SEC Comment Letter for Z YACHTS, INC. (CIK 0001333675) — Sep 12, 2005
Z YACHTS, INC. (CIK 0001333675)
Date: Sept. 12, 2005 · CIK: 0001333675 · Accession: 0000000000-05-047056
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Mail Stop 3561
September 12, 2005
Via U.S. Mail and Fax
Gina Weller
Chief Financial Officer
Z Yachts, Inc.
3598 Old Milton Pkwy
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Re: Z Yachts, Inc.
Form SB-2
Filed August 16, 2005
File No. 333-127597
Dear Mrs. Weller:
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
information so we may better understand your disclosure. After
reviewing this information, we may 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 on any other
aspect
of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers
listed
at the end of this letter.
Form SB-2
General
1. We note your press release dated August 15, 2005, the day
before
you filed your Form SB-2, stating that "these areas [Tennessee
River
Valley, Mobile, Alabama, Pensacola, Florida, and Eastern Michigan]
are key to Z Yachts [sic] expansion plans for the remainder of the
year and I hope to see these areas generate over 100 listings with
roughly 10 million worth of inventory over contract." The
publication of information and statements and publicity efforts
made
in advance of a proposed financing which have the effect of
conditioning the public mind or arousing public interest in the
issuer or in its securities may constitute an offer in violation
of
the Securities Act. See Securities Act Release Nos. 5180 (August
16,
1971) and 7856 (April 28, 2000). Please provide us with your
analysis in your response letter as to why this statement is
consistent with the limitations imposed by Section 5 of the
Securities Act. In addition, revise your plan of operations for
the
remainder of fiscal 2005 contained in your Management`s Discussion
and Analysis and planned expansion in your Description of Business
to
address the content of this press release.
2. Update the financial statements and other financial information
in
the filing to include the interim period ended June 30, 2005. See
Item 310(g) of Regulation S-B.
3. We note that if someone invests the minimum subscription price
in
the offering he or she will receive fractional shares. Clarify
through additional disclosure how this will be resolved.
Risk Factors, page 2
"The application of the "Penny Stock Regulations" could adversely
affect the future price of the Common Stock.," page 4
4. Please revise to state that your common stock will be deemed to
be
penny stock, as you state on page 9.
"Our sales may be adversely affected by weather and climate
conditions.," page 2
5. If Hurricane Katrina has had or will have a material adverse
effect on your business, such as on your sales, or on your ability
to
continue increasing your network of brokers at the current rate of
expansion, revise to clarify that fact in the risk factors section
and expand your discussion in Management`s Discussion and Analysis
of
the quantified impact you expect the hurricane will have on your
results of operations. We note the statement in the press release
referenced earlier in this letter that your planned network
expansion
includes Mobile, Alabama.
Use of Proceeds, page 5
6. Because this is a best efforts, no minimum offering, please
revise
your Use of Proceeds section to reflect the sale of varying
amounts
of the total amount being offered.
7. To the extent possible, revise to discuss in greater detail how
the proceeds allocated to "General corporate purposes" will be
used.
8. Revise to clarify which of the categories is applicable to the
payments owed to GoPublicToday.com, as set forth in the agreement
filed as Exhibit 10.7.
9. Explain here or in MD&A what "new products and service
development" will be funded with proceeds from the offering.
Plan of Distribution, page 6
10. You state on page 6 that you "have not engaged an underwriter,
broker-dealer, or finder to assist us in this offering," and that
"certain broker-dealers that have not been engaged by us may offer
shares of Common Stock for re-sale after the shares are quoted on
the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board Market." According to Phase IV of
your agreement with GoPublicToday.com, however, GoPublicToday.com,
or
Z Yachts, will pay $5,000 to a service provider in connection with
getting your securities quoted on the OTCBB. Please revise to
clarify whether GoPublicToday.com or any of its affiliates,
including
but not limited to employees of GoPublicToday.com and Public
Company
Management Corporation, have agreed to or plan to make a market in
your company`s stock once your stock is approved for quotation on
the
OTCBB. If any of those companies or affiliates are going to act
as
market makers for your securities after you go effective on this
registration statement, please also revise the risk factors
section
to discuss the fact that GoPublicToday.com, the company that
prepared
a substantial portion of your registration statement on Form SB-2,
will also be acting as a market maker in your company`s stock, and
the risks to investors that stem from that dual role.
Description of Business, page 10
General
11. Generally revise your Description of Business section to
provide
your basis for statements such as your assertion that you are the
"largest marine brokerage-only network," that you have a "strong
national brand affiliation," that you support your local brokers
"with innovative brokerage practices," and that your "operations
are
recognized in the boating community and do not require an
introduction."
Z Yachts, page 12
12. We note the table of your affiliated brokers. Revise to
clarify
what the columns labeled "Value" represent. For example, do they
represent the dollar amount of commissions received by the broker?
Flexible Listing Practices, page 13
13. Please revise to clarify how much of the commissions go to Z
Yachts, versus the individual broker.
Centralized Administration, page 14
14. Clarify whether the individuals you use to assist purchasers
in
obtaining financing, insurance, Coast Guard documentation, and
completion of the transaction are employees of your company, or
instead independent contractors.
Products and Services, page 14
Pre-Owned Boats, page 14
15. Clarify the guarantee in connection with the company`s
certification program and how the company is compensated under the
program.
New Boats, page 15
16. Indicate when the company anticipates offering marine
brokerage
and charter services in the future. Clarify whether any of the
proceeds from this offering will be used to fund this expansion.
Employees, page 16
17. Clarify whether your affiliated brokers may sell for other
companies since they are independent contractors, and if so,
explain
in MD&A or your Description of Business how it is determined for
whom
an affiliated broker is selling.
Management`s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, page 16
General
18. Please revise to include an overview section that provides
management`s view of the recreational boating sales industry and
the
most important factors management considers when dealing with the
day-to-day operations of Z Yachts. For example, explain how Z
Yachts
earns revenues (provide a more detailed breakdown of your
commissions
among your different product offerings), and identify the brokers
and
styles of boats that generate the greatest proportion of your
revenues. Discuss the principal geographic markets for your
products
and the weather-risks that arise in each of those markets.
Explain
the status of your relationships with your brokers, including
whether
and to what extent you share commissions with those brokers.
Identify your main competitors, quantify (to the extent possible)
the
amount of market share your competitors have carved out in the
sale
of recreational boats, and explain how you plan to compete against
those businesses.
19. There appear to be numerous statements on your website
(www.zyachts.com) that relate to historical or forward-looking
business information usually required to be discussed in
Management`s
Discussion and Analysis. For example, Z Yachts states that by
March
of 2004 the Z Yachts system was closing a boat every three days,
and
that Z Yachts sales showed a growth of over 450% between 2003 and
2004 (the prospectus states that revenue growth rate for that
period
was 386%). In addition, the company states that it expects its
shares to be trading by the first quarter of 2006. Please revise
to
discuss these statements, as well as others found on your website,
in
Management`s Discussion and Analysis.
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 17
20. Revise to clarify whether cash flow from existing operations
would be sufficient to fund your business for the next 12 months.
If
existing cash flows, as well as other funds available to the
company,
are not enough to fund your operations for the next 12 months,
revise
to disclose the amount of funding that you will need to continue
operations for the next 12 months. Discuss in detail your plan to
secure this needed financing. Clarify how the shortfall will be
met,
including the sources and the amount from each source that will
contribute to lowering the deficiency in short-term liquidity.
Disclose whether management believes it will be able to secure
financing needed to fund operations for the next 12 months. See
Section III.C of the Commission`s Interpretive Release No. 33-
6835,
"Management`s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations," found on our website at
http://www.sec.gov/rules/interp/33-6835.htm.
21. Discuss the likelihood of the company having to borrow funds
from
management to fund its operations and planned expansion of its
business during the pendency of the offering, and disclose whether
interest paid to date has been material.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, page 19
22. We note your disclosure regarding your arrangement with Public
Company Management Corporation. Please revise to provide the
disclosure required by Item 404(d) of Regulation S-B, including a
more detailed summary of your agreement with GoPublicToday.com
(Exhibit 10.7). In addition, revise your discussion in
Management`s
Discussion and Analysis, on page 18, as well as "Interest of Named
Experts" to elaborate upon your relationship with
GoPublicToday.com,
including the fact that GoPublicToday.com prepared your
registration
statement and is entitled to certain contingency fees, including
those listed under Phase III of the agreement filed as Exhibit
10.7.
23. We note in your agreement with Public Company Management
Corporation that Public Company Management Corporation is to be
paid
750,000 shares of common stock to be registered on Form S-8.
Please
advise in your response letter how this is permissible under the
rules governing the use of Form S-8, particularly the restriction
upon registering shares in connection with capital raising
transactions.
Reports to Stockholders, page 20
24. If you are required to or plan to have an annual meeting of
shareholders, the proxy rules will require that you send a copy of
your annual report to shareholders. Therefore, revise the last
sentence of this section to make clear that you will be required
to
send your annual report to shareholders.
Where you can find additional information, page 21
25. Please note that the address of the SEC`s public reference
room
has changed to 100 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Employment Contracts, page 21
26. Disclose whether the board has identified the 2005 goals for
management`s incentive bonuses.
Signatures, page 38
27. Revise to include the signature of the executive officer
acting
in his or her capacity as the principal accounting officer.
Exhibit 5.1
28. Please file the legal opinion with your next amendment to the
Form SB-2.
* * * *
As appropriate, please amend your Form SB-2 in response to
these comments. You may wish to provide us with marked copies of
the
amendment to expedite our review. Please file on EDGAR a cover
letter with your amendment that keys your responses to our
comments
and provides any requested 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 that
they have made.
Notwithstanding our comments, in the event the company
requests
acceleration of the effective date of the pending registration
statement, it should furnish a letter, at the time of such
request,
acknowledging that:
* 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;
* 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 a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.
In addition, please be advised that the Division of
Enforcement
has access to all information you provide to the staff of the
Division of Corporation Finance in connection with our review of
your
filing or in response to our comments on your filing.
We will consider a written request for acceleration of the
effective date of the registration statement as 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 may relate to the proposed public
offering of the securities specified in the above registration
statement. We will act on the request and, pursuant to delegated
authority, grant acceleration of the effective date.
We direct your attention to Rules 460 and 461 regarding
requesting acceleration of a registration statement. Please allow
adequate time after the filing of any amendment for further review
before submitting a request for acceleration. Please provide this
request at least two business days in advance of the requested
effective date.
You may contact Michael Henderson, Staff Accountant, at
(202)
551-3364 or Kyle Moffatt, Accountant Branch Chief, at (202) 551-
3836
if you have questions regarding comments on the financial
statements
and related matters. Please contact Derek Swanson, Staff
Attorney,
at (202)551-3366, or me at (202) 551-3810 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Larry Spirgel
Larry Spirgel
Assistant Director
cc: Gina Weller
Via Facsimile (770) 772-4228
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Gina Weller
Z Yachts, Inc.
September 12, 2005
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
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