Correspondence 0001493152-24-024856 from Dogness (International) Corp (DOGZ)
Dogness (International) Corp
Date: June 24, 2024 · CIK: 0001707303 · Accession: 0001493152-24-024856
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File numbers found in text: 001-38304, 333-280051
Referenced dates: June 13, 2024
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DOGNESS
(INTERNATIONAL) CORP
June
24, 2024
Erin
Donahue
Bradley
Ecker
Division
of Corporation Finance
Office
of Manufacturing
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
100
F Street, NE
Washington,
D.C., 20549
Re:
Dogness
(International) Corp
Amendment
to Registration Statement on Form F-3
Filed
June 24, 2024
File
No. 333-280051
Dear
Ms. Donahue and Mr. Ecker:
This
letter is in response to the letter dated June 13, 2024, from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”) addressed to Dogness (International) Corp (the “Company,” “we,” and “our”)
with respect to the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-3 (the “Registration Statement”). For ease of reference,
we have recited the Commission’s comments in this response and numbered them accordingly. The Amendment to Registration Statement
is being filed to accompany this letter.
Registration
Statement on Form F-3 filed June 7, 2024
General
1.
We
note your disclosure appearing on the cover page, Summary, and Risk Factor sections relating to legal and operations risks associated
with operating in China and PRC regulations has changed significantly from the disclosure included in your annual report on Form
20-F, File No. 001-38304 filed October 12, 2023. It is unclear to us that there have been changes in the regulatory environment warranting
disclosure that mitigates the challenges you face and related disclosures. The Sample Letters to China-Based Companies sought specific
disclosure relating to the risk that the PRC government may intervene in or influence your operations at any time, or may exert control
over operations of your business, which could result in a material change in your operations and/or the value of the securities you
are registering for sale. We remind you that, pursuant to federal securities rules, the term “control” (including the
terms “controlling,” “controlled by,” and “under common control with”) as defined in Securities
Act Rule 405 means “the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.” The Sample Letters also
sought specific disclosures relating to uncertainties regarding the enforcement of laws and that the rules and regulations in China
can change quickly with little advance notice. We do not believe that your disclosure referencing the PRC government’s intent
to strengthen its regulatory oversight conveys the same risk. Please revise.
Response:
We have revised our disclosures on the cover page, Prospectus Summary, and Risk Factors sections accordingly. Certain risk factors included
in the annual report on Form 20-F, File No. 001-38304 filed October 12, 2023 were deleted because they are redundant and similar risks
have been disclosed in other risk factors. In addition, we have deleted risk factors regarding repatriation of offering proceeds because
they are inapplicable to a selling shareholder registration statement, for which the company will receive no offering proceeds.
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We
appreciate the assistance the Staff has provided with its comments. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our counsel,
Anthony W. Basch, Esq., of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., at (804)-771-5725.
Very truly yours,
By:
/s/
Silong Chen
Silong
Chen
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
cc:
Anthony
W. Basch, Esq.
Kaufman
& Canoles, P.C.
[signature
page to the SEC response letter]