Correspondence 0001193125-25-055529 from Yuanbao Inc. (YB)
Yuanbao Inc.
Date: March 17, 2025 · CIK: 0001995520 · Accession: 0001193125-25-055529
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File numbers found in text: 333-282164
Referenced dates: December 9, 2024
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP 58th Floor, China World Tower A No.1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Beijing 100004, P.R. China Telephone: +8610 5737 9300 Facsimile: +8610 5737 9301 www.kirkland.com March 17, 2025 CONFIDENTIAL Ben Phippen Marc Thomas John Stickel Susan Block Division of Corporation Finance Office of Finance Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Yuanbao Inc. Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed November 6, 2024 File No. 333-282164 Dear Mr. Phippen, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Stickel, Ms. Block: On behalf of our client, Yuanbao Inc., a foreign private issuer incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “ Company ”), we are submitting to the staff (the “ Staff ”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) this letter setting forth the Company’s responses to the comments contained in the Staff’s letter dated December 9, 2024 on the Company’s amendment to registration statement on Form F-1 filed on November 6, 2024 relating to a proposed initial public offering in the American Depositary Shares, representing the Company’s ordinary shares (the “ Registration Statement ”). Concurrently with the submission of this letter, the Company is submitting its revised draft registration statement on Form F-1 (the “ Revised Draft Registration Statement ”) and certain exhibits thereto via EDGAR to the Commission for confidential review in accordance with the procedures of the Commission. The Company has responded to all of the Staff’s comments by revising the Draft Registration Statement to address the comments, or by providing an explanation if the Company has not so revised the Draft Registration Statement. The Staff’s comments are repeated below in bold and followed by the Company’s response. We have included page Austin Bay Area Boston Brussels Chicago Dallas Frankfurt Hong Kong Houston London Los Angeles Miami Munich New York Paris Riyadh Salt Lake City Shanghai Washington, D.C. Division of Corporation Finance Office of Finance Securities and Exchange Commission March 17, 2025 Page 2 CONFIDENTIAL references to the Revised Draft Registration Statement where the language addressing a particular comment appears. Terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Revised Draft Registration Statement. Amendment No.1 to Form F-1 filed November 6, 2024 Risk Factors PRC regulatory authorities have imposed penalties, including a six-month suspension, page 47 1. We note your disclosure here that the penalties include a six-month suspension of certain of PwC Zhong Tian’s business operations in the PRC. It appears that as a result of the suspension, PwC Zhong Tian is not in good standing. Please refer to Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. An accountant that is not in good standing is not qualified to sign a consent that is filed with the Commission. Also, it appears that the financial information included in this registration statement for the nine-months ended September 30, 2024 was reviewed by an accountant that is not in good standing. Please revise to comply with the requirements of Regulation S-X or advise. The Company respectfully advises the Staff that PwC Zhong Tian informed the Company that the six-month suspension of certain of PwC Zhong Tian’s business operations in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) has concluded. PwC Zhong Tian is duly registered and in good standing under the laws of the PRC. The PRC government’s significant oversight, page 59 2. Please revise to remove the language “in extreme cases” in the second sentence in this risk factor, when describing situations when the value of your securities may decline or become worthless. In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has amended the disclosure on page 60 of the Revised Draft Registration Statement. Division of Corporation Finance Office of Finance Securities and Exchange Commission March 17, 2025 Page 3 CONFIDENTIAL * * * If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at Justin You Zhou at justin.zhou@kirkland.com, +8610 5737 9323 (work) or +852 6807 7708 (cell). Thank you for your time and attention. Very truly yours, /s/ Justin You Zhou Justin You Zhou Enclosure c.c. Rui Fang, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Huirui Wan, Chief Financial Officer Mengyu Lu, Esq., Partner, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Jing Hu, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP Benjamin Su, Esq., Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP Daying Zhang, Esq., Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP