Capitalization, Equity & Escrow
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12 staff comments from 7 companies. Outcomes: Agreed to revise: 4, Responded: 4, Awaiting / response not in dataset: 3, Explained / pushed back: 1
Scilex Holding Co (SCLX, SCLXW) · 2026-04-24 · mpany Registration Statement on From S-3 Filed April 16, 2026 · Comment 2 · Exhibits Explained / pushed back
Staff comment: Please tell us why you have not publicly filed your December 5, 2025 Share Transfer Agreement with Vivasor. For reference, please refer to Item 601(b)(2) and (b)(10) of Regulation S-K. letter →
Company response: The Company also respectfully advises the Staff that it has reviewed the requirements of Item 601(b)(2) and (b)(10) of Regulation S-K and has determined that the Share Transfer Agreement, dated December 5, 2025, between the Company and Vivasor is not a material plan of acquisition under Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K or a material contract under Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. With respect to the Company’s analysis of materiality, the Company considered quantitative and qualitative factors including the quantitative factors described above in the Company’s response to Comment 1. response letter →
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (CUVL, CLVLF) · 2026-04-23 · · Comment 1 · 2024 (Unaudited and Presented on an IFRS basis), page F-24 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: As your June 30, 2025 annual audited financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, all interim unaudited financial statements required in the registration statement must also be prepared under U.S. GAAP as required by Item 8.A.5 of Form 20-F. Note that while foreign private issuers are allowed to initially include more current published information, that published data accommodation does not waive the underlying requirement for consistent accounting standards in a registration statement. Please revise to disclose the following: • Revise to replace your current December 31, 2025 interim unaudited financial statement prepared under IFRS with financial statements prepared… letter →
Company response: In response to the Staff’s comments, we have revised our disclosures beginning on page F-24 of the Registration Statement to replace our current December 31, 2025 interim unaudited financial statement prepared under IFRS with financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP and also revised other areas of the Registration Statement impacted by the change, including our capitalization table and Item 5. Operating and financial review and prospects. We appreciate the assistance the Staff has provided with its comments. response letter →
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (CUVL, CLVLF) · 2026-03-19 · · Comment 1 · B. Capitalization and Indebtedness, page 4 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: We acknowledge your response to prior comment four. Please revise to address the following: • Revise the total capitalization amount in the table to reconcile to the balance sheet rather than using market capitalization; • Include a double line underneath the cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments numbers to distinguish them from the capitalization line items; and • Explain what the 'All other assets' line item represents and why it is included in the table. letter →
COTY INC. (COTY) · 2026-02-26 · Form 10-K for the Year Ended June 30, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Period Ended December 31, 2025 · Comment 1 · Critical Accounting Policies, page 60 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: You disclose, “there have been no material changes to the items disclosed as critical accounting policies and estimates,” including goodwill, since the disclosure in the Form 10-K. Please expand your disclosure to address the subsequent substantial decrease in market capitalization and the impact on your assessment of the likelihood of future material goodwill impairment charges. Tell us and disclose your consideration of ASC 350-20-35-30 and the need to perform a more recent impairment test. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment. We will enhance our future disclosures to address our consideration of the Company’s market capitalization, including any declines in market capitalization, if applicable, in our goodwill impairment assessment. We propose to include enhanced disclosure within the Critical Accounting Policies section of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”), beginning with our Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2026. The following is an illustration of the disclosure updates (underscored language indicates new disclosure) based on page 60 of our Form 10-Q filed on February 5, 2026.… response letter →
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (CUVL, CLVLF) · 2026-01-30 · · Comment 1 · Item 3.B. Capitalization and Indebtedness, page 4 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: Please revise your statement of capitalization and indebtedness as of a date no earlier than 60 days prior to the date of the registration statement. Refer to Item 3.B of Form 20- F. letter →
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (CUVL, CLVLF) · 2026-01-30 · · Comment 4 · B. Capitalization and Indebtedness, page 4 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: Please provide us with the calculation of total capitalization. letter →
Childrens Place, Inc. (PLCE) · 2026-01-27 · The Children's Place, Inc. Form 10-K for the Fifty-Two Weeks Ended February 1, 2025 Form 8-K filed April 11, 2025 Form 1 · Comment 3 · Exhibit 99.1, page 1 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: The second line item on page 1 reports the third consecutive quarter of adjusted profit and discussions on pages 3 and 4 discuss adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses and adjusted operating income leveraged basis points and percentages of net sales without presenting or discussing the most directly comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence. Please revise future disclosures to comply with Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K or explain why a revision is not necessary. Refer to Question 102.10(a) of the Staff’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. 4. Reference is made to page 7. Please tell us the Adjusted net income (loss)… letter →
