Correspondence 0001213900-23-094288 from Pheton Holdings Ltd (PTHL) (CIK 0001970544) (ITOC)
Pheton Holdings Ltd (PTHL) (CIK 0001970544)
Date: Dec. 8, 2023 · CIK: 0001970544 · Accession: 0001213900-23-094288
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File numbers found in text: 333-274944
Referenced dates: December 1, 2023
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Pheton Holdings Ltd
December 8, 2023
Via EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Industrial Applications & Services
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:
Pheton Holdings Ltd
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1
Filed November 16, 2023
File No. 333-274944
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is in response to the letter dated December 1, 2023, from
the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) addressed to Pheton
Holdings Ltd (the “Company,” “we,” and “our”) regarding the above-mentioned Registration Statement
on Form F-1 filed on November 16, 2023. For ease of reference, we have recited the Commission’s comments in this response and numbered
them accordingly. An Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 (“Amendment No. 2”) is being filed to accompany
this letter. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Amendment No. 2.
Amendment No. 1 to Form F-1 Filed November 16, 2023
Note 3. Accounts Receivable, Net, page F-38
1. We note your response to comment 3. Your
disclosures on page 76 continue to indicate that you are provisioning for all accounts that are overdue for more than 90 days, whereas
your response indicates that you do not automatically provision all accounts that are overdue for 90 days. Given that your disclosures
appear inconsistent with your response, please revise your disclosures to clarify your accounting policy for determining the allowance
for doubtful accounts and correspondingly how you were able to determine that the allowance was adequate as of December 31, 2022 and June
30, 2023.
Response: In response to the Staff’s
comment, we have revised our disclosures on pages 76 to 78, F-9, F-30 and F-31 of Amendment No. 2 to clarify our accounting policy for
determining the allowance for doubtful accounts and how we were able to determine the adequacy of the allowance as of December 31, 2022
and June 30, 2023.
General
2. We note your
response to prior comment 4 and reissue it in part. We note the revised disclosure appearing on the cover page, Summary and Risk
Factor sections relating to legal and operational risks associated with operating in China and PRC regulations. It is still unclear
to us that there have been changes in the regulatory environment in the PRC since the amendment that was filed on July 7, 2023,
warranting revised disclosure to mitigate the challenges you face and related disclosures. The Sample Letters to China Based
Companies sought specific disclosure relating to the risk that the PRC government may intervene in or influence your operations at
any time, or may exert control over operations of your business, which could result in a material change in your operations and/or
the value of the securities you are registering for sale. We remind you that, pursuant to federal securities rules, the term
“control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by,” and “under common control
with”) as defined in Securities Act Rule 405 means “the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or
otherwise.” The Sample Letters also sought specific disclosures relating to uncertainties regarding the enforcement of laws
and that the rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice. We do not believe that your revised
disclosure conveys the same risk. Please fully restore your disclosures in these areas to the disclosures as they existed in the
registration statement as of July 7, 2023. As examples, and without limitation, we note that your revised disclosure in the latest
amendment still does not address the following points:
● That the PRC administrative and court authorities have
significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms;
● That there could be downturns, recessions, and deterioration
of the economic environment and business cycles as opposed to “fluctuations;”
● Language referencing governmental “control”
rather than governmental “management;” and
● Language stating the PRC government authorities can “intervene
or influence” your operations.
Response: In response to the Staff’s
comment, we have restored the relevant disclosures on pages 15, 17 and 29 of Amendment No. 2.
We appreciate the assistance the Staff has provided with its comments.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our counsel, Ying Li, Esq., of Hunter Taubman Fischer& Li LLC, at
yli@htflawyers.com.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jianfei Zhang
Name:
Jianfei Zhang
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
cc:
Nudrat Salik, Terence O’Brien, Nicholas O’Leary and Lauren Nguyen, Securities and Exchange Commission
Ying Li, Esq., Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC