Regulatory Filings • Apr 15, 2011
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Joel I. Papernik | 212 692 6774 | [email protected]
Chrysler Center 666 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 212-935-3000 212-983-3115 fax www.mintz.com
April 14, 2011
Via EDGAR and by Federal Express
Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E. Mail Stop 3561
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: |
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| Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3/A |
| As initially filed on April 4, 2011 |
| Registration Number 333-173291 |
Ladies and Gentleman:
On behalf of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company ), we hereby file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (Registration No. 333-173291) (the Amendment ) as initially filed with the Commission on April 4, 2011 (the Registration Statement ). We are also delivering five clean and marked complete courtesy copies of the Amendment to the attention of Johnny Gharib, Esq. of the Commission.
Set forth below are the Companys responses to the comments provided by the staff (the Staff ) of the Commission by way of a letter (the Comment Letter ) dated April 13, 2011, from Jeffrey P. Riedler, Esq., Assistant Director of the Division of Corporation Finance. The Companys responses are numbered to correspond to the comments, as set forth in the Comment Letter, which, for convenience, we have incorporated into this response letter.
General
Response : The Company has filed the form of Indenture relating to senior debt securities and the form of Indenture relating to subordinated debt securities as Exhibits 4.3 and 4.4, respectively, to the Amendment.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Boston | Washington | New York | Stamford | Los Angeles | Palo Alto | San Diego | London
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Instruction I.B.6. of S-3, please confirm this and provide the disclosure on the outside front cover of the prospectus required by Instruction 7 to I.B.6.
Response : The Company relied on General Instruction I.B.6. in determining that the Company was eligible to use Form S-3 for this offering. Please see the cover page of the prospectus where the following language has been inserted:
As of February 15, 2011, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $68,243,087.70 based on 46,595,562 shares of outstanding common stock, of which approximately 45,800,730 shares were held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $1.49 based on the closing sale price of our common stock on February 15, 2011. As of the date hereof, we have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 during the prior 12-calendar month period that ends on and includes the date hereof.
Response : The Company hereby confirms that, in connection with each takedown of securities, it will file an amended legal opinion as to the specific securities issued.
| The Company hereby acknowledges that: | |
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| | the Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in its filings; |
| | Staff comments or changes to disclosure to Staff comments do not foreclose the |
| Commission from taking any action with respect to the filings; and | |
| | The Company may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by |
| the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
Please call Jeffrey P. Schultz at (212) 692-6732 or the undersigned at (212) 692-6774 with any comments or questions and please send a copy of any written comments to the following parties:
Joel I. Papernik, Esq. Jeffrey P. Schultz, Esq. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 666 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 935-3000 Fax: (212) 983-3115
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| Very truly yours, |
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| /s/ Joel I. Papernik |
| Joel I. Papernik |
| cc: |
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| Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Spiro Rombotis, President and Chief Executive Officer;
Paul McBarron, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President,
Finance) |
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