Company response: We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and will revise future disclosures to comply with Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K by presenting or discussing the most directly comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence. Exhibit 99.1, page 7 4. Reference is made to page 7. Please tell us the Adjusted net income (loss) effective tax rate for each period presented and explain why it’s reasonable. In this regard, tell us your consideration of including current and deferred income tax expense commensurate with this non-GAAP measure of profitability. Refer to Question 102.11 of the Staff’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Response: We acknowledge… response letter →
Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. (NNE) · 2025-12-23 · · Comment 6 · comment and made clarifying edits accordingly. Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please clarify when the $250,000 escrow related to the Consent Assets was funded, whether the funds are held by a third party, and whether there is a time period during which you must exercise your right to terminate the January 10, 2025 deal for the Consent Assets in order to receive the return of the escrow amount. In addition, please revise to expressly state, if true, that the option was never exercised and has been terminated. The Staff is advised that the escrow was funded in January 2025 at closing of the acquisition of the USNC Assets and is currently held by Western Alliance Bank. The Company has the right to request the return of the escrow funds if the Canadian Consents were not… letter →
Company response: letter. The Company notes that given the Company’s current cash on hand, the $250,000 amount is immaterial in the sense that it has no impact on the Company’s ability to progress its business. Further, the Staff will recall the Company’s belief that with its acquisition of GFPL, it now possesses all Canadian Assets (namely intellectual property and the Chalk River License Application) that it requires to progress its plans for the KRONOS MMR in Canada. The Staff is advised that the Yu Option could only have been exercised by the Company if the Yu Entities actually acquired the Consent Assets. Since the Company has now formally requested a return of the $250,000 escrow funds (since the… response letter →
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC (MHK) · 2025-12-19 · Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 Filed February 20, 2025 · Comment 1 · Critical Accounting Policies, page 33 Responded
Staff comment: We note that you recorded material goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges in prior periods. We also note that the assessment of goodwill for impairment is identified by your auditor as a critical audit matter in their audit report. Based on the continued materiality of goodwill and intangible assets to your financial statements, underlying negative operating trends, and the fact that your net book value exceeds your market capitalization, please more fully explain to us how you determined the estimated fair values of your reporting units exceed their carrying values. In addition, to the extent you conclude an impairment charge that could materially impact your financial statements… letter →
Company response: As described in Critical Accounting Policies in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company has identified Global Ceramic, Flooring North America (“Flooring NA”) and Flooring Rest of the World (“Flooring ROW”) as its reporting units for the purposes of allocating goodwill as well as assessing impairments. As of the Company’s 2024 annual goodwill impairment testing date, which was the first day of the fourth quarter of 2024 (the “2024 Annual Impairment Test Date”), the Company completed quantitative goodwill impairment tests (the “Annual Impairment Tests”) and determined that the estimated fair values of its reporting units with goodwill exceeded their… response letter →
PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc. · 2025-12-16 · · Comment 4 · make the requested change in a future filing. Responded
Staff comment: Please revise the Preferred Equity line item of the Consolidated Schedule of Investments on page 11 of the Annual Report to disclose the number of shares held. letter →
Company response: The Fund will make the requested change in a future filing. response letter →
PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc. · 2025-12-16 · · Comment 5 · make the requested change in a future filing. Responded
Staff comment: The Staff notes that the financial statements for 3730 S. Main St., Pearland, Texas (“Pearland”) is recorded as a note payable. However, the Fund is characterizing Pearland as a Preferred Equity investment in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Please confirm what is the appropriate characterization of this investment. letter →
Company response: The Fund hereby confirms that the preferred equity investment in Pearland is a senior equity contribution by the Fund and characterizing the investment as Preferred Equity in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments is appropriate because it represents an ownership interest with preferential rights (e.g., priority returns, liquidation preference). 5(a). Please confirm whether Pearland was properly classified as a note payable in the subsidiary’s financial statements. Response : The Fund respectfully submits that the investment is properly recorded as a note payable in Pearland’s property financial statements since Pearland received capital and has a contractual obligation to pay a… response letter →
PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc. · 2025-12-16 · · Comment 14 · 5 Responded
Staff comment: Please explain why the preferred equity investment in Pearland in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments was not included in the Transactions with Affiliated Companies table in Note 5 on page 35 of the Annual Report. Please also confirm that this preferred equity investment was included in the significant subsidiary test. letter →
Company response: While the Fund’s equity investment in Pearland was included within Note 5, the preferred equity portion was unintentionally omitted. All future preferred equity investments will be included within the Transactions with Affiliated Companies table. Please note that as of the June 30, 2025 reporting period, the Fund has sold its preferred equity position in Pearland. The Fund confirms that the preferred equity investment in Pearland was included in the significant subsidiary test. response letter →
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