May 7,
2021
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION AND FEDEX
Mr.
Jeffrey Gabor
Ms.
Abby Adams
Ms.
Tracey McKoy
Ms.
Angela Connell
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporation Finance
Office
of Life Sciences
100 F
Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Registration Statement on Form
10
Filed
March 9, 2021
File
No. 000-56254
Mr.
Gabor and Ms. Adams:
On
behalf of Lowell Farms Inc. (“Lowell Farms”), we are providing
the following responses to the comments set forth in the comment
letter (the “Comment
Letter”) of the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) dated May 5, 2021
relating to Lowell Farms’ Registration Statement on Form 10
(the “Registration
Statement”) that was filed on March 9, 2021. For your
convenience, the numbered paragraphs of this letter correspond to
the numbered paragraphs of the comment letter. The responses and
information described herein are based upon information provided to
us by Lowell Farms.
We
appreciate the time and effort that the Staff has dedicated to
reviewing the Registration Statement.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 10 filed May 4,
2021
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Risks Related to the Securities of the Company, page
33
1.
We note your response to comment 9, and the added risk factor on
page 29. Your revised disclosure states, “[b]ecause claims
under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act are not typically
brought as derivative claims, the Company does not believe that the
exclusive forum provision would have a material impact on investors
seeking recourse under those statutes. With respect to derivative
actions, the choice of forum provision may limit an
investor’s ability to bring a derivative claim in a judicial
forum of its choosing.” Note, however, that investors have a
right to bring derivative actions under the Exchange Act and the
Securities Act. Please clarify, if true, that the exclusive forum
provision does not apply to Exchange Act or Securities Act claims
and ensure that the exclusive forum provision in the governing
documents states this clearly, or tell us how you will inform
investors in future filings that the provision does not apply to
any actions arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. In
this regard, we further note that Section 27 of the Exchange Act
creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to
enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the
rules and regulations thereunder, and Section 22 of the Securities
Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts
over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by
the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. If the
provision applies to Securities Act claims, please also revise your
prospectus to state that there is uncertainty as to whether a court
would enforce such provision, that investors cannot waive
compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and
regulations thereunder, that the provision may result in increased
costs to investors to bring a claim, may discourage investors from
bringing claims, and may limit investors’ ability to bring a
claim in a judicial forum that they find favorable.
Lowell
Farms Inc.
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Response: We have
revised the risk factor disclosure on page 29 of the Registration
Statement in response to the Staff’s comment. We intend to
inform investors of the risks related to the exclusive forum
provision of the Company’s charter through the inclusion of
risk factor disclosure in future filings.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations Results
of Operations
Cost of Sales, Gross Profit and Gross Margin, page 40
2.
We have read your response to comment 12 from our letter dated
April 5, 2021, and your revised disclosure on page 40. While you
discuss the changes in your gross margin, you do not specifically
disclose why your cost of sales decreased year-over-year despite an
increase in revenues. Please revise accordingly.
Response: We have
revised the disclosure in response to the Staff’s
comment.
Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management, page 49
3.
We note your response to prior comment 13 and reissue. Beneficial
ownership is reported in the table as determined pursuant to the
definition in Exchange Act Section 13(d)(3) and Rule 13d-3. Refer
to Item 4 of Form 10, which requires disclosure of information
required by Item 403 of Regulation S-K. For additional guidance,
refer to the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Exchange
Act Section 13(d) and 13(g) and Regulation 13D-G Beneficial
Ownership Reporting, which are available on the Division of
Corporation Finance website.
Response: We have
revised the disclosure in response to the Staff’s
comment.
Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s
Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters, page 56
4.
We note your response to comment 16. You revised this section to
state that your shares are traded in Canada under the symbols LOWL
and LOWL.WT and are traded in the United States in the OTC Market
Group, Inc., under the symbol LOWLF. In your organization chart,
you indicate that you are registering the class of stock that is
the subordinate shares. Revise this section to clarify that the
LOWL.WT are the warrants. Also revise to provide the disclosure
required by Item 9 for the U.S. market, including all information
required by Item 201(a)(1)(i)-(iii) of Regulation S-K.
Response: We have
revised the disclosure in response to the Staff’s
comment.
Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be
Registered, page 58
5.
We note your response to comment 17. Revise this section to provide
all the information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K and
remove the inappropriate disclaimer that your “summary . . .
does not purport to be complete.” Revise this section to
:
●
clarify the disparate voting rights between Subordinate Voting
Shares and Super Voting Shares, including addressing matters for
which holders of Subordinate Voting Shares will not be entitled to
notice of a meeting;
●
clarify if there is any other class or are other classes of stock
authorized;
●
revise the second paragraph to eliminate the typographical errors
and to clarify on what matters the vote differs “as required
by applicable law”; and
●
in the third paragraph, disclose what shareholders rank in priority
in liquidation rights above the Subordinate Voting
Shares.
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Farms Inc.
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2021
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Response: We have
revised the disclosure in response to the Staff’s
comment.
6.
We note your response to comment 18. Revise your summary of the
support agreement to disclose the material terms and to eliminate
the inappropriate disclaimer in the second paragraph on page 58;
and provide a risk factor outlining the risks to investors related
to the Support Agreement in your “Risks Related to the
Securities of the Company.”
Response: We have
revised the disclosure in response to the Staff’s
comment.
SIGNATURES, page 63
7.
Please ensure that your signature page is dated concurrent with the
date you file your amendment.
Response: We
acknowledge the Staff’s comment and have dated the signature
page to the amendment concurrently with the date of
amendment.
Consolidated Financial Statements, page F-1
8.
It appears that you have revised certain line items in your
consolidated financial statements for Lowell Farms Inc. (formerly
Indus Holdings Inc.) from those previously presented without any
disclosure describing such changes. Please explain the reasons for
such changes and provide any necessary disclosures required by ASC
250-10-50. In this regard, clarify whether such changes were the
result of a change in estimate or correction of an error and
provide the required disclosures. Please also have your independent
accounting firm consider any necessary revisions to their audit
opinion as a result of these changes.
Response: We have
revised the disclosure in response to the Staff’s
comment.
General
9.
Pursuant to Section 12(g)(1) of the Exchange Act, the Form 10
becomes effective automatically 60 days after the initial filing
date. At that time, you will be subject to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will continue to
review your filing until all of our comments have been addressed.
If the review process has not been completed before the
effectiveness date you should consider withdrawing the Form 10
registration statement to prevent it from becoming effective and,
as applicable, file a new Form 10 registration at such time as you
are able to respond to any remaining issues or
comments.
Response: We
acknowledge the Staff’s comment.
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Lowell
Farms Inc.
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If you
have any additional questions regarding any of our responses or the
revised Form 10 Registration Statement, please feel free to call me
at 212-880-3817.
Sincerely,
/s/
Kenneth G. Alberstadt
Kenneth
G. Alberstadt
cc:
Brian Shure, Chief
Financial Officer, Lowell Farms Inc.