange Commission (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;
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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
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the Company may not assert this action as defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (570) 344-6113 or Corey D. O’Brien, Esq. at (570) 335-1192.
Sincerely,
NORTH PENN BANCORP, INC.
/s/ Frederick L. Hickman
Frederick L. Hickman
President and Chief Executive Officer
[Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. Letterhead]
March 24, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: North Penn Bancorp, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form SB-2
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness
File No. 333-121121
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. hereby respectfully requests that the above referenced Registration Statement on Form SB-2 be declared effective on March 28, 2005, at 3:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Michael Rasmussen
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Accleration Request North Penn Bancorp Letterhead March 24, 2005 Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street NW Washington, DC 20549 Re: North Penn Bancorp, Inc. Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-121121) Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned hereby requests that the effectiveness of the Registration Statement of North Penn Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form SB-2 (No. 333-121121), for the registration of 2,246,002 shares of common stock of the Company, be accelerated so that such Registration Statement will become effective at 3:30 p.m. on March 28, 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable. We acknowledge that: • should the Securities and Exchange Commission (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; • 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 this action as defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (570) 344-6113 or Corey D. O’Brien, Esq. at (570) 335-1192. Sincerely, NORTH PENN BANCORP, INC. /s/ Frederick L. Hickman Frederick L. Hickman President and Chief Executive Officer [Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. Letterhead] March 24, 2005 Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street NW Washington, DC 20549 Re: North Penn Bancorp, Inc. Registration Statement on Form SB-2 Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness File No. 333-121121 Ladies and Gentlemen: Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. hereby respectfully requests that the above referenced Registration Statement on Form SB-2 be declared effective on March 28, 2005, at 3:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as practicable. Very truly yours, /s/ Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen Managing Director