0000723455-10-000013.txt : 20120622 0000723455-10-000013.hdr.sgml : 20120622 20100426163927 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000723455-10-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100426 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NICHOLAS II INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000723455 IRS NUMBER: 391444762 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 NORTH WATER STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1010 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4142724650 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 NORTH WATER STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1010 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm responseletternii.htm -- Converted by SEC Publisher, created by BCL Technologies Inc., for SEC Filing

April 21, 2010

VIA EDGAR

Ms. Patricia Williams
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE:    Nicholas II, Inc. (the “Fund”) 
    Registration Nos. 002-85030/811-03851 

Ms. Williams:

This letter is being filed via EDGAR as Correspondence in response to your verbal comments on Post-Effective Amendment (“PEA”) No. 39to the Fund’s Registration Statement relating to its Class N shares filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 for the purpose of complying with revisions to Form N-1A adopted in Release Nos. 33-8998, IC-28584 (Jan. 13, 2009) received on April 15, 2010. We appreciate your assistance and timeliness in this matter. Your comments as we understood them are detailed below with our response immediately following each comment.

Comment 1

     Conform all changes from your verbal comments on Post-Effective Amendment (“PEA”) No. 107 to Nicholas High Income Fund’s Registration Statement relating to its Class I and Class N shares filed pursuant to Rule 485(a).

Response 1

     All necessary changes to conform to your verbal comments on Post-Effective Amendment (“PEA”) No. 107 to Nicholas High Income Fund’s Registration Statement relating to its Class I and Class N shares filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) have been included.

In accordance with SEC guidelines, the Fund hereby states the following:

(a)      The Fund acknowledges that in connection with the comments made by the Staff, the Staff has not passed generally on the accuracy or adequacy of the disclosure made herein, and the Fund and its management are solely responsible for the content of such disclosure;
 
(b)      The Fund acknowledges that the Staff’s comments and changes in disclosure in response to the Staff’s comments does not foreclose the SEC or other regulatory body from the opportunity to seek enforcement or take other action with respect to the disclosure made herein; and
 
(c)      The Fund represents that neither the Fund nor its management will assert the Staff’s comments or changes in disclosure in response to the Staff’s comments as a defense in any action or proceeding by the SEC or any person.
 

As you know, the Fund’s amendment to its Registration Statement is schedule to go effective April 30, 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. As that date approaches, we will contact you to confirm that our responses are satisfactory and that no additional changes to the Registration Statement are required. You may contact me at (414) 272-4650 with any questions you may have or for any further information you may desire.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Jeffrey T. May
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

Cc:    Jason T. Thompson 
    Patricia Williams via e-mail