SEC Comment Letter for SoftBrands, Inc. (CIK 0001311926) — Jun 23, 2005
SoftBrands, Inc. (CIK 0001311926)
Date: June 23, 2005 · CIK: 0001311926 · Accession: 0000000000-05-032185
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MAIL STOP 4561
June 23, 2005
David G. Latzke
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary
SoftBrands, Inc.
Two Meridian Crossings, Suite 800
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55423
Re: SoftBrands, Inc.
Form 10/A
Filed May 6, 2005
File No. 0-51118
Form 10-Q/A for the period ended December 31, 2004
Filed May 6, 2005
File No. 0-51118
Dear Mr. Latzke,
We have reviewed your filings and have the following
comments.
Where indicated, we think you should revise your documents 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.
Form 10/A
General
1. Revise your disclosure throughout your registration statement
to
remove any references to EITF 02-11 and reverse-spin accounting.
Form 10-Q/A for the period ended December 31, 2004
Item 2. Management`s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition
and Results of Operations, page 11
Results of Operations, page 12
2. We refer you to your response to prior comment 13. In this
regard, you advise that there are two different support operations
in
Bangalore, India: one for manufacturing and one for hospitality.
In
future filings, clearly disclose that there are two different
support
center facilities in Bangalore. Also, to the extent that these
facilities share back-office support, please explain their
relationship.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures, page 20
3. You disclose in your periodic report that your disclosure
controls
and procedures were effective "in ensuring that all information
required to be disclosed in reports that [you] file or submit
under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms."
However, Item 307 of Regulation S-K requires that your Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluate the
effectiveness of your disclosure controls and procedures as
defined
by paragraph (b) of 13a-15 or 15d-15. In this regard, your text
suggests that the disclosure controls and procedures that were
evaluated by your Chief Executive Officer and Interim Financial
Officer were narrower than the disclosure controls and procedures
defined by paragraph (e) of rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Accordingly,
supplementally advise whether SoftBrands` disclosure controls and
procedures were effective as defined in paragraph (e) of rules
13a-15
and 15d-15 for the year ended December 31, 2003 and confirm that
SoftBrands will evaluate its disclosure controls and procedures
required by these rules in all future periodic reports.
Closing Comments
As appropriate, please amend your Form 10/A and Form 10-Q
and
respond to these comments within 10 business days or tell us when
you
will provide us with a response. 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.
You may contact Mark Kronforst at (202) 551-3451 if you have
questions regarding comments on the financial statements and
related
matters. Please contact Jeffrey Werbitt at (202) 551-3456 or me
at
with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Barbara C. Jacobs
Assistant Director
Thomas Martin, Esquire
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
David G. Latzke
Form 10/A
June 23, 2005
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