SEC Company Response from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA, BABAF, BBAAY) (CIK 0001577552) (BABA) — Sep 16, 2014
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA, BABAF, BBAAY) (CIK 0001577552)
Date: Sept. 16, 2014 · CIK: 0001577552 · Accession: 0001193125-14-342771
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File numbers found in text: 333-195736
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Acceleration Request
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
U.S.A.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
60 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
U.S.A.
Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
68th Floor, Cheung Kong Center
2 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10179
U.S.A.
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
25 Cabot Square
Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA
United Kingdom
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
U.S.A.
As representatives of the prospective underwriters
VIA EDGAR
September 16, 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention:
Ms. Mara L. Ransom, Assistant Director
Mr. Dietrich King, Legal Branch Chief
Ms. Lisa Kohl, Senior Attorney
Re:
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (the “Company”)
Registration Statement filed on
Form F-1
Registration
No. 333-195736
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we wish to advise you that between
September 5, 2014 and the date hereof, 39,352 copies of the preliminary prospectus of the Company dated September 5, 2014 were distributed to underwriters, dealers, institutional investors and others.
We have been advised by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will continue
to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We hereby join the Company’s
request that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 18, 2014, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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Very truly yours,
As representatives of the prospective underwriters
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
By:
/s/ Anthony Kontoleon
Name:
Anthony Kontoleon
Title:
Managing Director
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
By:
/s/ Joseph P. Coleman
Name:
Joseph P. Coleman
Title:
Managing Director
By:
/s/ John Reed
Name:
John Reed
Title:
Director
GOLDMAN SACHS (ASIA) L.L.C.
By:
/s/ D. Binnion
Name:
D. Binnion
Title:
Managing Director
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By:
/s/ Mike Millman
Name:
Mike Millman
Title:
Managing Director
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC
By:
/s/ Crawford Jamieson
Name:
Crawford Jamieson
Title:
Managing Director
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By:
/s/ James Perry
Name:
James Perry
Title:
Managing Director