MINTZ & FRAADE, P.C.
COUNSELORS AT LAW
488 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
TELEPHONE (212) 486-2500 ______ TELECOPIER (212) 486-0701 | OF COUNSEL JAY D. FISCHER EDWARD C. KRAMER KEVIN J. MCGRAW ARTHUR L. PORTER, JR JON M. PROBSTEIN SEYMOUR REITKNECHT I. FREDERICK SHOTKIN |
October 31, 2008
Via Facsimile
Ms. Lisa Haynes
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7070
Re: American Metal & Technology, Inc.
Dear Ms. Haynes:
Reference is made to our recent conference call with you, Terence O’Brien and Eric Zhang, the Company’s American accountant.
As we discussed, Mr. Zhang has travelled to China and met with the Company’s management to clarify whether the control framework which management relied upon was a suitable, recognized control framework which complies with the relevant SEC guidelines, such as the criteria set forth in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Management has confirmed that it has relied upon the appropriate framework and affirmed its conclusion that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2007. Accordingly, the Company intends to amend its Form 10-KSB to include the following proposed language:
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our principal executive and financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) have concluded that as of December 31, 2007, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including, our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and (ii) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
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There have been no changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could affect these controls during or subsequent to the end of the most recently completed quarter.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance with respect to the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures which:
· | Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; |
· | Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and |
· | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 based upon the criteria set forth in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Based upon this assessment, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2007 and no material weaknesses were discovered.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm with respect to internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission which permit us to provide only our management’s report in this Annual Report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified during our fourth fiscal quarter of 2007 which have materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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In addition, the Company intends to refile its Form 10-Q in its entirety which will include the following amended certification:
I, Chen Gao, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Metal &Technology, Inc., (the "Registrant"); |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have: |
a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
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By: ___________________________
Name: Chen Gao
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned.
Very truly yours, | |||
Mintz & Fraade, P.C. | |||
By: | /s/ Alan P. Fraade | ||
Alan P. Fraade |
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cc: American Metal, Inc.
Eric Zhang
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