-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, EgOAoEWpteJMj6aPbzOR9ZnVdMCqNxpHvp+EPcLIE1easPqPJM/1yLiTULDeOBa/ fdNVSXiXDYBhChADDB/aCQ== 0001104659-05-011853.txt : 20060823 0001104659-05-011853.hdr.sgml : 20060823 20050317165812 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-011853 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050317 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ITERIS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000350868 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NEC [3669] IRS NUMBER: 952588496 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1515 S. MANCHESTER AVE. CITY: ANAHEIM STATE: CA ZIP: 92802 BUSINESS PHONE: 7147745000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1515 S. MANCHESTER AVE. CITY: ANAHEIM STATE: CA ZIP: 92802 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ITERIS HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20031107 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ODETICS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

March 17, 2005

 

VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn:  Mr. Derek B. Swanson

 

Re:                               Iteris, Inc. (formerly known as Iteris Holdings, Inc.)
Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed January 10, 2005
(File No. 333-121942)

 

Form 8-K filed October 12, 2004 (File No. 0-10605)

 

Dear Mr.Swanson:

 

We are in receipt of the additional comment of the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) set forth in your letter dated March 11, 2005 (the “SEC Comment Letter”) regarding our February 25, 2005 responses to the Commission’s comment letter of February 4, 2005, regarding the Form 8-K filed by Iteris, Inc. (the “Company” or “Iteris”) on October 12, 2004.  We are responding to the SEC Comment Letter on behalf of the Company as set forth below.  The response set forth below contains the Staff’s comment in total, set off in bold type.  All factual representations in this letter are based upon information provided to us by the Company.

 

*****

 

1.             We note your response to our prior comment 3.  Please provide a list of adjusting journal entries made prior to filing the Form 10-K for the year ended March 31 , 2004, as referenced on page 1 of Ernst & Young’s 2004 Management Letter.  Upon review of your response, we may have further comment regarding your response to our prior comment no. 1.

 

Attached as Exhibit A is a list of the adjusting journal entries made by the Company prior to filing its Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2004, as referenced on page 1 of Ernst & Young’s 2004 Management Letter.

 

*****

 

In addition, please be advised that the Company acknowledges that, in the event the Company requests acceleration of the effective date of the pending Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on January 10, 2005 (File No. 333-121942):

 



 

                  should the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the registration statement 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 this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

 

Any comments or questions regarding the foregoing should be directed to the undersigned at (949) 932-3665.  Thank you very much for your assistance with this matter.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

/S/ JOO RYUNG KANG

 

 

 

 

Joo Ryung Kang

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ITERIS, INC.

FYE 2004 POST CLOSING ADJUSTMENTS

3/31/2004

 

Description

 

DR

 

CR

 

P&L Inc / (Dec)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDGMENTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Misc Accrued Liabilities

 

125,915

 

 

 

 

 

G&A Expense

 

 

 

125,915

 

125,915

 

- To reduce year-end health insurance accrual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warranty Reserve

 

12,119

 

 

 

 

 

COGS

 

 

 

12,119

 

12,119

 

- To reduce year-end product warranty reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COGS

 

175,548

 

 

 

(175,548

)

Inventory Reserve

 

 

 

175,548

 

 

 

- To increase year-end inventory reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

59,247

 

 

 

 

 

Bad Debt Expense (Sales & Marketing)

 

 

 

59,247

 

59,247

 

- To reduce allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued Bonuses

 

60,942

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus Expense (G&A)

 

 

 

60,942

 

60,942

 

- To release overaccrual of bonuses based on final estimate of bonuses to be paid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Income Tax Accrual

 

59,564

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll Expense (COGS)

 

 

 

59,564

 

59,564

 

- To fully release Michigan State Payroll Tax Liability recorded in a prior year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COGS

 

34,138

 

 

 

(34,138

)

Inventory

 

 

 

34,138

 

 

 

- To decrease inventory values based on results price testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDGMENTAL

 

$

108,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANGE IN ANALYSIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory FG

 

75,453

 

 

 

 

 

COGS

 

 

 

75,453

 

75,453

 

- To capitalize overhead in finished goods and work-in-process inventory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unbilled

 

220,200

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

220,200

 

220,200

 

Cost of Sales

 

149,075

 

 

 

(149,075

)

Accrued Payroll

 

 

 

88,000

 

 

 

Accrued Expenses

 

 

 

61,075

 

 

 

- To accrue consulting revenue and related COGS for 3 days at year-end

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G&A Expense

 

140,079

 

 

 

(140,079

)

Property, Plant, & Equipment

 

35,691

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

 

 

 

175,770

 

 

 

- To accrue for certain liabilities (mainly 2004 audit fees) as of 3/31/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANGE IN ANALYSIS

 

$

6,499

 

 



 

TRANSITIONAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Misc. Accrued Liabilities

 

29,818

 

 

 

 

 

Health Trust Expense

 

 

 

29,818

 

29,818

 

- To true up Health Trust liability accounts at year-end based on remaining claims

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit Sharing Accrual

 

32,676

 

 

 

 

 

G&A Expense

 

13,724

 

 

 

(13,724

)

Common Stock

 

 

 

2,372

 

 

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

 

44,028

 

 

 

- To record common stock issued in lieu of cash to settle 401(k) match liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations Expense

 

151,873

 

 

 

(151,873

)

Common Stock

 

 

 

8,933

 

 

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

 

142,940

 

 

 

- To record common stock issued for settlement of liabilities from FYE 2002 related to a discontinued operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware Franchise Tax

 

45,000

 

 

 

 

 

G&A Expenses

 

 

 

45,000

 

45,000

 

- To reduce annual Delaware Franchise Tax accrual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G&A Expense

 

135,000

 

 

 

(135,000

)

Accrued IRS Penalty

 

 

 

135,000

 

 

 

- To increase accrual for taxes and related penalties and interest based on better information obtained after year-end

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance Accrual

 

16,934

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll Expense (G&A)

 

 

 

16,934

 

16,934

 

- To reduce severance accrual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSITIONAL

 

$

(208,845

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCK COMPENSATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Compensation Expense

 

13,000

 

 

 

(13,000

)

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

 

13,000

 

 

 

- To expense cheap stock related to terminated 1999 IPO of Iteris subsidiary. (All options fully vested in FY 2004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCK COMPENSATION

 

$

(13,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL P&L ADJUSTMENTS

 

$

(107,245

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADJUSTMENTS (NO P&L IMPACT):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

 

70,335

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

70,335

 

 

 

- To re-class checks on held check list and not on outstanding check list at year-end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Assets

 

147,611

 

 

 

 

 

Demo Inventory

 

 

 

147,611

 

 

 

- To re-class demo inventory to Long-Term Assets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

16,929

 

 

 

 

 

Misc. Accrued Liabilities

 

 

 

16,929

 

 

 

- To increase cash for Health Insurance cash account, which paid self insurance claims for company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

198,678

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

 

 

 

198,678

 

 

 

- To accrue for unrecorded liabilities as of 3/31/04 (see detail below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions paid upon exercise of warrants

 

$

118,127

 

 

 

 

 

Legal, accounting and printer fees relating to registration statement

 

80,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

198,678

 

 

 

 

 

 


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