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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-006466 to ESGL Holdings Ltd (ESGL, ESGLW) (CIK 0001957538) (ESGL)

ESGL Holdings Ltd (ESGL, ESGLW) (CIK 0001957538)
Date: June 15, 2023 · CIK: 0001957538 · Accession: 0000000000-23-006466

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File numbers found in text: 333-269078

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June 15, 2023
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ESGL Holdings Ltd (ESGL, ESGLW) (CIK 0001957538)

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United States securities and exchange commission logo June 15, 2023 Samuel Lui Chief Executive Officer ESGL Holdings Limited 101 Tuas South Avenue 2 Singapore 637226 Re:ESGL Holdings Limited Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 Filed June 5, 2023 File No. 333-269078 Dear Samuel Lui: 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. Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, page 129 1.We note you have updated the fair value of ESGL shares deemed to be issued in excess of the fair value of identifiable net assets of GUCC in Note D(e) and Note E(j). Please update the corresponding changes in transaction accounting adjustments on page 132 under both scenarios. 2.At notes D(e) and E(j), you indicate that as a result of the changes in the fair values of the GUCC common stock and GUCC public warrants the cost of the services is preliminarily estimated to be $35.5 million in Scenario 1 and $32.6 million in Scenario 2. These estimates agree to the adjustments reflected in your pro forma financial statements at page 133, but do not correspond to the revised calculations of the "excess of net assets" of $34.5 million and $32.9 million on pages 134 and 135 respectively. Please revise

FirstName LastNameSamuel Lui Comapany NameESGL Holdings Limited June 15, 2023 Page 2 FirstName LastName Samuel Lui ESGL Holdings Limited June 15, 2023 Page 2 your adjustments and related disclosures in Note D(e) and Note E(j) to reflect your revised calculations. 3.You disclose that an additional extension payment was made to the trust account in the amount of $326,824 on May 17, 2023. This additional payment does not appear to be included in the total extension payments discussed at note D(b) to the pro forma financial statements. Please revise your pro forma adjustments and corresponding note disclosure to include this amount or explain why it has been excluded. In addition, please explain where the total extension payments discussed at note D(b) are reflected in the pro forma financial statements given that there is no adjustment to the amounts included in the investments held in trust account. Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, page 171 4.Please ensure that you have provided all disclosure required by Item 18(a)(7)(iii) of Form F-4 and Item 7.B of Form 20-F with respect to the interest of management in certain transactions. In that regard, we note your revised disclosure on page 63 that the monies owing under the Term Loan VII and the Revolving Credit Loan II were secured by, among others, a director of the Group in his personal capacity. Please revise to identify such director. General 5.We note that EF Hutton was an underwriter for the initial public offering of Genesis Unicorn Capital Corp. Please tell us, with a view to disclosure, whether you have received notice, or any other indication, from EF Hutton or any other firm engaged in connection with such initial public offering that it will cease involvement in your transaction and how that may impact your deal or the deferred underwriting compensation owed for Genesis Unicorn Capital Corp.’s initial public offering. You may contact Joanna Lam, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3476 or Craig Arakawa, Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3650 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Timothy S. Levenberg, Special Counsel, at (202) 551-3707, or Laura Nicholson, Special Counsel, at (202) 551-3584 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Energy & Transportation cc: David Levine, Esq.

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
June 15, 2023
Samuel Lui
Chief Executive Officer
ESGL Holdings Limited
101 Tuas South Avenue 2
Singapore 637226
Re:ESGL Holdings Limited
Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filed June 5, 2023
File No. 333-269078
Dear Samuel Lui:
            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.
Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, page 129
1.We note you have updated the fair value of ESGL shares deemed to be issued in excess of
the fair value of identifiable net assets of GUCC in Note D(e) and Note E(j).  Please
update the corresponding changes in transaction accounting adjustments on page
132 under both scenarios.
2.At notes D(e) and E(j), you indicate that as a result of the changes in the fair values of the
GUCC common stock and GUCC public warrants the cost of the services is preliminarily
estimated to be $35.5 million in Scenario 1 and $32.6 million in Scenario 2.  These
estimates agree to the adjustments reflected in your pro forma financial statements at page
133, but do not correspond to the revised calculations of the "excess of net assets" of
$34.5 million and $32.9 million on pages 134 and 135 respectively.  Please revise

 FirstName LastNameSamuel Lui
 Comapany NameESGL Holdings Limited
 June 15, 2023 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Samuel Lui
ESGL Holdings Limited
June 15, 2023
Page 2
your adjustments and related disclosures in Note D(e) and Note E(j) to reflect your revised
calculations.
3.You disclose that an additional extension payment was made to the trust account in the
amount of $326,824 on May 17, 2023.  This additional payment does not appear to be
included in the total extension payments discussed at note D(b) to the pro forma financial
statements.  Please revise your pro forma adjustments and corresponding note disclosure
to include this amount or explain why it has been excluded.  In addition, please
explain where the total extension payments discussed at note D(b) are reflected in the pro
forma financial statements given that there is no adjustment to the amounts included in the
investments held in trust account.
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, page 171
4.Please ensure that you have provided all disclosure required by Item 18(a)(7)(iii) of Form
F-4 and Item 7.B of Form 20-F with respect to the interest of management in certain
transactions.  In that regard, we note your revised disclosure on page 63 that the monies
owing under the Term Loan VII and the Revolving Credit Loan II were secured by,
among others, a director of the Group in his personal capacity.  Please revise to identify
such director.
General
5.We note that EF Hutton was an underwriter for the initial public offering of Genesis
Unicorn Capital Corp.  Please tell us, with a view to disclosure, whether you have
received notice, or any other indication, from EF Hutton or any other firm engaged in
connection with such initial public offering that it will cease involvement in your
transaction and how that may impact your deal or the deferred underwriting compensation
owed for Genesis Unicorn Capital Corp.’s initial public offering.
            You may contact Joanna Lam, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3476 or Craig Arakawa,
Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3650 if you have questions regarding comments on the
financial statements and related matters. Please contact Timothy S. Levenberg, Special Counsel,
at (202) 551-3707, or Laura Nicholson, Special Counsel, at (202) 551-3584 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
cc:       David Levine, Esq.