April 18, 2013
Larry Spirgel
Dean Suehiro
Robert Littlepage
Reid Hooper
Celeste M. Murphy
Division of Corporate Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-7010
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Ambow Education Holding Ltd. |
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Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 |
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Filed May 29, 2012 |
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Comment Letter Dated February 15, 2013 |
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File No. 001-34824 |
Dear Mr. Spirgel, Mr. Suehiro, Mr. Littlepage, Mr. Hooper and Ms. Murphy:
Pursuant to our telephonic discussion with the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Staff) on April 17, 2013, in order to prepare accurate and complete answers to the Staffs certain verbal comments relating to Ambow Education Holding Ltd.s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2012, we respectfully request an extension of the deadline to May 2, 2013 to respond to the Staffs verbal comments along with your letter to Ms. Jin Huang, dated April 4, 2013.
Should you have any additional questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me, Ms. Jin Huang (jin.huang@ambow.com; telephone: +86.10.6206.8001; Fax: +86.10.6206.8100), or our attorneys, Ms. Shuang Zhao (shuang.zhao@shearman.com; telephone: +852.2978.8002; fax: +852.2978.8099).
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Very truly yours, | |
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/s/ Jin Huang | |
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Name: |
Jin Huang |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |