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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-001987 to Helport AI Ltd (HPAI)

Helport AI Ltd
Date: Feb. 21, 2024 · CIK: 0002001699 · Accession: 0000000000-24-001987

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File numbers found in text: 333-276940

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February 21, 2024
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Office of Technology
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Helport AI Ltd

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United States securities and exchange commission logo February 21, 2024 Cong Shi Director Helport AI Limited 9 Temasek Boulevard #07-00, Suntec Tower Two Singapore 038989 Re:Helport AI Limited Registration Statement on Form F-4 Filed February 8, 2024 File No. 333-276940 Dear Cong Shi: We have reviewed your 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 January 18, 2024 letter. Registration Statement on Form F-4 Summary Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements, page 58 1.Please consider revising your disclosures here to present a "summary" of your pro forma information. In this regard, consider including only the information in the pro forma balance sheet and pro forma income statement columns for Scenario 1 and Scenario 2, excluding the adjustment columns, with a cross reference to the more detailed pro forma financial information beginning on page 152. Risk Factors Risks Related to Helport's Business, page 79 2.We note your response to prior comment 16. Please describe the risks related to using open source software in your product offerings, including whether the use of open source software could impact your ability to offer your products in the future.

FirstName LastNameCong Shi Comapany NameHelport AI Limited February 21, 2024 Page 2 FirstName LastNameCong Shi Helport AI Limited February 21, 2024 Page 2 The Business Combination Proposal Earnout, page 104 3.We note your response to prior comment 8. To avoid confusion as to the terms of the business combination agreement, please revise to remove the section describing the no longer applicable earnout provision. Any discussion of the earnout should be limited to the narrative disclosure of the background of the business combination. Summary of Opinion of ValueScope, Inc. as Financial Advisor to Tristar, page 123 4.We note your response to prior comment 11 and that ValueScope developed its own projections, based on the historical financial performance of Helport, in connection with rendering its fairness opinion. As such, please provide the full projections in your disclosure, along with the material assumptions and limitations underlying them. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements Basis of Pro Forma Presentation, page 153 5.We note your response to prior comment 12. However, your disclosure continues to state that the historical financial statements have been adjusted to give pro forma effect to events that are directly attributable, factually supportable and expected to have a continuing impact on the results of the combined company. This language relates to legacy pro forma guidance that was superseded by SEC Release No. 33-10786. Please revise to remove this language here and on page 60. Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet, page 154 6.The pro forma cash and total assets under Scenario 2 do not foot. Please revise. 7.You state in your response to prior comment 12 that you revised pro forma adjustment (3) to specifically quantify each component of the adjustment and to which entity the fee relates. However, such information has not been provided. In your response, please provide us with a detailed breakdown of the $5,707,943 adjustment to cash. Describe each individual item and identify to which entity it relates. To the extent any amounts relate to expenses already incurred and paid by either Helport or Tristar, explain why you are deducting such amount from cash and cash equivalents. In addition, tell us whether the $3.5 million of Purchaser Transaction Expense payable by the Pubco as discussed on page 18 is reflected in this adjustment. Lastly, revise your pro forma footnotes to further clarify this adjustment. Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 212 8.We note your revised disclosures in response to prior comment 20 where you state that you usually grant customers a credit term between 180 and 365 days. Please reconcile this with your disclosure on page 188 where you indicate that customers can "choose to settle their bills on a quarterly or annual basis," and revise as necessary.

FirstName LastNameCong Shi Comapany NameHelport AI Limited February 21, 2024 Page 3 FirstName LastName Cong Shi Helport AI Limited February 21, 2024 Page 3 Helport Limited - Combined Statements of Cash Flows, page F-6 9.We note from your response to prior comment 22 that you did not reflect the intangible assets acquired from Youfei Shuke in the statement of cash flows because you had not yet paid the contract fee for the development of such asset. Tell us why the amounts have not yet been paid and how that complies with the terms of the agreements in Section 4 of Exhibits 10.18 and 10.19. Also, please revise to include a discussion of this transaction in the statement of cash flows or the notes thereto as a non-cash transaction and confirm that you intend to reflect the intangible asset in investing activities in the period in which the amounts are paid. We refer you to ASC 230-10-50-3 through 50-6. Notes to Helport Limited Financial Statements, page F-7 10.You state in your response to prior comment 21 that you included information regarding the subscription receivables in the notes to the combined financial statements; however, it appears that no such revisions have been made. Please revise or explain. General 11.Please update your disclosures on pages 33, 50 and 61 to include the additional $500,000 of proceeds received on January 5, 2024 for the September 2023 promissory notes. 12.Please provide us with any correspondence between Wells Fargo Securities and Tristar or Loop Capital and Tristar relating to the resignation of the firms. 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. Please contact Dave Edgar at 202-551-3459 or Kathleen Collins at 202-551-3499 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Austin Pattan at 202-551-6756 or Jeff Kauten at 202-551-3447 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology cc: Ying Li

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
February 21, 2024
Cong Shi
Director
Helport AI Limited
9 Temasek Boulevard #07-00, Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989
Re:Helport AI Limited
Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filed February 8, 2024
File No. 333-276940
Dear Cong Shi:
            We have reviewed your 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 January 18, 2024 letter.
Registration Statement on Form F-4
Summary Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements, page 58
1.Please consider revising your disclosures here to present a "summary" of your pro forma
information. In this regard, consider including only the information in the pro forma
balance sheet and pro forma income statement columns for Scenario 1 and Scenario 2,
excluding the adjustment columns, with a cross reference to the more detailed pro forma
financial information beginning on page 152.
Risk Factors
Risks Related to Helport's Business, page 79
2.We note your response to prior comment 16. Please describe the risks related to using
open source software in your product offerings, including whether the use of open source
software could impact your ability to offer your products in the future.

 FirstName LastNameCong Shi
 Comapany NameHelport AI Limited
 February 21, 2024 Page 2
 FirstName LastNameCong Shi
Helport AI Limited
February 21, 2024
Page 2
The Business Combination Proposal
Earnout, page 104
3.We note your response to prior comment 8. To avoid confusion as to the terms of the
business combination agreement, please revise to remove the section describing the no
longer applicable earnout provision. Any discussion of the earnout should be limited to
the narrative disclosure of the background of the business combination.
Summary of Opinion of ValueScope, Inc. as Financial Advisor to Tristar, page 123
4.We note your response to prior comment 11 and that ValueScope developed its own
projections, based on the historical financial performance of Helport, in connection with
rendering its fairness opinion. As such, please provide the full projections in your
disclosure, along with the material assumptions and limitations underlying them.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements
Basis of Pro Forma Presentation, page 153
5.We note your response to prior comment 12. However, your disclosure continues to state
that the historical financial statements have been adjusted to give pro forma effect to
events that are directly attributable, factually supportable and expected to have
a continuing impact on the results of the combined company. This language relates to
legacy pro forma guidance that was superseded by SEC Release No. 33-10786. Please
revise to remove this language here and on page 60.
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet, page 154
6.The pro forma cash and total assets under Scenario 2 do not foot. Please revise.
7.You state in your response to prior comment 12 that you revised pro forma adjustment (3)
to specifically quantify each component of the adjustment and to which entity the fee
relates. However, such information has not been provided. In your response, please
provide us with a detailed breakdown of the $5,707,943 adjustment to cash. Describe each
individual item and identify to which entity it relates. To the extent any amounts relate to
expenses already incurred and paid by either Helport or Tristar, explain why you are
deducting such amount from cash and cash equivalents. In addition, tell us whether the
$3.5 million of Purchaser Transaction Expense payable by the Pubco as discussed on page
18 is reflected in this adjustment. Lastly, revise your pro forma footnotes to further clarify
this adjustment.
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 212
8.We note your revised disclosures in response to prior comment 20 where you state that
you usually grant customers a credit term between 180 and 365 days. Please reconcile this
with your disclosure on page 188 where you indicate that customers can "choose to settle
their bills on a quarterly or annual basis," and revise as necessary.

 FirstName LastNameCong Shi
 Comapany NameHelport AI Limited
 February 21, 2024 Page 3
 FirstName LastName
Cong Shi
Helport AI Limited
February 21, 2024
Page 3
Helport Limited - Combined Statements of Cash Flows, page F-6
9.We note from your response to prior comment 22 that you did not reflect the intangible
assets acquired from Youfei Shuke in the statement of cash flows because you had not yet
paid the contract fee for the development of such asset. Tell us why the amounts have not
yet been paid and how that complies with the terms of the agreements in Section 4 of
Exhibits 10.18 and 10.19.  Also, please revise to include a discussion of this transaction in
the statement of cash flows or the notes thereto as a non-cash transaction and confirm that
you intend to reflect the intangible asset in investing activities in the period in which the
amounts are paid. We refer you to ASC 230-10-50-3 through 50-6.
Notes to Helport Limited Financial Statements, page F-7
10.You state in your response to prior comment 21 that you included information regarding
the subscription receivables in the notes to the combined financial statements; however, it
appears that no such revisions have been made. Please revise or explain.
General
11.Please update your disclosures on pages 33, 50 and 61 to include the additional $500,000
of proceeds received on January 5, 2024 for the September 2023 promissory notes.
12.Please provide us with any correspondence between Wells Fargo Securities and Tristar
or Loop Capital and Tristar relating to the resignation of the firms.
            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.
            Please contact Dave Edgar at 202-551-3459 or Kathleen Collins at 202-551-3499 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Austin Pattan at 202-551-6756 or Jeff Kauten at 202-551-3447 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Technology
cc:       Ying Li