Correspondence 0001213900-24-010708 from MULIANG VIAGOO TECHNOLOGY, INC. (MULG) (CIK 0001629665)
MULIANG VIAGOO TECHNOLOGY, INC. (MULG) (CIK 0001629665)
Date: Feb. 7, 2024 · CIK: 0001629665 · Accession: 0001213900-24-010708
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Muliang Viagoo Technology, Inc.
2498 Wanfeng Highway, Lane 181
Fengjing Town, Jinshan District
Shanghai, China
February 7, 2024
Division of Corporation
Finance
Office of Manufacturing
U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549-4720
Attn: Conlon Danberg
Re:
Muliang Viagoo Technology, Inc.
Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2022
Filed July 6, 2023
File No. 001-40636
Dear Mr. Danberg:
This letter is in response to your letter on December
13, 2023 in which you provided comments to the Form 10-K of Muliang Viagoo Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2023. On the date hereof, the Company has submitted Amendment No.2 to the Form 10-K
(“Amendment No.2”). We set forth below in bold the comments in your letter relating to the Form 10-K followed by our responses
to the comment.
Amendment No. 1o to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2022
Contractual Arrangements, page 7
1.
We note your response to comment 6, and your revised disclosure referencing the names of the relevant agreements that you have entered into pursuant to your VIE structure. Please revise your disclosure in this section to provide a brief description of each of these agreements.
RESPONSE: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has
revised the disclosure on pages 7 and 8 in the Amendment No.2 to provide a brief description of each of the VIE agreements.
Executive Compensation, page 93
2 .
As previously requested, it appears that the financial statements may need to be revised to account for the services provided by your CEO and CFO at fair value. In this regard, it does not appear that the compensation expense included in your 2021 and 2021 financial statements comprises a reasonable estimate of the fair value of the services provided by your CEO and CFO. Please refer to the guidance in SAB 1:B.
RESPONSE: In response to the Staff’s
comment, we respectfully advise the Staff that:
● We paid our CEO, Mr. Lirong Wang, with an annual cash compensation of
RMB 120,000 (or US$17,840 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022), as set forth in the previously filed 10-K, as amended
● Pursuant to an employment agreement dated June 19, 2020, Our CFO, Mr. Shaw Cheng
“David” Chong, was provided with the following compensation: (a) 25,000 of restricted common stock upon the commencement of
his employment, with an annual compensation in cash of $100,000, payable monthly upon Company’s listing on a national exchange;
(b) additional 25,000 common stock upon Company’s successful listing on a national exchange; and (c) during the executive’s
term, the Company will reimburse for all reasonable out-of-pocket travel expenses incurred by the executive in attending any in-person
meetings, provided that the executive complies with the generally applicable policies, practices and procedures of the Company for submission
of expense reports, receipts or similar documentation of such expenses.
On June 28, 2020, the Company issued 25,000 of
restricted common stock as the compensation for Mr. Shaw Cheng “David” Chong. The Company has not provided any additional
compensation to Mr. Chong in 2021 and 2022 given that it has not been listed on a national stock exchange such as the Nasdaq Stock Market.
As a result, we respectfully believe that no revision is required for Mr. Chong’s compensation at this juncture.
We hope this response letter has addressed all
of the Staff’s concerns relating to the comment letter. Should you have additional questions regarding the information contained
herein, please contact our securities counsel William S. Rosenstadt, Esq., Jason Ye, Esq. or Yarona Yieh, Esq. of Ortoli Rosenstadt
LLP at wsr@orllp.legal, jye@orllp.legal or yly@orllp.legal.
Sincerely,
/s/ Lirong Wang
Lirong Wang
Chief Executive Officer