Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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icbc tower, 35th floor 3 garden road, central hong kong
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telephone: +852-2514-7600 facsimile: +852-2869-7694 | ||
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E-mail Address ygao@stblaw.com | |
September 25, 2023
Confidential and via edgar
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Mr. Ameen Hamady |
| Ms. Shannon Menjivar | |
| Mr. Austin Pattan | |
| Mr. Andrew Mew | |
| Mr. Kibum Park | |
| Mr. David Link |
| Re: | GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Filed on April 28, 2023 File No. 001-38425 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. (the “Company”), we are submitting this letter in response to your correspondence dated September 11, 2023 (the “September 11 Letter”) concerning the above-referenced annual report on Form 20-F that the Company filed with the Commission on April 28, 2023.
In the September 11 Letter, you requested that the Company respond to the Staff’s comments within 10 business days or advise the Staff as soon as possible when the Company will respond. The Company respectfully advises the Staff that it is working on its responses and that it will require additional time in order to respond fully to your letter.
The Company is therefore requesting an extension until October 5, 2023 and expects to respond no later than that date.
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | ||
| Division of Corporation Finance U.S. Securities and Exchange | -2- | September 25, 2023 |
In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me at +852-2514-7620 (work) or ygao@stblaw.com (email).
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Yi Gao | |
| Yi Gao |
| cc: | Alex S. Xu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Gregory James Karns, Director, General Counsel | |
| Yiping Yang, Chief Financial Officer |
GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd.
Zhao Xiang Gu, Partner
Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP