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| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2025-12-17 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-02-10 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2024-12-19 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | 333-283819 | Read Filing View |
| 2024-11-20 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2024-10-17 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | 024-12518 | Read Filing View |
| 2021-12-14 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-11-22 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2020-09-23 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2020-09-23 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2018-08-15 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2018-08-14 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-03-25 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-03-25 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-03-25 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-03-19 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-01-28 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-01-10 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2024-12-19 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | 333-283819 | Read Filing View |
| 2024-10-17 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | 024-12518 | Read Filing View |
| 2021-11-22 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2020-09-23 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2018-08-14 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-03-19 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-01-28 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-01-10 | SEC Comment Letter | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
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| 2025-12-17 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-02-10 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2024-11-20 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2021-12-14 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2020-09-23 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2018-08-15 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2014-03-25 | Company Response | Energous Corp | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
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2025-12-17 - CORRESP - Energous Corp
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm December 17, 2025 VIA EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Re: Energous Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed October 8, 2025 File No. 333-290783 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Energous Corporation (the "Company") hereby requests that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") be accelerated so that it becomes effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Friday, December 19, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Please call Ned Prusse of Perkins Coie LLP, counsel to the Company, at (303) 291-2374 as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective. Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Mallorie Burak Mallorie Burak Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
2025-02-10 - CORRESP - Energous Corp
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February 10, 2025
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re:
Energous Corporation
Registration Statement
on Form S-3
Filed December 13, 2024
File No. 333-283819
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant
to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Energous Corporation (the “Company”) hereby requests that the
effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”), as amended by
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement filed on January 31, 2025, be accelerated so that it becomes effective
at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please call Ned Prusse of
Perkins Coie LLP, counsel to the Company, at (303) 291-2374 as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective.
Respectfully submitted,
By:
/s/
Mallorie Burak
Mallorie Burak
Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer
2024-12-19 - UPLOAD - Energous Corp File: 333-283819
December 19, 2024
Mallorie Burak
Chief Executive Officer
Energous Corp
3590 North First Street, Suite 210
San Jose, California 95134
Re:Energous Corp
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed December 13, 2024
File No. 333-283819
Dear Mallorie Burak:
This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration
statement.
Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
Please contact Eranga Dias at 202-551-8107 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing
2024-11-20 - CORRESP - Energous Corp
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Office of Manufacturing
Division of
Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington DC 20549
November 20, 2024
Re:
Energous Corporation
Offering Statement on Form 1-A
File No. 024-12518
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Energous Corporation, I hereby request
qualification of the above-referenced offering statement at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 22, 2024, or as soon thereafter as is
practicable.
Sincerely,
/s/
Mallorie Burak
Mallorie
Burak, Chief Executive Officer
2024-10-17 - UPLOAD - Energous Corp File: 024-12518
October 17, 2024
Mallorie Burak
Chief Financial Officer and Interim Principal Executive Officer
Energous Corporation
3590 North First Street, Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95134
Re:Energous Corporation
Offering Statement on Form 1-A
Filed October 11, 2024
File No. 024-12518
Dear Mallorie Burak:
This is to advise you that we do not intend to review your offering statement.
We will consider qualifying your offering statement at your request. If a participant in
your offering is required to clear its compensation arrangements with FINRA, please have
FINRA advise us that it has no objections to the compensation arrangements prior to
qualification.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence
of action by the staff. We also remind you that, following qualification of your Form 1-A,
Rule 257 of Regulation A requires you to file periodic and current reports, including a Form
1-K which will be due within 120 calendar days after the end of the fiscal year covered by the
report.
Please contact Patrick Fullem at 202-551-8337 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing
cc:Jeanne Campanelli
2021-12-14 - CORRESP - Energous Corp
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP ENERGOUS CORPORATION 3590 North First Street, Suite 210 San Jose, CA 95134 December 14, 2021 VIA EDGAR United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Erin Donahue Re: Energous Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-261087) filed November 15, 2021. Requested Date: December 16, 2021 Requested Time: 4:00 PM Eastern Time Ladies and Gentlemen: Energous Corporation (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-3 effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Commission. The Registrant hereby authorizes Mark A. Leahy or Amanda L. Rose, both of whom are attorneys with the Registrant’s outside legal counsel, Fenwick & West LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. The Registrant requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. Leahy at (650)-335-7682 or, in his absence, to Ms. Rose at (206) 389-4553. * * * Sincerely, ENERGOUS CORPORATION By: /s/ William Mannina William Mannina Acting Chief Financial Officer cc: Cesar Johnston, Chief Executive Officer Energous Corporation Mark A. Leahy, Esq. Amanda L. Rose, Esq. Fenwick & West LLP
2021-11-22 - UPLOAD - Energous Corp
United States securities and exchange commission logo
November 22, 2021
Cesar Johnston
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Energous Corp
3590 North First Street, Suite 210
San Jose, California 95134
Re:Energous Corp
Form S-3
Filed November 15, 2021
File No. 333-261087
Dear Mr. Johnston:
This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration
statement.
Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
Please contact Erin Donahue at 202-551-6001 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing
2020-09-23 - UPLOAD - Energous Corp
United States securities and exchange commission logo
September 23, 2020
Stephen R. Rizzone
Chief Executive Officer
Energous Corporation
3590 North First Street, Suite 210
San Jose, California 95134
Re:Energous Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed September 15, 2020
File No. 333-248832
Dear Mr. Rizzone:
This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration
statement.
Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
Please contact Thomas Jones at 202-551-3602 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing
cc: Mark A. Leahy, Esq.
2020-09-23 - CORRESP - Energous Corp
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP ENERGOUS CORPORATION 3590 North First Street, Suite 210 San Jose, CA 95134 September 23, 2020 VIA EDGAR United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Tom Jones Re: Energous Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-248832) filed September 15, 2020. Requested Date: September 24, 2020 Requested Time: 4:00 PM Eastern Time Ladies and Gentlemen: Energous Corporation (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-3 effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Commission. The Registrant hereby authorizes Mark A. Leahy, Amanda Rose or Nicolas H.R. Dumont, all of whom are attorneys with the Registrant’s outside legal counsel, Fenwick & West LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. The Registrant requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. Dumont at (212) 430-2679, or, in his absence, to Mrs. Rose at (206) 389-4553 or Mr. Leahy at (650) 335-7682. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] Sincerely, ENERGOUS CORPORATION By: /s/ Brian Sereda Brian Sereda Chief Financial Officer cc: Stephen Rizzone, Chief Executive Officer Energous Corporation Mark A. Leahy, Esq. Amanda Rose, Esq. Nicolas H.R. Dumont, Esq. Fenwick & West LLP
2018-08-15 - CORRESP - Energous Corp
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP ENERGOUS CORP. 3590 North First Street, Suite 210 San Jose, CA 95134 August 15, 2018 VIA EDGAR United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Joshua Shainess Re: Energous Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-226739) filed August 9, 2018. Requested Date: August 17, 2018 Requested Time: 12:00 PM Eastern Time Ladies and Gentlemen: Energous Corp. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-3 effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Commission. The Registrant hereby authorizes Horace Nash or Caroline Wells, both of whom are attorneys with the Registrant’s outside legal counsel, Fenwick & West LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. The Registrant requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. Nash at (650) 335-7934 or, in his absence, to Ms. Wells at (650) 335-7226. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] Sincerely, ENERGOUS CORP. By: /s/ Brian Sereda Brian Sereda Chief Financial Officer cc: Stephen Rizzone, Chief Executive Officer Energous Corp. Horace Nash, Esq. Caroline Wells, Esq. Fenwick & West LLP
2018-08-14 - UPLOAD - Energous Corp
August 14, 2018
Stephen R. Rizzone
Chief Executive Officer
Energous Corp.
3590 North First Street, Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95134
Re:Energous Corp.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed August 9, 2018
File No. 333-226739
Dear Mr. Rizzone:
This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration
statement.
Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
Please contact Joshua Shainess, Attorney-Adviser, at (202) 551-7951 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Telecommunications
2014-03-25 - CORRESP - Energous Corp
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MDB Capital Group, LLC
401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1020
Santa Monica, CA 90401
March 24, 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:
Energous Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-193522
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of
Energous Corporation (the “Company”), the undersigned hereby joins the request of the Company that the effectiveness
of said Registration Statement be accelerated to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on March 27, 2014, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Very truly yours,
MDB
Capital Group, LLC
By: /s/ Gary Schuman
Gary Schuman
CFO & CCO
2014-03-25 - CORRESP - Energous Corp
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MDB Capital Group, LLC
401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1020
Santa Monica, CA 90401
March 24, 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:
Energous Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-193522
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 460 under the Securities
Act of 1933, MDB Capital Group, LLC, as underwriter of the proposed public offering of shares of Common Stock of Energous Corporation,
distributed copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated March 21, 2014 as follows:
(1) 150 copies to institutions;
(2) 50 copies to FINRA members; and
(3) 250 copies to individual investors.
