0000000000-23-010803.txt : 20240213 0000000000-23-010803.hdr.sgml : 20240213 20230929153007 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000000000-23-010803 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: UPLOAD PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230929 FILED FOR: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Lotus Technology Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001962746 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: UPLOAD SEC FILE NUMBER: 377-06626 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 800 CENTURY AVENUE, PUDONG DISTRICT CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 200120 BUSINESS PHONE: 86 21 5466 6258 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 800 CENTURY AVENUE, PUDONG DISTRICT CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 200120 PUBLIC REFERENCE ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-23-028813 LETTER 1 filename1.pdf begin 644 filename1 M)5!$1BTQ+C4*)>+CS],*,2 P(&]B:@H\/"]#;VQO7!E+UA/8FIE8W0O5VED=&@@,30R."],96YG=&@@,S8U+T)I='-097)# M;VUP;VYE;G0@.#X^7M0Q1$1$1$1$1&3"Q\<'QA6_?__&K *98K_? 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No. 800 Century Avenue Pudong District, Shanghai People's Republic of China Re: Lotus Technology Inc. Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form F-4 Submitted September 15, 2023 CIK No. 0001962746 Dear Qingfeng Feng: We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form F-4 submitted September 15, 2023 Information about Lotus Tech, page 225 1. We note your response to prior comment 4. Please revise the proxy statement/prospectus to include the information provided in the response letter. General 2. We note the changes you made to your disclosure appearing in Risk Factors relating to legal and operational risks associated with operating in China and PRC regulations. It is unclear to us that there have been changes in the regulatory environment in the PRC since the amendment that was filed on July 12, 2023 warranting revised disclosure to mitigate Qingfeng Feng Lotus Technology Inc. September 29, 2023 Page 2 the challenges you face and related disclosures. The Sample Letters to China-Based Companies sought specific disclosures relating to uncertainties regarding the enforcement of laws and that the rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice. We do not believe that your revised disclosure conveys the same risk. Please restore your disclosures in these areas to the disclosures as they existed in the registration statement as of the July 12, 2023 amendment. You may contact Kevin Stertzel at 202-551-3723 or Melissa Gilmore at 202-551-3777 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Thomas Jones at 202-551-3602 or Erin Purnell at 202-551-3454 with any other questions. Sincerely, FirstName LastNameQingfeng Feng Division of Corporation Finance Comapany NameLotus Technology Inc. Office of Manufacturing September 29, 2023 Page 2 cc: Shu Du, Esq. FirstName LastName