SEC Comment Letter for 51Talk Online Education Group (COE) — Apr 15, 2020
51Talk Online Education Group
Date: April 15, 2020 · CIK: 0001659494 · Accession: 0000000000-20-003267
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April 15, 2020
Jack Jiajia Huang
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
China Online Education Group
6th Floor Deshi Building North
Shangdi Street, Haidian District
Beijing 100085
People's Republic of China
Re:China Online Education Group
Registration Statement on Form F-3
Filed April 6, 2020
File No. 333-237575
Dear Mr. Huang:
We have limited our review of your registration statement to those issues we have
addressed in our 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 by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.
Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed April 6, 2020
General
1.We note that Section 7.6 of your Deposit Agreement, Governing Law and Jurisdiction,
provides that: "the Depositary, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled to refer [certain]
dispute[s] or difference[s] for final settlement by arbitration;" and "[e]ach party to the
deposit agreement . . . hereby irrevocably waives . . . any right it may have to a trial by
jury." Please include a description of these provisions in your filing, and clearly
disclose the extent to which these provisions apply to federal securities law claims. If
these provisions apply to federal securities law claims, please disclose that investors
cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations
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promulgated thereunder by agreeing to these provisions. Also, please provide risk factor
disclosure including, but not limited to, increased costs to bring a claim, limited access to
information and other imbalances of resources between the company and shareholders,
and that these provisions can discourage claims or limit shareholders’ ability to bring a
claim in a judicial forum that they find favorable. Disclose any uncertainty as to
the enforceability of these provisions, and any impacts of limitations on claims arising
under other applicable state or federal laws.
As a related matter, Section 7.6 also includes an exclusive forum clause limiting claims
to federal or state courts in the City of New York. Please clearly disclose whether this
provision applies to actions arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. If this
provision applies to federal securities law claims, please revise your filing to enhance your
description of the provision and to provide risk factor disclosure regarding the provision.
If the provision applies to Securities Act claims, please also revise your filing to state that
there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision and that investors
cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
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.
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 Katherine Bagley at (202) 551-2545 or Lilyanna Peyser at (202) 551-
3222 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
cc: Z. Julie Gao