SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-014045 to Crown LNG Holdings Ltd (CGBS, CGBSW) (CIK 0001991946) (CGBSF)
Crown LNG Holdings Ltd (CGBS, CGBSW) (CIK 0001991946)
Date: Dec. 22, 2023 · CIK: 0001991946 · Accession: 0000000000-23-014045
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United States securities and exchange commission logo
December 22, 2023
Jørn Husemoen
Chief Financial Officer
Crown LNG Holdings Ltd
3rd Floor, 44 Esplanade
St. Helier, Jersey
JE4 9WG
Re:Crown LNG Holdings Ltd
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filed December 6, 2023
File No. 333-274832
Dear Jørn Husemoen:
We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following
comments.
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. Unless we note otherwise,
any references to prior comments are to comments in our October 27, 2023 letter.
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4
Risk Factors
Our warrant agreement designates the courts of the State of New York or the United States
District Court..., page 90
1.In response to comment 8 we note you added language in the last paragraph of this risk
factor that if a warrant holder brings a claim against PubCo under the warrant agreement,
the Securities Act or Exchange Act, or otherwise, such warrant holder may have difficulty
pursuing its legal rights against PubCo in any United States courts having jurisdiction over
any such claims. Please discuss if you intend this disclosure to be consistent with the
section "Enforcement of Civil Liabilities" and if so, if you retain such disclosure, please
revise to provide a cross reference to that section.
FirstName LastNameJørn Husemoen
Comapany NameCrown LNG Holdings Ltd
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FirstName LastName
Jørn Husemoen
Crown LNG Holdings Ltd
December 22, 2023
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Background of the Business Combination, page 119
2.In response to comment 21 we note that you revised Crown's MD&A under
"Commitments and Contractual Obligations" section on pages 258-259 to disclose that the
Business Combination is not conditioned upon exercise of the "KGLNG Option" or
the "GBTRON Option." You further state in your response letter that the Business
Combination is conditioned upon, and the valuation of Crown includes, Crown’s right to
exercise such options subject to the provisions of the KGLNG Agreement and the
GBTRON Agreement, not the exercise itself. However, it appears from disclosure
throughout the "Background of the Business Combination" section that Crown's financial
model, Crown's financial projections, the valuation of Crown and the Catcha Board's
approval were based upon the proposed KGLNG Transaction and GBTRON Transaction.
For example, you disclose that management proposed increasing "the pre-
money valuation of Crown from between approximately $325 million and $350 million
(as contemplated under the LOI with Crown) to approximately $600 million, primarily
because the projected revenue and annual run-rate adjusted EBITDA attributable to
Crown would increase over 100% after giving effect to the proposed KGLNG Transaction
and GBTRON Transaction." In terms of the August 3, 2023 KGLNG Agreement, please
revise to clarify if Crown's financial model, Crown's financial projections, the valuation of
Crown and the Catcha Board's approval were based upon the KGLNG Agreement's (i)
Grant of Future Payment Right and (ii) Grant of Option to buy 100% interest in KGLNG.
If Crown only possesses (i) grant of future payment right under the KGLNG and (ii) right
to exercise options to buy 100% interest in KGLNG and GBTRON, please also provide
risk factor disclosure that addresses the risks that such options are not exercised and any
attendant impact on the business of Crown, as well as a "Future Payment Termination
Event" such as First Gas does not occur by January 1, 2030 (for any reason whatsoever) as
disclosed in the KGLNG Agreement.
Material Tax Considerations, page 159
3.In response to prior comment 17, we note that you filed a tax opinion as Exhibit 8.1 in
which Nelson Mullins provides that (i) it is their opinion that the Catcha Reorganization
will qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code (an “F
Reorganization”) and (ii) confirms that the statements set forth under the section entitled
“Material Tax Considerations - Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations” insofar as they address the material U.S. federal income tax
considerations with respect to the Catcha Reorganization, and discuss matters of U.S.
federal income tax law and regulations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, are its
opinion. Accordingly, please revise your prospectus to state clearly that the disclosure in
the tax consequences section of the prospectus is the opinion of the named counsel and
clearly identify and articulate the opinion being rendered. See Section III.B of Staff Legal
Bulletin No. 19 (October 14, 2011) for more information.
FirstName LastNameJørn Husemoen
Comapany NameCrown LNG Holdings Ltd
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FirstName LastName
Jørn Husemoen
Crown LNG Holdings Ltd
December 22, 2023
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Crown's Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Cash Flow Summary, page 257
4.Please revise the amounts presented for cash flows used in operating activities and cash
flows provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to agree
with the amounts presented in your statements of cash flows. Revise the amounts of
operating and financing cash flows discussed in your analysis of cash flows for the six
months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 to agree
with the amounts presented in your statements of cash flows.
Also revise the amount of net cash used in operating activities disclosed in the second
sentence of the first risk factor on page 35 to agree with the amount presented in your
statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Exhibits
5.We note in your Form of Memorandum and Articles of Association of PubCo, to become
effective upon consummation of the Business Combination, filed in Exhibit 3.2
and included as Annex C to the proxy statement/prospectus contains in Article 40 a forum
selection provision that identifies the courts of the Island of Jersey as the exclusive forum
for certain litigation, including any “derivative action.” Please disclose whether this
provision applies to actions arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. In that
regard, we note that Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction
over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the
rules and regulations thereunder, and Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent
jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or
liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. If the
provision applies to Securities Act claims, please also revise your prospectus to state that
there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision and that investors
cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations
thereunder. If this provision does not apply to actions arising under the Securities Act or
Exchange Act, please also ensure that the exclusive forum provision in the governing
documents states this clearly.
General
6.We note your response to comment 26. In terms of complying with the criteria of Security
Act Sections Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 239.13, please address if votes
will be solicited from shareholders of Crown who have not signed the agreements and
would be ineligible to purchase in a private offering.
FirstName LastNameJørn Husemoen
Comapany NameCrown LNG Holdings Ltd
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FirstName LastName
Jørn Husemoen
Crown LNG Holdings Ltd
December 22, 2023
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Please contact Sondra Snyder at 202-551-3332 or Robert Babula at 202-551-3339 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Michael Purcell at 202-551-5351 or Kevin Dougherty at 202-551-3271 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
cc: Rebekah McCorvey