SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
| PARTNERS GEOFFREY CHAN * SHU DU * ANDREW L. FOSTER * CHI T. STEVE KWOK * EDWARD H.P. LAM ◆* HAIPING LI * RORY MCALPINE ◆ JONATHAN B. STONE * PALOMA P. WANG ◆ ◆ (ALSO ADMITTED IN ENGLAND & WALES) * (ALSO ADMITTED IN NEW YORK) |
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August 9, 2024
VIA EDGAR
Ms. Inessa Kessman
Mr. Robert Littlepage
Ms. Marion Graham
Mr. Jeff Kauten
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Technology
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | WeRide Inc. (CIK No. 0001867729) |
Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-281054)
Dear Ms. Kessman, Mr. Littlepage, Ms. Graham and Mr. Kauten:
On behalf of our client, WeRide Inc., a foreign private issuer organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), we are filing herewith Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”) containing a preliminary prospectus with a price range and certain exhibits via EDGAR with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
August 9, 2024
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The Company respectfully advises the Staff that the Company plans to commence the road show for the proposed offering on or about August 12, 2024. In addition, the Company plans to request that the Staff declare the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on or about August 15, 2024. The Company would greatly appreciate the Staff’s continuing assistance and support to the Company in meeting the proposed timetable for the offering.
If you have any questions regarding the Registration Statement, please contact the undersigned by phone at +86 21 6193-8200 or via e-mail at haiping.li@skadden.com.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Haiping Li |
| Haiping Li |
| cc: | Tony Han, Director and Chief Executive Officer, WeRide Inc. |
Jennifer Li, Chief Financial Officer, WeRide Inc.
Yilin Xu Esq., Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Benjamin Su, Esq., Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Allen Lu, Partner, KPMG Huazhen LLP
Lily Liu, Partner, KPMG Huazhen LLP