Correspondence 0001493152-23-015796 from MDB Capital Holdings, LLC (MDBH) (CIK 0001934642) (MDBH)
MDB Capital Holdings, LLC (MDBH) (CIK 0001934642)
Date: May 8, 2023 · CIK: 0001934642 · Accession: 0001493152-23-015796
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May
8, 2023
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporation Finance – Office of Finance
Washington,
DC 20549
Attention:
Ms.
Tonya Aldave
Ms.
Susan Block
Mr.
William Schroeder
Mr.
Amit Pande
Re:
MDB
Capital Holdings, LLC
Registration
Statement on Form S-1
Original
file date: November 10, 2022
Amendment
file date: March 24, 2023
File
No. 333-268318
Dear
Sirs and Mesdames:
Reference
is made to the letter of the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”),
dated April 6, 2023, commenting on Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (“Form S-1”) of MDB Capital
Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), filed on March 24, 2023.
I
am responding on behalf of the Company as its counsel, to the comment letter. The response format sets forth the Staff comment followed
by the response thereto of the Company.
Amendment
No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 General
1.
We note your response to our prior comment 1 and your revised disclosure stating how many additional class A common shares you need to
issue to cease being a “controlled company.” Please further disclose, assuming there are no additional class A common shares
issued, what percentage of outstanding shares the controlling shareholders must keep in order to continue to control the outcome of the
matters submitted to shareholders for approval. As such, please revise throughout, when you are discussing when you may no longer be
a controlled company, to clarify that you will no longer be a controlled company once the selling shareholders own less than 50% of the
voting control of the company. Include disclosure accompanying that statement that currently the Class B common shareholders are entitled
to 5 votes per share, and when converted into Class A shares, the shares would have one vote per share. Please delete the disclosure
discussing that you will remain a controlled company until you have issued and outstanding 25,000,0001 Class A shares, or balance that
disclosure by also stating the number of shares you anticipate having outstanding after the offering.
Securities
and Exchange Commission
May
8, 2023
Page
2
Response:
The
Company, in response to the comment, has changed the disclosure to indicate that the Class B Common Shares will maintain 50% of the voting
control if they retain1,410,384 Class B Common Shares, assuming the sale of all the shares offered by the prospectus, no additional Class
A Common Shares are issued and of the Class A Common Shares issued on conversion, none are retained by Messrs. Marlett and DiGiandomenico.
We have further indicated the aggregate number of Class A Common Shares that may be outstanding after the offering, and we have retained
as an alternative the number of additional Class A Common Shares that would have to be sold if there were no conversion of the Class
B Common Shares.
Results
of Operations
Operating
Income (Loss), page 40
2.
We note your disclosure on page 40 that “[t]he decrease in the realized gain on investments and the unrealized loss in 2021 became
an unrealized gain in 2022 which resulted from the sales and distribution of most of the Company’s investment securities in the
prior period, which was in preparation for the upcoming January 2022 business reorganization. “ Please address the following:
●
tell
us in detail how the unrealized loss in 2021 became an unrealized gain in 2022,
●
revise
your disclosure here and on page 39 to provide a clearer and more detailed explanation of the specific reasons for the noted changes
in unrealized gain (loss) in investment securities and the realized gain (loss) on investment securities for the periods presented,
and
●
considering
both of these line items related to investment securities, such as Unrealized and Realized, present amounts for either gains or losses,
please revise your table on page 39 to refer to “gain (loss)” in these line items, similar to that presented in the table
on page 38.
Securities
and Exchange Commission
May
8, 2023
Page
3
Response
To
address your first question, the decrease in operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December
31, 2021 was primarily driven by reduced investment securities activity. The unrealized loss on investment securities, net in 2021 was
primarily due to the decline in the fair value of investment securities. Also, in 2021 the Company distributed most of its outstanding
investment securities in preparation for the January 2022 business reorganization, hence, the associated unrealized gain on investment
securities, net recognized from prior year amounting to $2,414,093 was reversed and recognized under gain on distributed investment securities.
In
response to your second question, we updated our previous disclosure and have provided a more detailed explanation of the changes in
unrealized gain (loss) and realized gain (loss) on investment securities for the periods presented. In 2021, the Company held a portfolio
of investment securities, which experienced a decline in fair value, resulting in an unrealized loss on investments. In 2021 the Company
also sold or distributed its investment securities, resulting in a realized loss on investments. Additionally, the fair value of the
small portion of remaining investment securities increased, resulting in the small unrealized gain on investments in 2022.
To
address the third question, we revised the table language on page 39 to reflect the amounts for gains or losses in both the realized
and unrealized categories related to investment securities.
Financial
Condition, page 41
3.
We note your disclosure on page 41 that “[t]he increase in cash and cash equivalents was driven by the funds received from the
June 2022 private placement financing, offset by an increase in overall operating expenses during the period and the movement of cash
into investment securities, at amortized cost. “ We note from the comparative balance sheet presented on the page that your cash
and cash equivalents balance actually decreased from December 31, 2021, to December 31, 2022. Please revise your disclosure to correctly
identify the change and clarify the reason for the decrease.
Response
The
reason for the decrease was the transfer of funds received from the June 2022 private placement into U.S. Treasury Bills. The decrease
in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to the Company’s strategic decision to invest idle funds into U.S. Treasury Bills
and there was also increase in operating costs.
*****
The
Company understands that its management persons are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any
review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities
and Exchange Commission
May
8, 2023
Page
4
If
you have any questions about the foregoing, please do not hesitate to contact Andrew D. Hudders of this firm at 212-907-7349 or ahudders@golenbock.com.
Very
truly yours,
/S/
Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP
Golenbock
Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP
cc:
Mr.
Christopher Marlett,
Chief
Executive Officer
Mo
Hayat,
Chief
of Entrepreneurship & Operations