Correspondence 0001104659-22-123329 from ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP (AENT, AENTW) (CIK 0001823584) (AENT)
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP (AENT, AENTW) (CIK 0001823584)
Date: Nov. 30, 2022 · CIK: 0001823584 · Accession: 0001104659-22-123329
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1271 Avenue of the Americas |New
York, NY 10020
blankrome.com
Phone:
(212) 885-5000
Fax:
(917) 332-3057
Email:
brad.shiffman@blankrome.com
November 30, 2022
VIA EDGAR AND OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
Scott Anderegg
Lilyanna Peyser
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F St., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Adara Acquisition Corp.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed November 8, 2022
File No. 333-266098
Dear Mr. Anderegg and Ms. Peyser,
On behalf of our client,
Adara Acquisition Corp., 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. 4 (“Amendment
No. 4”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the Company filed with the Commission on July 12, 2022
(File No. 333-266098) (the “Registration Statement”).
Amendment No. 4 reflects
certain revisions to the Registration Statement in response to the comment letter to Mr. Finke, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer, dated November 29, 2022, from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”) and other updated information.
For your convenience, we are also providing copies of Amendment No. 4, marked to show changes against Amendment No. 3 to the
Registration Statement filed with the Commission on November 23, 2022, in the traditional non-EDGAR format to you.
The numbered paragraphs in
italics below set forth the Staff’s comments together with the Company’s response. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Statement.
Form S-4 Amendment No. 2 filed November 8,
2022
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
of the Redemption and the Business
Combination, page 38
1. We note your response to comment 2.
Exhibit 8.1 states that the discussion in the Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
of the Redemption and the Business Combination section “is accurate in all material
respects as of the date hereof.” As requested, please have counsel revise Exhibit 8.1
to state that the disclosure in such section of the prospectus is counsel’s opinion.
Refer to Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19, III.B.2 for additional guidance.
Response: The Company respectfully
notes the Staff’s comment and has revised the Exhibit 8.1 opinion accordingly.
November 30, 2022
Page 2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow, page 180
2. Refer to your revised disclosure in
response to comment 4 regarding the decrease in cash flow for fiscal 2022 due to the increase
in inventory resulting in a higher inventory balance at June 30, 2022. You state this
was due to pre-holiday investments of $134 million made in the first quarter of calendar
year 2021. This period correlates to your third quarter of fiscal 2021. However, it does
not appear the inventory balance at your fiscal year ended period of June 30, 2021 reflects
this investment. Please clarify the fiscal periods impacted by this pre-holiday inventory
investment.
Response:
The Company respectfully notes the Staff’s comment and has revised the disclosure under the caption “Liquidity
and Capital Resources” on page 184 of the prospectus to reflect the following clarifications:
• The
$134 million “investment” was a commitment by way of purchase orders. The product
did not ship prior to June 30, 2021, and, consequently, the value was not included in
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
• The
pre-holiday commitment in inventory was paid for, shipped and received in fiscal year 2022
and impacted the financials for fiscal year 2022.
General
3. Please disclose the three Alliance
Stockholders who will receive the Class E common stock.
Response: The Company respectfully notes the Staff’s
comment and has identified the Alliance Stockholders, each of whom will receive the Class E common
stock, on page 2 and elsewhere in the prospectus.
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November 30, 2022
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We hope that the foregoing
has been responsive to the Staff’s comments and look forward to resolving any outstanding issues as quickly as possible. Please
do not hesitate to contact me at (212) 885-5442 or my colleague, Peter Melampy at (212) 885-5372 with any questions or further comments
you may have regarding this filing or if you wish to discuss the above.
Sincerely,
/s/
Brad L. Shiffman
Brad L. Shiffman