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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-012448 to Greenfire Resources Ltd. (GFR, GFRWF) (CIK 0001966287) (GFR)

Greenfire Resources Ltd. (GFR, GFRWF) (CIK 0001966287)
Date: Nov. 13, 2023 · CIK: 0001966287 · Accession: 0000000000-23-012448

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File numbers found in text: 333-275129

Date
November 13, 2023
Author
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Form
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Company
Greenfire Resources Ltd. (GFR, GFRWF) (CIK 0001966287)

Letter

United States securities and exchange commission logo November 13, 2023 Robert Logan Chief Executive Officer Greenfire Resources Ltd. 1900 – 205 5th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 2V7 Re:Greenfire Resources Ltd. Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed October 23, 2023 File No. 333-275129 Dear Robert Logan: We have conducted a limited review of your registration statement and have the following comment(s). Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies 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 this letter, we may have additional comments. Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed October 23, 2023 Risk Factors A significant portion of the Company's total outstanding securities may be sold into the market in the near future, page 28 1.Please expand this risk factor to disclose the percentage that these shares currently represent of the total number of common shares outstanding. We note the related disclosure on the cover page in that regard. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 2.We note that the projected (non-GAAP) EBITDA for 2023 was $173M, as set forth in the unaudited prospective financial information that Greenfire management prepared and provided to MBSC, the Transaction Committee, and their respective advisors, including Peters, in connection with the evaluation of the business combination. At page 142 of the

FirstName LastNameRobert Logan Comapany NameGreenfire Resources Ltd. November 13, 2023 Page 2 FirstName LastNameRobert Logan Greenfire Resources Ltd. November 13, 2023 Page 2 final merger proxy statement / prospectus, we see that the updated projected amount for 2023 was $133M. We also note that, at page 80 of this registration statement, you disclose that your actual adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was CAD$47.4 million compared to CAD$146.9 million in the same period of 2022. You state that the decrease primarily resulted from lower oil sales and lower WCS benchmark oil prices. It appears that you will miss your 2023 revenue projection. Please update your disclosure in Liquidity and Capital Resources, and elsewhere, to provide updated information about the company’s financial position and further risks to the business operations and liquidity in light of these circumstances. Overview, page 77 3.In light of the significant number of redemptions and the unlikelihood that the company will receive significant proceeds from exercises of the warrants because of the disparity between the exercise price of the warrants and the current trading price of the common shares, expand your discussion of capital resources to address any changes in the company’s liquidity position since the business combination. If the company is likely to have to seek additional capital, discuss the effect of this offering on the company’s ability to raise additional capital. 4.Please expand your discussion here to reflect the fact that this offering involves the potential sale of a substantial portion of shares for resale and discuss how such sales could impact the market price of the company’s common stock. Your discussion should highlight the fact that the Greenfire Holders are beneficial owners of 57% of your outstanding shares and will be able to sell all of their shares for so long as the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part is available for use. General 5.Revise the prospectus to disclose not only the price that each selling securityholder paid for the securities being registered for resale, but also the amount of potential profit the selling securityholders will earn based on the current trading price. 6.We note your disclosure at page F-130 and elsewhere in the notes to financial statements indicating that you entered in an FPA Termination Agreement on December 14, 2022, which termination was contingent upon the closing of the business combination. Please revise to update your disclosures throughout the filing to reflect the termination of the forward purchase agreement. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement.

FirstName LastNameRobert Logan Comapany NameGreenfire Resources Ltd. November 13, 2023 Page 3 FirstName LastName Robert Logan Greenfire Resources Ltd. November 13, 2023 Page 3 Please contact Timothy Levenberg, Special Counsel, at 202-551-3707 or Irene Barberena-Meissner, Staff Attorney, at 202-551-6548 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Energy & Transportation cc: Guy P. Lander, Esq., of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn LLP

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
November 13, 2023
Robert Logan
Chief Executive Officer
Greenfire Resources Ltd.
1900 – 205 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2V7
Re:Greenfire Resources Ltd.
Registration Statement on Form F-1
Filed October 23, 2023
File No. 333-275129
Dear Robert Logan:
            We have conducted a limited review of your registration statement and have the
following comment(s).
            Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies 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 this letter, we may have additional comments.
Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed October 23, 2023
Risk Factors
A significant portion of the Company's total outstanding securities may be sold into the market in
the near future, page 28
1.Please expand this risk factor to disclose the percentage that these shares currently
represent of the total number of common shares outstanding. We note the related
disclosure on the cover page in that regard.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page
77
2.We note that the projected (non-GAAP) EBITDA for 2023 was $173M, as set forth in
the unaudited prospective financial information that Greenfire management prepared and
provided to MBSC, the Transaction Committee, and their respective advisors, including
Peters, in connection with the evaluation of the business combination. At page 142 of the

 FirstName LastNameRobert Logan
 Comapany NameGreenfire Resources Ltd.
 November 13, 2023 Page 2
 FirstName LastNameRobert Logan
Greenfire Resources Ltd.
November 13, 2023
Page 2
final merger proxy statement / prospectus, we see that the updated projected amount for
2023 was $133M. We also note that, at page 80 of this registration statement, you disclose
that your actual adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was CAD$47.4
million compared to CAD$146.9 million in the same period of 2022. You state that the
decrease primarily resulted from lower oil sales and lower WCS benchmark oil prices. It
appears that you will miss your 2023 revenue projection. Please update your disclosure
in Liquidity and Capital Resources, and elsewhere, to provide updated information
about the company’s financial position and further risks to the business operations and
liquidity in light of these circumstances.
Overview, page 77
3.In light of the significant number of redemptions and the unlikelihood that the
company will receive significant proceeds from exercises of the warrants because of the
disparity between the exercise price of the warrants and the current trading price of
the common shares, expand your discussion of capital resources to address any changes in
the company’s liquidity position since the business combination. If the company is
likely to have to seek additional capital, discuss the effect of this offering on the
company’s ability to raise additional capital.
4.Please expand your discussion here to reflect the fact that this offering involves
the potential sale of a substantial portion of shares for resale and discuss how such sales
could impact the market price of the company’s common stock. Your discussion
should highlight the fact that the Greenfire Holders are beneficial owners of 57% of your
outstanding shares and will be able to sell all of their shares for so long as the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part is available for use.
General
5.Revise the prospectus to disclose not only the price that each selling securityholder paid
for the securities being registered for resale, but also the amount of potential profit the
selling securityholders will earn based on the current trading price.
6.We note your disclosure at page F-130 and elsewhere in the notes to financial statements
indicating that you entered in an FPA Termination Agreement on December 14, 2022,
which termination was contingent upon the closing of the business combination.  Please
revise to update your disclosures throughout the filing to reflect the termination of the
forward purchase agreement.
            We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
            Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration
statement.

 FirstName LastNameRobert Logan
 Comapany NameGreenfire Resources Ltd.
 November 13, 2023 Page 3
 FirstName LastName
Robert Logan
Greenfire Resources Ltd.
November 13, 2023
Page 3
            Please contact Timothy Levenberg, Special Counsel, at 202-551-3707 or Irene
Barberena-Meissner, Staff Attorney, at 202-551-6548 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
cc:       Guy P. Lander, Esq., of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn LLP