SEC Comment Letter for NANOVIRICIDES, INC. (NNVC) (CIK 0001379006) (NNVC) — Nov 5, 2012
NANOVIRICIDES, INC. (NNVC) (CIK 0001379006)
Date: Nov. 5, 2012 · CIK: 0001379006 · Accession: 0000000000-12-060565
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November 5, 2012 Via E -mail Dr. Eugene Seymour Chief Executive Officer, Acting Financial Officer and Director Nanoviricides, Inc. 135 Wood Street, Suite 205 West Haven, CT 06516 Re: Nanoviricides, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed October 26, 2012 File No. 333-184626 Dear Dr. Seymour : We have limited our review of your registration statement to the issue w e have addressed in our comment below . Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information . Where you do not believe our comment appl ies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why i n your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to our comment, we may have additional comments. Item 16. Exhibits 1. In order to qualify your indenture under the T rust Indenture Act of 1939 you must have a form of indenture on file at time of ef fectiveness of the registration statement. Please file by pre -effective amendment a form of indenture as an exhibit to your registration statement. We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the filing to b e certain that the filing includes the information the Securities Act of 193 3 and all applicable Securities Act rules require. 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. Notwithstanding our comments, in the event you request acceleration of the effective date of the pending registration statement please provide a written statement from the company acknowledgi ng that: Dr. Eugene Seymour Nanoviricides, Inc. November 5, 2012 Page 2 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 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. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding reques ts for acceleration . 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 relate to the proposed public offering of the securities specified in the above registration statement. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. Please contact Karen Ubell at (202) 551 -3873 or me at (202) 551 -3715 with any questions. Sincerely, /s/ Jeffrey P. Riedler Jeffrey P. Riedler Assistant Director cc: Via E -mail Peter Campitiello, Esq. Kane Kessler, P.C.