XPeng Inc.
No. 8 Songgang Road, Changxing Street
Cencun, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
Guangdong 510640
Peoples Republic of China
August 24, 2020
VIA EDGAR
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. | |
Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (File Number: 333-242283) | ||
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended (File Number: 001-39466) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C (Rule 461) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, XPeng Inc. (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 August 26, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Company also requests that the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended (File Number: 001-39466), 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 Companys U.S. counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
The Company understands that Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., 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,
XPENG INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Xiaopeng He | |
Name: |
Xiaopeng He | |
Title: |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |