SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-000554 to SPRINGVIEW HOLDINGS LTD (SPHL) (CIK 0002002236) (SPHL)
SPRINGVIEW HOLDINGS LTD (SPHL) (CIK 0002002236)
Date: Jan. 17, 2024 · CIK: 0002002236 · Accession: 0000000000-24-000554
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January 16, 2024
Zhuo Wang
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Springview Holdings Ltd
203 Henderson Road
#06-01
Henderson Industrial Park
Singapore 159546
Re:Springview Holdings Ltd
Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1
Submitted December 20, 2023
CIK No. 0002002236
Dear Zhuo Wang:
We have reviewed your draft registration statement and have the following comments.
Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting
an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on
EDGAR. 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 the information you provide in response to this letter and your amended
draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments.
Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 submitted December 20, 2023
Cover Page
1.Please reconcile your disclosure that you intend to apply for Nasdaq listing with the
statement on page 8 that you have already applied for listing. If you have already applied
for listing, please also disclose the status of the application.
Risk Factors, page 11
2.Please include risk factor disclosure about the disparate voting rights in your classes of
ordinary shares, including the number of votes per share to which each class of ordinary
shares is entitled, and the risks your capital structure presents to investors.
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3.Please expand your risk factor regarding litigation exposure on page 13 to address the
proceedings discussed starting on page 63 of your registration statement.
4.Please update your risk factor on page 16 to disclose when the company expects to
remediate its material weaknesses.
5.We note your disclosure on page 35 regarding the potential impact of inflation on your
business. Please add a risk factor and also update this disclosure on page 35 if recent
inflationary pressures have materially impacted your operations. In this regard, identify
the types of inflationary pressures you are facing and how your business has been
affected.
Our controlling shareholder has substantial influence over our company, page 21
6.Please illustrate the risk by quantifying the percentage of voting power Avanta (BVI)
Limited will control after the offering. Also specify who has control over the shares held
by Avanta and their relationship to you.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page
34
7.We note your statement that a majority of your customers are residential homeowners.
Please provide a breakdown of the percentage of your revenues generated from residential
and commercial customers.
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 39
8.Please expand to disclose the material terms of the financial support letter referenced in
this section. Please also revise your related party transaction disclosure beginning on page
77 and provide the information required by Item 7.B of Form 20-F.
Industry Overview, page 47
9.Please clarify what entities comprise the upstream participants in Singapore's New
Construction, Reconstruction, A&A, Renovation, Bespoke Carpentry and Furniture
industry.
10.Please revise your disclosure to address what portion of the industry described in this
section is currently captured by your business plan. In particular, in light of your statement
on page 35 that a majority of your customers are residential homeowners, disclose the
portion attributable to the residential market.
Regulation, page 65
11.We note your disclosure that Springview Singapore has accumulated 17 demerit points
under the MOM system. Please clarify a timeframe for the accumulation of these demerit
points and the impact on your business.
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Management, page 69
12.Please reconcile your statement that Jordan Yi Chun Tse joined the company on
November 15, 2023 with the disclosure in the employment agreement filed as Exhibit 10.3
that Mr. Tse became the company's Chief Financial Officer on October 15, 2023.
13.To the extent that Ms. Lee was selected to serve as a member of your board of directors
under an arrangement or understanding with major shareholders, such as Avanta (BVI)
Limited, please revise to disclose the arrangement or understanding. Refer to Item 6.A.5
of Form 20-F. Please also clarify the nature of her employment with you. We note her role
is described as a director, but that she is also party to an employment agreement providing
for a base salary and discretionary bonus.
Employment Agreements, page 73
14.Please expand to disclose the material terms of these agreements, including base salary
and bonuses.
Principal Shareholders, page 75
15.In light of the disclosure on page 46 regarding the December 1, 2023 reorganization after
which both Siew Yian Lee and Kong Chuan Heng now own Avanta (BVI) Limited, please
tell us whether Kong Chuan Heng shares voting and dispositive control over the shares
held by Avanta with Siew Yian Lee and revise footnote (7) to the table if necessary.
16.We note that footnote 5 to the table on page 76 indicates that Siew Yian Lee has the
power to direct the voting and disposition of the ordinary shares held by Avanta (BVI)
Limited, and may be deemed the beneficial owner of all ordinary shares held by
Avanta (BVI) Limited. Please clarify how Ms. Lee controls Avanta (BVI) Limited when
she owns 50% of such entity. Tell us also if there is a familial relationship between Ms.
Lee and Kong Chuan Heng or whether they have a binding agreement to vote in unison.
Tell us also if any such agreement was in place relating to their prior ownership of
Springview Singapore.
Related Party Transactions, page 77
17.Please revise to disclose the basis on which each of Springview Contracts Pte. Ltd., GGL
Enterprises Pte. Ltd., and Mr. Heng Kong Chuan is a related party.
Note 13 - Related Party Balances and Transactions, page F-27
18.We note significant accounts receivable and amounts due from Springview Contracts Pte.
Ltd. Please provide more robust disclosure regarding the nature of your relationship with
Springview Contracts Pte. Ltd., a description of the transactions that resulted in amounts
due, the contractual repayment terms of the receivables, whether any of the receivables are
considered past due, and your analysis of the collectability of the outstanding balances.
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Springview Holdings Ltd
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Item 8. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page II-2
19.Please file all material contracts as exhibits to your registration statement. We note
disclosure in the Management's Discussion and Analysis section and in your financial
statements regarding loans and borrowings and the financial support letter from Zhuo
Wang. Please file these loan agreements and the financial support letter or advise us why
they are not material.
20.Please file the contracting agreement with Springview Contracts Pte. Ltd. referenced on
page 77 or tell us why you do not believe it is required to be filed. See Item 601(b)(10)(ii)
of Regulation S-K.
Please contact William Demarest at 202-551-3432 or Kristina Marrone at 202-551-3429
if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Isabel Rivera at 202-551-3518 or Mary Beth Breslin at 202-551-3625 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Real Estate & Construction
cc: Mengyi “Jason” Ye