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Katherine Wray, Attorney-Advisor (via facsimile and courier)
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Steven J. Abrams, Esq., Pepper Hamilton LLP
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Nancy Lurker, Chief Executive Officer – PDI, Inc.
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Re:
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PDI, Inc.
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Registration Statement on Form S-3
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Filed May 19, 2011
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Your registration statement indicates that you are relying on General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3, which limits the volume of securities you may sell by requiring that the aggregate market value of securities sold by the company pursuant to Instruction I.B.6. during the 12-month period prior to, and including, the sales is no more than one-third of the aggregate market value of your common equity held by non-affiliates. Your registration statement states that you may sell your securities in one or more offerings up to an aggregate offering price of $75,000,000, which amount appears to significantly exceed your public float. While you are permitted to register securities for the shelf in an amount that exceeds one-third on your public float, you may not sell more than that amount within a 12-month period in reliance on Instruction I.B.6. For guidance, refer to our Securities Act Forms Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations 116.22 and 116.23, available online at http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/guidance/safeinterp.htm. In your response letter, please confirm your understanding of the volume limitation on sales by the company set forth in Instruction I.B.6., and revise your prospectus, including the prospectus cover page, accordingly.
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The Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;
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Staff comments or changes to disclosures in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and
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the Company may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
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Yours truly, | |
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/s/ Jeffrey Smith |
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