SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-009683 to Tavia Acquisition Corp. (TAVI, TAVIR, TAVIU) (CIK 0002020385) (TAVI)
Tavia Acquisition Corp. (TAVI, TAVIR, TAVIU) (CIK 0002020385)
Date: Aug. 23, 2024 · CIK: 0002020385 · Accession: 0000000000-24-009683
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August 23, 2024
Kanat Mynzhanov
Chief Executive Officer
Tavia Acquisition Corp.
850 Library Avenue, Suite 204
Newark, DE 19711
Re:Tavia Acquisition Corp.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed August 9, 2024
Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed August 15, 2024
File No. 333-280275
Dear Kanat Mynzhanov:
We have reviewed your amended 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 July 30, 2024 letter.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed August 9, 2024
General
We note that this registration statement purports to register both the issuance of
convertible preferred shares upon the conversion of the Class P ordinary shares in
connection with the business combination and subsequent conversions of the convertible
preferred shares into Class A ordinary shares. However, you have provided little
disclosure about what the post-business combination preferred or ordinary shares will
actually represent. We also note your disclosures that the “terms of the convertible
preferred shares may be amended in connection with” the initial business combination;
that you “might also consider amending the terms of the convertible preferred shares,
including with respect to dividend rate or conversion price, if [you] believe it would make 1.
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the consummation of the business combination more likely or reduce the number of
public shares being redeemed in connection with such business combination”; and that the
company retains the ability to pay dividends on the convertible preferred shares in kind at
the combined company’s option. Although you have presented a hypothetical conversion
price and an example of conversion, it appears that these hypothetical disclosed situations
could bear very little resemblance to the terms of the securities upon actual conversion. It
therefore appears that at this time you are unable to provide material required information
regarding the terms of the underlying convertible preferred shares and their conversion
into Class A ordinary shares that investors would need to make an informed investment
decision. Please either revise to address this concern or explain why you believe it is
appropriate to include the convertible preferred securities in this registration statement
given the potential changes to the terms of those securities before their issuance.
2.In addition, it appears that you contemplate listing the Class P ordinary shares prior to the
issuance of the convertible preferred securities. It is therefore unclear how such listing
would be permissible given that Nasdaq’s rules generally require that for convertible
securities, the underlying security must likewise be listed on the exchange. See, e.g.,
Nasdaq Rule 5410. Please explain how the listing of the Class P ordinary shares would
comport with the Nasdaq Global Market’s requirements for convertible securities.
3.We note the revisions made in response to prior comment 3 and partially reissue. Please
provide additional disclosure throughout the prospectus regarding the potential to change
the conversion price, such as when first discussing the conversion feature of the
convertible preferred shares on the cover page and when discussing on page 11 the
offering structure and how it differs from a traditional SPAC. Please also add a separate
risk factor and revise to discuss the risks presented to Class A ordinary shareholders,
given the conversion ratio may be changed in connection with the initial business
combination.
Cover Page
4.We note your response to prior comment 4 and reissue. While we note that you have
provided the address of your agent for service of process, identification of a principal
executive office is a requirement of Form S-1. Please also explain, in light of your
statement that you do not maintain a physical office, why the company will pay $30,000
per month for office space, administrative and support services.
Permitted Purchases of Our Securities, page 88
5.We note the representation relating to purchases of shares from public shareholders that
"our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our initial business combination
transaction would include a representation that any of our securities purchased by our
sponsor, directors, executive officers, advisors or any of their affiliates would not be voted
in favor of approving the business combination transaction." It is unclear how such
representation would be consistent with the letter agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1, which
requires that such shareholders vote all shares held in favor of the business combination.
Please reconcile or advise.
August 23, 2024
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Officer and Director Compensation, page 104
6.Please disclose the founder shares the sponsor transferred to your independent directors in
July 2024, as disclosed on page 8. See Item 402(r)(3) of Regulation S-K.
Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed August 15, 2024
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page II-1
7.Please amend to update your financial statements and related financial information. Refer
to Rule 8-08 of Regulation S-X.
8.To the extent that the class A ordinary shares underlying the convertible preferred shares
remain registered, see comment 1 above, please revise the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to
address whether the Class A ordinary shares underlying the convertible preferred shares
underlying the Class P ordinary shares included as part of the units will be validly issued,
fully paid, and non-assessable. For guidance, refer to Section II.B.1.f of Staff Legal
Bulletin No. 19.
Please contact Jeffrey Lewis at 202-551-6216 or Isaac Esquivel at 202-551-3395 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Benjamin Holt at 202-551-6614 or Pam Howell at 202-551-3357 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Real Estate & Construction
cc:Jason Simon, Esq.