SEC Comment Letter for Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (CRBP) (CIK 0001595097) (CRBP) — Oct 2, 2014
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (CRBP) (CIK 0001595097)
Date: Oct. 2, 2014 · CIK: 0001595097 · Accession: 0000000000-14-049460
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October 1 , 2014 Via E -mail Yuval Cohen, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. 100 River Ridge Drive Norwood, MA 02062 Re: Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S -1 Filed September 30 , 2014 File No. 333 -198563 Dear Dr. Cohen: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following additional comment. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and circu mstances or do not believe an amendment is a ppropriate, please tell us why in your response. After re viewing any amendment to your registration statement and the infor mation you provide in response to this com ment, we may have additio nal co mments. Prospectus Summary Reverse Stock Split Range Authorization 1. We note that your board of directors recently ap proved a reverse stock split and that you are currently seeking approval from shareholders to effect the split. Please fully disclose the reasons for and effects of the reverse stoc k split proposal . For example, you disclose that you are seeking approval for the split “to provide [your] board of directors with flexibility to effect” the split. You should explain why your directors desire this flexibility and for what specific purposes . Your discu ssion of the effects of the split should include details relating to dilution, change in the number of outstanding shares, the treatment of any resulting fractional shares and odd lots, and any other material information. Finally, please tell us how prosp ective investors and selling stockholders will be informed if and when a reverse split is effected. Yuval Cohen, Ph.D. Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. October 1 , 2014 Page 2 We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclos ure in the filing to be ce rtain that the filing includ es the information the Secu rities Act of 1933 and all applicable Securities Act rules require. Since the co mpany and its manag ement are in possession of all facts r elating to a co mpany’s disclosure, they are responsi ble for the acc uracy and adequacy of the disclos ures they have made. Notwithstanding our comment, in the e vent you request acceleration of the effective date of the pending registration s tatement please pr ovide a writt en state ment from the company acknowledging that: should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Com mission from taking any action with respect to the filing; the action of the Com mission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated auth ority, in declaring the filing effecti ve, does not relieve the co mpany from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the discl osure in the filing; and the co mpany may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initia ted by the Commission or any person under the federal securiti es laws of the United Stat es. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 re garding requests for acceleration. We will consider a written reque st for acceleration of the effe ctive date of the registration state ment as confir mation of the fact that those requesting ac celeration are aware of t heir respective responsibilities und er the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as they relate to the proposed public offering of the secur ities specified in the above registration state ment. Please all ow adequate ti me for us to review any a mendment prior to the requested effecti ve date of the registration state ment. You may contact Frank Wyman at (202) 551 -3660 or Mary Mast at (202) 551 -3613 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Austin Stephenson at (202) 551 -3192, John Krug at (202) 551 -3862, or me at (202) 551 - 3715 with any other questions. Sincerely, /s/ Daniel Greenspan for Jeffrey P. R iedler Assista nt Direct or cc: Via E -Mail Steven M. Skolnick, Esq. Lowenstein Sandler LLP