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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-008453 to Aether Holdings, Inc. (ATHR)

Aether Holdings, Inc.
Date: July 25, 2024 · CIK: 0002026353 · Accession: 0000000000-24-008453

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Date
July 25, 2024
Author
Office of Technology
Form
UPLOAD
Company
Aether Holdings, Inc.

Letter

July 25, 2024 Nicolas Lin Chief Executive Officer Aether Holdings, Inc. 1441 Broadway, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10018 Re:Aether Holdings, Inc. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed June 28, 2024 File No. 377-07312 Dear Nicolas Lin: 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 S-1 Cover Page 1.Please revise to include a brief description of the Representative's Warrants. Refer to Item 501(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business, Strategy and Industry, page 10 2.We note that your Chief Financial Officer is engaged through a consulting agreement and may allocate his time to other businesses. Please include an appropriately captioned risk factor to discuss, if true, that your CFO serves in his position on a part- time basis and/or otherwise clarify the number of hours he has agreed to dedicate to the business affairs of your company. To the extent material, please also identify and describe any potential conflicts of interest that exist, or may exist, as a result of your executive officer's outside business relationships.

July 25, 2024 Page 2 Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, page 33 3.Please note that reliance upon the safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act is not permitted in initial public offerings. See Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Please either delete any references to the safe harbor for forward-looking statements or make clear that the safe harbor does not apply to this offering. Business Our Industry and Market Opportunity, page 53 4.Please disclose the source of your statements regarding the growth of global AI in the fintech market. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, page 74 5.Please clarify the effective date of the 2024 Equity Incentive plan. On page 77, you disclose the plan became effective in May 2024, while on page 7 you disclose it will become effective as of the closing of this offering. Additionally, expand your disclosure to include a general description of the formula or criteria to be applied in determining the awards and the vesting schedule. Describe any performance-based conditions and any other material conditions that are applicable to awards under the plan. Executive Compensation Compensation of Directors, page 74 6.Please file the agreements with Mr. Lin and Ms. Wu to serve as members of the board of directors as exhibits to your registration statement. Refer to Item 601(b)(10)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-K. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity, page F-4 7.We note on page F-15 that 300 shares of Sundial were issued to Mr. Hu for a total of compensation of $351,562. Please disclose the number of shares of Aether, adjusted for the reorganization, that were issued to Mr. Hu. Please expand the disclosure in Note 8(b) to include the number of shares of Aether that were issued in exchange for the 300 shares of Sundial. Financial Statements - March 31, 2024 and 2023 Note 1 - Description of Business and Organization Reorganization, page F-7 8.Disclose here and elsewhere, as applicable, the details Elixir's purchase of the equity of the Transferred Entity including the form and value of the purchase consideration and your accounting for the purchase.

Note 6 - Prepaid Expenses, page F-14 9.We note that Other Prepaid Expenses as of March 31, 2024 is $75,785. Please expand the disclosure to state separately, in the balance sheet or in a note thereto, any significant items included in this balance.

July 25, 2024 Page 3 Note 8 - Equity, page F-15 10.Please expand the disclosure to include the number of shares and amount per share issued to Wuyao. 11.Disclose the purpose and accounting for the Company's issuance of 2,850,000 shares of Common Stock to Up and Up Ventures Limited, which we note is controlled by a director of the Company. Also, disclose the nature and value of the consideration received for the shares. Note 11 - Income Taxes, page F-38 12.Please expand the disclosure to address all disclosures required pursuant to ASC 740-10- 50, including the amount of valuation allowance and changes to the valuation allowance for all periods presented and amounts and expiration dates of operating loss and tax credit carryforwards for tax purposes. Note 14 - Subsequent Events, page F-39 13.We note you did not incur any executive compensation expense in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. We also note that in March and April 2024 you entered into employment agreements with the CEO and CSO for $60,000/year each and you entered into a consulting agreement for CFO services at an hourly rate of $300/hour. Since your historical financial statements do not include compensation at fair market levels, please provide quantified disclosure of the significant compensation arrangements with related parties that resulted in below market compensation expense for the audited and interim periods presented. Also, since your historical financial statements reflect compensation that will be materially different from the compensation expense expected after the offering or in the future, disclose the salary commitments and pro forma data for the latest year and interim period along with additional disclosure in the MD&A discussion of liquidity. Exhibits 14.Please file the consents of Messrs. Molander, Mandel, and Murphy as exhibits to your registration statement. Refer to Securities Act Rule 438. General 15.Please supplementally 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.

July 25, 2024 Page 4 Please contact Claire DeLabar at 202-551-3349 or Robert Littlepage at 202-551-3361 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Aliya Ishmukhamedova at 202-551-7519 or Jeff Kauten at 202-551-3447 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology cc:Lawrence A. Rosenbloom, Esq.

