SEC Company Response from HCYC Holding Co (CIK 0002006779) — May 5, 2025
HCYC Holding Co (CIK 0002006779)
Date: May 5, 2025 · CIK: 0002006779 · Accession: 0001641172-25-008721
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May
5, 2025
VIA
EDGAR
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporation Finance
Office
of Finance
100
F Street, NE
Washington,
DC 20549
Re:
HCYC
Holding Company
Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filed
December 20, 2024
File
No. 333-282624
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
On
behalf of our client, AlphaTime Acquisition Corp. (“ATMC”) and HCYC Holding Company (“HCYC”), represented
by Celine & Partners, PLLC, we are writing to submit responses to the comments of the staff (the “Staff”) of the
Division of Corporation Finance of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) set forth
in its letter, dated January 13, 2025, relating to HCYC’s Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed December
20, 2024.
HCYC
is filing via EDGAR Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form F-4, which reflects responses to the comments received by the Staff
and certain updated information.
We
have set forth below the comments in the Staff’s letter, in bold, and the responses thereto.
Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
General
1. We
note your disclosure on pages F-19 and F-37 stating that you received a Nasdaq delisting
notice from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market
regarding non-compliance with Listing Rule 5450(a)(2), which requires you to have at least
400 total holders for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. Please revise your disclosure
in the summary and risk factors sections of the filing to describe the Nasdaq notice, your
plans for regaining compliance, and consequences of delisting. In addition, provide an update
on the status of this notice and the status of any hearing related to the notice. Finally,
add a separately captioned risk factor to describe the notice and the material risks to investors.
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and advise the Staff that at the disclosure on pages 47-48 and 72 has been revised to address
the Staff’s comment.
Financial
Statement Presentation, page 4
2. Please
revise your disclosure on page 4 to appropriately reflect that financial statements of PubCo
have been included in the proxy statement/prospectus.
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and advise the Staff that at the disclosure on page 4 has been revised to address the Staff’s
comment.
Summary
of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
Redemption
Rights, page 47
3. We
note your response to prior comment 2 and your revised disclosure describing the shareholders’
redemption rights. Please further expand your discussion to describe the rights of non-redeeming
shareholders and the events that permit for redemption, such as extensions of deadlines to
consummate the merger or other events.
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and advise the Staff that at the disclosure on page 47 has been revised to address
the Staff’s comment.
Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, page 83
4. We
note your disclosure on page 84 that the combined company will adopt December 31 as its fiscal
year end. We also note your disclosure beginning on page F-57 indicating that HCYC Holding
Company (“PubCo”) has a fiscal year end of March 31, and your disclosure on page
69 that PubCo will be required to include a report from management on the effectiveness of
its internal control over financial reporting in its annual report on Form 20-F beginning
with the annual report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Please revise your disclosure
as appropriate to clarify the fiscal year end for both HCYC Holding Company (“PubCo”)
and for the combined company post-closing.
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and advise the Staff that at the disclosure on page 84 has been revised to address the Staff’s
comment.
5. Please
revise your disclosure on page 83 to reflect the fact that the unaudited proforma condensed
combined financial statements have been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction
with, HCYC Holding Company’s (“PubCo”) financial statements, included elsewhere
in the proxy, in addition to the financial statements of AlphaTime Acquisition Corp (“ATMC”)
and HCYC Group Company Limited (“HCYC”).
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and advise the Staff that at the disclosure on page 84 has been revised to address
the Staff’s comment.
The
Business Combination Proposal
Assumptions
and Basis for the Projected Financial Metrics Table, page 118
6. We
note your response to prior comment 4 and your disclosure that HCYC’s management team
considered various material assumptions, including but not limited to those listed on page
118. We also note your revised disclosure that HCYC has assumed significantly increased revenue
growth rates during each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 through March 31, 2028.
Please quantify the assumed increases in revenue growth rates for each of the fiscal years
and disclose if you are on track to achieve the March 31, 2025 assumed revenue growth rate.
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and advise the Staff that at the disclosure on page 120 has been revised to address
the Staff’s comment.
7. We
note your response to prior comment 5. Please refer to your disclosure on page 118 and remove
the following disclaimers:
● “shareholders
are strongly cautioned not to place undue reliance, if any, on the HCYC Management Projections,
and not to rely on these projections in making any decision regarding the Business Combination;”
and
● “the
inclusion of the HCYC Management Projections in this proxy statement/prospectus should not
be regarded as an indication that HCYC or its representatives considered or currently consider
the projections to be a reliable prediction of future events, and readers of this proxy statement/prospectus
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these projections.”
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and advise the Staff that at the disclosure on page 120 has been revised to address
the Staff’s comment.
8. We
note that in addition to the projected revenue growth rates, you listed some quantifiable
assumptions, such as (1) obtaining operating funds, (2) “time and cost to acquire clients,”
(3) customer growth base and retention, (4) profit forecasts including sales volume, gross
margin, cost of revenue, expense levels and tax levels, and (5) administration and operating
costs. Please revise to quantify the above-mentioned assumptions the HCYC management made
or tell us why you are unable to do so.
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and have concluded that we are unable to quantify the assumptions (1) obtaining operating
funds, (2) time and cost to acquire clients, and (3) customer growth base and retention from the comment, since these assumptions inherently
involve projections of future events and conditions. By their nature, such forward-looking statements are subject to significant uncertainties
and risks that are difficult, if not impossible, to quantify with precision. Unforeseen events, changes in market dynamics, and the evolving
competitive landscape can significantly impact actual results. HCYC’s management primarily assumes that the variables mentioned
in the comment will not experience a material adverse change in the foreseeable future, so as not to significantly affect the company’s
operations and growth.
For
the assumptions (4) profit forecasts including sales volume, gross margin, cost of revenue, expense levels and tax levels, and (5) administration
and operating costs, the disclosure on page 120 has been revised to address the Staff’s comment.
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, page F-56
9. We
note your response to comment 7. In your next amendment, please provide audited financial
statements for the registrant, HCYC Holding Company, accompanied by a signed independent
accountants’ report. Please also provide the disclosure required by Item 509 of Regulation
S-K related to HCYC Holding Company’s audited financial statements in the Experts section
on page 197 and a consent from HCYC Holding Company’s auditor.
Response:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and advise the Staff that at the disclosure on pages 201 and F-22 - F-44 has been
revised to address the Staff’s comment.
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If
you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (713) 651-2678. Thank you for your cooperation and prompt attention to this
matter.
Sincerely,
/s/
Michael J. Blankenship
Michael
J. Blankenship