Correspondence 0001493152-24-004780 from Vitro Biopharma, Inc. (VTRO) (CIK 0000793171)
Vitro Biopharma, Inc. (VTRO) (CIK 0000793171)
Date: Feb. 2, 2024 · CIK: 0000793171 · Accession: 0001493152-24-004780
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File numbers found in text: 333-267366
Referenced dates: January 11, 2024
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Vitro
Biopharma, Inc.
3200
Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 410
Denver,
CO 80209
February
2, 2024
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporate Finance
100
F Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Attn:
Jessica Dickerson and Joe McCann
Re:
Vitro
Biopharma, Inc.
Amendment
No. 7 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed
December
12, 2023
File
No. 333-267366
Dear
Ms. Dickerson and Mr. McCann:
Vitro
Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”), is submitting this letter in response to comments from the staff (the “Staff”)
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) contained in its letter dated January 11, 2024 (the “Comment
Letter”), relating to the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”). For ease
of review, we have set forth below the comment of your letter followed by the Company’s response thereto.
Amendment
No. 7 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Prospectus
Cover Page, page ii
1.
We note your disclosure indicating that a broker-dealer may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions, or
commissions which may be “in excess of those” customary in the type of transactions involved. Please revise so that your
cover page disclosure is consistent with your Plan of Distribution disclosure, which indicates that the Advisor’s commissions
would be customary, or advise.
Response:
The
statement on the prospectus cover page that commissions may be “in excess of those” customary in the type of transactions
involved has been removed.
2.
Please revise the disclosure in the third and fourth sentences of the third paragraph to clarify that your financial advisor must
notify Nasdaq that your shares are “ready to trade.” Similarly, please clarify in the fourth sentence, if true, that the
“rules” you reference are Nasdaq listing rules.
Response:
The
Company’s application to list its common stock on Nasdaq is no longer being done as a “direct listing” and the prospectus
has been revised throughout accordingly. As such, references to the “financial advisor” have been removed.
Summary
of Risk Factors, page 8
3.
With reference to the disclosures on pages 49-51, please revise to highlight briefly the risks in conducting a direct
listing.
Response:
The
Company is no longer applying to list its common stock as a “direct listing” and the registration statement has been revised
throughout accordingly. As such, the risk factors regarding a direct listing have been removed.
Executive
and Director Compensation, page 130
4.
Please ensure that all of your executive compensation disclosures are updated as appropriate. For example, we note some of your
disclosures refer to “2021” when it is no longer applicable (e.g., note 2 to the Summary Compensation Table). In
addition, although some dates have been updated to refer to “2023,” it does not appear that the corresponding
disclosures have been updated. For example, the “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” table on page 133
indicates that it sets forth information as of October 31, 2023, but it does not appear that the table itself has been updated to
reflect changes in the number of exercisable and unexercisable options that would have resulted upon the occurrence of the vesting
events described in notes 2 and 4 to the table. To the extent these vesting events impact other disclosures throughout the
prospectus (e.g., the principal stockholders table on page 146 and the notes thereto), please update those disclosures
too.
Response:
The
Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the executive and director compensation section accordingly.
Principal
Stockholders, page 145
5.
We note your statement that the table in this section sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of your common stock by
certain persons, including your director nominee who will serve as such upon “completion of this offering.” Please
revise this statement to clarify, if true, that the director nominee will serve as director upon the listing of your common stock on
Nasdaq, as indicated on page 124.
Response:
The
Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the Principal Stockholder table accordingly. Specifically,
the Company has revised the statement that the Company’s director nominee will serve as such upon “completion of this offering” to clarify that the director nominee will serve as director upon the listing of the Company’s common stock on
Nasdaq.
Plan
of Distribution, page 156
6.
Please disclose whether you are party to any arrangement with any Registered Stockholder regarding sales of common stock by the
Registered Stockholders.
Response:
The
plan of distribution has been revised to disclose that the Company does not have any arrangement regarding sales of common stock by the
Registered Stockholders.
7.
We refer to the disclosures in the first two paragraphs on page 158. Please address the following:
●
Revise to clarify, if true, that the Advisor also will not be engaged to facilitate or coordinate certain price discovery activities
or sales of shares of your common stock in consultation with Registered Stockholders and that the Advisor will not be permitted, nor
instructed by Registered Stockholders, to plan or actively participate in any investor education activities not described in the
prospectus. Alternatively, please revise to disclose these activities.
●
Given the existence of direct listing success fees, revise to provide the same disclosures for Bridgeway and Alchemy that you
provide for Spartan.
Response:
The
Company is no longer applying to list its common stock as a “direct listing” and the registration statement, including the
plan of distribution has been revised throughout accordingly. As such, references to the Advisor have been removed.
8.
With reference to the second paragraph on page 158 and Exhibit B to Exhibit 10.41, please revise to clarify whether the Advisor
plans to perform any financial advisory or investment banking services for you (in addition to those provided in connection with the
listing of your securities). As applicable, describe these services and clarify whether they will be conducted in accordance with
Regulation M.
Response:
The
Company is no longer applying to list its common stock as a “direct listing” and the registration statement, including the
plan of distribution has been revised throughout accordingly. As such, references to the Advisor have been removed.
9. Please disclose, as applicable, how long the company plans to use its reasonable efforts to keep the registration statement effective.
Response:
The
plan of distribution has been revised to disclose how long the company plans to use its reasonable efforts to keep the registration statement
effective.
Item.
13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution, page 163
10. Please revise the table in this section to include a line item for your Advisor fees and expenses. Also, the table should quantify the success fees payable to Alchemy and Bridgeway.
Response:
The
Company no longer plans to apply to list its common stock as a “direct listing,” Accordingly, fees to the Advisor, Alchemy
and Bridgeway are not directly related to the sale of the shares being registered and are not included in the Other Expenses section.
Exhibit
Index, page 168
11.
Please file the executed versions of Exhibits 10.40 and 10.41.
Response:
The
Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comments and has filed the executed versions of Exhibits 10.40 and 10.41.
The
Company requests that the Staff contact it as soon as practical with any additional comments in order that those comments can be addressed
expeditiously. If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please do not hesitate to contact the Company’s counsel, Jeff
Cahlon, of Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP at (212) 398-2742.
Sincerely,
/s/
Christopher Furman
Chief
Executive Officer
cc:
Jeff
Cahlon