Correspondence 0001493152-24-033555 from Worthy Property Bonds 2, Inc. (CIK 0001971864)
Worthy Property Bonds 2, Inc. (CIK 0001971864)
Date: Aug. 22, 2024 · CIK: 0001971864 · Accession: 0001493152-24-033555
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350
East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1750 Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33301-4268
Telephone:
954-991-5420
Facsimile:
844-670-6009
http://www.dickinsonwright.com
Clint
J. Gage
CGage@dickinsonwright.com
954-991-5425
August
22, 2024
Ruairi
Regan
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporation Finance
Washington,
DC 20549
Re:
Worthy
Property Bonds 2, Inc.
Post-Qualification
Amendment on Form 1-A
Filed
July 19, 2024
File
No. 024-12206
Dear
Mr. Regan:
We
serve as counsel to Worthy Property Bonds 2, Inc. (the “Company”) and have been asked to provide this narrative response
to your comment letter, dated August 1, 2024, on behalf of the Company. Where applicable, revisions were made to the Company’s
Offering Statement, which has been filed as on as Amendment 3 (“Amendment 3”) to the Offering Statement on Form 1-A
(the “Offering Statement”). The Company responds as follows:
Amended
Offering Statement on Form 1-A
General
1. We
note references to various interest rates on your bonds such as 5.5% on pages 6 and 42. Please revise for consistency. Also, please note
your obligations under Rule 252(a) of Regulation A, including Item 14, paragraph (b)(1) of Part II of Form 1-A. Further, please note
that there is no ability to forward incorporate information from a Form 1-U to an offering statement on Form 1-A, and that the obligation
to file a 1-U is a separate filing obligation than your filing obligations under Rule 252(f)(2)(ii) and Rule 253(g) of Regulation A.
Please confirm you will ensure that any changes to the terms of your securities are appropriately reflected in your filings in compliance
with Regulation A. In addition, please revise your risk factor disclosure to address the risks relating to the failure to file such amendments
or supplements when required.
Response:
In
Amendment 3 the Company has clarified in the Offering Statement the following:
●
The
base interest rate of the Worthy Property 2 Bonds is 6% APY.
●
That
interest rate of the Worthy Property 2 Bonds:
○
Was
5.5% APY at the initial qualification of the Company’s Form 1-A on June 21, 2023
Dickinson
Wright PLLC
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
August
22, 2024
Page
2
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Was
increased to 6% APY effective August 15, 2023,
○
Was
increased to 7% APY effective November 13, 2023, and
○
Is
scheduled to reduce to 6% APY on January 1, 2026.
●
Depending
on market circumstances, the Company may, from time to time, temporarily or permanently increase the interest rate of Worthy Property
2 Bonds, though the base interest rate will not be reduced below 6% APY.
●
All
future changes to the interest rate of Worthy Property 2 Bonds will be employed through the filing of a post qualification amendment
or supplement, as appropriate, to the Worthy Property 2 Bonds Form 1-A.
The
Company hereby confirms that any changes to the terms of the Company’s securities will be appropriately reflected in the Company’s
filings in compliance with Regulation A.
In
Amendment 3 the Company has revised its risk factor disclosure to address the risks relating to the failure to file such amendments or
supplements when required, as follows:
The
Company may be subject to fines and penalties for failure to timely file reports, supplements and amendments with the SEC, including
annual reports, semi-annual reports, current reports, post-qualification amendments and supplements.
The
SEC requires Regulation A issuers to file certain reports, supplements and amendments after an offering has been qualified to sell to
investors. Specifically, issuers are required to file annual and semi-annual reports and current reports reflecting certain changes and
events that are material to investors. Further, post-qualification amendments must be filed for ongoing offerings at least every 12 months
after the qualification date to include the financial statements that would be required by Form 1–A as of such date; and post-qualification
amendments or supplements are required to be filed to reflect any facts or events arising after the qualification date of the offering
statement (or the most recent post-qualification amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the offering statement. Any failure to timely file the foregoing could result in SEC fines, penalties,
or other enforcement actions, including, in certain circumstances, to a rescission offering, which could potentially negatively impact
the financial status of the company involved, and any investments therein.
The
Company believes that it has filed all required annual, semi-annual and current reports and post-qualification supplements or amendments,
subject to the following:
●
The
Company increased the interest rate payable on WPB2 Bonds from 5.5% APY at qualification on June 21, 2023, to 6% APY effective August
15, 2023, to 7% APY effective November 13, 2023, until January 1, 2026, at which point it will be reduced to 6% APY, the base rate.
