Correspondence 0001104659-23-114429 from Qfin Holdings, Inc. (QFIN)
Qfin Holdings, Inc.
Date: Nov. 6, 2023 · CIK: 0001741530 · Accession: 0001104659-23-114429
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File numbers found in text: 001-38752
Referenced dates: October 25, 2023
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Qifu
Technology, Inc.
7/F Lujiazui
Finance Plaza
No. 1217
Dongfang Road
Pudong New
Area, Shanghai 200122
People’s
Republic of China
November 6, 2023
VIA EDGAR
Ms. Lory Empie
Mr. Michael Henderson
Ms. Susan Block
Mr. John Stickel
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Qifu Technology, Inc. (the “Company”)
Form 20-F for the Year Ended 2022
Filed April 27, 2023
File No. 001-38752
Dear Ms. Empie, Mr. Henderson, Ms. Block and Mr. Stickel:
This letter sets forth the
Company’s response to the comment contained in the letter dated October 25, 2023 from the staff (the “Staff”)
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) regarding the Company’s Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the Commission on April 27, 2023 (the “2022 Form 20-F”)
and the Company’s response dated September 28, 2023. The Staff’s comment is repeated below in bold and is followed by
the Company’s response thereto. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter shall have the meaning ascribed to such
terms in the 2022 Form 20-F.
Qifu Technology, Inc.
November 6, 2023
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Form 20-F for the Year Ended 2022
Introduction, page 1
1. We note your response to prior comment
1 and reissue in part. In future filings, please also disclose in the definition section
that the same legal and operational risks associated with operations in China may also apply
to operations in Hong Kong. Please confirm your understanding and include your proposed disclosure
in your response letter.
The Staff’s comment is duly noted. In response to the Staff’s comment, the
Company respectfully proposes to revise the referenced disclosure as follows (page reference
is made to the 2022 Form 20-F to illustrate the approximate location of the disclosure)
in its future Form 20-F filings (with deletions shown as strike-through and additions
underlined, and incremental changes in response to the Staff’s follow-up comment shown
in double underlines for additions), subject to updates and adjustments to be made in connection
with any material development of the subject matter being disclosed:
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● “China”
or “the PRC” is to the People’s Republic of China. Unless otherwise indicated, the policies, laws, regulations and
interpretations adopted by the government of mainland China, which are specifically referenced in this annual report, are not applicable
to Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan. To the extent that mainland China laws and regulations are applied
in Hong Kong, the legal and operational risks associated with operating in mainland China may also apply to our operations in Hong Kong,
excluding, for the purposes of this annual report only, Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, except
where the context otherwise requires;
* * *
If you have any additional questions or comments
regarding the 2022 Form 20-F, please contact the Company’s U.S. counsel, Haiping Li of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP, at +86 21 6193 8210 or via e-mail at haiping.li@skadden.com or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Alex Xu, via e-mail
at ir@360shuke.com.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Alex Xu
Alex Xu
Chief Financial Officer
cc: Haisheng Wu, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Qifu Technology, Inc.
Haiping Li, Esq., Partner, Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP