SEC Comment Letter for AXIOM III, Inc. (BWVI) (CIK 0001310291) — Aug 1, 2005
AXIOM III, Inc. (BWVI) (CIK 0001310291)
Date: Aug. 1, 2005 · CIK: 0001310291 · Accession: 0000000000-05-039349
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Mail Stop 4561
July 29, 2005
Lawrence M. Nault
President
Axiom III, ,Inc.
2341 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Re: Axiom III, Inc.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2
Filed July 27, 2005
File No. 333-120967
Dear Mr. Nault:
We have reviewed your filing and have the following
comments.
Where indicated, we think you should revise your document in
response
to these comments. If you disagree, we will consider your
explanation as to why our comment is inapplicable or a revision is
unnecessary. Please be as detailed as necessary in your
explanation.
In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with
supplemental information so we may better understand your
disclosure.
After reviewing this information, we may or may not raise
additional
comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our review process is
to
assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure
requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing.
We look forward to working with you in these respects. We welcome
any questions you may have about our comments or any other aspect
of
our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed
at
the end of this letter.
All page numbers refer to the marked courtesy copy of the
registration statement that you provided to us.
General
1. We note your response to comment 1. Registration under the
Securities Act is required for offers and sales of securities, not
the securities themselves. As you have noted in your response,
the
registration statement describes three transactions:
* sale of 720,000 securities held by Axiom III shareholders;
* distribution of 200,000 to China World Trade shareholders; and
* sale of 200,000 shares held by China World Trade shareholders to
the general public.
We note that footnote (2) to your fee table indicates that you are
registering the resale of the shares by China World Trade
stockholders. Please revise the number of shares shown in the fee
table to reflect this additional sale of the 200,000 shares.
2. We note your response to comment 4. We also note that a marked
copy highlighting changes made to amendment no. 2 has not been
filed
on EDGAR. In all future amendments, please file marked copies to
indicate clearly and precisely, by underling or in some other
appropriate manner, the changes effected in the registration
statement by the amendment. See Rule 472 of Regulation C.
Prospectus Summary
3. We note balances of $435,940 and ($391,102) for additional paid
in
capital and retained deficit, respectively, as of December 31,
2004.
In light of the fact that we have not noticed any significant
activity on the statements of cash flows and statements of
operation
during the interim 2005 period, please help us to understand how
these balances have rolled forward to the respective amounts of
$1,047,436 and ($999,604) as of March 31, 2005. Additionally,
please
revise your unaudited interim financial statements as appropriate.
Our Business, page 7
4. Please clarify for us your disclosure of losses in 2004 in the
amount of $988,847 when your audited financial statements report a
loss of $376,346 for the year ended December 31, 2004.
The Offering, page 8
5. We note your disclosure that you currently have 14,020,000
shares
of common stock issued and outstanding. Please clarify for us how
this amount of shares is outstanding when the balance sheet as of
March 31, 2005 indicates that 12,600,000 shares. It appears that
many of your equity transactions disclosed in Item 26 are not
reflected in the financial statements as issued and outstanding.
Tax Consequences of the China World Trade Distribution, page 8
6. We note your response to prior comment 11, however, we are
unable
to locate the revised disclosure. Please revise to indicate when
you
will apply to be listed on the OTCBB.
7. We note your response to comment 12. Please advise us why you
believe the book value per share of you securities is an
acceptable
measure of taxable dividend value to the IRS. Additionally, tell
us
and revise your disclosure to explain why this represents a better
measure than the fair value determined in recent equity
transactions,
including the offering price in this offering.
Financial Summary Information, page 9
8. Please revise the financial summary information, as needed, so
that it is consistent with the information provided within the
financial statements included within your filing.
Risk Factors
We do not have any plans to hire additional personnel for at least
the next twelve months..., page 13
9. In order to give depth to your risk factor, please revise to
disclose the amount of time your president currently dedicates to
Axiom. We note disclosure on page 22 that Mr. Nault devotes
approximately 10 hours per week to your business.
Our management may have possible conflicts of interest that may
reduce the level of business we conduct or expansion we pursue,
page
13
10. We have read your response to comment 22. Please revise
further
to identify the other business activities in which your officers
and
directors are currently engaged.