The foregoing increases in interest rates were disclosed by WPB2 on Forms 1-U Current Reports. The SEC could, in the event of a review,
determine that the foregoing increases in interest rates should have been filed via a post-qualification amendment or supplement
to WPB2’s 1-A. WPB2 has filed a post-qualification amendment to Form 1-A that includes the foregoing information, but it has
yet to be qualified as of August 22, 2024.
Dickinson
Wright PLLC
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
August
22, 2024
Page
3
2. Please
disclose the termination date for the offering. See Rule 251(d)(3)(i)(F).
Response:
In
Amendment 3 the Company has revised its disclosure to provide that the termination date of the offering is June 21, 2026, the 3 year
anniversary of the date of qualification.
Cover
Page
3. It
appears you are offering up to $75,000,000 of Worthy Property 2 Bonds; however, the aggregate sales within the 12 months before the start
of and during the current offering of securities should not exceed $75,000,000. Please reduce your offering both in the offering circular
and in Part I of Form 1-A to reflect sales within the past 12 months. Also, clarify the balance of securities remaining unissued in your
referral and rewards programs.
Response:
In
Amendment 3 the Company has clarified on the Cover Page and the section “Description of the Worthy Property 2 Bonds -
Worthy Property 2 Bonds” that (i) the total amount of Worthy Property 2 Bonds that may be issued in the Offering is $75,000,000,
of which $[●] of Worthy Property 2 Bonds have already been sold by the Company as of the date of Amendment 3; (ii) the balance
of securities remaining unissued in the Company’s Referral Program is 12,264 Worthy Property 2 Bonds; and (iii) the balance of
securities remaining unissued in the Company’s Rewards Program is 24,815 Worthy Property 2 Bonds.
Corporate
Information, Page 10
4. Please
provide prominent disclosure regarding the suspension of redemptions by each of Worthy Peer Capital, Inc. and Worthy Peer Capital II,
Inc. including the duration of such suspensions.
Response:
In
Amendment 3 the Company added to the section “Corporate Information” the following prominent disclosure regarding
the suspension of redemptions by each of Worthy Peer Capital, Inc. and Worthy Peer Capital II, Inc. including the duration of such suspensions:
●
On
August 22, 2022, Worthy Peer Capital, Inc., our sister company and wholly owned subsidiary of our parent company WFI, advised all
bondholders that due to a number of domestic and global economic factors, some of its loans to smaller sub-prime businesses, including
loans to manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers secured by inventory, accounts receivable and/or equipment, purchase order financing
and real estate, have defaulted in their payment obligations. The foregoing defaults in smaller sub-prime business loans has caused
current illiquidity of the company’s overall loan portfolio. As a result, Worthy Peer Capital, Inc. temporarily delayed the
redemption of outstanding bonds while continuing to accrue the 5% APY interest until March 31, 2023, and 5.5% APY effective April
1, 2023. $7,734,882 of Worthy Peer Capital Bonds are presently subject to the suspension of redemptions. Prior to the suspension
in redemptions Worthy Peer Capital, Inc. had redeemed $41,114,337 of Worthy Peer Capital Bonds. As of March 31, 2024 Worthy Peer
Capital, Inc. has redeemed $42,159,461 of Worthy Peer Capital Bonds. Since March 31, 2024, Worthy Peer Capital, Inc. has redeemed
$0 of Bond principal and interest. Worthy Peer Capital, Inc. continues to pursue outstanding loan collections and will redeem outstanding
bonds with accrued interest as loan collections and other asset liquidation permits and will do so automatically in the order of
bond maturity and redemption requests. To the extent that Worthy Peer Capital, Inc.’s asset liquidity does not provide sufficient
funds for full bond redemption, it is the intention of WFI, the parent company of Worthy Peer Capital, Inc., to provide capital contributions
to the company from the proceeds of the pending SPA transaction, or from other sources of capital.
●
On
July 26, 2023, Worthy Peer Capital II, Inc., our sister company and wholly owned subsidiary of our parent company WFI, advised all
bondholders that due to a number of domestic and global economic factors, some of its loans to small businesses, including loans
to manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers secured by inventory, accounts receivable and/or equipment, purchase order financing
and real estate, have defaulted in their payment obligations. The foregoing defaults in small business loans has caused current illiquidity
of Worthy Peer Capital II, Inc.’s overall loan portfolio. As a result, Worthy Peer Capital II, Inc. paused the redemption of
outstanding bonds while continuing to accrue 5.5% APY interest. $5,188,353 of Worthy Peer Capital II Bonds at March 31, 2024, were
subject to the pause of redemptions. Prior to the pause in redemptions Worthy Peer Capital II, Inc. had redeemed $43,984,983 of Worthy
Peer Capital II Bonds. As of March 31, 2024, Worthy Peer Capital II has redeemed $45,037,891 of Worthy Peer Capital II Bonds. Since
March 31, 2024, Worthy Peer Capital II, Inc. has redeemed $0 of Bond principal and interest. Worthy Peer Capital II, Inc. continues
to pursue outstanding loan collections and will redeem outstanding bonds with accrued interest as loan collections and other asset
liquidation permits and will do so automatically in the order of bond maturity and redemption requests. To the extent that Worthy
Peer Capital II, Inc.’s asset liquidity does not provide sufficient funds for full bond redemption, it is the intention of
WFI, the parent company of Worthy Peer Capital II, Inc., to provide capital contributions to Worthy Peer Capital II, Inc. from the
proceeds of the pending SPA transaction or from other sources of capital.
Dickinson
Wright PLLC
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
August
22, 2024
Page
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Worthy
App, Page 41
5. We
note your disclosure that if an investor engages in the round-up feature, they connect their debit card or credit card to the App. Every
time the user shops or completes any checking account transaction, the App automatically rounds up their purchase to the next dollar,
tracks the spare change and then permits the user to use it to invest in the Worthy Property 2 Bonds. The user’s bank accounts
are monitored and the money is transferred via ACH once the round up amounts reach $10.00. Please clarify the terms under which an investor
will acquire bonds under this round up program including to whom the money is transferred when it reaches $10 and if, for example, the
purchase of a Worthy bond would occur automatically or would require further action by you and the investor. Please advise how you will
ensure you are eligible to offer and sell securities pursuant to Regulation A at the time of any offers and sales made pursuant to your
round up program. Please ensure that your analysis and disclosure reflects that participants in your round up program will have the opportunity
- before any subsequent purchase of your securities made with funds from the round up program - to, among other things: affirmatively
confirm their decision to participate in each subsequent purchase; reconfirm the terms and conditions of the applicable investor agreement
(including compliance with the investment limitations and qualifications for purchaser status set forth in Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C)); and
receive your latest offering circular. Please revise to include all material terms about the round up program in your offering circular.
Response:
In
Amendment 3 the Company has revised the Section “Worthy App”, and elsewhere in the Offering Statement where applicable,
to include the following additional disclosure regarding the Company’s round up program:
●
The
following steps are involved when an Investor in Worthy Property 2 Bonds participates in the Company’s round up program:
○
When
the investor first makes the decision to enroll in the program, the investor is required to review the Company’s SEC filings
(including the Offering Circular) investor and bond agreements and consent to the purchases.
○
When
the investor’s spare change round ups subject to the program reach the $10 Worthy Property 2 Bond purchase threshold, an email
is sent to the investor reminding the investor that the purchase will take place in 48 hours, asking the investor to again review
the Company’s SEC filings (including the Offering Circular) investor and bond agreements (links provided), and reminding the
investor that the investor can turn off the purchase - along with any additional purchases - by simply toggling the round-up selection
to “off”.
○
In
the event the investor decides not to take any action and allow the purchase to proceed, the investor then receives a confirmation
email about the transaction and can at that time choose to cancel the transaction.
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All
payments under the program go directly to Dwolla, the Company’s payment processor and then, after clearing, into the Company’s
Worthy Property 2 Bond bank account.
To
the extent the Company, at any time, determines that it is not eligible to offer and sell securities pursuant to Regulation A, it immediately
ceases sales of Worthy Property 2 Bonds under the Offering Statement, including those under the Company’s round up program.
Dickinson
Wright PLLC
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
August
22, 2024
Page
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Worthy
Property Bonds 2 Referral Program, Page 55
6. We
note your disclosure on page 55 that referees must purchase at least one bond to qualify to receive the Referral Bonds. Please reconcile
this with the disclosure on page 56 that the Referree would not be required to fund his or her account on the Worthy Fintech Platform
in order for the Referrer and the Referree to each receive a Referral Reward. We also note your disclosure that you are offering up to
$125,000 of your Worthy Property 2 Bonds as rewards under your Worthy Property Bond 2 Referral Program. Please clarify whether investors
will be entitled to an investor referral bond once you have issued all $125,000 of the referral bonds.