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Correspondence 0000950170-24-086318 from FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. (NOTE)

FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.
Date: July 25, 2024 · CIK: 0001823466 · Accession: 0000950170-24-086318

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File numbers found in text: 001-39672

Referenced dates: July 18, 2024

Date
July 25, 2024
Author
/s/ Jon Slabaugh
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CORRESP
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FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.

Letter

July 25, 2024

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Trade & Services

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Attention: Blaise Rhodes

Angela Lumley

Re: FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023

Filed March 15, 2024

File No. 001-39672

Ladies and Gentlemen:

FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” and “our”) respectfully submits this response to the comments set forth in the comment letter of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission dated July 18, 2024. For your convenience, we have repeated your comments below in bold italic type before each of our responses.

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin, page 52

1.Please reconcile the non-GAAP measure "adjusted gross profit" to the most directly comparable GAAP measure which is a fully-loaded GAAP gross profit that must be presented even if one is not depicted on your statements of operations. In addition, as you are presenting your adjusted gross margin on a percentage basis, please revise your disclosure to include your fully-loaded GAAP gross margin. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K. This comment also applies to your Forms 10-Q and Item 2.02 Forms 8-K which present a similar measure.

The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment. The Company will include in future Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings and Forms 8-K furnished under Item 2.02, GAAP measures of fully-loaded gross profit and gross margin with equal or greater prominence than non-GAAP measures of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin, respectively. To that end, the Company intends to disclose fully-loaded gross profit and gross margin beginning with our Form 10-Q (and corresponding Item 2.02 Form 8-K) for the three and six months ending June 30, 2024 in the following reconciliation:

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin for the periods presented:

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

(In thousands, except percentages)

Total revenues

$

XX

$

32,842

$

XX

$

64,371

Cost of revenues, including amortization of capitalized software development costs and acquired developed technology

XX

(9,485

)

XX

(18,422

)

Gross Profit

$

XX

$

23,357

$

XX

$

45,949

Gross Profit Margin

XX

%

%

XX

%

%

Gross Profit

XX

23,357

XX

45,949

Amortization of intangible assets

XX

3,061

XX

5,658

Adjusted Gross Profit

$

XX

$

26,418

$

XX

$

51,607

Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

XX

%

%

XX

%

%

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at jon.slabaugh@fiscalnote.com.

Sincerely,
/s/ Jon Slabaugh

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  CORRESP

  July 25, 2024

  VIA EDGAR

  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  Division of Corporation Finance

  Office of Trade & Services

  100 F Street, NE

  Washington, DC 20549

  Attention:    Blaise Rhodes

                      Angela Lumley

  Re:    FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.

            Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023

            Filed March 15, 2024

            File No. 001-39672

  Ladies and Gentlemen:

      FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” and “our”) respectfully submits this response to the comments set forth in the comment letter of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission dated July 18, 2024. For your convenience, we have repeated your comments below in bold italic type before each of our responses.

  Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023

  Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

  Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin, page 52

  1.Please reconcile the non-GAAP measure "adjusted gross profit" to the most directly comparable GAAP measure which is a fully-loaded GAAP gross profit that must be presented even if one is not depicted on your statements of operations. In addition, as you are presenting your adjusted gross margin on a percentage basis, please revise your disclosure to include your fully-loaded GAAP gross margin. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K. This comment also applies to your Forms 10-Q and Item 2.02 Forms 8-K which present a similar measure.

  The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment. The Company will include in future Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings and Forms 8-K furnished under Item 2.02, GAAP measures of fully-loaded gross profit and gross margin with equal or greater prominence than non-GAAP measures of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin, respectively. To that end, the Company intends to disclose fully-loaded gross profit and gross margin beginning with our Form 10-Q (and corresponding Item 2.02 Form 8-K) for the three and six months ending June 30, 2024 in the following reconciliation:

  Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

  The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin for the periods presented:

    Three Months Ended June 30,

    Six Months Ended June 30,

    (In thousands, except percentages)

    2024

    2023

    2024

    2023

    Total revenues

    $

    XX

    $

    32,842

    $

    XX

    $

    64,371

    Cost of revenues, including amortization of capitalized software development costs and acquired developed technology

    XX

    (9,485

    )

    XX

    (18,422

    )

    Gross Profit

    $

    XX

    $

    23,357

    $

    XX

    $

    45,949

    Gross Profit Margin

    XX

    %

    71

    %

    XX

    %

    71

    %

    Gross Profit

    XX

    23,357

    XX

    45,949

    Amortization of intangible assets

    XX

    3,061

    XX

    5,658

    Adjusted Gross Profit

    $

    XX

    $

    26,418

    $

    XX

    $

    51,607

    Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

    XX

    %

    80

    %

    XX

    %

    80

    %

  If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at jon.slabaugh@fiscalnote.com.

  Sincerely,

  /s/ Jon Slabaugh

  Jon Slabaugh

  Chief Financial Officer