Univest Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10152
VIA EDGAR
March 30, 2023
Ms. Irene Barberena-Meissner
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Shengfeng Development Limited |
Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended
File No. 333-267367
Dear Ms. Irene Barberena-Meissner:
In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), the undersigned hereby joins in the request of Shengfeng Development Limited that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so as to permit it to become effective at 4:00 pm, Eastern Time, on March 30, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Act, the undersigned wishes to advise you that there will be distributed to each underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to participate in the distribution of the security, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus.
The undersigned advises that it has 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, | |||
Univest Securities, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Edric Guo | ||
Name: | Edric Guo | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
cc. Sarah E. Williams, Esq., Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP