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Revenue disaggregation (ASC 606)12 examplesRemaining performance obligations12 examplesContract assets & liabilities12 examplesCritical accounting estimates (MD&A)12 examplesGoodwill impairment testing12 examplesCredit losses (CECL, ASC 326)12 examplesFair value: Level 3 measurements12 examplesDerivatives & hedging (ASC 815)12 examplesDebt & covenant compliance12 examplesLiquidity & capital resources (MD&A)12 examplesStock-based compensation (ASC 718)12 examplesEarnings per share (ASC 260)12 examplesPensions & postretirement benefits (ASC 715)12 examplesContingencies & legal proceedings (ASC 450)12 examplesSubsequent events (ASC 855)2 examplesLeases (ASC 842)12 examplesIncome tax disclosures (ASU 2023-09)12 examplesSegment reporting (ASU 2023-07)12 examplesExpense disaggregation (ASU 2024-03)12 examplesNon-GAAP measures in MD&A12 examplesKey performance indicators & metrics12 examplesCybersecurity (Item 1C)12 examplesInsider trading policies (Item 408(b))12 examplesPay versus performance12 examplesClimate & GHG disclosures12 examplesSupplier finance programs (ASU 2022-04)12 examplesCrypto assets (ASU 2023-08)12 examplesRelated party transactions (ASC 850)11 examplesRisk factors (Item 1A)12 examplesVariable interest entities (ASC 810)12 examplesBusiness combinations (ASC 805)12 examplesDiscontinued operations (ASC 205-20)12 examplesRestructuring (ASC 420)10 examplesInventory (ASC 330)12 examplesRecently issued standards not yet adopted (SAB 74)2 examples
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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLA, PFLT) · 2026-07-30 · · Comment 1 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: In the Schedule of Investments, please disclose the class of shares held of other registered funds as part of the title of “issue.” The Company will revise future disclosure to include the class of shares of each of its investments in other registered funds. letter →
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLA, PFLT) · 2026-07-30 · · Comment 2 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: The Staff notes that the Company engaged in more than one kind of debt transaction. The Staff notes that the average dollar amounts of borrowings and average interest rate was disclosed individually by type of debt but not disclosed in aggregate across the Company. Please update in future filings to also include the aggregate disclosure required by Regulation § S-X 6-07.3. The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment. The Company respectfully directs the Staff to the language of Regulation § S-X 6-07.3 which states (emphasis added): “ Provide in the body of the statements or in the footnotes , the average dollar amount of borrowings and the average interest rate .” The Company has provided… letter →
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLA, PFLT) · 2026-07-30 · · Comment 3 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: Please discuss in correspondence how the Company has complied with the Financial Highlights presentation requirements given the Company has filed a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of Form N-2. See Division of Investment Management Dear CFO Item 2023-01 (“Item 2023-01”). The Company supplementally confirms that, while its registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-279726, declared effective by the Staff on July 17, 2024) includes 10 years of financial highlights on page 9, the Company will revise future disclosures on Form 10-K to comply with Item 2023-01. * * * If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the undersigned by telephone at (617)… letter →
Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) · 2026-07-21 · Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026 · Comment 1 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note your disclosure of gross contribution and gross contribution as a percentage of revenue for each of your segments. Please explain how you determined that these were not non-GAAP measures which would require a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure. In this regard, we note that you disclose segment profit as your primary measure of segment performance. As gross contribution would appear to be an additional measure of segment performance, it would appear to be subject to Item 10(e)(1)(i) of Regulation S- K as it is not required to be disclosed by ASC 280. Please also explain how you determined which measure of segment performance was determined in accordance with the… letter →
Company response: We respectfully submit below the response of Lionsgate Studios Corp., a British Columbia, Canada corporation (“Lionsgate,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), to the comment from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission staff (the “Staff”) regarding our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 contained in your letter dated July 21, 2026. For your convenience, we have included your original comments below in italics, immediately followed by our response. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Segment Results of Operations and Non-GAAP Measures, page 52 Comment 1… response letter →
COMPUGEN LTD (CGEN) · 2026-07-17 · . Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025 · Comment 1 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Considering the significant research and development expenses you have historically incurred and expect to continue to incur, in future filings, please expand your disclosures to include disaggregated disclosures for your research and development expenses, for example by product candidates, by program, and/or by nature of costs. Please also disclose whether you track external costs by product candidates and/or by program, and if not, please disclose that fact and the reason in future filings. Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies j. Revenue Recognition, page F-16 letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s Comment and respectfully advises the Staff that the Company tracks external research and development expenses on a clinical trial-specific basis while aggregating such expenses for its preclinical studies. The Company undertakes to provide disclosure substantially in the form presented below in its future filings with the Commission. Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the discovery and development of our product candidates. Given the number of programs that we have and, because some of our clinical trials may combine more than one program, we track the external research and development costs incurred per clinical… response letter →
COMPUGEN LTD (CGEN) · 2026-07-17 · . Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025 · Comment 2 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: As it relates to your 2023 Gilead License Agreement, you disclose that you identified three distinct performance obligations and that the transaction price was allocated to these performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling price. Please revise your future filings to quantify the amount of the transaction price allocated to each unsatisfied (or partially satisfied) performance obligation as of the end of each reporting period and an explanation as to the period over which you expect to recognize the remaining revenue. In this regard, we note that $35.9 million remains unrecognized as deferred revenue, and that you expect to recognize 31% of the remaining performance… letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully advises the Staff that, upon inception of the 2023 Gilead License Agreement, it identified three performance obligations. The agreement also provided Gilead with an option to purchase drug supply of GS-0321. The Company concluded that this option did not provide a material right and therefore did not represent a separate performance obligation. During the first half of 2026, Gilead exercised its option to purchase additional goods and services related to the supply of GS-0321. The Company undertakes to update its disclosure in future filings with the Commission to reflect the exercise of this option. The Company further advises the Staff that revenue associated with… response letter →
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. (KBDC) · 2026-07-13 · Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · Comment 1 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: In the footnote to the schedule of investments that identifies Level 3 holdings, please disclose that the value was determined using significant unobservable inputs as required by Article 12-12, footnote 9 of Regulation S-X. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and confirms that in the future it will revise the footnote to the Schedule of Investments in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its next Annual Report on Form 10-K to reflect that the value of Level 3 holdings was determined using significant unobservable inputs as required by Article 12-12, footnote 9 of Regulation S-X consistent with the following: Unless otherwise noted, security is a Level 3 holding. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate value of Level 3 securities held by the Company was $2,151,743. The value of each investment was determined using unobservable inputs. See Note 5 – Fair Value. response letter →
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. (KBDC) · 2026-07-13 · Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · Comment 2 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please disclose the amount of income generated that is non-recurring and describe the impact of non-recurring fees on earnings and/or yield in the MD&A or in the financial statements. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and confirms that in the future it will include disclosure regarding non-recurring income in the MD&A or in the notes to its financial statements in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its next Annual Report on Form 10-K consistent with the following: Revenue Recognition We do not accrue as a receivable interest on loans and debt securities for accounting purposes if we have reason to doubt our ability to collect such interest. OIDs, upfront loan origination fees, amendment fees, market discounts or premiums are accreted or amortized using the effective interest method as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans and debt… response letter →
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