Correspondence 0001213900-24-080765 from Baiya International Group Inc. (BIYA) (CIK 0001944712) (BIYA)
Baiya International Group Inc. (BIYA) (CIK 0001944712)
Date: Sept. 20, 2024 · CIK: 0001944712 · Accession: 0001213900-24-080765
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File numbers found in text: 333-275232
Referenced dates: September 18, 2024
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filename1.htm
September
20, 2024
Via
EDGAR
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporation Finance
Office
of Trade & Services
100
F Street NE
Washington,
DC 20549
Re: Baiya
International Group Inc.
Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-1
Filed
September 10, 2024
File
No. 333-275232
Dear
Sir/Madam:
On
behalf of Baiya International Group Inc. (the “Company”), we are responding to the Staff’s comment letter dated September
18, 2024, related to the above referenced Registration Statement on Form F-1.
For
ease of reference, we have copied the Staff’s comments in italics as indicated below with the Company’s responses.
Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed September 10, 2024
Contractual
Arrangements among Pengze WFOE, Gongwuyuan, and the Shareholders of the VIE, page 3
1. We
note your disclosure on page 6, the second paragraph, where you disclose “Additionally,
such determination by the PRC government and changes or interpretations in PRC Laws, if occurred,
may cause significant decline in the value of our shares, or even render our shares worthless;
— We rely on Contractual Arrangements with the VIE and certain shareholders of the
VIE to consolidate financial results of the PRC operating entities. We do not have an equity
ownership in, direct foreign investment in, or control of, through such ownership or investment,
the VIE.” For a description of the VIE contractual arrangements, see ‘Corporate History
and Structure — Contractual Arrangements among Pengze WFOE, Gongwuyuan, and the Shareholders
of the VIE’ starting on page 90 of this prospectus.” Please augment your disclosure
here and on page 90, to state how and why the contractual arrangements may be less effective
than direct ownership and that the company may incur substantial costs to enforce the terms
of the arrangements.
RESPONSE: In
response to the Staff’s comments, the Company has revised its disclosures on Page 6 and Page 93.
ARIZONA
• CALIFORNIA • COLORADO • CONNECTICUT • DELAWARE • FLORIDA • GEORGIA • ILLINOIS • INDIANA •
KANSAS • KENTUCKY • LOUISIANA MARYLAND • MASSACHUSETTS • MINNESOTA • MISSISSIPPI • MISSOURI • NEVADA
• NEW JERSEY • NEW MEXICO • NEW YORK • NORTH CAROLINA OHIO • OREGON • PENNSYLVANIA • RHODE ISLAND
• TENNESSEE • TEXAS • UTAH • VIRGINIA • WASHINGTON • WASHINGTON D.C. • WEST VIRGINIA
September
19, 2024
Page
2
Use
of Proceeds, page 68
2. You
state you estimate you will receive from the offering of 2,500,000 shares at an assumed offering
price of $5.00 per share net proceeds of approximately $10.36 million after deducting estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. It appears after
deducting the disclosed underwriting discount of $975,000 and the estimated offering expenses
of $2,846,330 disclosed on page 159 net proceeds are $8,716,170. Please advise and revise
here and applicable amounts in Capitalization and Dilution as appropriate.
RESPONSE: In response to the Staff’s comments, the Company respectfully clarifies that the net proceeds of approximately $10.36
million is after deducting (i) $937,500 in estimated underwriting discounts (7.5% of gross proceeds), (ii) $260,500 in additional fees
to underwriter, and (iii) $939,451 other offering expenses (the “Other Offering Expenses”); but excludes $1,646,379, which
represents expenses that were already charged to the Company’s operating expenses. The Other Offering Expenses include (1) deferred
IPO costs that will be charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO, under (“ASC”) 340-10-S99-1 and
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering, and (2) anticipated offering expenses
that will be incurred for completion of the IPO.
For pages 70 and 71 (Capitalization and Dilution), the Company used $10.36 million as the net proceeds which did not include the expenses
that were already charged to the Company’s operating expenses.
For page 159, the estimated offering expenses of $2,846,330 represented the total of all estimated offering expenses, which include already-incurred
expenses and anticipated to-be incurred expenses by the Company in connection with the registration of the securities registered hereby,
including (a) expenses that were already charged to the Company’s operating expenses, (b) deferred IPO costs which will be charged
to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO, and (c) anticipated other offering costs for completing the IPO; but did
not include underwriter commission of 7.5% of gross proceeds.
Pages 70 & 71
Pages 159
Without
over-allotment
option*
Without
over-allotment
option
Par Value
0.0001
0.0001
Offering amount
$ 12,500,000
$ 12,500,000
Offering shares
2,500,000
2,500,000
Underwriter’s commission (7.5%)
937,500
N/A
Additional fees to underwriter**
260,500
260,500
Expenses that were already charged to the Company’s operating
expenses
N/A *
1,646,379
Other offering expenses ***
Legal
782,651
782,651
Accounting fees and expenses
106,800
106,800
Miscellaneous expenses
50,000
50,000
Net proceeds
$ 10,362,549
$ 9,653,670
*
Excludes expenses that were already charged to the Company’s expense.
**
Consists of 1% of gross proceeds at the closing of the offering for nonaccountable expenses, up to $150,000 accountable expenses, and $150,000 advisory fee; the Company already paid $164,500.
***
Other offering expenses include 1) deferred IPO costs that will be charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO, under (“ASC”) 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering, 2) anticipated offering expenses that will be incurred for completion of the IPO.
LEWIS
BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
www.lewisbrisbois.com
September
19, 2024
Page
3
Please
contact me at 916-646-8288, or my partner, Daniel B. Eng, at 415-262-8508, with any questions or further comments regarding the Company’s
responses to the Staff’s comments.
Very
truly yours,
/s/ John
P. Yung
John
P. Yung of
LEWIS
BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH llp
cc: Weilai
Zhang, Chairman of Baiya International Group Inc.
Siyu
Yang, CEO of Baiya International Group Inc.
Dian
Zhang, CFO of Baiya International Group Inc.
Fang
Liu, Partner, VCL Law LLP
LEWIS
BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
www.lewisbrisbois.com