Unresolved Staff Comments.
−Removed: Interparfums, Inc.
−Removed: is the subject of an informal investigation from the staff of the Enforcement Division of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and we have responded to the SEC staff denying any wrongdoing.
−Removed: The issue is related to the alleged failure to disclose in our August 2023 proxy statement certain issues that our prior auditor, Mazars USA LLP, had in 2018 and 2020 , which were rectified in 2023 .
−Removed: As this did not affect in any way our financial statements, we deemed these issues not to be material, and have substantiated our position to the SEC staff.
−Removed: At the present time we have not yet heard back from the SEC staff.
Cybersecurity
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Company employees are prohibited from downloading any files or software for personal use, and may not create any independent data connections from Company offices that attempt to sidestep the Company’s network security policy or mechanisms.
−Removed: Neither United States based operations nor European based operations sells directly to retail consumers, which diminishes to some degree, but does not preclude, the likelihood of third party access to our data.
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