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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-001614 to Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd (ZAPP, ZAPPW) (CIK 0001955104) (ZAPPF)

Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd (ZAPP, ZAPPW) (CIK 0001955104)
Date: Feb. 16, 2023 · CIK: 0001955104 · Accession: 0000000000-23-001614

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File numbers found in text: 333-268857

Date
February 16, 2023
Author
Kiattipong Arttachariya
Form
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Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd (ZAPP, ZAPPW) (CIK 0001955104)

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United States securities and exchange commission logo February 16, 2023 Kiattipong Arttachariya Chief Financial Officer Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd 87/1 Wireless Road 26/F Capital Tower All Seasons Place Lumpini, Patumwan Bangkok 10330 Thailand Re:Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 Filed on February 6, 2023 File No. 333-268857 Dear Kiattipong Arttachariya: 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 February 2, 2023 letter. Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information Basis of Pro Forma Presentation, page 100 1.We note your statement on pages 102 and 109 indicating that “the maximum amount Zapp will raise from the issuance of the Zapp Convertible Loan Notes will not exceed $20,000,000.” Please reconcile the disclosure with your statement on pages 6, 7,23 and 99 indicating that “Zapp shareholders will receive (i) an aggregate of 50,000,000 Pubco Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Company Exchange plus (ii) a number of Pubco Ordinary

FirstName LastNameKiattipong Arttachariya Comapany NameZapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd February 16, 2023 Page 2 FirstName LastName Kiattipong Arttachariya Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd February 16, 2023 Page 2 Shares equal to the amount of any convertible financing received by Zapp in excess of $20,000,000 in the aggregate and actually converted to ordinary shares of Zapp in advance of the closing of the business Combination divided by the effective conversion price.”

The Background of the Business Combination, page 118 2.We note your response to our prior comment 5. Please expand to describe how the valuation model resulted in the $400 million figure you mention on page 127. Include the data underlying the analysis you conducted. Please also describe how CIIG determined that each of the operating and business fundamentals listed imply premiums of $104 million to Zapp's enterprise valuation. Include quantitative disclosure wherever possible. General 3.We note your response to our prior comment 8. Please revise throughout your prospectus to disclose the total dollar amount that the Sponsor stands to gain from the Anchor Investor Agreements, including the dollar amount the Sponsor has at risk with regard to the Anchor Investor Agreements that depends on the closing of the Business Combination. You may contact SiSi Cheng at (202) 551-5004 or Melissa Gilmore at (202) 551-3777 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Bradley Ecker at (202) 551-4985 or Geoffrey Kruczek at (202) 551-3641 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Manufacturing cc: Rachel Wong

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
February 16, 2023
Kiattipong Arttachariya
Chief Financial Officer
Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd
87/1 Wireless Road
26/F Capital Tower
All Seasons Place
Lumpini, Patumwan
Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Re:Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filed on February 6, 2023
File No. 333-268857
Dear Kiattipong Arttachariya:
            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 February 2, 2023 letter.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information
Basis of Pro Forma Presentation, page 100
1.We note your statement on pages 102 and 109 indicating that “the maximum amount Zapp
will raise from the issuance of the Zapp Convertible Loan Notes will not exceed
$20,000,000.” Please reconcile the disclosure with your statement on pages 6, 7,23 and 99
indicating that “Zapp shareholders will receive (i) an aggregate of 50,000,000 Pubco
Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Company Exchange plus (ii) a number of Pubco Ordinary

 FirstName LastNameKiattipong Arttachariya
 Comapany NameZapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd
 February 16, 2023 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Kiattipong Arttachariya
Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd
February 16, 2023
Page 2
Shares equal to the amount of any convertible financing received by Zapp in excess of
$20,000,000 in the aggregate and actually converted to ordinary shares of Zapp in advance
of the closing of the business Combination divided by the effective conversion price.”

The Background of the Business Combination, page 118
2.We note your response to our prior comment 5. Please expand to describe how the
valuation model resulted in the $400 million figure you mention on page 127.  Include the
data underlying the analysis you conducted.  Please also describe how CIIG determined
that each of the operating and business fundamentals listed imply premiums of $104
million to Zapp's enterprise valuation. Include quantitative disclosure wherever possible.
General
3.We note your response to our prior comment 8. Please revise throughout your prospectus
to disclose the total dollar amount that the Sponsor stands to gain from the Anchor
Investor Agreements, including the dollar amount the Sponsor has at risk with regard to
the Anchor Investor Agreements that depends on the closing of the Business Combination.
            You may contact SiSi Cheng at (202) 551-5004 or Melissa Gilmore at (202) 551-3777 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Bradley Ecker at (202) 551-4985 or Geoffrey Kruczek at (202) 551-3641 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing
cc:       Rachel Wong