SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-004195 to Viking Holdings Ltd (VIK) (CIK 0001745201) (VIK)
Viking Holdings Ltd (VIK) (CIK 0001745201)
Date: April 17, 2024 · CIK: 0001745201 · Accession: 0000000000-24-004195
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United States securities and exchange commission logo
April 17, 2024
Torstein Hagen
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Viking Holdings Ltd
94 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08
Re:Viking Holdings Ltd
Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed April 5, 2024
Amendment No. 1 to Form F-1
Filed April 15, 2024
File No. 333-278515
Dear Torstein Hagen:
We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comments.
Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances
or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.
After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments.
Registration Statement on Form F-1
Board Composition, page 140
1.We note the new disclosure regarding the individuals determined by your board of
directors to be independent directors. Please expand the discussion to explain briefly how
Mr. Fear's role as a director of your "principal shareholder" was considered in
reaching such determination.
Investor Rights Agreement -- Rights of Appointment, Consent Rights and Registration Rights,
page 149
2.Please expand your discussion of the Investor Rights Agreement to discuss the restrictions
on transfers included in Section 4 of the Investor Rights Agreement filed as Exhibit 4.2.
Please also include appropriate risk factor disclosure.
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Comapany NameViking Holdings Ltd
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Exhibits
3.Please file any amendments or supplements to your Memorandum of Association. In that
regard, we note that Exhibit 3.1 refers to the company as "MISA Investments Limited."
General
4.We note your Form of Bye-laws filed as Exhibit 3.3 includes an exclusive forum
provision in section 77. Please revise your prospectus to provide disclosure regarding this
provision in the Risk Factors and Description of Share Capital sections, including that the
bye-laws expressly state that unless Viking consents in writing, the sole and exclusive
forum for any action asserting claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933 or
the Exchange Act of 1934, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall be the
United States federal district courts.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration
statement.
Please contact Jenifer Gallagher at 202-551-3706 or Karl Hiller at 202-551-3686 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Timothy S. Levenberg at 202-551-3707 or Karina Dorin at 202-551-3763 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation