Correspondence 0001104659-23-002755 from CXApp Inc. (CXAI)
CXApp Inc.
Date: Jan. 10, 2023 · CIK: 0001820875 · Accession: 0001104659-23-002755
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
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Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Edwin Kim
Jeff Kauten
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Technology
Re: KINS
Technology Group Inc.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement on Form S-4
Filed December 6, 2022
File No. 333-267938
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client,
KINS Technology Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and pursuant to the applicable provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder, please find enclosed for filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a complete copy of Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”)
to the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the Company originally filed with the Commission on October 19,
2022 (the “Registration Statement”).
Amendment No. 2 reflects
certain revisions to the Registration Statement in response to the comment letter to Mr. Sheikh, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer, dated December 28, 2022, from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”) and other updated information.
The
numbered paragraphs in bold below set forth the Staff’s comments together with the Company’s responses. Disclosure
changes made in response to the Staff’s comments have been made in Amendment No. 2, which is being filed with the Commission
contemporaneously with the submission of this letter. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
to them in Amendment No. 2.
Registration Statement on Form S-4
filed December 6, 2022
Preservation of the Intended Tax Treatment
of Certain Aspects of the Transactions, page 40
1. We note your responses to prior comments 10 and 11 regarding the consequences to New CXApp stockholders
should the IRS disallow the tax-free treatment of the spin-off made pursuant to the Reverse Morris Trust. Either here or in a Q&A,
please clearly indicate whether legacy Inpixon stockholders who will receive New CXApp shares as part of the spin-off and eventually the
business combination with the public SPAC KINS Technology must maintain a 50.1% ownership of New CXApp for at least two years and that
the consequences of the failure to do so could result in a taxable gain to Inpixon that New CXApp may have to indemnify. Clarify
how, or if, legacy Inpixon stockholders are restricted from selling their shares to prevent their ownership percentage from falling below
50.1%, such as through the lock-up agreements, Class C shares or restrictions or other methods.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the disclosure on pages 42 of Amendment No. 2. We do not
anticipate placing any restrictions on shareholders’ ability to alienate shares in the market. The rules around 355(e) typically
address corporate led or corporate initiated actions such as significant acquisitions – taxable tender offers, tax-free combinations
with other corporations, or public offerings that result in a failure for legacy shareholders to maintain 50.1% following the distribution
rather than resale transactions at the shareholder level by the shareholder. As a result, legacy shareholders will not be subject to transfer
restrictions except the transfer restrictions applicable to the Class C common stock. In addition, as discussed in our response
to Comment #2 below, even if the IRC Section 355(e) gain is triggered, we do not anticipate any gain.
2. We note your disclosure on page 92 that Inpixon is currently considering strategic alternatives
that include divesting further portions of its remaining business. Please disclose in the summary the possible resulting taxable
gain that Inpixon may incur from the spin-off and divestiture of the enterprise application business of Inpixon and that New
CXApp would not indemnify any resulting taxable gain. Further, clarify that if there is a taxable gain payable by Inpixon whether
the restrictions as to issuances of new equity, mergers and other restricted transactions for two years would no longer apply.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the disclosure on pages 34-35 of Amendment No. 2. Inpixon
has prepared a detailed estimated Section 355(e) gain calculation in order to determine the gain that it could recognize if
it were in fact to effectuate a transaction after the Merger that triggered the Section 355(e) gain. Based on its financial
statements reported as of September 30, 2022, Inpixon estimates that there will not be any Section 355(e) taxable
gain. Although such estimated calculation cannot be finalized until closing, Inpixon does not anticipate any meaningful changes to
the calculation. Even if Inpixon triggered such Section 355(e) gain, KINS and New CXApp would still not be able to engage in
certain transactions for the two year period beginning on the date of Distribution if such transaction places the tax-free status of the
Distribution and the Merger at risk, without first seeking a waiver from Inpixon or obtaining an opinion from a nationally recognized
law firm or accounting firm at a “will” level that such transaction will not adversely impact the intended tax treatment of
the Distribution and the Merger.
Interests of CXApp’s Directors and
Executive Officers in the Merger, page 49
3. Please disclose the combined beneficial interests of Inpixon and its related parties (including
but not limited to Nadir Ali) in KINS Technology, including indirect ownership through KINS Capital based on their membership interests
in Cardinal Venture Holdings which owns certain interests in KINS Capital.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the disclosure on pages 52 and 172 of Amendment No. 2 to
include additional disclosure regarding the combined beneficial interests of Inpixon and its related parties, including through indirect
ownership.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial
Information, page 96
4. We note you anticipate the Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. You
disclosed several reasons why CXApp has been determined to be the accounting acquirer including that CXApp’s management
will comprise the majority of New CXApp. However, we also note on page 231 that Mr. Khurram P. Sheikh, KINS’ current
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, will serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the combined
company. Additionally, Messrs. Sheikh, Martino, and Eisnor, currently KINS’ directors, have been nominated to serve on
the Combined Company Board. Please explain to us your consideration of the post-closing composition of the Board and designation
of the Chief Executive Officer when concluding that CXApp, and not KINS Technology Group, is the accounting acquirer. Also,
clarify on page 96 the contemplated composition of the Combined Company’s Board and management.
