Internal control over financial reporting
344 staff comments in this corpus, to 257 registrants, across 7 of the 7 calendar quarters this corpus covers.
Coverage is partial and not continuous. This corpus holds CORRESP filings from 2023Q1–2024Q2 (82–96% of each quarter's EDGAR total); 2025Q4 (16% of the 861 CORRESP filings EDGAR indexed that quarter). It holds nothing at all from 2024Q3, 2024Q4, 2025Q1, 2025Q2 or 2025Q3, and nothing filed after 2025-12-31. If an issue page shows no comment from one of those periods, the reason is that edgarwiki has no data for it — not that the staff raised nothing. Counts on this site are counts within this corpus and are not SEC-wide totals. Every quotation is verbatim and links to its filing; what is incomplete is coverage, not accuracy. Per-quarter figures: Methodology.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Comments raising this issue | 344 |
| Share of all 51,900 comments in the corpus | 0.7% |
| Distinct registrants | 257 |
| With a recorded company response | 344 |
When these comments were filed
| Quarter | Comments here | Corpus coverage of that quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023Q1 | 34 | 93% |
| 2023Q2 | 66 | 91% |
| 2023Q3 | 74 | 93% |
| 2023Q4 | 44 | 96% |
| 2024Q1 | 56 | 93% |
| 2024Q2 | 68 | 82% |
| 2024Q3 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2024Q4 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2025Q1 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2025Q2 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2025Q3 | — | 0% — never ingested |
| 2025Q4 | 2 | 16% |
The exchanges
SEC staff comment
3. Refer to your September 29, 2025 response. You say, “We have evaluated the total possible exposure related to this control deficiency and believe the maximum exposure related to the above-mentioned control deficiency is the amounts listed in the noted errors.” Since you misinterpreted the interpretive guidance, please explain in detail how the potential magnitude of the errors that could have resulted from the control deficiency would be limited to the amounts of the actual errors. For example, suppose you had additional transactions of a similar nature during each of the prior periods when the errors occurred, please explain why you believe you would have accounted for those correctly. Otherwise, please revise your response to tell us how big the errors could have been before you identified them. Also, tell us about any compensating controls and whether they were operating at a…
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comment. We concluded that the potential magnitude of the errors that could have resulted from the control deficiency was limited to the amounts of the actual errors because there is no reasonable possibility of a greater magnitude of errors relating to the control deficiency in question rising to the level of a material misstatement. Rather, the Company has concluded that there was only a remote possibility of the occurrence of “additional transactions of a similar nature during each of the prior periods when the errors occurred,” therefore inherently limiting the potential magnitude of the errors resulting from the relevant control deficiency. The Company had only one owned corporate headquarters, and no additional real estate assets on its books outside of the corporate headquarters, making that sale transaction unique and not subject to…
BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. · filed 2025-12-08 · 0001130713-25-000082
SEC staff comment
Comment 2 : Please confirm whether the Internal Control Report ( i.e. , the Auditor Report) included in the December 31, 2024 Form N-CEN for the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund should make reference to financial statements being consolidated [ i.e. , the financial statements for both (i) the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund and (ii) the FS Alternatives Fund (Cayman), the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund’s wholly-owned subsidiary. If these FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund financial statements do represent the consolidated financial statements for both the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund and the FS Alternatives Fund (Cayman), then please also confirm that, going forward, an appropriate note shall be provided in the Internal Control Report to be included in the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund’s Form N-CEN that discloses that these financial statements represent the…
The company responded
Fund Management has confirmed with Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds’ auditor, that the Internal Control Letter was intended to cover consolidated financial statements of the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund and the FS Alternatives Fund (Cayman). Ernst & Young LLP has confirmed that, going forward, the Internal Control Letter shall clearly disclose that the Internal Control Letter is intended to cover the consolidated financial statements for both the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund and the FS Alternatives Fund (Cayman). * * * * * SEC
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III · filed 2025-10-02 · 0001398344-25-018797
SEC staff comment
4. We note you disclose that you have made and will continue to make, changes to your internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and accounting systems to meet your reporting obligations as a publicly traded company. We also note that you did not timely file a Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Please update and revise your disclosure to state that you did not timely file this Form 10-Q and that you may not be able to file timely in the future. Company
The company responded
In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure on pages 41 of the Registration Statement. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Impact of two separate resale offerings of our securities, page 44
Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. · filed 2024-06-28 · 0001213900-24-057367
SEC staff comment
1. Please amend your filing to provide management’s report on internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Item 308 of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that management of the Company had performed the assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023 but that the Company inadvertently excluded disclosures related to management’s report of that assessment from its Annual Report. In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has amended and restated its disclosure in Part II, Item 9A of the Annual Report to include management’s report on internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Item 308 of Regulation S-K on page 1 of Amendment No. 1. We appreciate the Staff’s comment and request the Staff contact Grant J. Levine of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. at (954) 768-8209 or levineg@gtlaw.com with any questions or comments regarding this letter. Very truly yours, /s/ Christopher J. Munyan Christopher J. Munyan Chief Financial…
Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp. · filed 2024-06-27 · 0001193125-24-170549
SEC staff comment
4. Please tell us why the certifications filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 do not include paragraph 4(b) and the introductory language in paragraph 4 referring to internal control over financial reporting. Refer to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment. The Company advises the Staff that it will file an amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 with updated Exhibit 31.1 and 31.2 certifications including the introductory language in paragraph 4 and paragraph 4(b) referring to internal control over financial reporting as soon as all comments are resolved to the satisfaction of the Staff. 5 Form 8-K dated May 13, 2024 Exhibit 99.1, page 1
Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. · filed 2024-06-26 · 0001683168-24-004491
SEC staff comment
Comment 1: Please revise to disclose management’s conclusion on the effectiveness of your internal controls over financial reporting. Refer to Item 308(a)(3) of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
Management’s conclusion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls is included under the referenced caption in Amendment No. 1. Exhibit 31 Certifications Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, page 27
Koil Energy Solutions, Inc. · filed 2024-06-26 · 0001683168-24-004476
SEC staff comment
