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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-009244 to EPWK Holdings Ltd. (EPWK, EPWKF) (CIK 0001900720) (EPWK)

EPWK Holdings Ltd. (EPWK, EPWKF) (CIK 0001900720)
Date: Aug. 23, 2023 · CIK: 0001900720 · Accession: 0000000000-23-009244

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File numbers found in text: 333-269657

Date
August 23, 2023
Author
Guohua Huang
Form
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Company
EPWK Holdings Ltd. (EPWK, EPWKF) (CIK 0001900720)

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United States securities and exchange commission logo August 23, 2023 Guohua Huang Chief Executive Officer EPWK Holdings Ltd. Building #2, District A, No. 359 Chengyi Rd. The third phase of Xiamen Software Park Xiamen City, Fujian Province The People’s Republic of China, 361021 Re:EPWK Holdings Ltd. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed August 1, 2023 File No. 333-269657 Dear Guohua Huang: 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 July 17, 2023 letter. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed August 1, 2023 Risk Factors, page 28 1.We note instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines and stock price volatility seemingly unrelated to company performance following a number of recent initial public offerings, particularly among companies with relatively smaller public floats. Revise to include a separate risk factor addressing the potential for rapid and substantial price volatility and discuss the risks to investors when investing in stock where the price is changing rapidly. Clearly state that such volatility, including any stock-run up, may be unrelated to your actual or expected operating performance and financial

FirstName LastNameGuohua Huang Comapany NameEPWK Holdings Ltd. August 23, 2023 Page 2 FirstName LastName Guohua Huang EPWK Holdings Ltd. August 23, 2023 Page 2 condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of your stock. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers, page 136 2.Please update this disclosure to cover your most recently completed fiscal year. Refer to Item 6.B. of Form 20-F. Related Party Transactions, page 141 3.We note your response to comment 2 regarding the requirements under Regulation S-X and ASC 850. However, Form F-1 requires the related party transaction disclosure in the prospectus to be up to the date of the prospectus. Please update this disclosure accordingly. Refer to Item 4.a. of Form F-1 and Item 7.B. of Form 20-F. General 4.We note your disclosure throughout the prospectus that you will file with the CSRC within three working days of filing this registration statement in accordance with the requirements of the Trial Measures. Please update your disclosure throughout your prospectus to disclose the current status of your filing and the review process with the CSRC. You may contact Aamira Chaudhry at 202-551-3389 or Doug Jones at 202-551-3309 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Cara Wirth at 202-551-7127 or Lilyanna Peyser at 202-551-3222 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Fang Liu, Esq.

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
August 23, 2023
Guohua Huang
Chief Executive Officer
EPWK Holdings Ltd.
Building #2, District A, No. 359 Chengyi Rd.
The third phase of Xiamen Software Park
Xiamen City, Fujian Province
The People’s Republic of China, 361021
Re:EPWK Holdings Ltd.
Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form F-1
Filed August 1, 2023
File No. 333-269657
Dear Guohua Huang:
            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 July 17, 2023 letter.
Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed August 1, 2023
Risk Factors, page 28
1.We note instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines and
stock price volatility seemingly unrelated to company performance following a number of
recent initial public offerings, particularly among companies with relatively smaller public
floats. Revise to include a separate risk factor addressing the potential for rapid and
substantial price volatility and discuss the risks to investors when investing in stock where
the price is changing rapidly. Clearly state that such volatility, including any stock-run up,
may be unrelated to your actual or expected operating performance and financial

 FirstName LastNameGuohua Huang
 Comapany NameEPWK Holdings Ltd.
 August 23, 2023 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Guohua Huang
EPWK Holdings Ltd.
August 23, 2023
Page 2
condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly
changing value of your stock.
Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers, page 136
2.Please update this disclosure to cover your most recently completed fiscal year.  Refer to
Item 6.B. of Form 20-F.
Related Party Transactions, page 141
3.We note your response to comment 2 regarding the requirements under Regulation S-X
and ASC 850. However, Form F-1 requires the related party transaction disclosure in the
prospectus to be up to the date of the prospectus. Please update this disclosure
accordingly. Refer to Item 4.a. of Form F-1 and Item 7.B. of Form 20-F.
General
4.We note your disclosure throughout the prospectus that you will file with the CSRC
within three working days of filing this registration statement in accordance with the
requirements of the Trial Measures.  Please update your disclosure throughout your
prospectus to disclose the current status of your filing and the review process with the
CSRC.
            You may contact Aamira Chaudhry at 202-551-3389 or Doug Jones at 202-551-3309 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.  Please
contact Cara Wirth at 202-551-7127 or Lilyanna Peyser at 202-551-3222 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
cc:       Fang Liu, Esq.