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.
Jefferies LLC
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
U.S.A.
As representatives of the prospective underwriters
VIA EDGAR
February 4, 2021
Office of Life Sciences
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Mr. Jason Drory |
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Ms. Celeste Murphy |
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Ms. Tracey Houser |
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Mr. Terence O’Brien |
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Re: |
Adagene Inc. (the “Company”) (CIK No. 0001818838) |
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Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-252210) |
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Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-39997) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby join the Company’s request for acceleration of the above-referenced Registration Statements, requesting effectiveness for 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on February 8, 2021, 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 between February 3, 2021 and the date hereof, approximately 4,310 copies of the preliminary prospectus of the Company dated February 3, 2021 were distributed to prospective underwriters, dealers, institutional investors and others.
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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GOLDMAN SACHS (ASIA) L.L.C. | |
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/s/ Michael Chiu |
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Michael Chiu |
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Managing Director |
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/s/ Frank Tang |
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Frank Tang |
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Executive Director |
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Jefferies LLC | |
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By: |
/s/ Matthew Kim |
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Matthew Kim |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
[Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]