SEC Company Response from GreenTree Hospitality Group (GHG) — Mar 26, 2018
GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd.
Date: March 26, 2018 · CIK: 0001724755 · Accession: 0001193125-18-094992
AI Filing Summary & Sentiment
File numbers found in text: 333-223261
Letter
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 26, 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
Filed March 14, 2018
File No. 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. 3 (“Amendment No. 3”) to the Company’s above-referenced registration statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”).
We enclose herewith ten (10) courtesy copies of Amendment No. 3, which has been marked to show changes to the Registration Statement filed with the Commission on March 14, 2018 (the “March 14 Filing”).
The Company has revised the March 14 Filing to reduce the number of Class A ordinary shares, represented by American depositary receipts, to be offered in its initial public offering, as well as make related updates to the disclosure.
The Company expects to price its initial public offering today, March 26, 2018 and, along with the underwriters, has submitted a request to the staff of the Commission pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 to request that the effectiveness of the above-referenced registration statement (the “F-1 Registration Statement”) be accelerated to, and that the F-1 Registration Statement become effective at, at, 4:00 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time today, March 26, 2018, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
We greatly appreciate the Staff’s cooperation with the Company to achieve this offering timetable.
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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
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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 26, 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
Filed March 14, 2018
File No. 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. 3 (“Amendment
No. 3”) to the Company’s above-referenced registration statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”).
We enclose herewith ten (10) courtesy copies of Amendment No. 3, which has been marked to show changes to the Registration Statement
filed with the Commission on March 14, 2018 (the “March 14 Filing”).
The Company has revised the March 14 Filing to reduce the number of Class A ordinary
shares, represented by American depositary receipts, to be offered in its initial public offering, as well as make related updates to the disclosure.
The Company expects to price its initial public offering today, March 26, 2018 and, along with the underwriters, has submitted a request
to the staff of the Commission pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 to request that the effectiveness of the above-referenced registration statement (the
“F-1 Registration Statement”) be accelerated to, and that the F-1 Registration Statement become effective at, at, 4:00 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time today,
March 26, 2018, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
We greatly appreciate the Staff’s cooperation with the Company to achieve
this offering timetable.
* * * *
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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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