4. Please revise to disclose the conclusion of your principal executive officer and principal financial officer as to the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures based upon the full definition contained in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In this regard, your disclosure states that your disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company ’ s periodic filings under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to your management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Tell us and revise to disclose whether your assessment also included whether your controls and other procedures were designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in your reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported timely. Also revise your…
The company responded
The Company confirms that management’s conclusions set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 with respect to the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were on the basis of the full definition of disclosure controls and procedures in Exchange Act rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Specifically, the Company confirms that such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and such information is accumulated and communicated the appropriate management on a basis that permits timely decisions regarding disclosure. Based upon that evaluation, the Company's principal executive officer and…
BLACKBOXSTOCKS INC. · filed 2024-06-20 · 0001437749-24-020692
SEC staff comment
5. Please also identify the version of the COSO Framework (i.e., the 2013 framework) you used in your evaluation of the Company ’ s internal control over financial reporting. Refer to Item 308(a)(2) of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
The Company respectfully advises the Staff that its principal executive officer and principal financial officer assessed the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023 based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or the COSO Framework. The Company respectfully advises the Staff that it will undertake to ensure that future filings containing such disclosures will, if applicable, identify the relevant version of framework upon which the evaluation is based. If you have any additional questions regarding the above, please contact me by phone at (214) 745-5394 or e-mail at jmcphaul@winstead.com. Sincerely, /s/ Jeffrey M. McPhaul Jeffrey M. McPhaul Cc: Gust Kepler (President & Chief Executive Officer, Blackboxstocks Inc.) Robert Winspear…
BLACKBOXSTOCKS INC. · filed 2024-06-20 · 0001437749-24-020692
SEC staff comment
3. We note the certifications provided in Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 do not include paragraph 4(b) and the introductory language in paragraph 4 referring to internal control over financial reporting after the end of the transition period that allows these omissions. Please provide corrected certifications in an amended filing that also contains full Item 9A disclosure as well as your financial statements. Amend your Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 in a similar manner. Refer to the guidance of Regulation S-K Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations Question 246.13. Phathom’s
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised its disclosure by filing Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “ Form 10-K/A ”) to include revised certifications in Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to include paragraph 4(b) and the introductory language in paragraph 4 that refers to internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Item 601(b)(31)(i) of Regulation S-K. In accordance with 246.13 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Compliance and Discussion Interpretations on Regulation S-K and the Staff’s comment, the Form 10-K/A includes Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures and the Sections 302 and 906 certifications. The Company has also amended it’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024 in a similar manner. *********…
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · filed 2024-06-14 · 0001193125-24-161577
SEC staff comment
9. You disclose that in January 2024, in connection with a routine tax examination of the Company’s income tax returns, the Japanese tax authority discovered misappropriations of Company funds by a former director. Please clarify for us how you were able to measure the impact of the misappropriations on your reported revenue and advances from customers’ accounts. Specifically, it is not clear why your restated 2022 net income decreased by $1.1 million and advances from customers increased by $4.2 million. In light of the related party disclosure on page 232, please disclose whether the "former director" is a relative of the CEO. Regarding the corresponding risk factor disclosure on page 84, please tell us why your system of internal controls failed to detect this misappropriation of funds and whether you are implementing any responsive changes in your system of internal controls.…
The company responded
SBC advises the Staff that, to investigate the impact of the misappropriations, assistance of independent legal counsel and forensic consultants was used, and SBC concluded the misappropriated amount by examining the documents including but not limited to invoices issued to SBC since April 2016, the former director's personal bank statements and tax returns filed; conducting a digital forensic investigation on the data including but not limited to what was stored in the former director's working devices; conducting interviews and/or surveys with the former directors and other employees. The misappropriated amount, excluding consumption tax, represents advertising services that SBC purchased on behalf of a related-party MC, i.e., vendor costs, which were originally included in the revenues reported on a net basis. Since the advertising procurement service revenue was based on a fixed…
Pono Capital Two, Inc. · filed 2024-06-14 · 0001213900-24-053064
SEC staff comment
1. Please amend your filing to provide management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting. Ensure you include a statement of management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and a statement identifying the framework used by management to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Also, include management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, including a statement as to whether or not internal control over financial reporting is effective. Refer to Item 308(a) of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
In the Amendment and in accordance with Item 308(a) of Regulation S-K, the Company included a statement of management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and a statement identifying the framework used by management to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Additionally, the Company included management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023 and concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2023 to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
NEXGEL, INC. · filed 2024-06-13 · 0001493152-24-023730
SEC staff comment
2. In light of the missing internal control over financial reporting disclosures, please re-evaluate your conclusion regarding the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures. Also address this comment for your March 31, 2024 Form 10-Q’s conclusion for your disclosure controls and procedures.
The company responded
In light of the Amendment, the Company’s management re-evaluated its conclusion regarding the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024, respectively. The Company notes that the Company’s management inadvertently failed to include management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting in the Original Report. The omission of the disclosure had no impact on the consolidated financial statements and other disclosures contained in the Original Report or in the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024. Management is aware of its responsibility for establishing adequate internal controls over financial reporting, had such internal controls in place at that time, and complied with the procedures established by the internal controls framework. The specific disclosure item was inadvertently omitted…
NEXGEL, INC. · filed 2024-06-13 · 0001493152-24-023730
SEC staff comment
30. Comment : Form N-CEN. The Internal Control Letters are dated months after the audit opinion for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Please describe how the audit firms can issue a report on internal control after the audit period.
The company responded
The audit firm is knowledgeable of the SEC enforcement on Upright funds and they have delayed issuing the Internal Control Letters.
UPRIGHT INVESTMENTS TRUST · filed 2024-06-13 · 0001162044-24-000602
SEC staff comment
31. Comment : Form N-CEN. A. Item B 8. That section only lists two directors but the N-CSR lists four. B. Item B 8 lists the file # of this registrant. But the form asks for the File # of other registrants that the person serves as director. C. Item B 18. B18 indicates no material weakness. But the Internal Control Letter note a material weakness.
