Phoenix Tree Holdings Limited
Room 212, Chao Yang Shou Fu
8 Chao Yang Men Nei Street
Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010
People’s Republic of China
January 15, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: |
| Ms. Sonia Barros, Esq. |
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| Mr. Ronald E. Alper, Esq. |
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| Ms. Folake Ayoola, Esq. |
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| Mr. Wilson Lee |
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| Mr. Eric McPhee |
Re: |
| Phoenix Tree Holdings Limited |
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| Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (File Number: 333-234354) |
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| Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File Number: 001-39178) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C (“Rule 461”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Phoenix Tree Holdings Limited (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-1 (the “F-1 Registration Statement”) be accelerated to, and that the F-1 Registration Statement become effective at, 4:00 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time on January 16, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Company also requests that the Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File Number: 001-39178), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, covering the American depositary shares representing Class A ordinary shares of the Company (the “Registration Statement on Form 8-A,” together with the F-1 Registration Statement, the “Registration Statements”), be declared effective concurrently with the F-1 Registration Statement.
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., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities 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, | |
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| By: | /s/ Jing Gao |
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| Name: | Jing Gao |
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| Title: | Director and Chief Executive Officer |