Waterdrop Inc.
Block C, Wangjing Science and Technology Park
No. 2 Lize Zhonger Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102
People’s Republic of China
August 21, 2023
VIA EDGAR
Mr. Robert Klein
Mr. Michael Henderson
Ms. Susan Block
Ms. Madeleine Joy Mateo
Ms. Jennifer Thompson
Mr. Austin Pattan
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Waterdrop Inc. (the “Company”) |
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
Filed on April 17, 2023
File No. 001-40376
Dear Mr. Klein, Mr. Henderson, Ms. Block, Ms. Mateo, Ms. Thompson and Mr. Pattan,
The Company has received the letter dated August 10, 2023 from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) regarding the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the Commission on April 17, 2023 (the “2022 Form 20-F”). The Company respectfully submits to the Staff to request an extension to the deadline for responding to the letter due to the additional time required to gather sufficient information and prepare thorough responses. The Company will provide its response to the letter no later than August 30, 2023.
If you have any additional questions or comments regarding the 2022 Form 20-F, please contact the Company’s U.S. counsel, Yuting Wu of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at +86 21 6193 8225 or yuting.wu@skadden.com.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Guang Yang |
Guang Yang |
Vice President of Finance |
cc: | Peng Shen, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Waterdrop Inc. |
Yuting Wu, Esq., Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Elsie Zhou, Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP