Correspondence 0001213900-24-089672 from Hub Cyber Security Ltd. (HUBC)
Hub Cyber Security Ltd.
Date: Oct. 22, 2024 · CIK: 0001905660 · Accession: 0001213900-24-089672
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October 22, 2024
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn:
Lisa Etheredge
Robert Littlepage
Re:
Hub Cyber Security Ltd.
Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2023
File No. 001-41634
Dear Ms. Etheredge:
We are writing to submit the responses of Hub
Cyber Security Ltd. (the “Company”) to the comment of the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of
Corporation Finance Office of Technology of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) dated September
18, 2024, relating to the above referenced Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-41557) filed by the Company on August 16, 2024 (the
“Form 20-F”)
Concurrent with the submission of this letter,
the Company is filing via EDGAR Amendment No. 1 to the Form 20-F (“Amendment No. 1”), which reflects the Company’s
response to the comment received by the Staff and certain updated information.
For ease of review, we have set forth below the
comment of your letter and the Company’s response thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings
given to such terms in the Form 20-F.
Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
Results of Operations, page 84
1.
Your current results of operations discussion appears to
solely focus on quantifying changes in line items between periods. Please revise your discussion for all periods presented to also
include detailed qualitative descriptions of the reasons underlying material changes in each line item, including where material
changes within a line item offset one another. Please also ensure that your revised discussion also provides a qualitative and
quantitative description of changes in segment operating results and addresses any trends or events likely to have a material impact
on your business. For example, we note your disclosure on page 8 that a large contract in your Professional Services division
expired in December 2023 and that two large vendors have ceased supplying products to that division. Refer to Item 5 of Form
20-F.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company
has revised its discussion on pages 84 - 86 in Amendment No. 1 to include detailed qualitative descriptions of the reasons underlying
material changes in each line item, including qualitative and quantitative description of changes in segment operating results.
2.
Over the past three years, you completed several mergers and
acquisitions, including ALD (June 2021), Comsec (November 2021), and Legacy (May 2022). Per disclosures beginning on page F-39, we
note that as of December 31, 2023, you discontinued all of Comsec’s business operations. We also note that in 2022 you recognized
$8.7 million in asset impairments associated with the Legacy acquisition and in 2023, you recognized $9 million in impairment charges
associated with your ALD business.
Please revise your discussion of the results of operations
to address the material trends and other factors that led to these negative outcomes within such a short period after acquisition.
Considering your disclosure on page 81 that the Comsec acquisition and ALD merger were significant drivers of your revenue and expense
growth during 2022 and 2023, please also address how you expect the loss of the Comsec business will impact your operating results,
cash flows and financial condition. Refer to Item 5 of Form 20-F.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company
has revised its discussion on page 82 in Amendment No. 1 to address the material trends and other factors that led to these negative
outcomes within such a short period after acquisition.
Audited Financial Statements
Note 1 - General
f. Internal investigations, page F-16
3.
Please tell us in greater detail how and when you first became aware
of the misappropriation allegations against Mr. Moshe and Ms. Bitan. We note that in your Form 6-K filed April 20, 2023, you indicated
that the allegations were raised during on-going reviews by the new management of the Company but no timeframe or other context was
provided.
Response: In response to the
Staff’s comment, the Company respectfully notes that suspicions of the misappropriation allegations against Mr. Moshe and Ms.
Bitan were apparently first raised by the Company’s former chief executive officer between February 2023 and March 2023 after
he reviewed certain Company invoices and noticed a few irregularities. Shortly after being made aware of such allegations, the
Company’s former chief executive officer engaged a private investigator on March 6, 2023 to investigate these allegations.
The Company received a preliminary draft report from the private investigator on April 13, 2023. On April 14, 2023, the Company’s former chief executive officer met with the board of directors to inform
the board of directors of the allegations and the findings in the preliminary draft report from the private investigator. On April 19,
2023, the Company’s board of directors appointed a special committee of the Company’s independent directors to oversee the
internal investigation.
Note 22 - Commitments, Guarantees, Charges and Contingent Liabilities,
page F-63
4.
On page F-26, you mention a provision for present legal or constructive
obligations as a result of past events. Please tell us, in detail, how you determined that your disclosures within Note 22 (or elsewhere)
comply with paragraphs 84-88 of IAS 37. If you believe that any of these disclosure requirements are not applicable to your facts
and circumstances, please explain how you arrived at that conclusion.
Response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company
respectfully notes that the table below sets forth a list of the legal proceedings appearing in the Company’s notes to its consolidated financial statements as a provision or contingent
liability and the Company’s determinations how its disclosures comply with paragraphs 84-86 of IAS 37. The Company believes that paragraph 87 is not applicable, as it has not aggregated any provisions or contingent
liabilities in its notes. Additionally, the Company believes that paragraph 88 is not applicable, as no provision and contingent liability
have arisen from the same set of circumstances. For each of the claims below, the Company will provide updates
on any future developments in subsequent filings.
