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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-011359 to Bilibili Inc. (BILI)

Bilibili Inc.
Date: Oct. 17, 2023 · CIK: 0001723690 · Accession: 0000000000-23-011359

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United States securities and exchange commission logo October 17, 2023 Rui Chen Chief Executive Officer Bilibili Inc. Building 3, Guozheng Center No. 485 Zhengli Road, Yangpu District Shanghai, 200433 People’s Republic of China Re:Bilibili Inc. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022 Filed April 27, 2023 File No. 001-38429 Dear Rui Chen: We have reviewed your September 26, 2023 response to our comment letter and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our August 29, 2023 letter. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022 Item 3. Key Information, page 5 1.Please supplement the Company’s discussion of the “Officers and Directors” factor under Tonopah (as set forth in the Company’s response to comment 1) to describe the titles or roles of the five persons who are actively involved in managing the Company’s investments. 2.We note that the Company’s discussion of the “Sources of Income” factor under Tonopah states, “[m]ore than 99% of the Company’s and each Consolidated Operating Entities’ total revenue for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2022 was derived from their mobile games [and certain other sales and services] and not from investment

FirstName LastNameRui Chen Comapany NameBilibili Inc. October 17, 2023 Page 2 FirstName LastNameRui Chen Bilibili Inc. October 17, 2023 Page 2 securities.” In addition, the discussion states, “more than 99% of the Company’s and each Consolidated Operating Entities’ expenses for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2022 were incurred [ . . . ] not in connection with investment securities.”

•Please supplement this response with figures as of September 30, 2023 or the most recently available fiscal quarter end.

•The Company’s discussion was not sufficiently detailed to allow the staff to assess the Company’s position. Accordingly, please supplement this response to specifically provide the aggregate dollar amount and percentage attributable to each source of income (and expense) identified in the response (e.g., mobile games, services offered through video and digital media platforms, provision of products through the Company’s e-commerce platform, etc.). Please also discuss how 99% of the Company’s total revenue and 99% of the Company’s expenses was not derived from, or incurred in connection with, investment securities when, as noted in the Company’s discussion of the “Sources of Income” factor under Tonopah, the Company’s investment securities represent approximately 29.48% of the Company’s adjusted total assets as of June 30, 2023 when calculated in accordance with Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) and certain other Company Group (as defined in the Company’s response to comment 2) issuers have investment securities representing high percentages of adjusted total assets. 3.The Company’s response to comment one, under the heading “Nature of Present Assets,” refers to its response to comment 2. However, neither such response appears to provide information about the nature of the Company’s present assets on a consolidated basis. Accordingly, please describe the nature of the Company’s present assets on a consolidated basis as of the most recent fiscal quarter end (September 30, 2023 (if available)). Please also provide sufficient detail on the manner in which this calculation is made, including a discussion of any substantive determinations and/or characterizations of assets that are material to your calculation. 4.The staff notes the Company’s discussion of the various categories of assets of the Company and its subsidiaries in its response to comment 3. However, because these responses are provided for multiple entities, they are often qualified (“generally” or “consist primarily”). Moreover, the labels of the assets in the response do not match the labels used in Appendix A. Please provide an updated response, as of the most recent fiscal quarter end (September 30, 2023 (if available)), that identifies each constituent part of the numerator(s) and denominator(s) for each entity, including a discussion of any substantive determinations and/or characterizations of assets that are material to your calculations with respect to such entity. For example, when referring to an entity’s intercompany receivables or investments in majority-owned subsidiaries that are not investment companies, please ensure that your response clearly describes the nature of such assets, including their constituent parts, with respect to that specific entity and the basis for the Company’s treatment of such assets.

