Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
U.S.A.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
U.S.A.
BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
U.S.A.
As representatives of the prospective underwriters
VIA EDGAR
August 24, 2020
Office of Manufacturing
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Mail Stop 4561
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Mr. John Cash, Accounting Branch Chief | |
| Mr. Kevin Stertzel, Senior Staff Accountant | ||
| Mr. Jay Ingram, Legal Branch Chief | ||
| Mr. Geoff Kruczek, Attorney |
| Re: | XPeng Inc. (the “Company”) (CIK No. 0001810997) | |
| Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-242283) | ||
| Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-39466) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby join the Company’s request for acceleration of the above-referenced Registration Statements, requesting effectiveness for 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time on August 26, 2020, or as soon thereafter as is 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 between August 21, 2020 and the date hereof, approximately 27,770 copies of the preliminary prospectus of the Company dated August 21, 2020 were distributed to prospective underwriters, dealers, institutional investors and others.
We have been advised by the prospective underwriters that they have complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
[Signature page follows]
Very truly yours,
As representatives of the prospective underwriters
| CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Marc Bernstein | |
| Name: | Marc Bernstein | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
|
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Manoj Vemula | |
| Name: | Manoj Vemula | |
| Title: | Executive Director | |
|
BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Catherine Wang | |
| Name: | Catherine Wang | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
[Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]