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| Attention: |
Mr. Shane Callahan | |
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Abacus Global Management, Inc.
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Schedule TO-I Filed June 30, 2025
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File No. 005-91592
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Response Letter Dated July 9, 2025
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File No. 333- 288412
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| 1. |
Since the Offer commenced upon the filing of the registration statement, the statement on the cover page that the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange is “subject to completion” and “preliminary” is inapplicable. Please
revise accordingly. Refer to Telephone Interpretation I.E.2 in the July 2001 supplement to our “Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations” that is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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The safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) does not apply to statements made in connection with a tender offer. See Section
27A(b)(2)(C) of the Securities Act and Section 21E(b)(2)(C) of the Exchange Act. Therefore, please delete or revise the reference to these safe harbor provisions found on page i of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange.
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Refer to the following statement on page 17 of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange: “The determination by us as to whether any condition has been satisfied shall be conclusive and binding on all parties.” Please
revise this and similar statements throughout your offer materials (such as on pages 20 and 22) to include a qualifier that warrant holders are not foreclosed from challenging your determinations in a court of competent jurisdiction.
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We note the description of the Tender and Support Agreements at the bottom of page 38 of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange. Please revise this description to identify all parties to the agreements. See Item
1005(e) of Regulation M-A.
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In footnote (1) on pages 23-24 of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, we note Mr. Pegula’s disclaimer of beneficial ownership "other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or
indirectly." Please note that beneficial ownership is not determined based on pecuniary interest. See Rule 13d-3(a). Please revise.
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We note that your response to Item 1010(a) of Regulation M-A incorporates by reference “[t]he financial statements and other financial information of the Company included in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange.” On
page 57, the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange in turn incorporates by reference, among other SEC filings: (a) the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed on March 28, 2025, and (b) the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, filed on May 8, 2025. Please revise to include an express statement that the financial statements from the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
are incorporated by reference into your Schedule TO, and clearly identify the relevant matter incorporated by reference by page, paragraph, caption or otherwise. See Instruction 3 to Item 10 of Schedule TO.
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See our last comment above. Where a filing person elects to incorporate by reference the information required by Item 1010(a) of Regulation M-A, all of the summarized financial information required by Item
1010(c) must be disclosed in the document furnished to security holders. See Instruction 6 to Item 10 of Schedule TO and Telephone Interpretation I.H.7 in the July 2001 supplement to our “Manual of Publicly Available Telephone
Interpretations.” Please revise your disclosure to include the information required by Item 1010(c) of Regulation M-A and disseminate the amended disclosure as required by Rule 13e-4(e)(3).
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Very truly yours,
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| /s/ Ryan J. Maierson | |
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Ryan J. Maierson
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of LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
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Jay Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Abacus Global Management, Inc.
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William H. McCauley, Chief Financial Officer, Abacus Global Management, Inc.
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Chris Romaine, Chief Counsel, Abacus Global Management, Inc.
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Ryan J. Maierson, Latham & Watkins LLP
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Michael Kessler, Alston & Bird LLP
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