SEC Company Response from TECHPRECISION CORP (TPCS) (CIK 0001328792) (TPCS) — Jun 15, 2007
TECHPRECISION CORP (TPCS) (CIK 0001328792)
Date: June 15, 2007 · CIK: 0001328792 · Accession: 0001144204-07-032045
AI Filing Summary & Sentiment
File numbers found in text: 333-133509
Referenced dates: December 12, 2006, January 19, 2007, May 25, 2006, October 11, 2006, October 11, 2006, October 11, 2006
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Techprecision
Corporation
Bella
Drive
Westminster,
MA 01473
June
13,
2007
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Washington,
DC 20549
Mail
Stop
3561
Attention:
John
Reynolds, Esq. Assistant Director
Re:
Techprecision
Corporation.
Form
10-KSB for March 31, 2006
File
No. 0-51378
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Techprecision
Corporation (the “Company”), is filing a Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended March
31, 2006 in response to the questions raised by the staff of the Commission
in
its letter of comments dated January 19, 2007 relating to the Company’s
registration statement of Form SB-2, File No. 333-133509. The paragraph numbers
in this letter are the same as in the letter of comments. Since many of the
comments relate to the SB-2, rather than the Form 10-KSB, the Company’s response
to comments states which comments do not relate to the Form 10-KSB.
General
1.
We reissue prior comment one from our
letter
dated May 25, 2006. There are 10,009,000
shares of common stock of the registrant currently outstanding, and
7,600,000
shares or 75.9% of which are being offered in this registration
statement
for resale. Generally, we view resale transactions of this amount as,
in
essence,
an offering by or on behalf of the issuer for purposes of Rule 415(a)(4)
of Regulation
C under the Securities Act, for these sales to occur “at the market,”
the
provisions of Rule 415(a)(4) must be satisfied. As your offering does
not
appear to meet these provisions, an “at the market” offering by these
selling shareholders is not permissible. As a result, you should set
a
fixed price for the duration of the offering at which selling security
holders will offer and sell the common stock in the proposed offering.
Revise your registration statement, wherever appropriate, to provide
that
the selling shareholders will sell at a fixed price per share. Lastly,
revise the cover page and the plan of distribution section to clearly
state that the selling shareholders are
underwriters.
This comment does not relate to the
Form
10-KSB.
2.
We
note that Section 2.2 of the Registration Rights Agreement states
that if
the maximum number of shares issuable to the investor are not covered
by
the registration statement, the company will be required to promptly
file
a separate registration statement (utilizing Rule 462 if applicable)
to
register the additional shares. Please clarify your plans to comply
with
this provision. In addition, please explain any plans to utilize
Rule 462.
We will have further comment.
This comment does not relate to the Form
10-KSB.
Securities
and Exchange Commission
June
13,
2007
Page
2
3.
In
addition, please explain why your response letter dated December
12, 2006
states that 14,820,000 shares are being sold pursuant to this registration
statement while the disclosure in the prospectus states 7,600,000
shares
are being registered, and that the number of shares of common stock
issuable upon conversion of the series A preferred stock has been
reduces
to 3,600,000 shares while the registration statement states 3,000,000
shares. Please reconcile inconsistencies.
This comment does not relate to the Form
10-KSB.
4.
We
reissue prior comment number two from our letter dated October 11,
2006.
Please file on EDGAR a marked copy with each
amendment.
The
Company has filed a marked copy of the Form 10-KSB/A on Edgar, with the markings
prepared by filing service.
Inside
Front and Outside Back Cover Page
5.
We
reissue prior comment five from our letter dated October 11, 2006.
Please
include the dealer prospectus deliver obligation as required by Item
502(b) of Regulation S-B.
This
comment does not relate to the Form 10-KSB.
Prospectus
Summary, page 3
6.
Name
the control person(s) of Capital Markets Advisory Group
LLC.
The
Company has included language in the introductory section of Item 1 identifying
the control person for Capital Markets as Steven Hicks.
7.
When
discussing the use of proceeds, clarify the cashless exercise rights
and
how this would impact the funds available to the company. In addition,
clarify that there is no guarantee the company will receive any funds,
as
there is no guarantee the warrants will be
exercised.
This
comment does not relate to the Form 10-KSB.
Risk
Factors, page 13
8.
Please
revise risk factor six to discuss in greater detail the potential
risk to
your business as a result of the bankruptcy of your
predecessor.
The
Company has eliminated the risk relating to the bankruptcy of its predecessor.
As of the date of the filing of the Form 10-KSB/A, the Company has reported
significant improvements from the comparable periods of the prior fiscal year
and both revenue and net income are trending upwards. Further, the Company
has
been successful in generating business from new companies that had no
relationship with the predecessor and has expanded its business with a number
of
customers that had been customers of the predecessor. The Company believes
that
its future business and the attendant risks are those that relate to its own
business and not to problems that affected its predecessor in the
past.
Securities
and Exchange Commission
June
13,
2007
Page
3
9.
We
note the removal of risk factor six, discussing the competitive bidding
process. Please add back the risk
factor.
This
risk
factor was included in the Form 10-KSB as originally filed and it has been
retained in the Form 10-KSB/A.
10.
We
reissue prior comment 12 from our letter dated October 11, 2006.