Provision/contingent
liability
Note
in the
Financial Statements
IAS 37.84 and 37.85
IAS
37.86
Insolvency
Case 52995-10-23 All Ways Gateport Ltd. Vs. Comsec Distribution Ltd.
Note 22(c)(9)
N/A
A summary of the contingent liability has been given. As of the
filing date, the company has not responded to the claim, and the initial hearing has not yet taken place. Therefore, the Company
believed the claim was at an early stage to estimate the financial impact. The Company did not have any potential reimbursement.
Insolvency
Case 25936-04-24 Dominion Capital LLC Vs. Hub Cyber Security Ltd.
Note 22 (c)(8)
N/A
A
summary of the contingent liability has been given. The major request of the lawsuit was to declare the Company insolvent
as was included in the disclosure. As of the filing date of the Company’s financial statement, the claim did not include any financial
remedies against the Company.
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T.A.
18-10-40773: Rotem Amfert Negev Ltd. and others Vs. A.A.H. Peles Ltd. and others
Note 22(c)(1)
N/A
A summary of the contingent liability has been given including
potential reimbursement if needed in the disclosure.
C.A. 64235-03-22 Sykes Trading Company (1982) Ltd. and others Vs. Hub Information Security (Israel) Ltd. and others
Note 22(c)(2)
Based on Company’s legal counsel assessment, The Company has treated
the claim as a provision in its consolidated financial statements, providing a comprehensive description of the claim, the sequence of
events, the total amount of the lawsuit and the uncertainties surrounding its outcome. The Company has recorded a provision for this claim
in the amount of 300,000 USD in its consolidated balance sheet but did not disclose the provision amount. The Company may also be reimbursed
by the insurance provider. The company will update the disclosure in future filings.
N/A
C.A.
11921-03-23 MAJ’HAJ vs. Hub Cyber Security LTD. and others
Note 22(c)(5)
N/A
A summary of the contingent liability has been given. As of the filing
date, the Company believed the claim was at an early stage to estimate the financial impact. The Company did not have any potential reimbursement.
Claim
No. 1481-11-23 by Mr. Raphael Biton at Tel Aviv District Labor Court
Note 22(c)(11a)
Based on Company’s legal counsel assessment, the Company has treated
the claim as a provision in its consolidated financial statements, providing a description of the claim, the sequence of events, and the
total amount of the lawsuit. It should be noted that the amount to be recorded under IAS 37 was immaterial to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements. Based on materiality, the Company will disclose the amount of the provision in future filings.
N/A
Claim
No. 31854-04-24 by Mr. Roy Moshilov at Tel Aviv District Labor Court
Note 22(c)(11b)
Based on Company’s legal counsel assessment, the Company has treated
the claim as a provision in its consolidated financial statements, providing a description of the claim, the sequence of events, and the
total amount of the lawsuit. It should be noted that the amount to be recorded under IAS 37 was immaterial to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements. Based on materiality, the Company will disclose the amount of the provision in future filings.
N/A
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Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. v. Huber Cyber Security (Israel) Ltd.
aka Hub Cyber Security
Ltd. Case No. 1:23-cv-04909-JPC (S.D.N.Y.):
Note 22(c)(6),
Note 5
The required disclosures were included in note 22(c)(6) and note 5
N/A
HUB
Cyber Security Ltd. 1:23-cv-05764 (S.D.N.Y.):
Note 22(c)(10)
N/A
A summary of the contingent liability has been given. The proceeding is in a very preliminary stage so there is no ability to assess the amount of the claim and the probability for the negative cash flow
Dominion Capital LLC v. HUB Cyber Security Ltd., Index No. 656000-2023
(Sup. Ct.,
N.Y. County):
Note 22 (c)(7),
Note 20(d)(5)
The required disclosures were included in note 22(c)(7) and note 20(d)(5)
N/A
C.A. 17979-02-23:
Yuval Lev Vs. Hub
Cyber Security
LTD.
Note 22 (c)(3)
N/A
The nature of the claim is for the disclosure of documents and does not include any financial remedies against the Company as of the filing date of the Company’s financial statement. Therefore, the Company’s disclosure included a comprehensive description of the claim, and the sequence of events.
C.A. 15175-07-24:
Uri Dahan Vs. Hub
Cyber Security
LTD.
Note 22 (c)(4)
N/A
The nature of the claim is for the disclosure of documents and does not include any financial remedies against the Company as of the filing date of the Company’s financial statement. Therefore, the Company’s disclosure included a comprehensive description of the claim, and the sequence of events.
Claim 54822-07-24:
Chayim Lieberman
Vs. Hub Cyber
Security LTD.
Note 22 (c)(11c)
N/A
A
description of the claim has been given. It should be noted that this claim was immaterial to the Company’s
financial statements.
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Please contact me at +9720522357470 if you
have any questions or require any additional information in connection with this letter or the Company’s filing of Amendment No.
1.
Sincerely,
/s/ Noah Hershcoviz
Chief Executive Officer
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