-----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, MehQFnoidUv3JDcSx+imEFDSFnEr0vBKZspsLK77cvhKFeOEVb7suY1kNBAXfZHb 1uZwC0+gdjzhKmFn4U206g== 0000909518-08-000905.txt : 20090213 0000909518-08-000905.hdr.sgml : 20090213 20081209124558 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909518-08-000905 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081209 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC/NY/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000803014 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661] IRS NUMBER: 133238402 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 810 SEVENTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-739-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 810 SEVENTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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December 9, 2008

 

VIA EDGAR:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Office of Mergers and Acquisitions

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-3628

 

Attention:

Ms. Peggy Kim

 

Special Counsel

 

Re:

Comverse Technology, Inc.

 

(SEC File No. 005-39315)

 

Tender Offer Statement Filed November 19, 2008

 

Dear Ms. Kim:

 

We are submitting this letter on behalf of our client, Comverse Technology, Inc. (the “Company”), in response to comments received from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) relating to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the “Schedule TO”), together with the exhibits filed therewith, including the Offer to Amend Eligible Options, filed by the Company with the Commission on November 19, 2008, as amended. Simultaneously with this letter, the Company is filing Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule TO.

 

Enclosed with this letter as Exhibit A is a chart setting forth the number of Eligible Optionees and the number of Eligible Portions of Eligible Options in each jurisdiction in which the offer is being made.

 

 

 

 

December 9, 2008

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Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at (212) 310-8220 if you have any questions or further comments regarding, or wish to discuss, any of the matters addressed in this letter.

Sincerely,

 

/s/  David E. Zeltner

 

David E. Zeltner

 

cc:

Cynthia Shereda,

Executive Vice President, General Counsel

and Corporate Secretary of

Comverse Technology, Inc.

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Jurisdiction

 

No. of Eligible Optionees

 

No. of Eligible Portions of Eligible Options

Canada

 

2

 

12,438

Hong Kong

 

1

 

200

India

 

3

 

2,268

Israel

 

48

 

54,680

Mexico

 

2

 

2,813

Russian Federation

 

1

 

150

Taiwan

 

1

 

250

Thailand

 

1

 

375

United Arab Emirates

 

1

 

250

United Kingdom

 

2

 

481

United States

 

348

 

599,319

Vietnam

 

1

 

600

Total

 

411

 

673,824

 

 

 

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