SEC Company Response from Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd (NISN) (CIK 0001603993) (AIOS) — Mar 31, 2016
Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd (NISN) (CIK 0001603993)
Date: March 31, 2016 · CIK: 0001603993 · Accession: 0001144204-16-092081
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File numbers found in text: 333-208583
Referenced dates: February 19, 2016, January 11, 2016
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Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.
s No. 587 15th Road, 3rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park s
Economic & Technology Development Zone s
Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province s China s +86-0577-8689-5678
March 31, 2016
Pamela A. Long, Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 3561
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-4631
Re: Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.
SEC comment letter dated February 19, 2016 about Pre-Effective
Amendment 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 File No. 333-208583
Dear Ms. Long:
On behalf of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. (the
“Registrant”, “Hebron Technology” or the “Company”) and in response to the comments set forth
in your letter dated February 19, 2016, we are writing to supply additional information and to indicate the changes that have been
made in the enclosed Pre-Effective Amendment 2 (the “Second Amendment”) to our Registration Statement on Form F-1.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Second Amendment unless otherwise defined herein.
We have also enclosed five redlined copies of the Second Amendment compared against the Pre-Effective Amendment 1 to our Registration
Statement on Form F-1 for your review.
Financial Statements
General
1. We note your response to comment 8 of our letter dated January 11, 2016. Your current disclosures throughout the filing indicate
that the four million shares were repurchased for $4,000, whereas your response to comment 12 indicates that cash was not paid
to the shareholders. In addition, we note that your cash flow statement for the period ended June 30, 2015 reflects a net $11,000
as proceeds from stock issuance and repurchase which would imply that there was cash paid for these four million shares. Please
advise. If cash was not received as your response to comment 12 indicates, it would appear that this repurchase may be more of
a reverse stock split for which ASC 260-10-55-12 would indicate retroactive treatment would be appropriate. If cash was received
for the four million shares, we continue to have difficulty understanding why a treasury share transaction would also be reflected
on a retroactive basis pursuant to ASC 260.
We acknowledge the comment and confirm that there was no cash paid
for the repurchase. The Company updated the consolidated financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2015 in the Second
Amendment which indicates no cash consideration received or paid from the Company’s nominal share issuance and repurchase
transaction.
Note 1 – Business Description
Reorganization, page F-8
2. We note your response to comment 9 of our letter dated January 11, 2016. In regards to the transaction that occurred on October
22, 2012 between Mr. Shih Chang Chen and Hebron Technology, please further advise how you determined that this was a common control
transaction. Your response indicates that Mr. Shih Chang Chen was a friend of Mr. Anyuan Sun rather than an immediate family member.
Your response also indicates that Mr. Shih Chang Chen nominally held the shares on behalf of Mr. Anyuan Sun’s brother who
further nominally held the shares for Mr. Anyuan Sun. It is not clear what is meant by nominally held and why Mr. Shih Chang Chen
would have held these shares instead of Mr. Anyuan Sun’s brother or Mr. Anyuan Sun. Please advise. Please also tell us whether
there were any written agreements between Mr. Shih Chang Chen, Mr. Anyuan Sun, or Mr. Anyuan Sun’s brother related to these
shares, specifically in regards to the voting of these shares.
Pamela A. Long, Assistant Director
March 31, 2016
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We acknowledge the comment and respectfully advise the Staff that
HK Xibolun was formed in accordance with laws and regulations of Hong Kong on June 14, 2011. By the time of its incorporation,
Mr. Lingmin Sun nominally held 100% of the equity of HK Xibolun for Mr. Anyuan Sun. This was because Mr. Anyuan Sun already owned
70% of the equity of Xibolun Equipment then, and in order to maintain the Sino-Foreign joint venture status of Xibolun Equipment,
an offshore entity which was not held by Mr. Anyuan Sun needed to hold 30% of the shares of Xibolun Equipment. Pursuant to the
Shareholding Entrustment Agreement entered by Mr. Anyuan Sun and Mr. Lingmin Sun on May 21, 2011, Mr. Anyuan actually owned 100%
of the shares of HK Xibolun and had all the rights and duties of the shares while Mr. Lingmin Sun was the nominal shareholder who
had no actual rights or duties regarding the shares, including voting rights. The abovementioned Shareholding Entrustment Agreement
has been filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Second Amendment.
