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August 8, 2008
Mr. H. Christopher Owings
Assistant Director
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
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HSN, Inc. |
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Form S-1 |
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Filed August 1, 2008 |
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File No. 333.152697 |
Dear Mr. Owings:
Thank you for your comment letter dated August 7, 2008 (the Comment Letter). Set forth below is the response of HSN, Inc. (HSN or the Company) to the Staffs comments based on its review of HSNs registration statement on Form S-1 (the Registration Statement) filed August 1, 2008 (File No. 333-152697). The comments from the Comment Letter are included below in bold. HSNs response follows each comment. On the date hereof, the Company has filed Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Amendment No. 1) incorporating the revisions described herein. For the convenience of the Staff, three (3) copies of Amendment No. 1, which has been marked to show the changes from the Registration Statement as originally filed, are also being delivered to Ms. Blair Petrillo.
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General
Response: The disclosure of ILG, Ticketmaster and Tree.com (the Other Spincos) has been revised to the extent comments in the Comment Letter are applicable to the Other
Spincos. The disclosure of HSNi has been revised to the extent comments received with respect to the Other Spincos are applicable to HSNi.
Response: We have noted the Staffs comments. Financial statements for the Company are not yet available on a carve-out basis including allocation of stock based compensation, corporate allocations and the calculation of income taxes on a stand-alone, separate company basis and the preparation of footnotes and other disclosures. We have included a recent developments section which includes summary financial information consistent with that included in IACs Form 8-K filed on July 30, 2008.
Registration
Statement on Form S-1
Cover Page of Registration Statement
Response: The Company is relying on Rule 416(a) because the equity plans under which securities are being offered contain anti-dilution provisions. In response to the Staffs comments, the cover page has been appropriately revised.
Cover Page of Prospectus
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Response: As indicated in our prior response letter, while we are not in agreement with the Staffs position on the pro rata issue, in response to the Staffs comment, the reference to pro rata has been removed from the cover page and from Exhibit 99.8 to the Registration Statement.
Response: In response to the Staffs comment, such cross-reference has been appropriately highlighted.
Undertakings, page II-2
Response: In response to the Staffs comment, the undertakings have been appropriately revised.
Exhibit 5.1 Legality Opinion
Response: In response to the Staffs comment, the opinion has been appropriately revised.
Response: In response to the Staffs comment, the opinion has been appropriately revised.
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Response: In response to the Staffs comment, the opinion has been appropriately revised.
Response: In response to the Staffs comment, we are supplementally furnishing such confirmation from counsel.
Exhibit 8.1 Tax Opinion
Response: In response to the Staffs comment, we have revised the tax opinion and the disclosure on pages 5, 9, 24, 25 and 26 of the Registration Statement.
Signatures
Response: The Company currently has two directors, both of whom executed the Registration Statement as originally filed as well as Amendment No. 1.
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Please do not hesitate to contact me at (212) 403-1205 or Nancy Greenbaum at (212) 403-1339 if there are any comments or questions concerning the foregoing or if we can be of assistance in any way. As discussed with Ms. Petrillo, the Company is desirous of requesting acceleration of effectiveness of registration as soon as possible. We are available to assist in any way we can.
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By: |
/s/ Pamela S. Seymon |
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Name: Pamela S. Seymon |
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Ms. Blair Petrillo |
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Staff Attorney |
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Division of Corporation Finance |
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Facsimile No. (202) 772-9202 |
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Gregory R. Blatt |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
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IAC/InterActiveCorp |
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555 West 18th Street |
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New York, New York 10011 |
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