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July 25, 2024
Nicolas Lin
Chief Executive Officer
Aether Holdings, Inc.
1441 Broadway, 30th Floor,
New York, NY 10018
Re:Aether Holdings, Inc.
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed June 28, 2024
File No. 377-07312
Dear Nicolas Lin:
            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 S-1
Cover Page
1.Please revise to include a brief description of the Representative's Warrants. Refer to Item
501(b)(2) of Regulation S-K.
Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Business, Strategy and Industry, page 10
2.We note that your Chief Financial Officer is engaged through a consulting agreement and
may allocate his time to other businesses. Please include an appropriately captioned risk
factor to discuss, if true, that your CFO serves in his position on a part- time basis and/or
otherwise clarify the number of hours he has agreed to dedicate to the business affairs of
your company. To the extent material, please also identify and describe any potential
conflicts of interest that exist, or may exist, as a result of your executive officer's outside
business relationships.

July 25, 2024
Page 2
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, page 33
3.Please note that reliance upon the safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act is not permitted in initial public
offerings.  See Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933.  Please either delete any
references to the safe harbor for forward-looking statements or make clear that the safe
harbor does not apply to this offering.
Business
Our Industry and Market Opportunity, page 53
4.Please disclose the source of your statements regarding the growth of global AI in the
fintech market.
2024 Equity Incentive Plan, page 74
5.Please clarify the effective date of the 2024 Equity Incentive plan. On page 77, you
disclose the plan became effective in May 2024, while on page 7 you disclose it will
become effective as of the closing of this offering. Additionally, expand your disclosure
to include a general description of the formula or criteria to be applied in determining the
awards and the vesting schedule. Describe any performance-based conditions and any
other material conditions that are applicable to awards under the plan.
Executive Compensation
Compensation of Directors, page 74
6.Please file the agreements with Mr. Lin and Ms. Wu to serve as members of the board of
directors as exhibits to your registration statement. Refer to Item 601(b)(10)(ii)(A) of
Regulation S-K.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity, page F-4
7.We note on page F-15 that 300 shares of Sundial were issued to Mr. Hu for a total of
compensation of $351,562. Please disclose the number of shares of Aether, adjusted for
the reorganization, that were issued to Mr. Hu. Please expand the disclosure in Note 8(b)
to include the number of shares of Aether that were issued in exchange for the 300 shares
of Sundial.
Financial Statements - March 31, 2024 and 2023
Note 1 - Description of Business and Organization
Reorganization, page F-7
8.Disclose here and elsewhere, as applicable, the details Elixir's purchase of the equity of
the Transferred Entity including the form and value of the purchase consideration and
your accounting for the purchase.

Note 6 - Prepaid Expenses, page F-14
9.We note that Other Prepaid Expenses as of March 31, 2024 is $75,785. Please expand the
disclosure to state separately, in the balance sheet or in a note thereto, any significant
items included in this balance.

July 25, 2024
Page 3
Note 8 - Equity, page F-15
10.Please expand the disclosure to include the number of shares and amount per share issued
to Wuyao.
11.Disclose the purpose and accounting for the Company's issuance of 2,850,000 shares of
Common Stock to Up and Up Ventures Limited, which we note is controlled by a director
of the Company. Also, disclose the nature and value of the consideration received for
the shares.
Note 11 - Income Taxes, page F-38
12.Please expand the disclosure to address all disclosures required pursuant to ASC 740-10-
50, including the amount of valuation allowance and changes to the valuation allowance
for all periods presented and amounts and expiration dates of operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards for tax purposes.
Note 14 - Subsequent Events, page F-39
13.We note you did not incur any executive compensation expense in the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2023 and 2022. We also note that in March and April 2024 you entered
into employment agreements with the CEO and CSO for $60,000/year each and you
entered into a consulting agreement for CFO services at an hourly rate of
$300/hour. Since your historical financial statements do not include compensation at fair
market levels, please provide quantified disclosure of the significant compensation
arrangements with related parties that resulted in below market compensation expense for
the audited and interim periods presented. Also, since your historical financial statements
reflect compensation that will be materially different from the compensation expense
expected after the offering or in the future, disclose the salary commitments and pro
forma data for the latest year and interim period along with additional disclosure in the
MD&A discussion of liquidity.
Exhibits
14.Please file the consents of Messrs. Molander, Mandel, and Murphy as exhibits to your
registration statement. Refer to Securities Act Rule 438.
General
15.Please supplementally 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.

July 25, 2024
Page 4
            Please contact Claire DeLabar at 202-551-3349 or Robert Littlepage at 202-551-3361 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Aliya Ishmukhamedova at 202-551-7519 or Jeff Kauten at 202-551-3447 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Technology
cc:Lawrence A. Rosenbloom, Esq.