CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Correspondence

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

 

BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas – 53rd Floor

New York, NY 10020

Via EDGAR AND E-MAIL

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Consumer Products

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-6010

April 8, 2019

 

Attention:

 

Jim Allegretto, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant

Scott Anderegg, Staff Attorney

Lilyanna Peyser, Special Counsel

Sondra Snyder, Staff Accountant

Re:

 

Jumia Technologies AG

Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-230207)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the above-captioned Registration Statement and offering, we, the representatives of the underwriters (the “Representatives”), wish to advise you that, pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the underwriters have distributed approximately 1,710 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated March 28, 2019 through the date hereof, to underwriters, dealers, institutions and others.

We, the undersigned Representatives, have been informed by the participating underwriters that they will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the proposed offering.

In accordance with Rule 461 of the Securities Act, we hereby join in the request of the registrant that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 10, 2019, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

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Very truly yours,

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

For themselves and as representatives of the

syndicate of underwriters for the offering

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Ray Yousefian

 

Name:

  Ray Yousefian
 

Title:

 

Authorized Representative

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By:  

/s/ Sarah Bayer

 

Name:

  Sarah B. C. Bayer
 

Title:

 

Authorized Representative

BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
By:  

/s/ James Ramp

 

Name:

  James Ramp
 

Title:

 

Authorized Representative

[Signature Page to the Acceleration Request of the Underwriters]