Correspondence 0001213900-23-032766 from Norhart Invest LLC (CIK 0001964262)
Norhart Invest LLC (CIK 0001964262)
Date: April 26, 2023 · CIK: 0001964262 · Accession: 0001213900-23-032766
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File numbers found in text: 024-12163
Referenced dates: April 7, 2023
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Donald T. Locke, Attorney at Law
10505 Byrum Woods Drive
Raleigh, NC 27613
Email: donlocke2244@gmail.com
Cell: (919) 264-4081
April 26, 2023
By Email – ParkKi@SEC.GOV;
NicholsonKe@SEC.GOV
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Kibum Park
Kenisha Nicholson
Re: Norhart Invest LLC (the “Company”) Response
to SEC Comments on Amendment No. 1 to Offering Statement on Form 1-A Filed March 22, 2023
File No. 024-12163
Dear Mr. Park and Ms. Nicholson:
We are submitting
this letter on behalf of our client, Norhart Invest LLC (the “Company”), in response to the written comments of the
staff (the “Staff”) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) contained
in your letter dated April 7, 2023 (the “Comment Letter”) in connection with the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to
Offering Statement on Form 1-A, as submitted with the SEC on March 22, 2023 (the “Offering Circular Amendment”).
For your convenience,
our responses are set forth below, with the headings and numbered items of this letter corresponding to the headings and numbered items
contained in the Comment Letter. Each of the comments from the Comment Letter is restated in bold and italics prior to the Company’s
response. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter shall have their respective meanings given to such terms in the Offering
Circular Amendment. All page number references in the Company’s responses are to page numbers in the Offering Circular Amendment,
which is being refiled concurrently with this response.
Amendment No. 1 to Form
1-A filed March 22, 2023 General
1. We note that you may modify the applicable interest rate
on the Series A Floating Promissory Notes from time to time in your sole discretion with all updates to the applicable interest rate
to be communicated to Investors through the Platform, and that such all updates to the applicable interest rate will apply to all outstanding
Series A Floating Promissory Notes held by such Investor as of the effective date of the interest rate change. In light of your ability
to change the interest rate applicable to Series A Floating Promissory Notes at any time, please explain how this offering will comply
with Section 5 of the Securities Act. We may have further comments.
Response: Under
Section 5 of the Securities Act, all issuers must register non-exempt securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Section
5 regulates the timeline and distribution process for issuers who offer securities for sale. In our Reg A Offering Circular, we describe
that changes in interest rates to the Series A Floating Promissory Notes will be set forth in the Company’s Platform, which will
be available through the internet at www.norhart.com/invest. Final terms of the Series A Floating Promissory Notes will be as set forth
in the final Offering Circular. In addition, current pricing of the Series A Floating Promissory Notes will be disclosed through supplements
to the Offering Circular to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 253(g)(1), since the interest rate of the Note is pricing information
permitted to be omitted pursuant to Rule 253(b). The current rate will also be disclosed on the Company’s Platform and specifically
disclosed to an investor at the time of sale, along with the publicly available reference for calculating the floating interest rate.
Any significant modifications to the interest rate or methodology for calculating the floating aspect of the rate will be set forth in
a post-qualification amendment.
The Company has added additional language
to the Offering Circular to the make it clear that the changed rates applicable to the Series A Floating Promissory Notes can be found
in the Company’s Platform, and we have added the URL to the Offering Circular as to where the new interest rates can be found (www.norhart/com/invest),
along with any Offering Circular Supplements. The Company believes that offering the Series A Floating Promissory Notes pursuant to a
qualified offering statement under Regulation A will be in compliance with Section 5, as securities offered pursuant to Regulation A are
exempted securities under the Securities Act Section 3(b)(2).
2. We note that by default, on the applicable maturity date of the Series B Fixed Promissory Note will
rollover into a new Series B Fixed Promissory Note for the same term. We further note that the Investor may cancel this rollover within
first 10 days of going into effect. Please clarify whether the “rollover” of Series B note to Series A note is a conversion.
Additionally, as the “rollovers” are new issuances of securities, please tell us whether you plan on registering or finding
an exemption from registration for those transactions. If you plan on using Regulation A as an exemption from registration, please confirm
your understanding that the dollar amount of securities rolled over will count against your $75 million offering cap under Rule 251(a)(2).
Response:
The “rollover” of a Series B note to a Series A note will be a conversion, and we will add language to the Offering Circular
to reflect this. We do expect to use Regulation A as an exemption from registration for this conversion, and we understand that the dollar
amount of securities rolled over or converted will count against our $75 million offering cap under Rule 251(a)(2).
3. We note your disclosure that the Company may offer Series B Fixed Promissory
Notes “from time to time.” Please clarify throughout the filing that you will continuously offer the notes.
Response:
We have added language to the Offering Circular as requested to clarify that this is a continuous offering.
Investor Series A Floating Redemption
Right, page 3
4. We note that in the event an Investor exercises such Investor’s redemption
right with respect to a given Series A Floating Promissory Note, the Company will remit to the Investor’s Norhart Invest Account
the accrued and outstanding interest and outstanding principal balance. Please expand your disclosure here and on page 23, by describing
any circumstances where such an exercise of redemption right may be limited. For instance, we note your disclosure on page 10 that if
the management of investment term mismatch fails, the Company “may not provide redemptions to Investors.” Please describe in
greater detail the risks to the Investors in the event that you will not be able to provide redemptions to Investors.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the comment and has provided language in the Offering Circular to address these comments on pages 10 and 23.
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Risk Factors
The Promissory Note Purchase Agreement
limits your rights in some important respects, page 7
5. We note your disclosure regarding binding arbitration and waiver of right
to a jury trial. Please state that investors cannot waive compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Specifically, for the arbitration provision, expand your disclosure to include a description of the provision, the impact on claims arising
under other laws, and whether or not the provision applies to purchasers in secondary transactions.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the comment and has augmented the disclosure to address this comment.
Pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Series
A Floating Promissory Notes . . ., page 9
6. We note your disclosure that any newly issued Series A Floating Promissory
Notes will be issued at the then-applicable interest rate. Please disclose how you plan to notify new investors of the new interest rate.
Response: As described
in the Company’s response to Comment No. 1, current pricing of the Series A Floating Promissory Notes will be disclosed through
supplements to the Offering Circular to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 253(g)(1). The current rate will also be disclosed on
the Company’s Platform and specifically disclosed to an investor at the time of sale, along with the publicly available reference
for calculating the floating interest rate.
Signatures, page III
7. Please revise to reflect that the offering statement is also signed by the
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors or other
governing body. See Instructions to Signatures in Form 1-A.
Response:
The Company acknowledges the comment and the appropriate officers have signed the Offering Statement.
Please feel free to contact
the undersigned at (919) 264-4081 to discuss any of the above comments or responses.
Sincerely,
/s/ Donald T. Locke
Donald T. Locke
cc:
Tim Libertini
Brian Korn
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