-----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, V52qXhZRBMIJ5IexpL3BUhtROHJ/ZnSxEWQ3HO+Aty2ha+iBOb8/X/6IY34WUTeG mXfF77H7UlDJBsOoGpaArQ== 0001193125-06-240286.txt : 20070302 0001193125-06-240286.hdr.sgml : 20070302 20061121173759 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-240286 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061121 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RURAL/METRO CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000906326 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LOCAL & SUBURBAN TRANSIT & INTERURBAN HWY PASSENGER TRAINS [4100] IRS NUMBER: 860746929 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9221 EAST VIA DE VENTURA CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 BUSINESS PHONE: 4806063886 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9221 EAST VIA DE VENTURA CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RURAL METRO CORP /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930528 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Response Letter

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

767 FIFTH AVENUE • NEW YORK, NY 10153-0119

(212) 310-8000

FAX: (212) 310-8007

November 21, 2006

BY EDGAR

Daniel F. Duchovny, Esq.

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549-3628

 

  Re: Rural/Metro Corporation

Definitive Additional Materials

Filed November 15, 2006

File No. 0-22056

Dear Mr. Duchovny:

Reference is made to the Definitive Additional Materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Schedule 14A on November 15, 2006, by Rural/Metro Corporation (“Rural/Metro”), in connection with Rural/Metro’s solicitation of proxies from its stockholders. We are submitting this letter on behalf of Rural/Metro in response to the comments of the staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC made by letter dated November 17, 2006. For your convenience, the numbered paragraph in this letter corresponds to the original numbered paragraph in the Staff’s comment letter and we have repeated the Staff’s comment in italicized text preceding our response.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Daniel F. Duchovny

November 21, 2006

Page 2

 

1. We note the statement made by Mr. Brucker and a similar statement included in other soliciting materials with respect to the Accipiter Group’s ownership of common stock in one of your competitors. We also note that the Accipiter Group has clarified its ownership in that competitor to be limited to a specific class of common stock with limited voting rights. Please confirm that you will provide additional context for this type of disclosure in future filings. Refer to Rule 14a-9.

On behalf of Rural/Metro, we confirm that in future filings Rural/Metro will provide additional context for any disclosure made with respect to the Accipiter Group’s ownership of common stock in a competitor.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at (212) 310-8411 with any further questions or comments regarding this matter.

 

Sincerely,

/s/ William P. Welty

William P. Welty

 

cc: Christopher E. Kevane, Esq.

Akiko Mikumo, Esq.

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