Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf
London E14 4QA
United Kingdom
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
United States of America
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
United States of America
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited
29th Floor, One International Finance Centre
1 Harbour View Street
Central, Hong Kong
UBS Securities LLC
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
United States of America
October 13, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Ms. Era Anagnosti, Esq., Legal Branch Chief |
Mr. Christopher Dunham, Esq., Staff Attorney
Mr. David Irving, Staff Accountant
Mr. Marc Thomas, Staff Accountant
| Re: | Qudian Inc. (CIK No. 0001692705) |
Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-220511)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby join Qudian Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with its request for acceleration of the above-referenced Registration Statement, requesting effectiveness at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time on October 17, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we wish to advise you that, through the date hereof, 3,477 copies of the Company’s preliminary prospectus dated October 3, 2017 were distributed to prospective underwriters, institutional investors, dealers and others.
The undersigned advise that the underwriters have complied and will continue to comply with Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
[Signature pages follow]
| Very truly yours, | ||
| As representative of the several underwriters | ||
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Daniel Wetstein | |
| Name: Daniel Wetstein | ||
| Title: Managing Director; Co-head of APAC TMT Banking | ||
[Signature Page to the Acceleration Request]
| As representative of the several underwriters | ||
| CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Bernstein | |
| Name: Mark Bernstein | ||
| Title: Director | ||
[Signature Page to the Acceleration Request]
| As representative of the several underwriters | ||
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ James Perry | |
| Name: James Perry | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
[Signature Page to the Acceleration Request]
| As representative of the several underwriters | ||
| CHINA INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL CORPORATION HONG KONG SECURITIES LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Shi Lei | |
| Name: Shi Lei | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
[Signature Page to the Acceleration Request]
| As representative of the several underwriters | ||
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Vik Hebatpuria | |
| Name: Vik Hebatpuria | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| By: | /s/ Jack Tyler | |
| Name: Jack Tyler | ||
| Title: Associate Director | ||
[Signature Page to the Acceleration Request]