SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-004768 to PTL Ltd (PTLE)
PTL Ltd
Date: April 29, 2024 · CIK: 0002016337 · Accession: 0000000000-24-004768
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April 29, 2024
Ying Ying Chow
Chief Executive Officer
PTL Ltd
111 North Bridge Road
#23-06A
Peninsula Plaza
Singapore 179098
Re:PTL Ltd
Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1
Submitted on March 29, 2024
CIK No. 0002016337
Dear Ying Ying Chow:
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
Conventions That Apply to This Prospectus, page iii
1.We note your disclosure here that the prospectus "contains information derived from
various public sources and certain information from an industry report commissioned by
[you] and prepared by Frost & Sullivan" and that you "have not independently verified the
accuracy or completeness of the data contained in these industry publications and reports."
While you may provide cautionary language about forward looking statements, it appears
these statements may be interpreted as disclaimers of liability for statements related to the
current and/or past market data. Please revise these discussions to clarify the statements
that neither you nor any other party involved in this offering has independently verified
such information and neither you nor any other party involved in the offering makes any
representation as to the accuracy of such informtion to explain that you, Frost & Sullivan
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and the underwriters have liability for the information presented in the registration
statment.
Prospectus Summary
Our Company, page 1
2.We note your disclosure on page 1 that you provide "marine fuel logistics services for
vessel refueling[.]" Please revise your disclosure here and in your Business section to
provide further details about the specific types of vessels that your customers utilize.
3.We note your disclosure on page 1 that you recorded an increase in revenue from
approximately $74,817,208 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately
$102,106,509 for the year ended December 31, 2023, representing an increase of
approximately 36.5%. In order to provide a more balanced presentation, please revise your
prospectus summary to disclose the cost of your revenue during the relevant time periods.
We generally do not enter into any long-term contracts with customers..., page 20
4.Please clarify the typical length of your customer contracts.
Risk Factors
Risks Relating to Our Business and Operations
We are dependent on our senior management team and other key employees . . . , page 22
5.We note your disclosure on page 23 that "[i]f any of [y]our directors or senior
management is unable or unwilling to continue in the present position and [you] are
unable to find [a] suitable replacement with similar knowledge, skills, experience and
expertise in a timely manner, there could be an adverse impact to [y]our business, results
of operations an profitability of [y]our business." Please disclose here, and elsewhere as
appropriate, whether you maintain key person life insurance policies for any of your key
personnel.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page
55
6.You disclose you intend to use a percentage of the proceeds from the offering for
acquisition of vessels, in particular, bunkering tankers acquisition. Please discuss
the anticipated impacts of doing so to your results of operations, for example, cost of
revenue for vessel depreciation and costs to operate vessels like fuel and crew, and impact
to other operating costs, like maintenance and repairs. Also, discuss the impacts on the
pricing of your services in view of the additional costs of owning vessels and operating
vessels and the competitiveness of your pricing relative to others to maximize your profit
level as stated on page 67. Further, discuss impacts to your cash flows related to the
preceding, including, for example, acquiring and, if applicable, maintaining a ready
supply of fuel inventory for loading into vessels to supply customers. Refer to Item 5.D of
Form 20-F.
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Industry, page 64
7.We note your disclosure in this section that you "intend to enhance [y]our sales network"
in Singapore. Please clarify here, as you disclose on page 2, that Petrolink Singapore has
not conducted any operations to date and that it is currently "dormant."
Business
Overview, page 66
8.We note your disclosure on page 66 that you "do not conclude or book any transactions in
Mainland China." We also note your disclosure on page 59 that approximately 0.6% of
your revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 originated from China. Please
reconcile your disclosure in this regard, or advise.
Growth Strategies, page 67
9.We note your disclosure on page 67 that you plan to "further expand the reach of [y]our
business through opening new offices in selected locations globally, with the focus on the
Asia Pacific Region, in the next several years." If know, please identify the selected
locations here.
Our Services
Providing the vessel refueling options for our customers' vessel refueling needs at various ports
along voyages . . . , page 68
10.Please disclose with more specificity the "various types of marine fuel products" that you
are able to provide to your customers.
Customers, page 70
11.Please explain your basis for not filing any of your customer agreements, which have
contributed to approximately 44.3% of total revenue for the year ended December 31,
2023. Please see Item 601(b)(10)(ii)(B) of Regulation S-K.
Supply Chain, page 71
12.We note your risk factor disclosure on page 19 indicating that you do have contracts with
suppliers. Tell us the basis for your belief that you are not required to file your agreements
with suppliers that provided 82.2% of your aggregated supplies for the year ended
December 31, 2023. Please see Item 601(b)(10)(ii)(B) of Regulation S-K.
Index to Financial Statements , page F-2
13.Please tell us why the audit report refers to "Petrolink Energy Limited" and the headers of
the related consolidated financial statements and notes refer to" PTL Limited and
Subsidiaries."
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General
14.Please provide us with copies of all written communications, as defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act, that you, or anyone authorized to do so on your behalf, present to
potential investors in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, whether or not they
retain copies of the communications.
Please contact Aamira Chaudhry at 202-551-3389 or Doug Jones at 202-551-3309 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Joshua Gorsky at 202-551-7836 or Suzanne Hayes at 202-551-3675 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services