Qutoutiao Inc.
11/F, Block 3, XingChuang Technology Center
Shen Jiang Road 5005
Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200120
People’s Republic of China
April 1, 2019
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | Ms. Jan Woo, Esq., Legal Branch Chief | |
Mr. Mitchell Austin, Esq., Staff Attorney |
Re: | Qutoutiao Inc. |
Registration Statement on FormF-1, as amended (File Number:333-230624)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C (“Rule 461”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Qutoutiao Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on FormF-1 (the“F-1 Registration Statement”) be accelerated to, and that theF-1 Registration Statement become effective at, 4:00 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time on April 2, 2019, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
If there is any change in the acceleration request set forth above, the Company will promptly notify you of the change, in which case the Company may be making an oral request of acceleration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statements in accordance with Rule 461. Such request may be made by an executive officer of the Company or by any attorney from the Company’s U.S. counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
The Company understands that Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., CLSA Limited and Jefferies LLC, on behalf of the prospective underwriters of the offering, have joined in this request in a separate letter delivered to you today.
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Very truly yours, | ||
QUTOUTIAO INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Eric Siliang Tan | |
Name: | Eric Siliang Tan | |
Title: | Executive Chairman |