The company responded
A. The two other directors’ names were inadvertently omitted from the report. They will be included in future filings. B. The file # was an error and will be removed in future filings C. The material weakness was neglected from updating in Form N-CEN when the Internal Control Letter was received. 6
UPRIGHT INVESTMENTS TRUST · filed 2024-06-13 · 0001162044-24-000602
SEC staff comment
Comment : The Staff notes that the Form N-CEN B-22 for Old Westbury Credit Income Fund indicates that the Fund had a NAV error during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022. However, there was no disclosure in the financial statements on the error, associated internal control implications, mitigating steps, or reimbursement. If the amounts related to the NAV error have been reimbursed, please explain and cite the applicable GAAP, Regulation S-X, or other relevant accounting guidance on why the Fund did not disclose these reimbursement amounts in its financial statements.
The company responded
The NAV error referenced in the Registrant’s Form N-CEN with respect to the Old Westbury Credit Income Fund were the result of mispriced total return swaps held in the Fund. This error resulted in the NAV being overstated by $0.01 on April 19, 2022 and April 20, 2022, and overstated by $0.02 on April 21, 2022. Under the Registrant’s policies, the Fund’s share activity for this period was reprocessed at the revised NAV on April 26, 2022. The reprocessing of the share transactions did not result in any loss to the Fund requiring reimbursement and, in this regard, no additional disclosures were required in the Fund’s financial statements. 6.
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC · filed 2024-06-12 · 0000930413-24-001851
SEC staff comment
3. Refer to the second paragraph and your conclusion that disclosure controls and procedures ("DCP") were effective. However, we note that your assessment of internal control over financial reporting ("ICFR") was not effective due to the material weaknesses described therein. To the extent that ICFR has been determined to be not effective due to the material weakness identified, we would expect your DCP also to be not effective due to the substantial overlap of controls. Refer to SEC Release No. 33-8238, Section II.D. Please revise to ensure consistent conclusions for both DCP and ICFR are presented. ALR
The company responded
ALR proposes to amend Form 20-F in the second paragraph under Evaluation of Disclosure Controls as follows: “As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based upon that evaluation, our management, including our CEO and CFO, has concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report our existing disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective due to the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting identified below.” Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, page 59
ALR Technologies SG Ltd. · filed 2024-06-11 · 0001903596-24-000384
SEC staff comment
4. In the paragraphs where you refer to management, please expand to disclose if your management includes the participation of your chief executive officer and chief financial officer. In addition, under the heading of Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting on page 60, please revise to disclose if there were any change in your internal control over financial reporting ("ICFR") identified in connection with your evaluation of ICFR, other than those discussed above relating to the material weakness, that occurred during your fourth fiscal quarter (i.e., quarter ended December 31, 2023) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, your internal control over financial reporting. Refer to Item 308(c) of Regulation S-K and to the requirements of paragraph 4(d) of the Exhibit 12 Certifications. ALR
The company responded
i) ALR proposes to amend Form 20-F under Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting to expand disclosure to include our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in the applicable paragraphs. ii) ALR proposes to amend Form 20-F to replace the prior certifications attached as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, and 32.1, with new certifications on Exhibits 12.1, 12.2 and 13.1, complying with the requirements of Form 20-F. Specifically, the certifications contained in paragraph 4(d) of the Exhibit 12 certifications required by Form 20-F speak only to the annual period covered by the Form 20-F, which is the applicable reporting period, and eliminate the need to discuss any changes in ALR’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth fiscal quarter separate from such annual reporting period. If you have any questions related to the foregoing, please contact…
ALR Technologies SG Ltd. · filed 2024-06-11 · 0001903596-24-000384
SEC staff comment
Comment : Item B.22 of the Fund’s Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, indicates that the Fund had a net asset value (“NAV”) error during the reporting period. However, the Staff did not locate disclosure in the financial statements related to such error. Please describe the nature and circumstances of the error, associated internal control implications, mitigating actions and amounts reimbursed, if any. In addition, if amounts have been reimbursed, please explain, citing applicable U.S. GAAP, Regulation S-X and other accounting guidance, why the Fund has not disclosed these reimbursement amounts in its financial statements.
The company responded
The NAV error identified in Item B.22 of the Fund’s Form N-CEN was caused by using stale prices for certain total return swaps held by the Fund during the reporting period. The Fund’s accounting agent (“Fund Accounting Agent”) had challenged the daily prices it received from a pricing service for these total return swaps because the prices were unchanged from the prior day. The pricing service confirmed the prices. The Fund’s sub-adviser subsequently questioned these stale prices and it was determined that they were incorrect. The NAV error resulted in the reprocessing of shareholder redemptions on a single day during the reporting period because the error exceeded the fifty basis point threshold outlined in the Fund’s error correction procedures, which resulted in a net loss to the Fund of approximately $6,100. Subsequently, both the Fund Accounting Agent and the pricing service took…
GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST · filed 2024-06-11 · 0001193125-24-158857
SEC staff comment
Comment 10 : For all the Funds, the Form N-CSR refers to a "fiscal half year" covered by the report for the disclosure related to Form N-CSR Item 11(b). Please utilize the language provided in Form N-CSR Item 11(b) which refers to period covered by the report not isolated to a particular fiscal half year and confirm that there have been no such changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period.
The company responded
The Registrants acknowledges the staff comment and in future reports will refer to period covered by report and confirms no such changes in the internal control during the period.
Credit Suisse Commodity Strategy Funds · filed 2024-06-07 · 0001104659-24-069544
SEC staff comment
3. You disclose that your annual report does not include a report on the conclusion regarding the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures (“DCP”) due to a transition period established by Commission rules for newly public companies. We note that you provided DCP conclusions in each of your Forms 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2022. We also note that paragraphs 4(c) of your certifications filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 indicate that you prepared the requisite evaluation of DCP and provided your conclusion in the filing. Finally, we note that Instruction 1 to Item 308 of Regulation S-K provides transition guidance for the evaluation of internal control over financial reporting but there is no similar instruction for DCP under Item 307. Please tell us whether you performed the required assessment of DCP as of March 31,…
The company responded
The Trust confirms that the required assessment of DCP was performed as of March 31, 2023 and that the corresponding SOX certifications were accurate in this regard. The Trust acknowledges the relevant instructions to the applicable disclosure items (i.e., Items 307 and 308) as per Regulation S-K cited in the comment. As the Staff noted in the review, the Trust’s filings have historically included the DCP conclusion dating back to the Fund’s inception in 2022. While the DCP assessment was conducted in accordance with the applicable procedures governing both the Trust and the Fund, and affirmed in the certifications filed as exhibits to each filing, the corresponding Item 9A disclosure was inadvertently omitted in the Trust’s initial annual report on Form 10-K in error (and a statement regarding the transition guidance applicable pursuant to Item 308 only was inadvertently included with…
Franklin Templeton Holdings Trust · filed 2024-06-07 · 0001137439-24-001062
SEC staff comment
2. The Trusts’ Form N-CEN Reports include the annual audit reports in addition to the required independent public accountant’s reports on internal control. Only the internal control reports are required to be filed.
The company responded
In the future filings, the Funds will only file the internal control reports.
PARNASSUS FUNDS · filed 2024-06-07 · 0000897069-24-001319
SEC staff comment
Comment 7. The Staff notes that in the N-CSR filed for the period ending October 31, 2023, the response to Item 11(b) refers to a “quarter.” Please use language in Item 11(b) going forward that refers to the “period” of the report and does not refer to a particular quarter. Please confirm that there have been no changes in the internal controls of the Registrant’s reporting during the period.
The company responded
Registrant confirms that it will use the term “period” in its responses to Item 11(b) in its future filings on Form N-CSR. Registrant confirms that there were no changes to the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by Form N-CSR that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. * * * If you would like to discuss this response in further detail or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (617) 728 7165. Sincerely /s/ Edwin Batista Edwin Batista Cc: Diana R. Podgorny, Esq. Meredyth Whitford-Schultz, Esq. John Paral Harbor Funds Christopher P. Harvey, Esq. Stephanie A. Capistron, Esq. Dechert LLP 3
HARBOR FUNDS · filed 2024-05-31 · 0001193125-24-151256
SEC staff comment
2. Please revise the heading Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures to Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. In addition, you set forth that management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2018. Please correct the date in an amended filing. Lastly, you set forth that you used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. Please revise your disclosure to refer to the specific framework used. Refer to Item 308 of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
The title of this section has been changed, and the date has been updated accordingly.
EOS INC. · filed 2024-05-30 · 0001575872-24-000598
SEC staff comment
3. Please revise your heading to Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures to provide more clarity. In addition, you refer to December 31, 2020 two times in the paragraph, not December 31, 2023. Please correct your disclosure in an amended filing. Refer to Item 307 of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
We have revised this accordingly.
EOS INC. · filed 2024-05-30 · 0001575872-24-000598
SEC staff comment
7. With respect to each AXS Fund, the Form N-CSR filing for the period September 30, 2023, discusses internal controls in Item 4d. This discussion should be for the period covered by the report. Please ensure that the internal control covers the period of the report in future filings.
The company responded
The Registrant will correct this in future filings.
Investment Managers Series Trust II · filed 2024-05-30 · 0001213900-24-047743
SEC staff comment
5. We note that management has determined your internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) was not effective as of December 31, 2023, due to the presence of a material weakness. However, we also note management, with the participation of your Certifying Officers, concluded that disclosure controls and procedures (DCPs) were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. Please explain to us how management was able to conclude DCPs were effective given that ICFR are an integral part of DCPs, or revise as necessary. We refer you to Sections II.D and E of SEC Release 33-8238, in which the Commission recognizes there is substantial overlap between ICFR and DCPs.
The company responded
Please be advised that subsequent to filing the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, Company management re-evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures in connection with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 13, 2024. As a result of the re-evaluation, the Company’s management changed course and concluded that the Company’s DCPs were not effective as of the end of the period covered by the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as a result of the same ICFR material weaknesses noted in our Form 10-K. The Company expects to continue to report the same conclusions until management determines the material weaknesses noted have been remediated. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance May 28, 2024 Page 4 General
Phunware, Inc. · filed 2024-05-28 · 0001213900-24-047048
SEC staff comment
Comment 6. The disclosure included with respect to Item 11(b) of each Registrant’s Form N-CSR states that “[t]here were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report).” The Staff notes that Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR describes changes to the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the “period covered by this report.” Please revise the period referred to in each Registrant’s disclosure under Item 11(b) to use the exact language provided in Form N-CSR.
The company responded
The disclosure will be revised accordingly in future filings.
AIP Multi-Strategy Fund A · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001133228-24-005646
SEC staff comment
Comment 7. The disclosure included with respect to 4(d) of the AIP Multi-Strategy Fund A’s Principal Executive Officer’s and Principal Financial Officer’s certifications, included as exhibits to the Form N-CSR, certify that the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have “disclosed in th[e] report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.” The Staff notes that Item 19(a)(3) of Form N-CSR requires the Registrant’s certifications relating to such officers’ disclosure during the “period covered by this report.” Please revise the period referred to in the Registrant’s…
The company responded
The disclosure will be revised accordingly in future filings.
AIP Multi-Strategy Fund A · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001133228-24-005646
SEC staff comment
Comment 6. The disclosure included with respect to Item 11(b) of each Registrant’s Form N-CSR states that “[t]here were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report).” The Staff notes that Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR describes changes to the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the “period covered by this report.” Please revise the period referred to in each Registrant’s disclosure under Item 11(b) to use the exact language provided in Form N-CSR.
The company responded
The disclosure will be revised accordingly in future filings.
AIP Multi-Strategy Fund P · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001133228-24-005648
SEC staff comment
Comment 7. The disclosure included with respect to 4(d) of the AIP Multi-Strategy Fund A’s Principal Executive Officer’s and Principal Financial Officer’s certifications, included as exhibits to the Form N-CSR, certify that the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have “disclosed in th[e] report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.” The Staff notes that Item 19(a)(3) of Form N-CSR requires the Registrant’s certifications relating to such officers’ disclosure during the “period covered by this report.” Please revise the period referred to in the Registrant’s…
The company responded
The disclosure will be revised accordingly in future filings.