Dilution, page 14
11. We note your response to comment 24; however, we are unable to
agree with your analysis. It is our view that the distribution of
shares by China World Trade to its shareholders and the subsequent
distribution by those shareholders into the public market is an
offering by or on behalf of Axiom III, with China World Trade
acting
as a statutory underwriter. As such, please provide the
disclosure
required by Item 506 of Regulation S-B or tell us why you believe
no
additional disclosure is necessary.
Selling Security Holders, page 14
12. We have read your response to comment 26. You state in your
response that the shares have not been distributed to China World
Trade shareholders. You also state in the last paragraph under
this
heading on page 16 that China World Trade will distribute 200,000
shares of your common stock as a dividend to shareholders of China
World Trade of record as of December 19, 2004. Therefore, because
China World Trade has already identified the shareholders who will
receive the distribution, we reissue our comment requesting that
you
disclose the information relating to these selling shareholders
required by Item 507 of Regulation S-B.
Plan of Distribution, page 16
13. Refer to comment 27. Please further revise the disclosure
throughout the prospectus to identify China World as an
underwriter.
For example, in the penultimate paragraph on page 19 you state
that
"there is a possibility that it may be deemed" to be an
underwriter.
Revise to affirmatively state that China World is an underwriter.
Further, revise the front cover of prospectus to identify China
World
Trade Corp as an underwriter. See Item 501 of Regulation S-B.
The China World Trade Dividend, page 18
14. We note your response to prior comment 30; however, we are
unable
to locate the requested disclosure under this heading. Please
revise
this section to clarify how China World Trade will treat
fractional
amounts. We note that fractional shares will not be distributed,
but
it is not clear how China World Trade will view fractional shares
in
calculating the number of shares to be distributed.
Organization within Last Five Years, page 26
15. We note your response to prior comment 34. Please further
revise
to disclose the value of the 2,500,000 of Axiom III shares issued
to
Northeast Nominee Trust.
16. We note your response to comment 35. Please disclose the
value
of the contract between Axiom III and Lessard Property, as
previously
requested.
17. We note your disclosure that Mr. Bennett contributed $54,761
in
2003 (beyond the initial amount of $1,000). Please clarify why
this
amount is not reported on the statements of cash flows as cash
flows
from financing activities and explain how it has been reflected in
the historical financial statements. Reference is made to
paragraph
19 of SFAS 95.
Description of Business, page 27
The Building at 80 East Cochran Street, page 28
18. Please help us to understand how you arrived at a carrying
value
of $228, 400 for your building on the consolidated balance sheet.
We
note your disclosure indicates that only $100 plus the assumption
of
approximately $184,000 in mortgage debt was paid to Mr. Bennett.
We
see no further outlays on the statements of cash flows from
investing
activities during 2003 or 2004. Additionally, please clarify if
you
considered and, if so, how you applied paragraph 37 of SFAS 141 in
light of your response to prior comment 65.
Our Plan to Acquire Other Rental Properties, page 29
19. When discussing your planned operations, please disclose the
timing of each event, the estimate cost for each activity and how
you
plan to finance these activities.
20. We note your response to 38; however, your disclosure
continues
to include an apparent discrepancy. Specifically, you indicate in
the first paragraph under this heading that you intend to invest
in
China "after the next 12 months." You also state in the third
paragraph under this heading that you will begin to "locate and
negotiate for the purchase of additional properties [in China]
during
the second quarter of 2005." Please revise or advise.
Management`s Discussion and Analysis
Description of Real Estate and Operating Data, page 44
21. You indicate in the second paragraph under this heading that
the
building is divided into seven rental spaces, six of which are
currently rented. You also indicate in the third paragraph under
this heading that as of March 31, 2005, you had seven lease
agreements in place for the building. Please clarify this
apparent
discrepancy.
22. We note your response to comment 51. Please revise to include
a
schedule of the lease expirations as required by Item 102(c)(7)(v)
of
Regulation S-B and Item 15(f) of Form S-11.
23. Refer to comment 53. Please disclose the occupancy rate as a
percentage of the building in 2003 and 2004. Refer to Item 15(a)
of
Form S-11 and General Instruction B.2 of Form SB-2. In this
regard,
we note your disclosure regarding the occupancy rate as of March
31,
2005.
24. Refer to comment 55. Please disclose the maximum coverage of
your insurance policy.
