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Z. JULIE GAO (CALIFORNIA)

BRADLEY A. KLEIN (ILLINOIS)

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November 13, 2017

 

 

VIE EDGAR

 

Ms. Erin E. Martin, Special Counsel

Mr. David Lin, Staff Attorney

Mr. H. Stephen Kim, Assistant Chief Accountant

Mr. Robert Klein, Staff Accountant

 

Division of Corporation Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

U. S. A.

 

Re:                                                     LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. CIK No.0001708259
Registration Statement on Form F-1

 

Dear Ms. Martin, Mr. Lin, Mr. Kim and Mr. Klein:

 

On behalf of our client, LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., a foreign private issuer organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), we are filing herewith the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”) and certain exhibits via EDGAR to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).

 

The Company has updated the Registration Statement to include the Company’s unaudited interim financial statements and operating data for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2017 and as of September 30, 2017.

 

To facilitate the review by the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”), we have separately delivered to the Staff today five courtesy copies of the Registration Statement, marked to show changes to the draft registration statement on Form F-1 confidentially submitted to the Commission on November 6, 2017 pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, as amended, as well as two copies of the filed exhibits.

 

The Company respectfully advises the Staff that it plans to file an amendment to the Registration Statement containing the estimated offering size and price range on or about November 27, 2017, and commence the road show for the proposed offering immediately thereafter. The Company would appreciate the Staff’s timely assistance and support to the Company in meeting the proposed timetable for the offering.

 

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If you have any questions regarding the Registration Statement, please contact the undersigned by phone at +852-3740-4863 or via e-mail at julie.gao@skadden.com or Geoffrey Wang, the audit engagement partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP, by telephone at +86 10-6533-2928 or via email at geoffrey.wang@cn.pwc.com PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP is the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Z. Julie Gao

 

Z. Julie Gao

 

 

cc:                                Jay Wenjie Xiao, Chief Executive Officer, LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.

Craig Yan Zeng, Chief Financial Officer, LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.

Will H. Cai, Esq., Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Geoffrey Wang, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP

Matthew D. Bersani, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP

 

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