SEC Comment Letter for Trip.com Group Ltd (TCOM, TRPCF) (CIK 0001269238) (TCOM) — Sep 16, 2011
Trip.com Group Ltd (TCOM, TRPCF) (CIK 0001269238)
Date: Sept. 16, 2011 · CIK: 0001269238 · Accession: 0000000000-11-055495
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File numbers found in text: 001-33853
Referenced dates: August 3, 2011, September 6, 2011
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September 16, 2011 Via E-mail Jane Jie Sun Chief Financial Officer Ctrip.com International, Ltd. 99 Fu Quan Road Shanghai 200335 People’s Republic of China Re: Ctrip.com International, Ltd. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2010 Filed on March 31, 2011 File No. 001-33853 Dear Ms. Sun: We have reviewed your letter dated September 6, 2011 in connection with the above- referenced filing 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 within ten business days by amending your filing, by providing the requested information, or by advi sing us when you will provide the requested response. If you do not believe our comments apply to your fact s and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, pl ease tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your filing and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have addi tional comments. Unless otherwise noted, where prior comments are referred to they re fer to our letter dated August 3, 2011. Item 18. Financial Statements Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 2. Principal Accounting Policies Major variable interest entities, page F-8 1. We note from your response to prior comment 5 that your enforceability conclusions are based on the legal opinion you received from Commerce & Fi nance Law Offices. Please revise your footnote disclosures in future fi lings to discuss management’s and Commerce Jane Jie Sun Ctrip.com International, Ltd. September 16, 2011 Page 2 & Finance’s conclusions regarding the lega lity and enforceability of the contractual arrangements. 2. Your response to prior comment 6 indicates that you will expand your discussion in your footnotes in future Form 20-F filings. Pleas e provide us with proposed disclosure that addresses the concerns noted in prior comment 6, specifically, your ability to consolidate. Other 3. As previously requested, please provide a written statement from the company acknowledging that: the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. You may contact Christine Da vis, Assistant Chief Account ant, at (202) 551-3408 if you have questions regarding comments on the financ ial statements and related matters. Please contact me at (202) 551-3499 with any other questions. Sincerely, /s/ Kathleen Collins Kathleen Collins Accounting Branch Chief