AGENUS INC.
3 Forbes Road
Lexington, MA 02421
February 22, 2017
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Jeffrey Gabor
| Re: | Agenus Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-215640)
Request for Acceleration
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Agenus Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) accelerate the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-215640), so that it will be declared effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Company hereby authorizes Zachary Blume and Jessica Unger of Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Company, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact Jessica Unger of Ropes & Gray LLP at (212) 596-9237.
Very truly yours,
AGENUS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Christine M. Klaskin | |
Christine M. Klaskin VP, Finance | ||