We have been informed by participating dealers that, in accordance
with Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated March 21, 2014 are being
distributed to all persons to whom it is expected confirmations of a sale will be sent; and we likewise so distributed copies to
all customers of ours.
We have adequate capital to underwrite a
“firm commitment.”
Very truly yours,
MDB
Capital Group, LLC
By: /s/ Gary Schuman
Gary Schuman
CFO & CCO
2014-03-25 - CORRESP - Energous Corp
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Energous Corporation 303 Ray Street Pleasanton, CA 94566 March 25, 2014 Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Ajay Koduri Re: Energous Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-1 File No. 333-193522 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, registrant Energous Corporation (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) be declared effective at 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, March 27, 2014, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. In connection with the foregoing request, the Company acknowledges that (i) 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; (ii) 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 (iii) 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. Sincerely, /s/ Thomas Iwanski Thomas Iwanski Chief Financial Officer
2014-03-19 - UPLOAD - Energous Corp
March 19, 2014 Via E -mail Mr. Stephen R. Rizzone Chief Executive Officer Energous Corporation 303 Ray Street Pleasanton, CA 94566 Re: Energous Corporation Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S -1 Filed March 13, 2014 File No. 333-193522 Dear Mr. Rizzone : We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and provi ding the requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply 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 filing and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Capitalization, page 58 1. Please present in the column following the actual information, pro forma information giving effect to the reverse stock split, the sale of 210,526 sha res of stock, and the conversion of the senior secured convertible promissory notes. In a separate column following the pro forma information, provide pro forma as adjusted information to give effect to the offering. Dilution, page 59 2. Revise your calcu lations of pro forma net tangible book value and pro forma net tangible book value per share to also give effect to the sale of 210,526 shares of stock and the conversion of the senior unsecured convertible promissory notes. Mr. Stephen R. Rizzone Energous Corporation March 19, 2014 Page 2 Financial Statements Statem ents of Operations, page F -3 3. Please provide on the face of your income statement, pro forma earnings per share data for all periods to give effect to the reverse stock split. 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 1933 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 acknowledging that: should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commissi on 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 acc uracy 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 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 registration statement. Please allow adequate time for us to revi ew any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. Mr. Stephen R. Rizzone Energous Corporation March 19, 2014 Page 3 You may contact Christie Wong, Staff Accountant, at 202 -551-3684 or Robert S. Littlepage, Accounting Branch Chief, at 202 -551-3361 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Ajay Koduri, Staff Attorney, at 202 -551-3310 or me at 202 -551-3810 with any other questions. Sincerely, /s/ Robert S. Littlepage, for Larry Spir gel Assistant Director cc: Via E -mail Mark R. Busch K&L Gates LLP
2014-01-28 - UPLOAD - Energous Corp
January 28, 2014 Via E -mail Stephen R. Rizzone Chief Executive Officer Energous Corporation 303 Ray Street Pleasanton, CA, 94566 Re: Energous Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed January 24, 2014 File No. 333-193522 Dear Mr. Rizzone : 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 comments 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 statement and the information you provide, we may have additional comments. Executive Compensation, page 42 1. We note from page 44 that Mr. Leabman was granted a ten year option to purchase 57,644 shares of common stock that vest beginning October 1, 2013. Please revise your Summary Compensation and Outstanding Equity Awards tables to include this compensation for 2013. We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the fil ing to be 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 respons ible 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: Stephen R. Rizzone Energous Corporation January 28, 2014 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 dec laration 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 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 1 934 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. You ma y contact Christie Wong, Staff Accountant, at 202-551-3684 or Robert Littlepage, Accounting Branch Chief, at 202 -551-3361 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Ajay Koduri, Staff Attorney, at 202-551- 3310 or me at 202 -551-3810 with any other questions. Sincerely, /s/ Larry Spirgel Larry Spirgel Assistant Director cc: Via E -mail Mark R. Busch K&L Gates LLP
2014-01-10 - UPLOAD - Energous Corp
