Sec Form 13G Filing - Aspex Management (HK) Ltd filing for Qifu Technology Inc. (QFIN) - 2024-03-04

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

Qifu Technology, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

88557W101

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2023

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
¨  Rule 13d-1(b)
x  Rule 13d-1(c)
¨  Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Due to an administrative error, the Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2024 stated the incorrect Date of Event which requires filing of this statement and over reported the number of shares owned by the reporting person. This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is filed solely to correct such error.

 

CUSIP No. 88557W101  

  13G   Page 2 of 8 Pages
     
1.  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

Aspex Management (HK) Ltd

 

   
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(see instructions)
(a)    ¨
(b)    x
   
3.   SEC USE ONLY
 
   
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Hong Kong

 

 

 

 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH   5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
  6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
 
17,261,530(1)
  7.  

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
17,261,530(1)
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

17,261,530(1)
   
10.  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(see instructions)    ¨

 

   
11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.3%(2)
   
12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

OO, HC
   
 
(1) These 17,261,530 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) of Qifu Technology, Inc (the “Issuer”) are represented by 8,630,765 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each ADS representing two (2) Ordinary Shares.
(2) Based on 322,792,063 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of 31 December 2022, according to the Form 20-F filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 27, 2023.
 
CUSIP No. 88557W101   13G   Page 3 of 8 Pages

 

1.  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

Aspex Master Fund

 

   
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(see instructions)
(a)    ¨
(b)    x
   
3.   SEC USE ONLY
 
   
4.  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Cayman Islands

 

 

 

 

 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH   5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
  6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
 
17,261,530(1)
  7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
17,261,530(1)
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

17,261,530(1)
   
10.  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(see instructions)    ¨

 

   
11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.3%(2)
   
12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

OO, HC
 
 
(1) These 17,261,530 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) of Qifu Technoloy, Inc (the “Issuer”) are represented by 8,630,765 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each ADS representing two (2) Ordinary Shares.
(2) Based on 322,792,063 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of 31 December 2022, according to the Form 20-F filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 27, 2023.
 
CUSIP No. 88557W101   13G   Page 4 of 8 Pages
     
1.  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

Li, Ho Kei

 

   
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(see instructions)
(a)    ¨
(b)    x
   
3.   SEC USE ONLY
 
   
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Hong Kong

 

 

 

 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH   5.  

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

  6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
 
17,261,530(1)
  7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
17,261,530(1)
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

17,261,530(1)
   
10.  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(see instructions)    ¨

 

   
11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.3%(2)
   
12.  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

 
IN, HC

 

 
(1) These 17,261,530 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) of Qifu Technolgy, Inc (the “Issuer”) are represented by 8,630,765 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each ADS representing two (2) Ordinary Shares.
(2) Based on 322,792,063 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of 31 December 2022, according to the Form 20-F filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 27, 2023.
 

CUSIP No. 88557W101

 

 

  13G   Page 5 of 8 Pages
     

Item 1.

  (a) Name of Issuer
Qifu Technology, Inc.
 
  (b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
7/F Lujiazui Finance Plaza

No. 1217 Dongfang Road

Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200122

People’s Republic of China

 

Item 2.

  (a) - (c)

Name, Principal Business Address, and Citizenship of Persons Filing:


Aspex Management (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong

Aspex Master Fund - Cayman Islands

Li, Ho Kei - Hong Kong

 
 

Aspex Master Fund, Aspex Management (HK) Ltd and Li, Ho Kei


16th Floor, St. George’s Building

2 Ice House Street,

Hong Kong

 
 
  (d)

Title of Class of Securities

 
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value

 
  (e)

CUSIP Number

 
88557W101

 

(There is no CUSIP number assigned to the Class A ordinary shares. CUSIP number 88557W101 has been assigned to the American Depositary Shares of the Issuer, each American Depositary Share representing two (2) Class A ordinary shares, which are quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “QFIN”.)

 

 

Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

  Not applicable    

 

Item 4.  Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

  (a)  

Amount beneficially owned:  

 

Aspex Management (HK) Ltd - 17,261,530

Aspex Master Fund - 17,261,530

Li, Ho Kei - 17,261,530

 

 
  (b)  

Percent of class:  

 

Aspex Management (HK) Ltd - 5.3%

Aspex Master Fund - 5.3%

Li, Ho Kei - 5.3%

 

 
  (c)   Number of shares as to which the person has:  
 
      (i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote  

 

Aspex Management (HK) Ltd - 0.

Aspex Master Fund - 0

Li, Ho Kei - 0

 

 
      (ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote  

 

Aspex Management (HK) Ltd - 17,261,530

Aspex Master Fund - 17,261,530

Li, Ho Kei - 17,261,530

 

 
      (iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  

 

Aspex Management (HK) Ltd - 0

Aspex Master Fund - 0

Li, Ho Kei - 0

 

 
      (iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  

 

Aspex Management (HK) Ltd - 17,261,530

Aspex Master Fund - 17,261,530

Li, Ho Kei - 17,261,530

 

 

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following     ¨.

NA 
 

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

NA

 

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

NA

 

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

NA

 

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

NA

 

Item 10.  Certification.

 
 
 
     
 
  (a)   The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to §240.13d-1(c):
 
      By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.
 
 
       
     

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

March 4, 2024

Date

Aspex Management (HK) Ltd

 

 

 

Signature

 

Responsible Party

Name/Title

Aspex Master Fund

 

 

 

Signature

 

Responsible Party

Name/Title

 

Li, Ho Kei

 

 

 

Signature