SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-005208 to Bequest Bonds I Inc (CIK 0002016678)
Bequest Bonds I Inc (CIK 0002016678)
Date: May 8, 2024 · CIK: 0002016678 · Accession: 0000000000-24-005208
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United States securities and exchange commission logo
May 8, 2024
Shawn Muneio
Chief Executive Officer
Bequest Bonds I, Inc.
2 N Tamiami Trail, Suite 101
Sarasota, FL 34236
Re:Bequest Bonds I, Inc.
Draft Offering Statement on Form 1-A
Submitted April 16, 2024
CIK No. 0002016678
Dear Shawn Muneio:
We have reviewed your draft offering statement and have the following comments.
Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting
an amended draft offering statement or publicly filing your offering statement on EDGAR.
Please refer to Rule 252(d) regarding the public filing requirements for non-public submissions,
amendments and correspondence. 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 your amended draft offering statement or filed offering statement and
the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments.
Draft Offering Statement on Form 1-A
Offering Circular Summary, page 1
1.We note LMMS Management LLC will own 100% of the common shares of the company.
Please tell us when LMMS Management LLC was formed and whether it has any existing
operations.
2.We note the company reserves the right to tokenize the bonds in the future. Please
disclose your intent to tokenize the bonds and provide a comprehensive description of the
tokenization process.
3.We note your disclosure that the company was formed on February 20, 2024, and has no
operating or financial history or assets. You also disclose that accrued interest will be paid
monthly beginning immediately following the first full fiscal quarter after the initial
closing in the offering and continuing until the maturity date, and that you expect to
operate the company for an estimated period of five to seven years. On page 11, you state
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that the interest payments investors receive may be reduced pending the investment of the
offering proceeds. Throughout the filing, as applicable, please disclose how you plan to
fund interest payments, redemptions and principal payments at maturity. Also disclose
when you expect to make an investment with the offering proceeds, as there is no
minimum number of bonds that need to be sold as a condition of closing your offering.
Add appropriate disclosure regarding these risks.
Management Discussion, page 31
4.Please disclose the age and employment for the last five years of each director and officer,
including principal occupations and employment during that period and the name of any
organization in which such occupations and employment were held. See Item 10 of Form
1-A.
Related Party Transactions, page 32
5.We note your statement that "it is likely that a large portion of the funds raised in this
offering will be invested in companies that are owned and operated by affiliates of the
Manager." Please explain to us how this statement is consistent with your disclosure,
under Use of Proceeds on page 18, that you "intend to use approximately 90% of the net
proceeds from this offering to purchase or otherwise acquire mortgages and other liens on
and interests in real estate as well as real estate-type interests, to include commercial real
estate and real estate related technology.” Also, tell us if any investments in companies
that are owned and/or operated by the manager are considered probable, and how you
made that determination. As part of your response, tell us if you have any negotiations,
agreements for acquisitions, letters of intent, or if any companies have been identified.
6.Under Ownership Interest of Management, please disclose in greater detail the fees and
compensation that LMMS Management LLC is entitled to receive from the company, as
set forth the management services agreement and any other applicable agreement.
7.Please describe in greater detail how the company "will ensure that the purchased assets
are valued at market level pricing and will not pay a price in excess of such valuation for
such assets."
Notes to the Financial Statements
3. Operating and management services agreements, page F-13
8.We note the company has entered into a Management Services Agreement with B and B
Management, LLC. Please confirm that "B and B Management, LLC" is the same as
"LMMS Management LLC."
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General
9.We note that the bonds in this offering will be offered and sold through the websites
www.bqfunds.com and www.bytefederal.com, as well as through Byte Federal, Inc.
platforms. Please disclose your relationship with these entities and file as exhibits any
agreements related to your offers and sales through these websites and platforms. Also tell
us whether the entities that will offer and sell your bonds on their websites and/or
platforms are registered as broker dealers.
10.If applicable, please provide prior performance tables for prior programs with similar
investment objectives as required by Industry Guide 5. See Item 7(c) of Form 1-A.
11.We note that you have filed your audited financial statements as exhibit 99.1. Please
revise to include your audited financial statements as part of the offering statement and
not as an exhibit. See Part F/S (a)(1) of Form 1-A.
Please contact Kellie Kim at 202-551-3129 or Isaac Esquivel at 202-551-3395 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Kibum Park at 202-551-6836 or Brigitte Lippmann at 202-551-3713 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Real Estate & Construction
cc: Brian T. Gallagher, Esq.