SEC Company Response from AtriCure, Inc. (ATRC) (CIK 0001323885) (ATRC) — Aug 2, 2005
AtriCure, Inc. (ATRC) (CIK 0001323885)
Date: Aug. 2, 2005 · CIK: 0001323885 · Accession: 0001193125-05-155181
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File numbers found in text: 333-124197
Referenced dates: August 2, 2005
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Acceleration Letter
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
250 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10177
DIRECT:
(212)
351-4522
tpolin@ebglaw.com
August 2, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Peggy A. Fisher, Assistant Director
Re:
AtriCure, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form
S-1
(File No.
333-124197)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of AtriCure, Inc. (the “Company”), we are filing, via
EDGAR, a letter from the Company requesting that the above-captioned Registration Statement be declared effective at 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the 4th of August 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and a letter from the representatives of
the underwriters joining in such request.
With respect to the
comment set forth in the staff’s letter, dated August 2, 2005, concerning Exhibit 5.1, we hereby confirm that the reference and limitation to “Delaware General Corporation Law” includes the statutory provisions and also all applicable
provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws.
Very truly yours,
/S/ THEODORE L. POLIN
Theodore L. Polin
cc:
Mary Beth Breslin, Esq. (via facsimile)
202-772-9218
ATRICURE, INC.
6033 Schumacher Park Drive
West Chester, OH 45069
August 2, 2005
VIA EDGAR
AND FACSIMILE
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Peggy A. Fisher, Assistant Director
Re:
AtriCure, Inc. (the “Company”)
Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No.
333-124197)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the Rules and Regulations promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated to Thursday, August 4, 2005 at 2:00 pm (New York
time), or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company
acknowledges that:
ð
should 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;
ð
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
ð
the company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities
laws of the United States.
Signature page follows
August 2, 2005
Page 2
Very truly yours,
ATRICURE, INC.
By:
/s/ Thomas Etergino
Thomas J. Etergino
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
cc: Mary Beth Breslin,
Esq. (202) 772-9218