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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001929980-23-000059
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230517

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SIMPPLE LTD.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001948697
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-FACILITIES SUPPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES [8744]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		71 AYER RAJAH CRESCENT
		STREET 2:		#03-07
		CITY:			SINGAPORE
		STATE:			U0
		ZIP:			139951
		BUSINESS PHONE:		65 6816 2194

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		71 AYER RAJAH CRESCENT
		STREET 2:		#03-07
		CITY:			SINGAPORE
		STATE:			U0
		ZIP:			139951
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<html><head><title>simp_corresp.htm</title><!--Document created using EDGARMaster--></head><body style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT: 10pt times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 7%"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">May 17, 2023</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;"><strong>Via Edgar Transmission</strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Mr. Dietrich King</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Securities and Exchange Commission</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Division of Corporation Finance</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Office of Trade &amp; Services</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Washington, D.C. 20549</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">Re:</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">Simpple Ltd. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;)</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">Registration Statement on Form F-1</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">Submitted April 3, 2023</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">File No. 333-271067</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Dear Mr. King:</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; text-align:justify;">As counsel for the Company and on its behalf, this letter is being submitted in response to the letter dated April 12, 2023 from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<strong>Commission</strong>&#8221;) in which the staff of the Commission (the &#8220;<strong>Staff</strong>&#8221;) commented on the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-1 (the &#8220;<strong>Form F-1</strong>&#8221;).</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; text-align:justify;">For the Staff&#8217;s convenience, the Staff&#8217;s comment has been stated below in its entirety, with the Company&#8217;s response set out immediately underneath such comment.</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;"><u>Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed April 3, 2023</u></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px"><u>Taxation, page 98</u></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">1.</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">We note that opinion no. 4 of the legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 explains that statements in the "Taxation" section, to the extent that they constitute statements of Cayman Islands law, are the opinion of Harney Westwood &amp; Riegels Singapore LLP. Please revise this section to state that the disclosure with respect to Cayman Islands tax law is the opinion of Harney Westwood &amp; Riegels Singapore LLP.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px"><strong>Response:</strong>&nbsp;We respectfully advise the Staff that we have amended the disclosure on page 98 to disclose that the statements made herein regarding Cayman Islands tax considerations is the opinion of Harney Westwood &amp; Riegels Singapore LLP, our Cayman Islands legal counsel. </p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px"><u>General</u></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">2.</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">We note that you "expect to name four additional directors, three of them independent directors, upon the SEC&#8217;s declaration of effectiveness ... ." If such director nominees are currently known, please file a consent for each director nominee. Refer to Securities Act Rule 438.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px"><strong>Response:</strong>&nbsp;We respectfully advise the Staff that we have removed the relevant disclosure on page 75. </p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">3.</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">Please ask counsel to revise its opinion to reflect the number of shares to be offered, including any over-allotments, and include an opinion on the legality of the warrants being offered. Refer to Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:justify;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Response:</strong>&nbsp;We respectfully advise the Staff that included an updated opinion from Harney Westwood &amp; Riegels Singapore LLP as exhibit 5.1.</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">* * *&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">1</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; text-align:justify;">Please contact the undersigned at (852) 3923-1188 if you have any questions with respect to the responses contained in this letter.</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Sincerely,</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:35%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><em>/s/ Lawrence S. Venick</em></p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Lawrence S. Venick</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Direct Dial:</strong> +852.3923.1188</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Email: </strong>lvenick@loeb.com</p></td> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;text-align:center;margin:0px">2</p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="margin:0px"></p> <p style="margin: 0px"></p> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="margin:0px"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p><body>
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