Audited Financial Statements
25. As the financial statements present only a portion of the 2003
year, please revise the headings in the financial statements to
refer
to the 2003 period as the period from May 22, 2003 ("Inception")
to
December 31, 2003. Reference is made to prior comment 61.
Additionally for inclusion within the filing, have your auditor
revise their opinion for consistency with the periods in the
financial statements.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
General
26. We reissue prior comments 45 and 59. Disclose your accounting
policy for transactions where goods and services are received in
exchange for the issuance of your common stock. Specifically,
discuss how you determine the fair value of the transaction.
Reference is made to paragraphs 8 through 10 of SFAS 123.
Additionally, please consider disclosing the nature of services
received from officers, directors and consultants for stock issued
as
well as the number of shares issued and the respective dates.
Background
27. We note your response to prior comment 65. In sufficient
detail,
please expand upon your response so that we may better understand
how
you evaluated the share exchange transaction on June 30, 2004 and
how
you reached your conclusion to account for the transaction under
SFAS
141. In your response, specifically address how you considered
scope
paragraph 11 of SFAS 141 which states that the term business
combination, as used in SFAS 141, excludes "transfers of net
assets
or exchanges of equity interests between entities under common
control." It appears to us that Mr. Bennett had control of both
Axiom First Corporation and Axiom III, Inc. prior to the exchange
of
equity interests. As such, please address why you believe that
this
transaction should not be accounted for and disclosed as a merger
of
entities under common control. We refer you to paragraph D11
through
D18 of SFAS 141.
Revenue Recognition
28. We reissue prior comment 66. Please provide the disclosures
required by section b of paragraph 23 of SFAS 13. In doing so,
please specifically address the disclosure of minimum future lease
rentals.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
29. We reissue prior comment 67. Please revise your policy
disclosure for the impairment of long-lived assets as SFAS 121 has
been superseded by SFAS 144.
Unaudited Financial Statements
30. In addition to presenting the statements of operations and
statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31,
2005,
please present these statements for the comparable period of the
preceding fiscal year. Refer to Rule 310 (b) of Regulation S-B.
Part II
Item 25. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution, page 52
31. We note your response to comment 70. Please revise your table
to
include the value of the common shares issued to Greentree
Financial.
In this regard, we note your disclosure in the footnote.
Item 26. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities, page 54
32. We note your response to comment 72; however, we are unable to
locate the requested disclosure. As such, we reissue our comment
requesting that you describe the "valuable services" provided by
U.S.
Capital Partners Inc. in exchange for 100,000 of common stock.
33. We note your response to comment 73; however, we are unable to
locate the requested disclosure. As such, we reissue our comment
requesting that you describe the "valuable services" provided by
Messrs. Marquez, Langer, Gaenslen, and Ms. Borelli in exchange for
their shares of common stock.
Item 27. Exhibits
34. Please revise to file each exhibit as required by Item 601 of
Regulation S-B. Please note that you may incorporate these
exhibits
by reference from a previously filing. If this is your intent,
please revise to include the file number of the filings from which
you are incorporating by reference. See Rule 411(d) of Regulation
C.
35. Please file a current consent from your independent accountant
in
accordance with Rule 601 of Regulation S-B.
Exhibit 5.1 Legal Opinion
36. As previously noted, we take the position that a portion of
this
offering is a primary offering by or on behalf of Axiom III. As
such, we reissue our comment requesting that you provide a revised
opinion that clearly states the shares being offered by the
company,
when purchased under this registration statement, will be legally
issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.
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As appropriate, please amend your registration statement in
response to these comments. You may wish to provide us with
marked
copies of the amendment to expedite our review. Please furnish a
cover letter with your amendment that keys your responses to our
comments and provides any requested supplemental information.
Detailed cover letters greatly facilitate our review. Please
understand that we may have additional comments after reviewing
your
amendment and responses to our comments.
We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filings reviewed by the staff to
be
certain that they have provided all information investors require
for
an informed decision. Since the company and its management are in
possession of all facts relating to a company`s disclosure, they
are
responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they
have made.
We will consider a written request for acceleration of the
effective date of the registration statement as a confirmation of
the
fact that those requesting acceleration are aware of their
respective
responsibilities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 as they rel