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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-22-014011 to Movella Holdings Inc. (MVLA) (CIK 0001839132)

Movella Holdings Inc. (MVLA) (CIK 0001839132)
Date: Dec. 30, 2022 · CIK: 0001839132 · Accession: 0000000000-22-014011

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File numbers found in text: 333-268068

Date
December 30, 2022
Author
Office of Technology
Form
UPLOAD
Company
Movella Holdings Inc. (MVLA) (CIK 0001839132)

Letter

United States securities and exchange commission logo December 30, 2022 David Chung Chief Executive Officer Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation 1950 University Avenue Suite 350 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Re:Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed December 15, 2022 File No. 333-268068 Dear David Chung: We have reviewed your amended registration 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 amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. 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 any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our November 28, 2022 letter. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 Selected Definitions, page 1 1.Please revise to include a definition of the Equity Grant Agreement entered into on November 14, 2022 and referred to throughout the filing.

FirstName LastNameDavid Chung Comapany NamePathfinder Acquisition Corporation December 30, 2022 Page 2 FirstName LastName David Chung Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation December 30, 2022 Page 2 Questions and Answers for Shareholders of Pathfinder What equity stake will current Pathfinder shareholders and current equityholders of Movella hold..., page 11 2.It appears the ownership chart here excludes the 10.75 million warrants, per your disclosure in note (4) to the table. If true, please revise notes (2) and (3) to the table to clarify this or advise. Similar concerns apply to pages 39 and 152. Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus Interests of Pathfinder's Directors and Executive Officers in the Business Combination, page 44 3.We note your disclosure here, as well as on pages 62, 183 and 275, that there was $500,000 outstanding under the Working Capital loan as of September 30, 2022. However, we also note that your September 30, 2022 balance sheet on page F-26 and the pro forma information, including pro forma adjustment (E), reflect a balance of $750,000. Please revise to consistently disclose the amount due under this loan. Comparative Per Share Data, page 55 4.We note your revised disclosures and response to prior comment 8. It appears the Movella equivalent per share pro forma share information is actually computed by taking the combined pro forma share information and dividing by the exchange ratio, rather than multiplying by the exchange ratio as disclosed in note (3) to the table. Please revise or advise. Also, please explain in greater detail what you intend to convey by disclosing this information and why it is useful to an investor. Proposal No. 1 - Business Combination Proposal Opinion of Duff & Phelps, Pathfinder's Financial Advisor, page 173 5.We note your response to prior comment 15. Please clarify that the discounted cash flow analysis prepared by Duff & Phelps used the same financial projections as the model prepared by Movella, but that it was adjusted to include $1.2 million of projected stock- based compensation expense per year, as instructed by Movella’s management. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations, page 246 6.Revise to disclose Pro Forma Combined net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2021 for the no redemption and maximum redemptions scenarios. Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information Note 3 - Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet, page 248 7.You disclose on page F-41 that the remaining deferred underwriters commission of $5.1 million will be payable solely in the event the company completes a business combination. However, pro forma adjustment (C) and (ii) states these fees will be waived and written-off. Please revise to reconcile this apparent discrepancy or advise.

FirstName LastNameDavid Chung Comapany NamePathfinder Acquisition Corporation December 30, 2022 Page 3 FirstName LastName David Chung Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation December 30, 2022 Page 3 Information about Movella, page 290 8.We note your response to prior comment 18. Throughout the filing, you continue to reference Movella's "leading-edge sensor fusion technology" and that you believe your "proprietary sensor fusion technology is a critical element of our industry leading movement digitization solutions.” Provide disclosure to support Movella's status as a leader in the industry with leading technology. You may contact Brittany Ebbertt, Senior Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3572 or Christine Dietz, Senior Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3408 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Alexandra Barone, Staff Attorney, at (202) 551-8816 or Jeff Kauten, Staff Attorney, at (202) 551-3447 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology cc: Matthew R. Pacey

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
December 30, 2022
David Chung
Chief Executive Officer
Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation
1950 University Avenue
Suite 350
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Re:Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed December 15, 2022
File No. 333-268068
Dear David Chung:
            We have reviewed your amended registration 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 amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information.  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 any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.  Unless we note
otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our November 28, 2022 letter.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
Selected Definitions, page 1
1.Please revise to include a definition of the Equity Grant Agreement entered into on
November 14, 2022 and referred to throughout the filing.

 FirstName LastNameDavid Chung
 Comapany NamePathfinder Acquisition Corporation
 December 30, 2022 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
David Chung
Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation
December 30, 2022
Page 2
Questions and Answers for Shareholders of Pathfinder
What equity stake will current Pathfinder shareholders and current equityholders of Movella
hold..., page 11
2.It appears the ownership chart here excludes the 10.75 million warrants, per your
disclosure in note (4) to the table.  If true, please revise notes (2) and (3) to the table to
clarify this or advise.  Similar concerns apply to pages 39 and 152.
Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
Interests of Pathfinder's Directors and Executive Officers in the Business Combination, page 44
3.We note your disclosure here, as well as on pages 62, 183 and 275, that there was
$500,000 outstanding under the Working Capital loan as of September 30, 2022.
However, we also note that your September 30, 2022 balance sheet on page F-26 and the
pro forma information, including pro forma adjustment (E), reflect a balance of $750,000.
Please revise to consistently disclose the amount due under this loan.
Comparative Per Share Data, page 55
4.We note your revised disclosures and response to prior comment 8.  It appears the
Movella equivalent per share pro forma share information is actually computed by taking
the combined pro forma share information and dividing by the exchange ratio, rather than
multiplying by the exchange ratio as disclosed in note (3) to the table.  Please revise or
advise.  Also, please explain in greater detail what you intend to convey by disclosing this
information and why it is useful to an investor.
Proposal No. 1 - Business Combination Proposal
Opinion of Duff & Phelps, Pathfinder's Financial Advisor, page 173
5.We note your response to prior comment 15. Please clarify that the discounted cash flow
analysis prepared by Duff & Phelps used the same financial projections as the model
prepared by Movella, but that it was adjusted to include $1.2 million of projected stock-
based compensation expense per year, as instructed by Movella’s management.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations, page 246
6.Revise to disclose Pro Forma Combined net loss per share for the year ended December
31, 2021 for the no redemption and maximum redemptions scenarios.
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information
Note 3 - Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet, page 248
7.You disclose on page F-41 that the remaining deferred underwriters commission of $5.1
million will be payable solely in the event the company completes a business
combination.  However, pro forma adjustment (C) and (ii) states these fees will be waived
and written-off.  Please revise to reconcile this apparent discrepancy or advise.

 FirstName LastNameDavid Chung
 Comapany NamePathfinder Acquisition Corporation
 December 30, 2022 Page 3
 FirstName LastName
David Chung
Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation
December 30, 2022
Page 3
Information about Movella, page 290
8.We note your response to prior comment 18. Throughout the filing, you continue to
reference Movella's "leading-edge sensor fusion technology" and that you believe your
"proprietary sensor fusion technology is a critical element of our industry leading
movement digitization solutions.” Provide disclosure to support Movella's status as a
leader in the industry with leading technology.
            You may contact Brittany Ebbertt, Senior Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3572
or Christine Dietz, Senior Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3408 if you have questions
regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Alexandra
Barone, Staff Attorney, at (202) 551-8816 or Jeff Kauten, Staff Attorney, at (202) 551-3447 with
any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Technology
cc:       Matthew R. Pacey