BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
3349 Highway 138, Building A, Suite E
Wall, New Jersey 07719
January 28, 2015
VIA EDGAR
Mark P. Shuman
Branch Chief - Legal
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | BIO-key International, Inc.- Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
| Commission File No. 333-200887 |
Dear Mr. Shuman:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, BIO-key International, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-200887) (the “Registration Statement”), so that it may become effective at 4:30 p.m. on January 29, 2015, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Registrant hereby acknowledges that:
(i) | should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement; |
(ii) | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and |
(iii) | the Registrant may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
Thank you for your prompt attention to this request. We request that such effectiveness be confirmed in writing.
Very truly yours,
BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:/s/ Michael W. DePasquale
Michael W. DePasquale
Chief Executive Officer