FirstName LastNameRui Chen Comapany NameBilibili Inc. October 17, 2023 Page 3 FirstName LastNameRui Chen Bilibili Inc. October 17, 2023 Page 3 5.In providing the information referenced above on an entity-by-entity basis, please also be sure to address the questions below for the following asset categories identified in its response to comment 3:

•Amounts due from Group companies.oWe note that the Company’s response addresses certain intercompany loans represented by notes or loan agreements, or on which interest is charged. Please discuss whether the Company Group assets consist of receivables due or owing in connection with intercompany loans which are not represented by notes or loan agreements, or on which interest is not charged. Discuss also whether, and in which asset category, these assets are reflected, and how the Company treats these assets for purposes of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act.

• Time deposits.oDiscuss whether any entity in the Company Group has deposits with maturities of less than 3 months and the Company’s proposed treatment of these assets for purposes of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act.

•Restricted cash.oDiscuss the amount of restricted cash subject to restricted withdrawal periods, including whether any such cash is invested in securities, certificates of deposits, or any other assets. Please describe the legal rationale for the Company’s position that the restricted cash is not an investment security and its treatment for purposes of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act. 6.Please supplementally clarify how the wholly foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”) identified in Appendix A treats each applicable variable interest entity (“VIE”) for purposes of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act and explain the rationale for this treatment. More specifically, please discuss whether the Company treats the WFOE’s relationship with the VIE as comprising the applicable WFOE’s total assets for purposes of Section 3(a)(1)(C) and, if so, how the Company is calculating the “value” of such amounts for purposes of Section 2(a)(41) of the Act. 7.Please discuss whether the entity identified as having investment securities greater than 40% of Adjusted Total Assets is registered or will be registered as an investment company under the Act and explain the rationale for its registration status. Please contact Laura Veator at 202-551-3716 or Stephen Krikorian at 202-551-3488 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance

FirstName LastNameRui Chen Comapany NameBilibili Inc. October 17, 2023 Page 4 FirstName LastName Rui Chen Bilibili Inc. October 17, 2023 Page 4 Office of Technology cc: Haiping Li

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
October 17, 2023
Rui Chen
Chief Executive Officer
Bilibili Inc.
Building 3, Guozheng Center
No. 485 Zhengli Road, Yangpu District
Shanghai, 200433
People’s Republic of China
Re:Bilibili Inc.
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
Filed April 27, 2023
File No. 001-38429
Dear Rui Chen:
            We have reviewed your September 26, 2023 response to our comment letter and have the
following comments.
            Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe a
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
            After reviewing your response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless
we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our August 29,
2023 letter.
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
Item 3. Key Information, page 5
1.Please supplement the Company’s discussion of the “Officers and Directors” factor under
Tonopah (as set forth in the Company’s response to comment 1) to describe the titles or
roles of the five persons who are actively involved in managing the Company’s
investments.
2.We note that the Company’s discussion of the “Sources of Income” factor under Tonopah
states, “[m]ore than 99% of the Company’s and each Consolidated Operating Entities’
total revenue for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2022 was derived from
their mobile games [and certain other sales and services] and not from investment

 FirstName LastNameRui Chen
 Comapany NameBilibili Inc.
 October 17, 2023 Page 2
 FirstName LastNameRui Chen
Bilibili Inc.
October 17, 2023
Page 2
securities.” In addition, the discussion states, “more than 99% of the Company’s and each
Consolidated Operating Entities’ expenses for the twelve-month period ended December
31, 2022 were incurred [ . . . ] not in connection with investment securities.”

•Please supplement this response with figures as of September 30, 2023 or the most
recently available fiscal quarter end.

