Correspondence 0001213900-24-011659 from ALPHA MODUS HOLDINGS, INC. (AMOD)
ALPHA MODUS HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: Feb. 8, 2024 · CIK: 0001862463 · Accession: 0001213900-24-011659
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Insight
Acquisition Corp.
333 East 91st Street
New York, New York 10128
Tel. No. (609) 751-3193
February 8, 2024
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Real Estate & Construction
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Pearlyne Paulemon
Pam Long
Re: Insight Acquisition Corp.
Registration Statement
on Form S-4
Filed December 28, 2023
File No. 333-276291
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Insight Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”
or “IAC”) is hereby responding to the letter, dated January 25, 2024 (the “Comment Letter”),
from the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, regarding the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”). Concurrently with the submission of this letter, the Company
is submitting an amended Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Amended Registration Statement”) via EDGAR
to the Commission for review in accordance with the procedures of the Commission.
The Company has responded to all of the Staff’s
comments by revising the Registration Statement to address the comments, by providing an explanation if the Company has not so revised
the Registration Statement, or by providing supplemental disclosure as requested. The Staff’s comments are repeated below in italics
and followed by the Company’s response. We have included page references to the Amended Registration Statement where the language
addressing a particular comment appears. Terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Amended Registration
Statement. The changes reflected in the Amended Registration Statement include those made in response to the Staff’s comments as
well as other updates.
Form S-4 filed December 28, 2023
Cover Page
1. We note disclosure on page 6 that Mr. Alessi will own
in excess of 65% of the combined company after the consummation of the business combination. Please tell us whether you will be deemed
a “controlled company” as defined by Nasdaq’s corporate governance rules and, if so, whether you intend to rely on
any exemptions as a controlled company. If applicable, please disclose on the prospectus cover page and in the prospectus summary that
you are a controlled company, and include a risk factor that discusses the effect, risks and uncertainties of being designated a controlled
company.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and have revised the cover
page of the Amended Registration Statement to disclose that the Company will be “controlled company” as defined by Nasdaq’s
corporate governance rules, but that we do not intend to rely on exemptions to such rules available to controlled companies. We have added
similar disclosures to the prospectus summary, page 11, and have added a new risk factor disclosure to page 34 of the Amended Registration
Statement discussing the effect, risks and uncertainties of being designated a controlled company.
Questions and Answers, page ix
2. Please revise your disclosures here, and elsewhere as
appropriate, to quantify the number of shares that will have registration rights following the consummation of the business combination.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the disclosure on the cover page and page 53 of the Amended Registration Statement to quantify the number of
shares that will have registration rights following the consummation of the business combination.
What will happen in the Business Combination?,
page xi
3. We note disclosure in this section and elsewhere that
IAC and the Sponsor have agreed to contribute up to 750,000 shares of IAC Class A common stock held by the Sponsor to facilitate a capital
financing by IAC at or prior to closing. Please clarify whether IAC or the Sponsor are seeking or have obtained any additional funding,
including but not limited to funding that contemplates the use of the Sponsor Financing Shares. If so, please highlight material differences
in the terms and price of securities issued at the time of the IPO as compared to any private placements contemplated at the time of
the business combination, and disclose if any of the Sponsor, directors, officers or affiliates will participate in any private placement
or financing.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the disclosure on page xi of the Amended Registration Statement. While we and the Sponsor have not obtained any
additional funding, Alpha Modus is currently exploring financing options that could result in the contribution of the Sponsor Financing
Shares. However, the terms of any such financing are not yet known. We will amend the registration statement to disclose any subsequent
agreement entered into by us, the Sponsor, and/or Alpha Modus in connection with the Sponsor Financing Shares.
May IAC, the Sponsor or IAC’s directors,
officers, advisors or their affiliates purchase shares in connection with the Business Combination?, page xiv
4. We note your disclosures that, among other things, the
Sponsor, directors, officer or advisors or their respective affiliates may purchase shares from stockholders in privately negotiation
transactions that could include a contractual provision that directs the stockholder to vote such shares in a manner directed by the
purchaser, and that such purchases may be effected at purchase prices that are below or in excess of the per-share pro rata portion of
the Trust Account. Please clarify the purpose of such purchases, and clarify how you will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-5
here and in similar disclosure elsewhere in the prospectus. Please see our Tender Offer Rules and Schedules C&DI Question 166.01
for information about the staff’s views in this regard. Please also revise the question to remove the implication that IAC would
purchase shares in connection with the business combination.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the disclosure on pages xiv and 100 accordingly and added a risk factor on page 38 of the Amended Registration
Statement.
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Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the disclosure on pages 1, 6, 26, 70, and 97 of the Amended Registration Statement..
6. Please provide summary disclosure regarding the interests
of officers and directors of Alpha Modus in the business combination.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the existing disclosure on page 5 of the Amended Registration Statement under the caption “Interests of
Alpha Modus’ and IAC’s Directors and Officers in the Business Combination” to include additional detail regarding the
interests of officers and directors of Alpha Modus in the business combination.
7. We note that certain stockholders agreed to waive their
redemption rights. Please describe any consideration provided in exchange for this agreement.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the disclosure on page 14 of the Amended Registration Statement.
Recommendation of the IAC Board and Reasons
for the Business Combination, page 5
8. Please present the uncertainties, risks and other negative
factors the IAC Board considered in approving the Business Combination Agreement with the same prominence as you present the factors
that weighed in favor of the Business Combination Agreement, here and on page 89.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the disclosure on pages 6-7 and pages 95-96 of the Amended Registration Statement so that the presentation of
factors in favor of the Business Combination has the same prominence as the presentation of uncertainties, risks and other negative factors
considered by the IAC Board.
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Impact of the Business Combination on IAC’s
Public Float, page 9
9. Please include disclosure to accompany the tables in this
section stating, if true, that they do not include up to 2,200,000 additional Alpha Modus Earnout Shares that may be issued to Alpha
Modus stockholders in the future.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have included the additional disclosure on page 11 of the Amended Registration Statement to indicate that the table does not
include the Alpha Modus Earnout Shares.
10. In the tables showing the varying ownership levels of
the combined company immediately following the business combination, both in this section and elsewhere in the prospectus, please present
the interest of the Sponsor and any of its affiliates separately from the other Initial Stockholders’ interest. If true, please
state that the other Initial Stockholders are Anchor Investors in the IPO, and clarify whether any of the other Initial Stockholders
are affiliates of the Sponsor. Finally, please include disclosure by footnote or otherwise that Janbella is controlled by Alpha Modus’s
CEO and principal stockholder, William Alessi, who will also be the combined company’s CEO and principal stockholder.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and revised the disclosures pages 10-11 of the Amended Registration Statement to include a separate line in the tables to show
the interests of the Sponsor. We also added additional disclosures in footnotes to clarify who are the other Initial Stockholders, whether
they are affiliates of the Sponsor, and that Janbella is controlled by Alpha Modus’s CEO and principal stockholder, William Alessi,
who will also be the combined company’s CEO and principal stockholder.
11. Please clarify what shares are being issued as a result
of the conversion of the remaining 900,000 shares of outstanding IAC Class B common stock. In this section and elsewhere as appropriate,
also explain how the number of shares of the combined company that are issuable upon such conversion is determined. We note disclosure
on page 52 that all shares of IAC Class B common stock outstanding as of the closing will be converted into the same number of shares
of IAC Class A common stock as of the closing. However, disclosure in the footnotes to your audited financial statements describes anti-dilution
protection with respect to any additional shares issued in connection with the business combination (other than shares issued to the
seller). Please include disclosure here and in the context of other relevant information (such as interests of the Sponsor, officers
and directors, and information regarding beneficial ownership before and after the business combination), addressing the operation of
the anti-dilution provisions, and clarify whether the holders of the remaining shares of Class B common stock are entitled to any additional
shares upon conversion, such as in connection with the issuance of shares to Polar or Janbella, the issuance of any securities in connection
with any additional funding that IAC or the Sponsor are seeking or have obtained, or with respect to the Class A shares were already
issued following the earlier conversion of certain shares of Class B common stock.
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and have revised the disclosure on page 11 of the Amended Registration Statement. IAC’s
Class B common stock does not have anti-dilution protection. See IAC Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which is attached
as Exhibit 3.1 to the Amended Registration Statement.
Interests of IAC’s Initial Stockholders, Directors
and Officers in the Business Combination, page 14
12. Please revise disclosure here, in risk factors regarding
interests of your Sponsor and of your officers and directors on pages 35 and 36, and where similar disclosure appears in the prospectus
to clearly state the aggregate dollar amount of what each of your Sponsor and its affiliates, your officers and directors have at risk
that depends on the completion of a business combination. This includes the current value of securities held, loans extended, fees due,
and out-of-pocket expenses for which the Sponsor and its affiliates, or your officers and directors, are awaiting reimbursement. Please
also clarify whether the Sponsor or any officer or director currently owns any Class B shares, and if so, explain how the shares will
convert at the time of the business combination, including with respect to any anti-dilution provisions. We note disclosure on page 35
that the Sponsor currently owns 4,650,000 shares of IAC Class A common stock (suggesting that it has already converted some of its Class
B shares), but we also understand that 900,000 shares of Class B remain outstanding.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the disclosure on pages xvi, 16-17, 39, 74, 88 and 96 of the Amended Registration Statement.
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Risk Factors, page 24
13. With a view toward disclosure, please tell us whether
your Sponsor is, is controlled by, or has substantial ties with a non-U.S. person. Please also tell us whether anyone or any entity associated
with or otherwise involved in the transaction is, is controlled by, or has substantial ties with a non-U.S. person. If so, also include
risk factor disclosure that addresses how this fact could impact your ability to complete your initial business combination. For instance,
discuss the risk to investors that you may not be able to complete an initial business combination with a U.S. target company should
the transaction be subject to review by a U.S. government entity, such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS),
or ultimately prohibited. Further, disclose that the time necessary for government review of the transaction or a decision to prohibit
the transaction could prevent you from completing an initial business combination and require you to liquidate. Disclose the consequences
of liquidation to investors, such as the losses of the investment opportunity in a target company, any price appreciation in the combined
company, and the warrants which would expire worthless.
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and confirm that the Sponsor is not a non-U.S. person or controlled by, or has substantial
ties with any non-U.S. person. Please be further advised that no one nor any entity associated with or otherwise involved in the Business
Combination transaction is a non-U.S. person or controlled by, or has substantial ties with a non-U.S. person.
Because IAC’s Sponsor . . .; Some of
the IAC officers and directors may . . . have conflicts of interest . . ., page 35
14. In each of the captioned risk factors, please clearly
state the risk that the interests of the Sponsor, officers and directors may have incentivized them to complete an acquisition of a less
favorable target company or on terms less favorable to stockholders rather than liquidate.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the disclosure on pages 39 and 40 of the Amended Registration Statement.
Risk Factors
The future exercise of registration rights
may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, page 48
15. Please revise your disclosures here, and elsewhere as
appropriate, to quantify the number of shares that will have registration rights following the consummation of the business combination.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and have revised the disclosure
on the cover page and page 53 of the Amended Registration Statement to quantify the number of shares that will have registration rights
following the consummation of the business combination.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial
Statements, page 51
16. Please revise your discussion of the earn out shares to
disclose what you mean by the term “fixed-for-fixed”. Please describe the terms and facts of the earn out shares that support
your conclusion and include citation of any authoritative literature you relied on in making your determination that the shares meet
the subject criteria to be classified as equity.
Response: We acknowledge the Staff’s
comment and have revised the disclosure on page 57 of the Amended Registra