SEC Comment Letter for SavvyShares LLC (CIK 0001801255) — Mar 10, 2020
SavvyShares LLC (CIK 0001801255)
Date: March 10, 2020 · CIK: 0001801255 · Accession: 0000000000-20-002149
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March 10, 2020
Rosanne Luth
Chief Executive Officer
SavvyShares LLC
1365 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Re:SavvyShares LLC
Draft Offering Statement on Form 1-A
Submitted February 12, 2020
CIK No. 0001801255
Dear Ms. Luth:
We have reviewed your draft offering statement and have the following comments. In
some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting
an amended draft offering statement or publicly filing your offering statement on
EDGAR. Please refer to Rule 252(d) regarding the public filing requirements for non-public
submissions, amendments and correspondence. If you do not believe our comments apply to
your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why
in your response. After reviewing your amended draft offering statement or filed offering
statement and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have
additional comments.
Draft Offering Statement on Form 1-A
Cover Page
1.You state that the value of your Member Data is based on the cash paid by Luth Research
to its panel members providing equivalent data. We note the table showing the current
cash amounts paid by Luth Research for certain types of Member Data. Please disclose
the period of time during which these cash amounts were paid and the extent to
which Luth Research’s panel members participated in each type of transaction during that
period. Clarify whether any of the transactions were with related parties.
2.We note that your website, which you will use as an online portal and information
management tool in connection with this offering, is currently inoperative. Please tell us
when you expect the website to be accessible.
FirstName LastNameRosanne Luth
Comapany NameSavvyShares LLC
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SavvyShares LLC
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Summary of Information in Offering Circular, page 1
3.Please disclose here that your only activities since inception have been organizational in
nature; that you have not generated any revenues to date and will be dependent on your
Manager for funding until you are able to generate significant revenues; and that you have
potential conflicts of interest with Luth Research, the owner of the Manager.
4.You state that you will continue to use the $0.25 Purchase Price for this offering for at
least three months from the first sale of shares pursuant to this offering circular. Please
disclose, if true, that the Purchase Price will continue to be determined by the cash value
of equivalent Member Data contributions as established in bona fide transactions between
Luth Research and its panel members providing equivalent data. Also, disclose whether
you reasonably anticipate changing the Purchase Price for each type of Member Data if
Luth Research changes the cash consideration for equivalent Member Data in the future.
Risk Factors, page 4
5.Please address in a risk factor any material risks or challenges to your offering and
business that are posed by your inability to independently determine the value of, and the
number of shares offered for, Member Data. In this regard, we note Luth Research is not
only your founder but also your competitor and you face the risk that your competitors
may adopt more aggressive pricing policies.
Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions and Conflicts of Interest, page 34
6.We note that you may purchase rights to data from Luth Research or an affiliate to
augment the Member Data in the Database. Please disclose whether there are any
limitations or restrictions on the use of that data in providing services to your customers.
Conflicts of Interest, page 35
7.You state that the Manager or an affiliate may purchase Member Data for purposes of
providing certain services to its customers. Given that payments for the Member Data
will be considered revenue and therefore subject to the management fee paid to your
Manager, this appears to be an effective benefit to your Manager and a potential conflict
of interest. Please enhance your discussion of the conflict of interest related to this
arrangement between the Manager and the company.
Securities Being Offered, page 36
8.Please disclose whether the company intends to accept Member Data contributions that do
not have a history of transactions between Luth Research and its panel members. If so,
discuss how the company will determine the fair value of Member Data in those instances.
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FirstName LastName
Rosanne Luth
SavvyShares LLC
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Privacy Policy
Children's Privacy, page 54
9.You state that you do not accept Member Data from children under the age of 13. Please
clarify whether you intend to accept Member Data and/or issue SavvyShares to minors
aged 13 or over. If so, please add a risk factor that discusses the legal implications and
consequences of operating a business that allows participation of minors.
General
10.You refer to reports published by eMarketer and ESOMAR for market and industry
statistics. Please disclose the title and date of publication of each report.
11.You state that you seek to build and offer your customers access to “the world’s first . . .
database of Member data owned by a community comprised of its members.” Please
provide support for this assertion.
You may contact Eiko Yaoita Pyles, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3587 or Kathleen
Collins, Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3499 if you have questions regarding comments
on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Bernard Nolan, Attorney-Adviser,
at (202) 551-6515 or, in his absence, Jan Woo, Legal Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3453 with any
other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Technology
cc: John Tishler, Esq.