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FILED AS OF DATE:		20070705

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AVP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000930817
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MEMBERSHIP SPORTS & RECREATION CLUBS [7997]
		IRS NUMBER:				980142664
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6100 CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 900
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90045
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-426-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6100 CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 900
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90045

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OTHNET INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010502

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PL BRANDS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941003
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
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      persons determined that the merger is fair to and in the best interests of
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      For example, disclose (i) the enterprise value, LTM revenues, and estimated
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      Analysis, including AVP, (ii) the data from each transaction that resulted
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      Transactions Analysis and the AVP data to which you applied the multiple to
      arrive at the implied per share equity values, (iii) the company&#8217;s projected
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      expanding the results obtained from the analysis in deriving each range. Also,
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      affiliates and quantify the compensation received by Jefferies for the past
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      are no plans other than those disclosed in connection with the merger. In light
      of that, please explain what provisions were made in the registration rights
      agreement described on page 28. Are the parties considering a public offering
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      Company has revised the Revised Proxy Statement (pg. 29) to disclose that
      Shamrock and its co-investors customarily enter into registration rights
      agreements with respect to acquired businesses, even though there is no public
      offering contemplated subsequent to this transaction.</em></font></div>
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      stockholders, who cannot seek &#8220;additional consideration in the merger through
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