Correspondence 0001493152-23-037020 from MARIZYME, INC. (MRZM) (CIK 0001413754)
MARIZYME, INC. (MRZM) (CIK 0001413754)
Date: Oct. 12, 2023 · CIK: 0001413754 · Accession: 0001493152-23-037020
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File numbers found in text: 333-273308
Referenced dates: July 21, 2023
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Marizyme,
Inc.
555 Heritage Drive, Suite 205
Jupiter, Florida 33458
October
12, 2023
Via
EDGAR
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office
of Life Sciences
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Attn:
Tim Buchmiller
Laura Crotty
Re:
Marizyme,
Inc.
Registration
Statement on Form S-1
Filed
July 18, 2023
File
No. 333-273308
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
hereby submit the responses of Marizyme Inc. (the “Company”) to the comments of the staff (the “Staff”)
of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) set forth in the Staff’s letter, dated July 21, 2023,
providing the Staff’s comments with respect to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 18, 2023 (the
“Registration Statement”).
For
the convenience of the Staff, each of the Staff’s comments is included and is followed by the corresponding response of the Company.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this letter to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to
the Company on a consolidated basis.
Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed July 18, 2023
General
1. We
note that you are registering the resale of up to 754,670,238 shares of common stock. However,
we note from your disclosure on page 2 that you currently have 300,000,000 shares of common
stock authorized at this time. Please either revise so that the volume of common stock registered
in the resale offering does not exceed the number of shares of common stock that remain available
for issuance at the time you anticipate having the registration statement declared effective
or revise to update your disclosure once the Capital Event Amendment referenced on page 2
has been approved by your stockholders. For guidance, refer to Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19
Section II.B.1.a.
Response: On August 9, 2023, a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company was held to consider and vote on, among other proposals,
a proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s articles of incorporation, as amended to date (the “Articles of Incorporation”),
to increase the total number of shares of authorized common stock from 300,000,000 to 2,000,000,000 (the “Capital Event Amendment”).
A total of 31,429,597 shares of common stock, representing
approximately 69.28% of the 45,366,760 aggregate shares outstanding and eligible to vote,
were represented in person or by valid proxies at the meeting, constituting a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the
shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting was required to approve the Capital Event Amendment. At the meeting,
22,817,989 shares of common stock, representing approximately 72.6%
present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, voted for the Capital Event Amendment. As a result, the Capital Event
Amendment was approved by the stockholders. The Capital Event Amendment became effective immediately upon the filing of a Certificate
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on August 16, 2023.
The
Registration Statement has been updated to disclose the approval of the Capital Event Amendment by the stockholders of the Company. In
addition, an opinion of counsel regarding the legality of the securities being offered and sold pursuant to the Registration Statement
has been filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K.
If
you would like to discuss any of the responses to the Staff’s comments or if you would like to discuss any other matters, please
contact the undersigned at (561) 935-9955 or Louis A. Bevilacqua of Bevilacqua PLLC at (202) 869-0888 (ext. 100).
Sincerely,
Marizyme,
Inc.
By:
/s/
David Barthel
David
Barthel
Chief
Executive Officer
cc:
Louis A. Bevilacqua, Esq.