•The Company’s discussion was not sufficiently detailed to allow the staff to assess
the Company’s position. Accordingly, please supplement this response to specifically
provide the aggregate dollar amount and percentage attributable to each source of
income (and expense) identified in the response (e.g., mobile games, services offered
through video and digital media platforms, provision of products through the
Company’s e-commerce platform, etc.). Please also discuss how 99% of the
Company’s total revenue and 99% of the Company’s expenses was not derived from,
or incurred in connection with, investment securities when, as noted in the
Company’s discussion of the “Sources of Income” factor under Tonopah, the
Company’s investment securities represent approximately 29.48% of the Company’s
adjusted total assets as of June 30, 2023 when calculated in accordance with Section
3(a)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) and certain other
Company Group (as defined in the Company’s response to comment 2) issuers have
investment securities representing high percentages of adjusted total assets.
3.The Company’s response to comment one, under the heading “Nature of Present Assets,”
refers to its response to comment 2. However, neither such response appears to provide
information about the nature of the Company’s present assets on a consolidated basis.
Accordingly, please describe the nature of the Company’s present assets on a consolidated
basis as of the most recent fiscal quarter end (September 30, 2023 (if available)). Please
also provide sufficient detail on the manner in which this calculation is made, including a
discussion of any substantive determinations and/or characterizations of assets that are
material to your calculation.
4.The staff notes the Company’s discussion of the various categories of assets of the
Company and its subsidiaries in its response to comment 3. However, because these
responses are provided for multiple entities, they are often qualified (“generally” or
“consist primarily”). Moreover, the labels of the assets in the response do not match the
labels used in Appendix A. Please provide an updated response, as of the most recent
fiscal quarter end (September 30, 2023 (if available)), that identifies each constituent part
of the numerator(s) and denominator(s) for each entity, including a discussion of any
substantive determinations and/or characterizations of assets that are material to your
calculations with respect to such entity. For example, when referring to an entity’s
intercompany receivables or investments in majority-owned subsidiaries that are not
investment companies, please ensure that your response clearly describes the nature of
such assets, including their constituent parts, with respect to that specific entity and the
basis for the Company’s treatment of such assets.

 FirstName LastNameRui Chen
 Comapany NameBilibili Inc.
 October 17, 2023 Page 3
 FirstName LastNameRui Chen
Bilibili Inc.
October 17, 2023
Page 3
5.In providing the information referenced above on an entity-by-entity basis, please also be
sure to address the questions below for the following asset categories identified in its
response to comment 3:

•Amounts due from Group companies.oWe note that the Company’s response addresses certain intercompany loans
represented by notes or loan agreements, or on which interest is charged. Please
discuss whether the Company Group assets consist of receivables due or owing
in connection with intercompany loans which are not represented by notes or
loan agreements, or on which interest is not charged. Discuss also whether, and
in which asset category, these assets are reflected, and how the Company treats
these assets for purposes of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act.

• Time deposits.oDiscuss whether any entity in the Company Group has deposits with maturities
of less than 3 months and the Company’s proposed treatment of these assets for
purposes of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act.

•Restricted cash.oDiscuss the amount of restricted cash subject to restricted withdrawal periods,
including whether any such cash is invested in securities, certificates of
deposits, or any other assets. Please describe the legal rationale for the
Company’s position that the restricted cash is not an investment security and its
treatment for purposes of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act.
6.Please supplementally clarify how the wholly foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”)
identified in Appendix A treats each applicable variable interest entity (“VIE”) for
purposes of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act and explain the rationale for this treatment.
More specifically, please discuss whether the Company treats the WFOE’s relationship
with the VIE as comprising the applicable WFOE’s total assets for purposes of Section
3(a)(1)(C) and, if so, how the Company is calculating the “value” of such amounts for
purposes of Section 2(a)(41) of the Act.
7.Please discuss whether the entity identified as having investment securities greater than
40% of Adjusted Total Assets is registered or will be registered as an investment company
under the Act and explain the rationale for its registration status.
            Please contact Laura Veator at 202-551-3716 or Stephen Krikorian at 202-551-3488 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance

 FirstName LastNameRui Chen
 Comapany NameBilibili Inc.
 October 17, 2023 Page 4
 FirstName LastName
Rui Chen
Bilibili Inc.
October 17, 2023
Page 4
Office of Technology
cc:       Haiping Li