# EDGAR Filing Document

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**Filing Date:** 2023-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000000000-23-001890

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: UPLOAD

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**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230224

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SEALSQ Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001951222
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** D8
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** UPLOAD

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** AVENUE LOUIS-CASAI 58
- **CITY:** COINTRIN
- **STATE:** V8
- **ZIP:** 1216
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-336-2039

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** CRAIGMUIR CHAMBERS, ROAD TOWN
- **CITY:** TORTOLA
- **STATE:** D8
- **ZIP:** VG 1110

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SEAL (BVI) Corp.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20221019
**PUBLIC REFERENCE ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193805-22-001684

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United States securities and exchange commission logo

                             February 24, 2023

       Carlos Moreira
       Chief Executive Officer
       SEALSQ Corp
       Avenue Louis-Casa   58
       1216 Cointrin, Switzerland

                                                        Re: SEALSQ Corp
                                                            Registration
Statement on Form F-1
                                                            Filed February 10,
2023
                                                            File No. 333-269710

       Dear Carlos Moreira:

              We have reviewed your registration statement and have the
following comments. In
       some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so
we may better
       understand your disclosure.

              Please respond to this letter by amending your registration
statement and providing the
       requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply 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 these comments, we may have additional comments.

       Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed February 10, 2023

       General

   1.                                                   We note your response
to prior comment 27. Based on your response, it is not clear why
                                                        you believe the
transaction does not constitute a secondary offering of SEALSQ securities
                                                        by WISeKey
International Holding AG. In this instance, because WISeKey is deemed to
                                                        be the reseller of 100%
of SEALSQ securities, we believe WISeKey is serving as a
                                                        conduit for the public
distribution of SEALSQ securities and should therefore be
                                                        identified as a
statutory underwriter under Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. Please
                                                        revise the registration
statement or tell us why WISeKey should not be identified as a
                                                        selling shareholder and
as an underwriter.
 Carlos Moreira
FirstName LastNameCarlos Moreira
SEALSQ Corp
Comapany24,
February  NameSEALSQ
            2023        Corp
February
Page 2 24, 2023 Page 2
FirstName LastName
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, page 53

2.       We note your presentation of the capitalization tables on pages 60 and
61 which set
         forth SEALSQ's consolidated capitalization as of June 30, 2022, and
after the
         recapitalization under common control. In this regard, please tell us
the purpose of the
         capitalization tables in Note 4 and how the presentation differs from
the amounts
         presented in the shareholders' equity section on your unaudited pro
forma condensed
         combined consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022 on page 55.
Please consider
         removing as the presentation is confusing and duplicative.
Introduction, page 54

3.       We note the revised disclosure in response to prior comment 12. Please
further revise to
         remove the references to    directly attributable    and    factually
supportable    as they are no
         longer included in Article 11.
Note 4. Transaction Accounting Adjustments and Autonomous Entity Adjustments
Adjustment (a), page 59

4.       The disclosures on page 60 do not appear to agree with the information
presented in
         SEALSQ Corp   s historical balance sheet as of June 30, 2022 on page
55. Please revise to
         resolve these inconsistencies or provide a reconciliation in the
disclosure.
Adjustment (e), page 61

5.       We note from your disclosure on page 133 that Class F Shareholders
have dividend right
         and will be paid five times greater than the amount paid to Ordinary
Shareholders. Please
         explain why you did not reflect the Class F Shares in your pro forma
earnings per share
         calculation. In this regard, please tell us your consideration for
applying the two-class
         method in your calculation. Refer to ASC 260-10-45.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 64

6.       We note the revised disclosure in the Material Contracts section in
response to prior
         comment 19. Please also revise to include this information in the
Liquidity and Capital
         Resources section of the Management   s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition
         and Results of Operations.
 Carlos Moreira
FirstName LastNameCarlos Moreira
SEALSQ Corp
Comapany24,
February  NameSEALSQ
            2023        Corp
February
Page 3 24, 2023 Page 3
FirstName LastName
Business Overview, page 86

7.       We note your response to prior comment 20. Please revise the
description of your business
         throughout the registration statement to clarify, if true, that the
NFTs and blockchain
         technology used by your customers has not been developed by you and
that you only
         provide your customers the ability to create and maintain a secure
link between an object
         and its NFT. For example, you state that    our semiconductors, when
placed on any object,
         securely issue NFTs,       SEALSQ uses a unique method to secure
semiconductors
         designed by the Company through cutting-edge authentication processes
combined with
         identity blockchain and post-quantum technology    and make multiple
references to the
         Casper blockchain. Please also provide a detailed explanation of how
your products
         function, the process by which a customer that purchases SEALSQ
semiconductors issues
         a NFT and creates and maintains a secure link between an object and
its NFT. Provide
         illustrative examples as appropriate. Furthermore, revise your
disclosure to describe the
         blockchain technology supported by your products and the risks and
challenges related to
         your customers' reliance on blockchain technology that you did not
develop.
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements, page F-1

8.       We note your response to prior comment 25 regarding the application of
the business
         combination related shell company definition to SEALSQ Corp. Your
response indicates
         SEALSQ Corp was formed solely for the purpose of completing a business
combination
         transaction among one or more entities other than the shell company
and that one of the
         entities is Wisekey Semiconductors SAS. Please clarify the entities
that are combining in
         the business combination transaction, as it appears Wisekey
Semiconductors KK and
         Wisekey Semiconductors are already subsidiaries of Wisekey
Semiconductors SAS. If
         SEALSQ Corp is not a business combination related shell company, then
file audited
         financial statements of SEALSQ Corp.
 Carlos Moreira
FirstName LastNameCarlos Moreira
SEALSQ Corp
Comapany24,
February  NameSEALSQ
            2023        Corp
February
Page 4 24, 2023 Page 4
FirstName LastName
        We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.

       Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please
allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of
the registration
statement.

       You may contact Eiko Yaoita Pyles at (202) 551-3587 or Jean Yu at (202)
551-3305 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related
matters. Please
contact Patrick Fullem at (202) 551-8337 or Evan Ewing at (202) 551-5920 with
any other
questions.

                                                           Sincerely,

                                                           Division of
Corporation Finance
                                                           Office of
Manufacturing
cc:      Herman H. Rasp

```

### Attached PDF Documents

**Attachment 1:** `filename1`

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CORPORATION FINANCE

# UNITED STATES  
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

February 24, 2023

Carlos Moreira  
Chief Executive Officer  
SEALSQ Corp  
Avenue Louis-Casaï 58  
1216 Cointrin, Switzerland

# **Re: SEALSQ Corp  
Registration Statement on Form F-1  
Filed February 10, 2023  
File No. 333-269710**

Dear Carlos Moreira:

We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure.

Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply 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 these comments, we may have additional comments.

Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed February 10, 2023

# General

1. We note your response to prior comment 27. Based on your response, it is not clear why you believe the transaction does not constitute a secondary offering of SEALSQ securities by WISEKey International Holding AG. In this instance, because WISEKey is deemed to be the reseller of 100% of SEALSQ securities, we believe WISEKey is serving as a conduit for the public distribution of SEALSQ securities and should therefore be identified as a statutory underwriter under Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. Please revise the registration statement or tell us why WISEKey should not be identified as a selling shareholder and as an underwriter.

Carlos Moreira  
SEALSQ Corp  
February 24, 2023  
Page 2

# Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, page 53

2. We note your presentation of the capitalization tables on pages 60 and 61 which set forth SEALSQ's consolidated capitalization as of June 30, 2022, and after the recapitalization under common control. In this regard, please tell us the purpose of the capitalization tables in Note 4 and how the presentation differs from the amounts presented in the shareholders' equity section on your unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022 on page 55. Please consider removing as the presentation is confusing and duplicative.

# Introduction, page 54

3. We note the revised disclosure in response to prior comment 12. Please further revise to remove the references to 'directly attributable' and 'factually supportable' as they are no longer included in Article 11.

# Note 4. Transaction Accounting Adjustments and Autonomous Entity Adjustments  
Adjustment (a), page 59

4. The disclosures on page 60 do not appear to agree with the information presented in SEALSQ Corp's historical balance sheet as of June 30, 2022 on page 55. Please revise to resolve these inconsistencies or provide a reconciliation in the disclosure.

# Adjustment (e), page 61

5. We note from your disclosure on page 133 that Class F Shareholders have dividend right and will be paid five times greater than the amount paid to Ordinary Shareholders. Please explain why you did not reflect the Class F Shares in your pro forma earnings per share calculation. In this regard, please tell us your consideration for applying the two-class method in your calculation. Refer to ASC 260-10-45.

# Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 64

6. We note the revised disclosure in the Material Contracts section in response to prior comment 19. Please also revise to include this information in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Carlos Moreira  
SEALSQ Corp  
February 24, 2023  
Page 3

# Business Overview, page 86

7. We note your response to prior comment 20. Please revise the description of your business throughout the registration statement to clarify, if true, that the NFTs and blockchain technology used by your customers has not been developed by you and that you only provide your customers the ability to create and maintain a secure link between an object and its NFT. For example, you state that “our semiconductors, when placed on any object, securely issue NFTs,” “SEALSQ uses a unique method to secure semiconductors designed by the Company through cutting-edge authentication processes combined with identity blockchain and post-quantum technology” and make multiple references to the Casper blockchain. Please also provide a detailed explanation of how your products function, the process by which a customer that purchases SEALSQ semiconductors issues a NFT and creates and maintains a secure link between an object and its NFT. Provide illustrative examples as appropriate. Furthermore, revise your disclosure to describe the blockchain technology supported by your products and the risks and challenges related to your customers’ reliance on blockchain technology that you did not develop.

# Index to Consolidated Financial Statements, page F-1

8. We note your response to prior comment 25 regarding the application of the business combination related shell company definition to SEALSQ Corp. Your response indicates SEALSQ Corp was formed solely for the purpose of completing a business combination transaction among one or more entities other than the shell company and that one of the entities is Wisekey Semiconductors SAS. Please clarify the entities that are combining in the business combination transaction, as it appears Wisekey Semiconductors KK and Wisekey Semiconductors are already subsidiaries of Wisekey Semiconductors SAS. If SEALSQ Corp is not a business combination related shell company, then file audited financial statements of SEALSQ Corp.

Carlos Moreira
SEALSQ Corp
February 24, 2023
Page 4

We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.

Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement.

You may contact Eiko Yaoita Pyles at (202) 551-3587 or Jean Yu at (202) 551-3305 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Patrick Fullem at (202) 551-8337 or Evan Ewing at (202) 551-5920 with any other questions.

Sincerely,

Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing

cc: Herman H. Raspé