SEC Company Response from GreenTree Hospitality Group (GHG) — Mar 14, 2018
GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd.
Date: March 14, 2018 · CIK: 0001724755 · Accession: 0001193125-18-082495
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CORRESP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
ICBC TOWER, 35TH FLOOR
3 GARDEN ROAD
HONG KONG
TELEPHONE: +852-2514-7600
FACSIMILE: +852-2869-7694
Direct Dial Number
(852) 2514-7650
E-mail Address
clin@stblaw.com
March 14, 2018
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Mail Stop 3233
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Ms. Kim McManus, Esq., Senior Attorney
Mr. Joshua Lobert, Esq., Staff Attorney
Mr. Isaac Esquivel, Staff Accountant
Ms. Kristi Marrone, Staff Accountant
Re: GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1
File Number: 333-223261
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client,
GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”), we enclose herewith for filing via EDGAR with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Company’s above-referenced registration statement on Form F-1 (the
“Registration Statement”). The Company notes that it has included the estimated range of the offering price for its initial public offering and related disclosure in the preliminary prospectus which forms a part of Amendment No. 1.
We enclose herewith five (5) courtesy copies of Amendment No. 1, which has been marked
to show changes to the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the Commission on February 27, 2018 (the “February 27 Filing”).
The Company will commence its road show activities on March 15, 2018 and expects to price the initial public offering on or about
March 26, 2018. We would greatly appreciate the Staff’s willingness to work with the Company to achieve this offering timetable.
On behalf of the Company, we wish to thank you and the other members of the Staff of the Commission for your prompt review of the
February 27 Filing. In this Amendment No. 1, in addition to the estimated offering price range and related disclosure, the Company has revised the February 27 Filing to further update and improve certain disclosures.
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If you have any question regarding the Registration Statement, please do not hesitate to contact
me at +852-2514-7650 (work), +852-9198-4235 (mobile) or clin@stblaw.com (email) or Howie Farn at +852-2514-7668 (work), +852-6710-2672 (mobile) or hfarn@stblaw.com (email).
Very truly yours,
/s/ Chris K.H. Lin
Chris K.H. Lin
Enclosures
cc:
Alex S. Xu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Xin Yue Jasmine Geffner, Chief Financial Officer
GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd.
Daniel Fertig
Howie Farn
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Allen C. Wang
Latham & Watkins LLP
Alfred Yin
Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP
Shirley Wong
Ernst & Young LLP
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