January 10, 2014 Via E -mail Stephen R. Rizzone Chief Executive Officer DvineWave Inc. 303 Ray Street Pleasanton, CA, 94566 Re: DvineWave Inc . Draft Registration Statement on Form S -1 Submitted December 17, 2013 CIK No. 0001575793 Dear Mr. Rizzone : We have reviewed your draft registration statement and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in re sponse to these comments and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. General 1. Please furnish a statement as to whether the amount of compensation to be allowed or paid to the underwrite rs has been cleared with FINRA. Prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement, please provide us with a copy of the letter informing you that FINRA has no objections. 2. Please supplementally provide us with copies of all written communication s, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, that you , or anyone authorized to do so on your behalf , present to potential investors in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, whether they retain copies of the communications. Similarly, plea se supplementally provide us with any research reports about you that are published or distributed in reliance upon Section 2(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 added by Section 105(a) of Stephen R. Rizzone DvineWave Inc. January 10, 2014 Page 2 the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act by any broker or dealer tha t is participating or will participate in your offering. 3. Please provide us with copies of your artwork prior to circulating preliminary prospectuses. Since we may have comments that could result in material revisions to your artwork, we suggest that yo u provide us with enough time to finish commenting on your artwork prior to circulating preliminary prospectuses. See Item VIII of the March 31, 2001 quarterly update to the Division of Corporation Finance’s “Current Issues and Rulemaking Projects Outline .” 4. Please update your executive compensation disclosure for fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. 5. We note your disclosure that you will apply for listing of your common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market and that you expect listing to be approved upon consummation of this offering. However, you also indicate that if y our application to the Nasdaq Ca pital Market is not approved, you will not complete the offering . With a view towards revised disclosure, please clarify the chronology for your applicatio n for listing, approval of listing, effectiveness of the registration statement and closing of the offering. Prospectus Summary, page 1 6. We note your discussion in the third paragraph on page 1 regarding your working prototype that transmits energy from a transmitter to receiver circuits and circuit boards. You also discuss a receiver chip that you expect to develop. Please disclose the differences between receiver circuits and chips and the steps necessary to go from circuits to chips. Further, on page 23 of the Business section consider including a picture of the receiver circuits. Risk Factors, page 8 Laboratory conditions differ from commercial manufacturing…, page 11 7. Please tell us why you are unable to test line -of-sight obstructions in laboratory experiments. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 30 Plan of Operations, page 30 8. Disclose management’s expectation as to when your technology will be commercially viable. Stephen R. Rizzone DvineWave Inc. January 10, 2014 Page 3 Trends, Events and Uncertainties, page 34 9. We note your statement that “[i]f the net proceeds from this offering are insufficient for” developing your technology. However immediately before that statement, you state that management does not expect the net proceeds to b e sufficient. Therefore, you should indicate the steps management is prepared to take to fund the shortfall. Cash Equivalents, page F -7 10. In light of the significance of your cash balance, please provide additional information about the nature and compos ition of the cash portfolio, including a description of the securities held and any related market risk or other risk exposure. If applicable, please include a description of the valuation technique used for each class of securities pursuant to ASC 820 -10-35 and disclose whether there is any limit or restriction on the Company’s ability to use or access the cash and cash equivalents. General If you intend to respond to these comments with an amended draft registration statement , please submit it and any associated correspondence in accordance with the guidance we provide in the Division’s October 11 , 2012 announcement on the SEC website at http://www.sec .gov/divisions/corpfin/cfannouncements/drsfilingprocedures101512.htm . Please keep in mind that we may publicly post filing review correspondence in accordance with our December 1, 2011 policy (http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/cfannouncements/edgarcorrespondence.htm ). If you intend to use Rule 83 (17 CFR 200.83) to request confidential treatment of information in the correspondence you submit on EDGAR, please p roperly mark that information in each of your confidential submissions to us so we do not repeat or refer to that information in our comment letters to you. Stephen R. Rizzone DvineWave Inc. January 10, 2014 Page 4 You may c ontact Christie Wong, Staff Accountant, at 202-551-3684 or Robert Littlepage, Accounting Branch Chief, at 202 -551-3361 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Ajay Koduri, Staff Attorney, at 202-551- 3310 or me at 202 -551-3810 with any other questio ns. Sincerely, /s/ Carlos Pacho for Larry Spirgel Assistant Director cc: Via E -mail Mark R. Busch K&L Gates LLP
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