SEC Comment Letter for ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (PRQR) (CIK 0001612940) (PRQR) — Aug 29, 2014
ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (PRQR) (CIK 0001612940)
Date: Aug. 29, 2014 · CIK: 0001612940 · Accession: 0000000000-14-043691
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August 29, 2014 Via E -mail Daniel de Boer Chief Executive Officer ProQR Therapeutics B.V. Darwinweg 24 2333 CR Leiden The Netherlands Re: ProQR Therapeutics B.V. Registration Statement on Form F -1 Filed August 14, 2014 File No. 333 -198151 Dear Mr. de Boer : We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comment . Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information . If 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 in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statem ent and the information you provide in response to this comment, we may have additional comments. Form F -1 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates Share -Based Compensation Valuation of our ordinary shares, page 63 1. Please explain why the fair values of your ordinary shares as of January 1, 2014, January 14, 2014 and February 1, 2014 of 158.83, 177.31 and 202.98, respectively, as disclosed on page F -7, are not reflected in the table on page 65. We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the filing to be certain that the filing includes the information the Securities Act of 193 3 and all applic able Securities Act rules require. Since the company and its management are in Daniel de Boer ProQR Therapeutics B.V. August 29, 2014 Page 2 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 regist ration statement please provide a written statement 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 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 p erson under the federal securities laws of the United States. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests 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 r egistration statement. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. You may contact Vanessa Robertson at (202) 551 -3649 or Mark Brunhofer at (202) 551 - 3638 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Johnny Gharib at (202) 551 -3170, Bryan Pitko at (202) 551 -3203 or me at (202) 551-3715 with any other questions. Sincerely, /s/ Bryan J. Pitko for Jeffrey P. Riedler Assistant Director cc: Via E -mail Mitchell S. Bloom, Esq. Goodwin Proctor LLP