Correspondence 0001213900-24-052678 from Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Ltd (ZYBT)
Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Ltd
Date: June 14, 2024 · CIK: 0001975641 · Accession: 0001213900-24-052678
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File numbers found in text: 333-276436
Referenced dates: June 4, 2024
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Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited
June
14, 2024
Via EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C., 20549
Attention:
Franklin Wyman
Daniel Gordon
Doris Stacey Gama
Joshua Gorsky
Re:
Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1
Filed May 15, 2024
File No. 333-276436
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is in response to the letter dated
June 4, 2024, from the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) addressed
to Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited (the “Company,” “we” and “our”). For ease of reference, we
have recited the Commission’s comments in this response and numbered them accordingly. An amended registration statement on Form
F-1 (“Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement”) is being submitted to accompany this letter.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on
Form F-1
General
1. We note the changes you made to your
disclosure appearing on the Cover Page, Summary and Risk Factor sections relating to legal and operational risks associated with
operating in China and PRC regulations. It is unclear to us that there have been changes in the regulatory environment in the PRC
since the prior amendment that was filed on January 9, 2024, warranting revised disclosure to mitigate the challenges you face and
related disclosures. The Sample Letters to China-Based Companies sought specific disclosure relating to the risk that the PRC
government may intervene in or influence your operations at any time, or may exert control over operations of your business, which
could result in a material change in your operations and/or the value of the securities you are registering for sale. We remind you
that, pursuant to federal securities rules, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling,”
“controlled by,” and “under common control with”) as defined in Securities Act Rule 405 means “the
possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.” We do not believe that your revised disclosure conveys
the same risk. Please restore your disclosures in these areas to the disclosures as they existed in prior filings.
In response to the Staff’s comments, we
restored the disclosures relating to legal and operational risks associated with operating in China and PRC regulations in Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement to the disclosures as they existed in prior filings.
We appreciate the assistance the Staff has provided
with its comments. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our counsel, Ying Li, Esq., of Hunter Taubman Fischer &
Li LLC, at (212) 530-2206.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Songlin Song
Name:
Songlin Song
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
cc: Ying Li, Esq.
Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC