-----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, Egz/7B+j1oWL47wKH21rRo4dvhYF396XU0vb5Xx1Fm3T+/x7drsYr6qb9QM9lMoc psZTUxUUcGMqX5flxvUPHw== 0000000000-05-048877.txt : 20060816 0000000000-05-048877.hdr.sgml : 20060816 20050921162656 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000000000-05-048877 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: UPLOAD PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050921 FILED FOR: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SAFLINK CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000847555 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370] IRS NUMBER: 954346070 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: UPLOAD BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 108TH AVE NE STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: BELLEVUE STATE: WA ZIP: 98004 BUSINESS PHONE: 4252781100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 108TH AVE NE STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: BELLEVUE STATE: WA ZIP: 98004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL REGISTRY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TOPSEARCH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920401 PUBLIC REFERENCE ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-05-065621 LETTER 1 filename1.txt Room 4561 September 21, 2005 Glenn Argenbright President and Chief Executive Officer SAFLINK Corporation 777 108th Avenue NE, Suite 2100 Bellevue, WA 98004 Re: SAFLINK Corporation Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 Filed March 31, 2005 File no. 000-20270 Dear Mr. Argenbright: We have reviewed your response letter dated September 13, 2005 and have following comments. Where indicated, we think you should revise your document in response to these comments. If you disagree, we will consider your explanation as to why our comment is inapplicable or a revision is unnecessary. Please be as detailed as necessary in your explanation. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. After reviewing this information, we may raise additional comments. Please understand that the purpose of our review process is to assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing. We look forward to working with you in these respects. We welcome any questions you may have about our comments or any other aspect of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed at the end of this letter. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 Note 3 - Business Combinations - SSP-Litronic Merger, page F-13 1. Given the subjectivity, judgment and uncertainty involved in the estimated useful life of the acquired core technology, tell us why you have not disclosed this as one of your critical accounting policies and estimates in your Form 10-K. In this regard, it appears that you should disclose the methodology and assumptions underlying your estimates, the effect the accounting estimates have on your financial presentation and the effect of changes in those estimates. 2. We have reviewed your proposed disclosure set forth in your response to prior comment no. 4; however, do not believe it provides sufficient quantitative information for an investor to determine the timing or extent of a write-down, based on the current fair value of your common stock. For example, your disclosure indicates "... or if the fair value of our business is not sufficient to support the net book value..." You should clarify whether or not, based on current fair values, the fair value of your business is sufficient to support the net book value, and if not, you should quantify the extent of impairment, if necessary. 3. We note your calculations in prior comment no. 6 and do not believe it is appropriate to include out-of-the-money or unvested options, warrants or convertible notes in your calculation of the fair value of your common stock on a fully diluted basis. While the exclusion of these securities does not appear to impact your conclusions as of June 30, 2005, please note for future analyses. As appropriate, please amend your filing and respond to these comments within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please submit all correspondence and supplemental materials on EDGAR as required by Rule 101 of Regulation S-T. You may wish to provide us with marked copies of any amendment to expedite our review. Please furnish a cover letter with any amendment that keys your responses to our comments and provides any requested information. Detailed cover letters greatly facilitate our review. Please understand that we may have additional comments after reviewing any amendment and your responses to our comments. You may contact Kari Jin, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551- 3481, Lisa Mitrovich, Assistant Chief Accountant at (202) 551-3453 or me at (202) 551-3499 if you have questions regarding these comments. Sincerely, Kathleen Collins Accounting Branch Chief cc: via facsimile Michael Hutchings DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP (F) (206) 839-4801 ?? ?? ?? ?? Mr. Glenn Argenbright SAFLINK Corporation September 21, 2005 Page 1 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----