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Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.

68th Floor, Cheung Kong Center

2 Queen’s Road Central

Hong Kong

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

U.S.A.

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

U.S.A.

 

China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
Units 8107-08, Level 81
International Commerce Centre
1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Hong Kong

 

As representatives of the prospective underwriters

 

VIA EDGAR

 

November 16, 2020

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Real Estate & Construction

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attention:

 

Mr. Ronald E. Alper

 

 

 

Re:

 

KE Holdings Inc. (CIK No. 0001809587) (the “Company”)

 

 

Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-250116)

 

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We hereby join the Company’s request for acceleration of the above-referenced Registration Statement, requesting effectiveness at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 18, 2020, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.

 

Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we wish to advise you that, through the date hereof, copies of the Company’s Preliminary Prospectus dated November 16, 2020 were distributed as follows: 520 copies to prospective underwriters, institutional investors, dealers and others.

 

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We have been advised by the prospective underwriters that they have complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited

 

 

 

As representatives of the prospective underwriters

 


 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Wei CAI

 

 

Name:

Wei CAI

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]

 


 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Holley

 

 

Name:

Robert Holley

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]

 


 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bianca Buck

 

 

Name:

Bianca Buck

 

 

Title:

VP TMT ECM

 

[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]

 


 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ike Song

 

 

Name:

Ike Song

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]