BancPlus Corporation
1068 Highland Colony Parkway
Ridgeland, MS 39157
February 11, 2022
Via EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Jessica Livingston
Re: | BancPlus Corporation |
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 | |
Filed February 11, 2022 | |
File No. 333-261311 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, BancPlus Corporation hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on February 15, 2022, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact Charlotte May of Covington & Burling LLP at (202) 662-5732 with any questions you may have regarding this request. In addition, please notify Ms. May by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted.
Respectfully,
BancPlus Corporation
By: /s/ William A. Ray
Name: William A. Ray
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
cc: M. Ann Southerland, BancPlus Corporation
Joseph C. Canizaro, First Trust Corporation
Charlotte May, Covington & Burling LLP
Brianna M. Bloodgood, Covington & Burling LLP
Michael D. Waters, Jones Walker LLP
Craig N. Landrum, Jones Walker LLP
Clinton H. Smith, Jones Walker LLP
Thomas D. Kimball, Jones Walker LLP
Mark A. Fullmer, Phelps Dunbar LLP
Evan C. Cuccia, Phelps Dunbar LLP