Response: The Company
acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the disclosure set forth in “—Management of New CXApp After
the Merger” beginning on page 252 of Amendment No. 2. The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully
advises that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) does not provide a hierarchy to explain how to assess factors that
influence the identification of the acquirer in a business combination, effectively concluding that no single criterion is more
significant than any other; the determination of the accounting acquirer requires an evaluation of all factors in aggregate. When
assessing the composition of management in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 805-10-55-12(d), the Company
considered the entity whose management is able to dominate the management of the combined entity, in addition to the relative number
of executive positions taken by the combining entities’ former management teams and to the roles, responsibilities, and
seniority of those positions. When completing this evaluation, although Mr. Khurram P. Sheikh, KINS’ current Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, will serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the combined company; a
new appointment will be made for Chief Financial Officer, upon which Michael Angel has accepted the position as Chief Financial
Officer upon closing of the transaction, and the remaining management team including EVP of Customer Success and Revenue Operations,
Director of Marketing, Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Associate General Counsel, Controller, and Vice President of
Human Resources will be continuing management of CXApp. The Company believes this to be a moderate indicator of CXApp being the
accounting acquirer. While it is expected that existing KINS board members will hold three of the five director seats; Inpixon is
nominating the remaining two board members including Ms. Shanti Priya who has significant finance experience and will be the
Chairperson of the Audit Committee. The Company notes, other than Mr. Sheikh, the remaining four of the five directors are
determined to be independent under the listing requirements of Nasdaq upon which two have been nominated by each of KINS and
Inpixon. The Company further considered the proposed class of each of the Board members, as well as the committees each Board member
is anticipated to be a member of. When evaluating all the factors in the aggregate which include CXApp, as a group, will retain a
majority of the outstanding shares of New CXApp as of the closing of the Business Combination, CXApp’s management will
comprise the majority of New CXApp, CXApp represents a significant majority of the assets of New CXApp, and CXApp’s business
will comprise the ongoing operations of New CXApp, it is the Company’s determination that the Business Combination will be
accounted for as a reverse recapitalization.
Transaction Accounting Adjustments to Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet, page 103
5. Explain to us your consideration of providing a pro forma adjustment for the $225,000 loan from the
Sponsor to the Company for each share of Class A common stock that is not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote to approve
the extension under the Minimum Redemption Scenario. If deemed a “loan,” please also disclose the repayment
terms in a corresponding note. We note your disclosure on page 32.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises that Contribution(s) related to the Extension, will be
made from existing working capital of the Company. In evaluating the need for providing a pro forma adjustment related to a loan from
the Sponsor to the Company, the Company looked to the guidance contained under S-X 11-01(a)(8), which states that a registrant presents
pro forma financial information for “an event or transaction that has occurred or is probable for which disclosure of pro forma
financial information would be material to investors.” As such, since a loan from the Sponsor to the Company related to the Extension
has not occurred and at this time is not probable, the Company has reflected an extension payment made from Company working capital as
a pro forma adjustment in conjunction with redemptions related to the Extension.
Opinion of KNAV P.A., page 153
6. We reissue prior comment 26 regarding your description of the KNAV fairness opinion, and prior comment
25 with regards to the GV discounted cash flow analysis. Please revise this section to clarify the specific financial information
and projections that were provided to KNAV and to provide detailed support for the ultimate conclusions reached. For example, provide
an illustrative table that includes the unlevered free cash flow for each period used in the discounted cash flow analyses. Further,
please identify the other companies used in your comparative analysis to other public companies and provide the metrics used and calculated
for each method.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the disclosure on pages 165-169 and pages 156-159 of Amendment
No. 2 to disclose more details about the KNAV fairness opinion and the GV discounted cash flow analysis, respectively, including
the specific financial information and projections that were provided to KNAV, the comparable companies and free cash flow multiples that
were evaluated, and additional support for the ultimate conclusions reached.
Market Size, page 208
7. We reissue prior comment 29 regarding your industry and market data. Please identify the specific
research companies and reports that are used to support your industry and market data.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the disclosure on page 226 of Amendment No. 2 to identify
the research companies and reports that were used to support our industry and market data disclosures.
Key Factors Affecting Design Reactor’s Results of Operations,
page 214
8. We reissue prior comment 34, as we are unable to locate the changes that are responsive to this comment.
Please provide a more detailed description of your customer base, such as the number of customers from year to year and any concentration in
geographic location, size, or industry. Additionally please clarify whether your management uses any key metrics to
evaluate customer growth or penetration.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the disclosure on page 234 of Amendment No. 2 to provide
the following description of our customer base and key metrics used by management to evaluate customer growth or penetration, noting that
it has focused on the total number of current customer campuses as opposed to number of customers which management believes to be a more
meaningful metric to understand performance:
Our customer base is currently
operating within approximately 17 different industries, including approximately 24% in software and technology, 24% in healthcare and
20% in retail. Approximately 85% of our customers are headquartered in the United States, however, our products are deployed across more
than 400 customer campuses located in approximately 240 cities and over 55 countries throughout the world.
Our management uses key metrics
such as total revenue growth, recurring and non-recurring revenue, existing customer expansion rates, number of customer campuses (which management
believes is a more meaningful metric to measure performance than total number of customers), and churn rates to measure
customer growth and market penetration. The CXApp carve-out financials show that our revenue has increased from approximately $2.3M for
the twelve months ending December 2021 to approximately $6.4M for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2022 (which
was primarily attributable to the addition of $4.1 million in revenue as a result of the acquisition of Design Reactor in April of 2021).
Approximately 51% of that revenue was recurring in 2022 and approximately 56% was recurring in 2021. Approximately 4