March 23, 2012
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| Attention: | Larry Spirgel, Assistant Director Celeste M. Murphy, Legal Branch Chief Reid Hooper, Attorney-Adviser Terry French, Accountant Branch Chief Christine Adams, Staff Accountant |
| Re: | Vocera Communications, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Registration No. 333-175932
Form 8-A (File No. 001-35469)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the above-captioned Registration Statement, we wish to advise you that between March 13, 2012 and the date hereof, 4,157 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated March 13, 2012 were distributed to prospective underwriters, institutional investors and prospective dealers.
We have been informed by the participating underwriters that they will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
We hereby join in the request of the registrant that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on March 27, 2012, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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Very truly yours,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.
As Representatives of the
Prospective Underwriters
By: | J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Sri Kosaraju | |||
| Name: | Sri Kosaraju | |||
| Title: | Executive Director | |||
By: | PIPER JAFFRAY & CO. | |||
By: | /s/ Christie L. Christina | |||
| Name: | Christie L. Christina | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]