On May 15, 2012, in order to meet
a new requirement that a foreign company be held by a non-Chinese citizen, Mr. Lingmin Sun, a Chinese citizen, transferred 100%
of the equity of HK Xibolun to Mr. Shih Chang Chen, who is a friend of Mr. Anyuan Sun and a Taiwanese citizen. Pursuant to the
Shareholding Entrustment Agreement entered by Mr. Lingmin Sun and Mr. Shih Chang Chen on May 21, 2012, they both agreed that the
equity of HK Xibolun would be entrusted to Mr. Chen, and Mr. Chen would hold the aforesaid equity for Mr. Lingmin Sun (who continued
to act for the benefit of Mr. Anyuan Sun) without any actual rights of shares, such as disposition
rights, rights to retain proceeds and voting rights. The related Shareholding Entrustment
Agreement has been filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Second Amendment. Based on the above agreements and description, we believe Mr.
Anyuan Sun is the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company in substance.
Unaudited Financial Statements
Note 1 – Business Description, page F-27
3. We note your response to comment 12 of our letter dated January 11, 2016. The recipients of the eight million shares transferred
by Mr. Zhang included individuals who introduced business partners and customers to Xibolun Equipment or provided capital support
to Xibolun Equipment. We note that Xibolun Equipment is one of your subsidiaries. Given that it would appear that your company
benefitted from the services provided by these individuals, please help us better understand your consideration of SAB Topic 5:T
in determining no compensation expense needs to be recorded related to these share transfers.
We acknowledge the comment and respectfully
advise the Staff that in accordance with SAB Topic 5:T, the Company believes that such a transaction is similar to those described
in FASB ASC paragraph 718-10-15-4 (Compensation — Stock Compensation Topic), which states that “share-based payments
awarded to an employee of the reporting entity by a related party or other holder of an economic interest in
the entity as compensation for services provided to the entity are share-based payment transactions to be accounted for under this
Topic unless the transfer is clearly for a purpose other than compensation for services to the reporting entity.”
When the Company determined the accounting
application, we also reviewed the additional guidance as follows included in prior accounting literature for share-based payments
might suggest that an arrangement should not be accounted for as compensation in the financial statements of the investee. While
this guidance was not included in ASC 718, we believe it is generally consistent with the concept described in ASC 718 and might
be helpful in evaluating transactions between employees and economic interest holders in the employer.
• The relationship between the shareholder
and the company’s employee is one that would normally result in generosity (e.g., an immediate family relationship).
• The shareholder has an obligation
to the employee, which is completely unrelated to the latter’s employment (e.g., the stockholder transfers shares to the
employee because of personal business relationships in the past, unrelated to the present employment situation).
• The company clearly does not benefit
from the transaction (e.g., the stockholder transfers shares to a low-level employee with whom he or she has had a close relationship
over a number of years).
Based on the above, we believe the eight million share transferred
by Mr. Sun Zhang is for a purpose other than compensation for service to the reporting entity. In substance, these shares were
gifted to the related transferee because of Mr. Auyuan Sun’s generosity. There were no previous arrangements, plans or obligations
for the Company to issue these shares to the recipients. The recipients are neither employees of the Company nor third parties
who had service arrangements with the Company. The reason these recipients helped Mr. Anyuan Sun when he started the business many
years ago was their long term close friendship, rather than for compensation. Indeed, there was no expectation of compensation,
let alone equity in Mr. Sun’s business. Therefore, we believe the stock issuance to these individual is a separated transaction
and ought not be treated as compensation for service.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in reviewing this response
and the Second Amendment.
Should you have any questions with respect to the above responses,
please contact me.
Sincerely,
Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.
By:
/s/ Steven Fu
Name:
Steven Fu
Its:
Chief Financial Officer