(212) 519-5115
March 30, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Peggy A. Fisher—Assistant Director
- Re:
- Langer, Inc./Form S-1/A filed March 30, 2005
File No. 333-120718
Dear Ms. Fisher:
We hereby submit in electronic format to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), and Regulation S-T, Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Langer, Inc. ("Langer" or the "Company").
The Form S-1 has been revised in response to the Staff's comments contained in the Commission's letter of comments (the "Staff Letter") dated February 17, 2005. In connection therewith, set forth on Schedule A hereto are the Company's responses to the Staff Letter, which have been listed in the order of the comments from the Staff Letter.
Please feel free to contact me at (212) 519-5115, with any questions regarding the foregoing.
Very truly yours,
Steven E. Cohen
Enclosure
- cc:
- Adelaja Heyliger (with courtesy copy via Federal Express)
Prospectus Summary—Page 1
- 1.
- We note your response to prior comment 1 and the additional disclosure on page 5. Please update to disclose whether the put option has been exercised and the resulting effects of the exercise. We may have further comment.
The Company has revised the S-1 to include its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 and has made corresponding updates throughout the prospectus to reflect financial results for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Risk Factors—Page 9
We May be adversely affected by legal actions or proceedings....—Page 11
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Page 37
Results of Operations—Page 41
- 4.
- We have read and reviewed your response to prior comment 6 and the related changes made to the document. Please revise the document to provide similar detailed disclosures for each significant variance for all periods presented.
Business—Page 57
Patents and Trademarks—Page 63
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Management—Page 71
Executive Compensation—Page 74
- 7.
- Please explain why you are unable to determine Andrew Meyers' bonus for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Our Board of Directors has deferred determining Andrew Meyers' bonus for the year ended December 31, 2003 pending the outcome of financing and cost reduction initiatives commenced by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2003.
Principal Stockholders—Page 79
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