Add a
separate risk factor discussing past delays or postponements to contracts
and the potential risk of such delays, postponements or cancellations
in
the figure.
The
Company has added a risk factor discussing past delays and postponements and
changes to the specifications.
11.
We
note the removal of risk factor ten relating to the risk associated
with a
potential default of an affiliate under a mortgage relating to the
property leased by the company. Please add back the risk factor or
explain
why such disclosure is not
material.
The
risk
factor relating to the potential default was included in the prior filings
of
the SB-2 because the mortgage was then a short-term mortgage, with a maturity
date approximately six months after the borrowing, if there were a default
in
the mortgage the Company’s rent would increase, and, under FIN 46, any expenses
incurred by the affiliated would be treated as our expenses. This short-term
mortgage has been refinanced to a more customary long-term mortgage and as
long
as the Company performs its obligations under the lease, it will be entitled
to
remain in possession. As a result, the Company does not believe that the
potential default by the affiliate is a risk.
12.
We
note the removal of risk factor 11 relating to continued growth through
acquisitions. because the company’s plan for the near term is to grow
through internal growth. Please explain the continued inclusion of
risk
factor 12 (now risk factor 10), which also relates to
acquisitions.
Since
the
Company does not believe that its continued growth is dependent upon
acquisitions, the Company does not believe that the failure to make an
acquisition would materially affect its business. The Company believes that
it
can continue to grow internally. However, since it is possible that the Company
may make an acquisition, the risks attendant with making an acquisition remain
a
risk. Accordingly, we have included this risk factor.
13.
We
note your response to prior comment 15 from our letter dated October
11,
2006. However, please revise the subheading and, again, revise the
second
sentence of the risk factor in order to clarify that you have already
failed to meet a deadline and are already required to issue 2,540
shares
of series A preferred stock for each day that you fail to meet the
scheduled registration date or keep the registration effective up
to a
maximum of 1,400,000 shares. Also, provide more detailed liquidated
damages information in the selling shareholders and MD&A sections. In
addition, clarify elsewhere how the reduction in the liquidated damages
was determined. Clarify whether registration was requested for the
entire
amount, which would appear to result in the full amount of liquidated
damages, rather than only a portion of the liquidated
damages.
This
comment does not relate to the Form 10-KSB.
Securities
and Exchange Commission
June
13,
2007
Page
4
Selling
Stockholders, page 16
14.
Mr.
Schloth and CFO Managed Fund are not included in the list of
broker-dealers or affiliates of broker-dealers. Please
revise.
This
comment does not relate to the Form 10-KSB.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis, page 23
Overview,
page 23
15.
On
the bottom of page 23 you state your gross margin increased from
10.5% to
16.1% during the six months ended September 30, 2006. Based on the
amounts
reported in the statement of operations it appears the gross margin
percentages as of September 30, 2005 and 2006 were 13.9% and 21%,
respectively. Please revise or
advise.
This
comment does not relate to the Form 10-KSB.
16.
Explain
the statement that “Ranor and its predecessor had traditionally performed
services on relatively low margins since the customer demanded more
services without an increase in
cost.”
The
language has been changed to reflect the fact that, during the time prior to
Standard’s bankruptcy, largely because of problems affecting Standard at the
management level, in order for the predecessor to generate business it has
to
agree to perform additional services without charge. These factors no longer
affect the Company’s business.
17.
State
the appraised value of the real estate; clarify when the appraisal
was
obtained, and state who provided the appraisal. Also, explain the
nature
of the limited guarantee provided by Mr.
Levy.
The
appraisal, made by Avery Associates, was obtained in the fall on 2005 and is
based on an appraisal of the fair market value at October 31, 2005. The amount
of the appraised value is described in the MD&A under “Reverse Acquistion.”
Since Mr. Levy’s outstanding limited guarantee was not in effect at March 31,
2006, it is not described in the 10-KSB/A. For the information of the staff,
pursuant to the limited guaranty, Mr. Levy guarantees the lender the payment
of
any loss resulting from WM Realty’s fraud or misrepresentation in connection
with the loan documents, misapplication of rent and insurance proceeds, failure
to pay taxes and other defaults resulting from his or WM Realty’s misconduct.
This disclosure will be included in the Form 10-KSB for the year ended March
31,
2007.
Securities
and Exchange Commission
June
13,
2007
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18.
We
reissue prior comment 29 from our letter dated October 11, 2006.
Discuss
the change in selling, administrative and other expenses for the
years
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
The
discussion under the fiscal years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 has been
expanded to include more a detailed discussion about the factors that affected
the changes in selling, administrative and other expenses for those years.
Business,
page 36
19.
We
reissue prior comment 34 from our letter dated October 11, 2006.
Provide a
more detailed discussion of your business, including the metal fabrication
and machining operations. Also, provide a more detailed discussion
of the
engineering, research, and development services that you periodically
provide. Discuss the bid process through which you obtain most of
your
business.
The
introductory paragraphs under “Business” have been revised to discuss in greater
detail the nature of the metal fabrication and machining operations and well
as
the nature of the engineering services which the Company provides. The Company
believes that engineering services is a more accurate description of the
services rendered by the Company than research and development since the
services relate to a specific project and are a part of the budget and charges
for, and cost of, the project.
20.