TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt July 7, 2025 Datuk Dr. Doris Wong Sing Ee Chief Executive Officer Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Level 10, Tower 11, Avenue 5, The Horizon Bangsar South City, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Re: Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted June 27, 2025 CIK No. 0001130166 Dear Datuk Dr. Doris Wong Sing Ee: We have conducted a limited review of your draft registration statement and have the following comment. Please respond to this letter by providing any requested information and by publicly filing your registration statement and non-public draft submission 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 filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 submitted June 27, 2025 General 1. We note you entered into a share exchange agreement dated May 6, 2025, with FITTERS Diversified Berhad, a Malaysian publicly listed company ( Fitters Parent ) and FITTERS Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia private limited company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Fitters Parent ( Fitters ) whereby Fitters Parent will exchange all of its ownership interest in Fitters representing 100% of all of the issued and outstanding capital shares of Fitters, for 19.99 percent of all of the issued and outstanding shares of your Common Stock. We further note your disclosure that you anticipate the transaction will close in the second half of 2025. Please provide your analysis of whether you are required to include financial statements of the business acquired under Rule 8-04 of Regulation S-X and the related pro forma financial information July 7, 2025 Page 2 required by Rule 8-05 of Regulation S-X. Refer to Part I, Item 11(e) of Form S-1. 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. We also remind you that your registration statement must be on file at least two business days prior to the requested effective date and time. 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. Please contact Jason Drory at 202-551-8342 or Laura Crotty at 202-551-7614 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences cc: Debbie Klis