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April 24, 2008
VIA EDGAR
Jennifer Thompson
Branch Chief
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 3561
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Resources Connection, Inc.
File No. 0-32113; Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2007
Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended February 29, 2008
Forms 8-K filed December 20, 2007 and March 26, 2008
Dear Ms. Thompson:
On behalf of Resources Connection, Inc. (the Company), this letter is in response to the comments
of the staff (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) in the
Staffs letter dated April 10, 2008 (the Staffs Letter), regarding our Form 10-K for fiscal year
ended May 31, 2007, Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2008 and Forms 8-K filed
December 20, 2007 and March 26, 2008. The responses set forth below correspond to the numbers
assigned in the Staffs Letter. For the Staffs convenience, we have restated each of the Staffs
comments in bold type immediately prior to the Companys response to such comment:
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2007
Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis, page 27
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 37
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We note your analysis of cash provided by operating activities. Please revise future
filings to analyze the underlying reasons for changes in your cash flows and to better
explain the variability in your cash flows, rather than merely reciting the information
seen on the face of your cash flow statement. Refer to Section IV of our Release 33-8350. |
Response:
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The Company recognizes the Staffs comment. In future filings, we will revise our
discussion to analyze the underlying reasons for changes in our cash flows and to explain
the variability in cash flows pursuant to Item 303 of Regulation S-K. |
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Note 14. Stock Based Compensation Plans, Page 57
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We read on page 59 that your stock based compensation expense relates to stock
options, restricted stock and employee stock purchases related to the ESPP. With regards
to your restricted stock, please tell us how you considered the disclosure requirements of
paragraph A240(b)(2) of SFAS 123R. If you have combined the disclosures for your stock
options and your restricted stock, please consider separately disclosing information
related to these awards as we believe their differing characteristics make separate
disclosure important to an understanding of your use of stock-based compensation, as
indicated by paragraph A240(f) of SFAS 123R. |
Response:
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We considered the disclosure requirements of paragraph A240(b)(2) of SFAS 123R and
determined that our restricted stock grants, which aggregate 30,000 shares, are not
material for disclosure. |
Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended February 29, 2008
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We note that you state your disclosure controls and procedures were effective to
provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules
and forms. In future filings, please revise to clarify, if true, that your officers
concluded that your disclosure controls and procedures are also effective to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in the reports that you file or submit under the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to your management, including your principal
executive and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
See Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). Alternatively, you may conclude that your disclosure
controls and procedures are effective or ineffective without providing any part of the
definition of disclosure controls and procedures. |
Response:
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We have read the Staffs Comment and Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). In future filings,
we will revise our disclosure regarding the conclusions of our principal executive officer
and principal financial officer with respect to the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures without providing any part of the definition of disclosure
controls and procedures. |
Forms 8-K filed December 20, 2007 and March 26, 2008
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We believe the non-GAAP operating statement columnar format appearing in your press
releases furnished with your forms 8-K may create the
unwarranted impression to investors that the non-GAAP operating statement has been prepared
under a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles while also conveying undue
prominence to a statement based on non-GAAP measures. In addition, Section II.A.2 of SEC
Release 33-8176 defines non-GAAP measures and does not contemplate non-GAAP financial
statements as a measure. Please remove that presentation, or explain to us in reasonable
detail why its retention is justified in light of these concerns. As a substitute for this
presentation format, you may consider presenting only individual non-GAAP measures (i.e.,
line items, subtotals, etc.) provided each one complies with Item 10 of Regulation S-K and
the Division of Corporation Finances Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Use of Non-GAAP
Financial Measures, Question 8. |
Response:
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In future filings, the Company will present individual non-GAAP measures
incorporating only specific line items and subtotals. Additionally, we will assess our
revised presentation in accordance with Item 10 of Regulation S-K and the Division of
Corporation Finances Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures, Question 8. |
Additionally, we acknowledge that: The Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in our filings; the Staffs comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff
comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filings; and
the Company may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the
Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
We appreciate the Staffs comments and request that the Staff contact the undersigned at (714)
430-6500 with any questions or comments regarding this letter.
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Nathan Franke
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Resources Connection, Inc. |
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