AIP Multi-Strategy Fund P · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001133228-24-005648
SEC staff comment
Comment 6. The disclosure included with respect to Item 11(b) of each Registrant’s Form N-CSR states that “[t]here were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report).” The Staff notes that Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR describes changes to the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the “period covered by this report.” Please revise the period referred to in each Registrant’s disclosure under Item 11(b) to use the exact language provided in Form N-CSR.
The company responded
The disclosure will be revised accordingly in future filings.
Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001133228-24-005642
SEC staff comment
Comment 7. The disclosure included with respect to 4(d) of the AIP Multi-Strategy Fund A’s Principal Executive Officer’s and Principal Financial Officer’s certifications, included as exhibits to the Form N-CSR, certify that the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have “disclosed in th[e] report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.” The Staff notes that Item 19(a)(3) of Form N-CSR requires the Registrant’s certifications relating to such officers’ disclosure during the “period covered by this report.” Please revise the period referred to in the Registrant’s…
The company responded
The disclosure will be revised accordingly in future filings.
Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001133228-24-005642
SEC staff comment
Comment 6. The disclosure included with respect to Item 11(b) of each Registrant’s Form N-CSR states that “[t]here were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report).” The Staff notes that Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR describes changes to the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the “period covered by this report.” Please revise the period referred to in each Registrant’s disclosure under Item 11(b) to use the exact language provided in Form N-CSR.
The company responded
The disclosure will be revised accordingly in future filings.
Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001133228-24-005644
SEC staff comment
Comment 7. The disclosure included with respect to 4(d) of the AIP Multi-Strategy Fund A’s Principal Executive Officer’s and Principal Financial Officer’s certifications, included as exhibits to the Form N-CSR, certify that the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have “disclosed in th[e] report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.” The Staff notes that Item 19(a)(3) of Form N-CSR requires the Registrant’s certifications relating to such officers’ disclosure during the “period covered by this report.” Please revise the period referred to in the Registrant’s…
The company responded
The disclosure will be revised accordingly in future filings.
Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001133228-24-005644
SEC staff comment
Comment : We note your disclosure that your Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of your disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2022. Please note that your conclusions should be disclosed as of December 31, 2023, which is the end of the period covered by this report. Please amend your Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 to correct this apparent discrepancy. Refer to Item 307 of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises that the Company filed a Form 10-K/A on May 24, 2024, to address the comment by including updated language on page 56. General 2. Staff’s
Pearl Holdings Acquisition Corp · filed 2024-05-24 · 0001829126-24-003759
SEC staff comment
Comment 2. Form N-CEN Item B.22 for the period ended December 31, 2022, indicates that the CM Commodity Index Fund had a NAV error during the period. However, the Staff did not locate disclosure of the financial statements related to such error. Please describe the nature and circumstances of the error, associated internal control implications, mitigating actions, and amounts reimbursed, if any. In addition, if amounts have been reimbursed, please explain, citing applicable US GAAP, Regulation S-X, and other accounting guidance, why the fund has not disclosed these reimbursement amounts in its financial statements.
The company responded
On December 21, 2022, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the fund accounting agent for CM Commodity Index Fund (the “Fund”), misstated the NAV of the Fund’s Cayman Islands subsidiary due to booking a swap reset transaction incorrectly, resulting in a material Fund NAV error to all share classes for that day only. In accordance with the Net Asset Value Error Correction Policy, the Fund reprocessed shareholder and reinvestment activity for December 21st, on December 27, 2022. As December 21, 2022 was the Fund’s ex-dividend date, there was share reinvestment activity recorded at the incorrect NAV, which caused additional non-material NAV errors on December 22nd and 23rd. For the NAV errors of December 22nd and 23rd, shareholder activity was not reprocessed, consistent with the Net Asset Value Error Correction Policy. Both harmed shareholders and the Fund were made whole…
VanEck Funds · filed 2024-05-23 · 0001137360-24-000383
SEC staff comment
Comment : The Staff notes that the Form N-CSR filed by the Fund: a. Does not provide a response to Items 4(i) and 4(j); b. References the wrong time period in response to Item 11(b) (it references the first fiscal half-year) ; and c. Item 4(d) of the Certifications does not refer to the correct time period (it references the second fiscal quarter). The Staff requests that the Fund re-file its Form N-CSR with responses to the missing Items referenced, corrects the time period for responses to Item 11(b) and Item 4(d) of the Certifications and confirms that there have been no material changes in internal control over financial reporting during the period since the wrong time period referenced in Item 11(b) and the fiscal year end of the Fund.
The company responded
Fund management confirms that it will re-filed the Fund's N-CSR to include the missing responses to Items 4(i) and 4(j) and provide the correct time periods in responses to Item 11(b) and Item 4(d) of the Certifications and confirms that there have been no material changes in internal control over financial reporting during the period since the wrong time period referenced in Item 11(b) and the fiscal year end of the Fund. * * * * * Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact the undersigned at 212.969.3357 (dstephens@proskauer.com). Very truly yours, /s/ David Stephens David Stephens cc: James Giangrasso James Abbruzzese 2
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC · filed 2024-05-22 · 0000894189-24-003370
SEC staff comment
1. We note the Rule 13a–14(a)/15d–14(a) certifications included in Exhibits 31 omit paragraph 4(b), which refers to the design of internal control over financial reporting. Please amend your Form 10-K to include certifications containing the language precisely as set forth in Item 601(b)(31)(i) of Regulation S-K. Your amendment may include the cover page, explanatory note, signature page, and paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the certification. Refer to Question 246.13 of the Regulation S-K C&DIs for guidance.
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comment and have filed an abbreviated second amendment to the Form 10-K and an abbreviated amendment to the Form 10-Q, each of which include revised officer certifications that include the introductory sentence of paragraph 4(b) referring to internal control over financial reporting. Per the Staff’s comment, we have included in each amendment only the cover page, explanatory note, signature page, and paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5 of each Section 302 certification. Division of Corporation Finance May 22, 2024 Page 2 On behalf of the Company and its management, I acknowledge that the Company and its management are responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the Staff. Please direct any questions that you may have with respect to the foregoing, or if any additional…
Oncology Institute, Inc. · filed 2024-05-22 · 0001553350-24-000041
SEC staff comment
1. Although you disclose that management carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of your disclosure controls and procedures, we note that you do not provide an effective conclusion pursuant to Item 307 of Regulation S-K. Please revise to disclose management's conclusions regarding the effectiveness of your disclosure controls and procedures.
The company responded
We have revised our annual filing on Form 10-K on Form 10-K/A for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023, submitted on May 10, 2024, to clarify and state management’s conclusion that controls and procedures were not effective based on management’s evaluation. Further, the Company will ensure that a clear statement on conclusions for both Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICFR) and Disclosure Control Procedures (DCP) is included in all future filings. Thank you for your assistance in reviewing this filing. Sincerely, /s/ Jackelyne Placeres Jackelyne Placeres Interim Acting Chief Financial Officer Basanite Inc. 2660 NW 15 th Court Unit 108 I Pompano Beach, FL 33069 I 954.532.4653 www.BasaniteIndustries.com I OTCQB: BASA I IR@BasaniteIndustries.com
BASANITE, INC. · filed 2024-05-17 · 0001079973-24-000771
SEC staff comment
2. You state that you believe that your reporting obligation was suspended automatically on October 1, 2023 in connection with your prior registration statement on Form F-1 that went effective by operation of law on April 17, 2023. Please qualify your belief here and in the risk factor discussion with the fact that you never filed a Form 20-F during the year that your registration statement went effective through operation of law creating uncertainty that you complied with the reporting requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. See Exchange Act Rule Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation Question 153.03. In addition, please expand your risk factor to address the potential impact of failing to file the Form 20-F on the effectiveness of your disclosure controls and procedures.
The company responded
We note the Staff’s comment, and in response thereto, respectfully advise the Staff that we have revised our disclosure to include the fact that we have not filed a Form 20-F during the year that our registration statement went effective and the uncertainty involved through operation of law . We further advise the Staff that have expanded the risk factor “We may be subject to additional reporting requirements if we are deemed as a reporting company under section 15(d) of the Exchange Act” on page 46 to address the potential impact of failing to file the Form 20-F on the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 59
NetClass Technology Inc · filed 2024-05-16 · 0001104659-24-062487
SEC staff comment
2. Properties, at 61-87, relating to Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), of the Form 10-K filed with the Commission by Newmont Corporation on February 29, 2024. Securities and Exchange Commission May 14, 2024 Page 8 For our reporting purposes, we start with operator mineral resource and mineral reserves disclosure. We evaluate which portion of the reported mineral resources and mineral reserves is subject to our royalty or streaming interest. We then evaluate whether operator reporting of mineral resources is inclusive or exclusive of mineral reserves. If the reporting is inclusive, we subtract tonnage and metal in mineral reserves from the mineral resources, leaving the exclusive portion of mineral resources. We then standardize the information to metric units for reporting. For material properties, we tabulate mineral resources and mineral reserves according to the form specified in SK 1300,…
The company responded
As a royalty and streaming company, we do not engage in exploration activities or estimate mineral resources or mineral reserves. As noted in the Adopting Release, “Item 1305 requires disclosure of internal controls that the registrant has put in place to ensure that its exploration results and mineral resource and reserve estimates on its mining properties are reliable, and not for any other purpose ” 40 (emphasis added). The types of internal controls contemplated by Item 1305 of Regulation S-K – e.g. , protocols for sample preparation, controls, custody, assay precision and accuracy, techniques employed to ensure the data used in estimating mineral resources and mineral reserves is reliable, and other controls inherent in quality control and quality assurance programs 41 – are maintained by the operators and not us, as disclosed in our Form 10-K. The internal controls contemplated in…
ROYAL GOLD INC · filed 2024-05-14 · 0000085535-24-000016
SEC staff comment
4. We note your response to prior comment 14. Please revise your disclosure to elaborate upon the nature of the remediation measures and their implementation status for the identified material weaknesses in Learn CW’s internal control over financial reporting.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised its disclosure on page 41 of Amendment No. 2. Background of the Business Combination, page 90 Page 3
Learn SPAC HoldCo, Inc. · filed 2024-05-10 · 0001140361-24-025506
SEC staff comment
2. We note the disclosure that you conducted an evaluation of your disclosure controls and procedures; however, you did not clearly disclose management's conclusions. In this regard, please tell us and revise your future filings to disclose management's conclusion on whether your disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the end of the period. Refer to the guidance in Item 307 of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
The Company confirms that in connection with our evaluation of the effectiveness of our Disclosure Controls (as defined by the Company in Item 9A of the Report) as of end of the period covered by the Report, the Company concluded, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. In future filings, we will include and disclose management's conclusions as to the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. We hope that we have sufficiently responded to your comments. If you have additional questions or comments, please contact me directly. Best regards, Michael G. Wooldridge MGW/ jkp c: Mr. Michael Cole, Chief Financial Officer 22872575
UFP INDUSTRIES INC · filed 2024-05-10 · 0000912767-24-000015
SEC staff comment
1. We note your disclosure that Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting has been omitted due to the transition period established by the rules of the SEC for newly public companies. Please explain to us how you determined you were eligible for this exemption or revise your filing accordingly.
The company responded
Today, the Company filed a Form 10-K/A including Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting. Form 8-K Filed April 4, 2024, Exhibit 99.1, page 5
Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. · filed 2024-05-08 · 0001493152-24-018176
SEC staff comment
1. Considering you filed an annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 on February 16, 2023, please clarify why you did not provide management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting in your Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Alternatively, amend your Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 to include management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Item 308 of Regulation S-K. To the extent you file an amendment, tell us the basis for your conclusion that your disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2023 when you failed to provide management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting or revise your disclosure accordingly. Vitesse Energy, Inc. • 9200 East Mineral Ave, Suite 200 • Centennial, CO 80112
The company responded
The Company has filed an amendment to its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Amended Report”) to include management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Item 308 of Regulation S-K and to revise its disclosure regarding the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023. Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, page 73
Vitesse Energy, Inc. · filed 2024-05-07 · 0001944558-24-000069
SEC staff comment
2. Please file amended certifications of your chief executive officer and chief financial officer to include paragraph 4(b) of the certifications required to comply with Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K regarding the design of internal control over financial reporting.
