0001104659-12-069026.txt : 20130208 0001104659-12-069026.hdr.sgml : 20130208 20121015082045 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-12-069026 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121015 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOTAL SA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000879764 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 PLACE JEAN MILLIER STREET 2: LA DEFENSE 6 CITY: COURBEVOIE STATE: I0 ZIP: 92400 BUSINESS PHONE: 33147444546 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 PLACE JEAN MILLIER STREET 2: ARCHE NORD COUPOLE/REGNAULT CITY: PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX STATE: I0 ZIP: 92078 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TOTAL SA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030508 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TOTAL FINA ELF SA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20001010 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TOTAL FINA SA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990713 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

[TOTAL S.A. Letterhead]

 

 

October 15, 2012

 

By EDGAR, “CORRESP” Designation

 

Mr. Brad Skinner
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:

TOTAL S.A.

 

Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Filed March 26, 2012

 

File No. 001-10888

 

Dear Mr. Skinner:

 

Further to your discussion with Krystian Czerniecki of Sullivan & Cromwell, this is to confirm that we now intend to submit our response to your letter dated September 17, 2012, setting forth the comment of the Staff of the Commission relating to TOTAL S.A.’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed on March 26, 2012, by October 24, 2012. As discussed, we are in the process of gathering the information you have requested, but need more time as we are also preparing to report our third quarter results and working on our budget for 2013. We greatly appreciate your understanding.

 

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to call the undersigned at +33-1-4744-4802 or Krystian Czerniecki of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP at +33-1-7304-5880.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Alexandre Marchal

 

Alexandre Marchal

 

Director of Legal Affairs, Holding Company

 


 

Mr. Brad Skinner

Securities and Exchange Commission

 

cc:

Donald Delaney

 

 

Roger Schwall

 

 

(Securities and Exchange Commission)

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick de La Chevardière

 

 

Jonathan Marsh

 

 

Andrew Zdrahal

 

 

(TOTAL S.A.)

 

 

 

 

 

Krystian Czerniecki

 

 

(Sullivan & Cromwell LLP)

 

 

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