The company responded
The Company has filed amended certifications as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to the Amended Report including paragraph 4(b) as required to comply with Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K. * * * * * Vitesse Energy, Inc. • 9200 East Mineral Ave, Suite 200 • Centennial, CO 80112 Please direct any questions that you have with respect to the foregoing or if any additional supplemental information is required by the Staff, please contact James P. Henderson of Vitesse Energy, Inc. at (720) 532-8227 or Brenda Lenahan of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. at (212) 237-0133. Very truly yours, VITESSE ENERGY INC. By: Name: James P. Henderson Title: Chief Financial Officer Enclosures cc: Brenda Lenahan, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. Vitesse Energy, Inc. • 9200 East Mineral Ave, Suite 200 • Centennial, CO 80112
Vitesse Energy, Inc. · filed 2024-05-07 · 0001944558-24-000069
SEC staff comment
11. Comment : The Staff notes that Item 4C of the Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Certifications”) reference the evaluation of the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 120 days of the date of the annual report. The Staff notes that these evaluations are required to be dated within 90 days of the report. Please file an amended Form N-CSR which includes Certifications that are dated within 90 days of the amended filing.
The company responded
We hereby confirm that we will file an amended Form N-CSR to update the date of the Certifications.
Ark ETF Trust · filed 2024-05-02 · 0001213900-24-039084
SEC staff comment
1. As previously requested in prior comment 1, revise to disclose that the material weakness resulted in ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
The company responded
In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure on page 76 of Amendment No. 3 to disclose that Plum’s material weakness resulted in ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences, page 160
Plum Acquisition Corp. I · filed 2024-04-30 · 0001213900-24-037939
SEC staff comment
Comment: Item B.22 of Form N-CEN for the period ended 12/31/2022 indicates that the Fund had an NAV error during the period; however, the Staff could not locate disclosure in the financial statements related to such error. Please describe the nature and circumstances of the error, associated internal control implications, mitigating actions, and amounts reimbursed, if any. In addition, if amounts have been reimbursed, please explain why the Fund has not disclosed these reimbursement amounts in its financial statements .
The company responded
In November 2022, it was determined that the Fund held certain interest bearing total return swaps that were not correctly set up at the Fund’s custodian to accrue interest. The trade authorizations provided by the Fund’s subadviser to the custodian’s middle office and back office indicated a fixed rate of 0.00% which resulted in no income accruals on the financing leg of the total return swaps. The custodian was asked to provide a NAV analysis based on (1) total return swaps held at 9/30/2022 to ensure that quarterly reporting could be updated as required, and (2) total return swaps held during the period. For total return swaps held at 9/30/2022, the analysis showed there were periods of time during which the NAV impact was (1) less than $0.01 and no further action was needed, (2) greater than $0.01 but less than 50 bps, and the Fund needed to be reimbursed $15,399.02 as a result of…
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND · filed 2024-04-29 · 0001104659-24-054124
SEC staff comment
Comment: Item B.22 of Form N-CEN for the period ended 12/31/2022 indicates that the Fund had an NAV error during the period; however, the Staff could not locate disclosure in the financial statements related to such error. Please describe the nature and circumstances of the error, associated internal control implications, mitigating actions, and amounts reimbursed, if any. In addition, if amounts have been reimbursed, please explain why the Fund has not disclosed these reimbursement amounts in its financial statements .
The company responded
In November 2022, it was determined that the Fund held certain interest bearing total return swaps that were not correctly set up at the Fund’s custodian to accrue interest. The trade authorizations provided by the Fund’s subadviser to the custodian’s middle office and back office indicated a fixed rate of 0.00% which resulted in no income accruals on the financing leg of the total return swaps. The custodian was asked to provide a NAV analysis based on (1) total return swaps held at 9/30/2022 to ensure that quarterly reporting could be updated as required, and (2) total return swaps held during the period. For total return swaps held at 9/30/2022, the analysis showed there were periods of time during which the NAV impact was (1) less than $0.01 and no further action was needed, (2) greater than $0.01 but less than 50 bps, and the Fund needed to be reimbursed $15,399.02 as a result of…
MML Series Investment Fund II · filed 2024-04-29 · 0001104659-24-054134
SEC staff comment
1. We have read your response to prior comment 3, which includes various revisions to the amounts previously reported as audit and audit-related fees, and a description of the audit-related fees indicating these were paid to your auditors for reviews of your interim financial information and documents filed with the SEC. However, you have not provided an explanation for the numerical changes and the audit-related fees that you describe would ordinarily need to be reported in the category for audit fees. We encourage you to read the guidance on categorization of fees that resides in the seventh and eight paragraphs of Section II.H of SEC Release 33-8183, issued January 28, 2003. The following is a brief summary of that guidance. · Audit Fees - fees for services normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including services necessary to perform an…
The company responded
We have revised the classification of our fees under Item 16C on Form 20-F in accordance with the guidance of Section II.H. set out in SEC Release 33-8183. We have revised all audit-related fees as audit fees and added fees charged for other reviews and related services that were not previously included in our disclosures. Enclosed is the relevant portion of our revised Item 16C. of the draft Amendment responsive to Staff’s comment herein for Staff’s review. We provided you with a detailed description of the composition of the audit fees, for each firm and period as below: Fiscal year 2022 Friedman Marcum Asia Subtotal Enrome Annual Audit Fees* $ 219,600 $ - $ 219,600 $ - Interim Review Fees** 65,400 - 65,400 - Other services and Fees*** 10,000 - 10,000 - Total $ 295,000 $ - $ 295,000 $ - Fiscal year 2023 Friedman Marcum Asia Subtotal Enrome Annual Audit Fees* $ - $ 200,100 $ 200,100 $…
Recon Technology, Ltd · filed 2024-04-26 · 0001104659-24-052997
SEC staff comment
1. Please amend your filing to provide management's annual report on internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. Refer to Item 308(a) of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff it has revised its disclosure on pages 59 and 60 of the Form 10-K. Changes in Internal Control over Financing Report, page 60
Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. · filed 2024-04-24 · 0001213900-24-035904
SEC staff comment
2. We note your disclosure on page 49 that you have implemented a remediation plan, described under Item 9A, Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures, which remediated the material weakness surrounding the preparation and review of the tax provision. Your disclosures under Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting on page 60 appear to indicate that your remediation plans are not yet implemented. Please revise the filing to fix the inconsistencies.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff it has revised its disclosure on page 49 of the Form 10-K. * * * * * * Smart In Your World ® April 19, 2024 Page 2 Should you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please do not hesitate to contact Marc Rivera at (202) 350-3643. Sincerely, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP /s/ Marc Rivera By: Marc Rivera Enclosures cc: J. Douglas Ramsey, CEO, Breeze Holdings Acquisitions Corp.
Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. · filed 2024-04-24 · 0001213900-24-035904
SEC staff comment
6. The Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act Rules omit introductory language in paragraph 4 and 4(b) referencing to internal controls over financial reporting. Please amend the Form 10-K to provide a compliant Certification .
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that it has filed with the 10-K Amendment revised Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to address the Staff’s comment. * * * * We hope the foregoing answers have been responsive to your comments. Please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at (855) 309-6800 or by email at benjamin.landry@healthcatalyst.com with any questions or comments regarding this correspondence. Sincerely, /s/ Benjamin Landry Benjamin Landry General Counsel cc: Jason Alger, Chief Financial Officer, Health Catalyst, Inc. Rick Kline, Latham & Watkins LLP Erica Kassman, Latham & Watkins LLP Exhibit A Financial Measures and Key Business Metrics (Page 63) We regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key financial measures, to manage our business and evaluate our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our…
Health Catalyst, Inc. · filed 2024-04-23 · 0001636422-24-000053
SEC staff comment
1. Please revise the following in an amendment to your Form 10-K: ● Pursuant to Item 307 of Regulation S-K, please clearly disclose the conclusions of your principal executive and principal financial officer regarding the effectiveness of your disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the report; and ● Pursuant to Item 308(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, please clearly disclose management’s assessment of the effectiveness of your internal control over financial reporting as of the end of your most recent fiscal year, including a statement as to whether or not internal control over financial reporting is effective.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that it has included the required disclosure in the Revised Form 10-K. Please contact Peter Seligson of Kirkland & Ellis LLP at (212) 446-4756 with any questions or further comments regarding the responses to the Staff’s comments. Sincerely, GLOBAL PARTNER ACQUISITION CORP II /s/ Chandra R. Patel Name: Chandra R. Patel Title: Chief Executive Officer Enclosures cc: Julian J. Seiguer, P.C., Kirkland & Ellis LLP Peter Seligson, P.C., Kirkland & Ellis LLP Anne G. Peetz, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Global Partner Acquisition Corp II · filed 2024-04-22 · 0001213900-24-035019
SEC staff comment
Comment : The Auditor’s Internal Control Report filed as an exhibit to the Trust’s Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 referenced only the Copley Fund. Please file an amended Form N-CEN to include an Internal Control Report for the other two funds in the Trust.
The company responded
As requested, the Trust has filed an amended Form N-CEN to include an Internal Control Report for the DCM/INNOVA High Equity Income Innovation Fund and the Lebenthal Ultra Short Tax-Free Income Fund. The Amended Form N-CEN was filed on April 17, 2024 (Accession No. 0001752724-24-082851). 2.
CENTAUR MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST · filed 2024-04-19 · 0001580642-24-002210
SEC staff comment
2. We note that you have included disclosure regarding your quality assurance and quality control review on page 53, although the revised disclosure appears to only encompass your material property. In a separate section, please also address the internal controls related to exploration and mineral resource and reserve estimation efforts that are applicable to all properties, as required by Item 1305 of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has included disclosure on page 68 to clarify our internal controls related to our exploration projects in response to the Staff’s comment.
First Phosphate Corp. · filed 2024-04-18 · 0001753926-24-000752
SEC staff comment
14. We note that you have identified material weaknesses in Learn CW’s, Innventure’s and AeroFlexx’s and internal control over financial reporting. Please revise to elaborate upon the nature of the remediation measures and their implementation status.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised its disclosure on pages 41 and 42 of Amendment No. 1 to elaborate on the nature and status of anticipated remediation measures. Further, the disclosure no longer references AeroFlexx’s material weaknesses as it was determined that AeroFlexx’s material weakness did not impact Innventure’s financial statements. Therefore, it was determined that AeroFlexx’s material weakness would likewise not be expected to have an impact on the Company’s historical financial statements or on the Company’s ability to timely or accurately report its financial condition or results of operations following the consummation of the Business Combination. If Innventure is deemed to be an investment company, page 48
Learn SPAC HoldCo, Inc. · filed 2024-04-12 · 0001140361-24-019679
SEC staff comment
Comment 8 : The Internal Control Report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the September 30, 2023 Form N-CEN for The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III states “to the Board of Trustees of the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III and the Shareholders of the Funds listed in Appendix A”; however, Appendix A is not included. Please refile with the corresponding appendix stating the funds covered. Trust
The company responded
The Registrant will refile the Form N-CEN to include the Appendix to the Internal Control Letter that was omitted. * * * * * SEC
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III · filed 2024-04-11 · 0001193125-24-093328
SEC staff comment
3. Please amend your filing to include management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as of August 31, 2023.
The company responded
We recognize our failure to include the August 31, 2023 date information in the Internal Control section on page 55, however, as indicated in our preamble above, on page 56 of our report, we identified the significant change of creating the Audit Committee, that section also indicates that aside from the creation of the Audit Committee there were no other material changes as of August 31, 2023 . We would respectfully request that this error in including the date in the Internal Control section not require amendment and refiling of the Annual Report on Form 10-K as both segments (on pages 55 & 56) relate to the same information, and are only separated by a page break. 1 Fair Value of Financial Instruments, page F-9
CNBX Pharmaceuticals Inc. · filed 2024-04-10 · 0001683168-24-002261