Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
500 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
Wedbush Securities Inc.
1000 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90017
February 5, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Ada D. Sarmento
| Re: | Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation Registration Statement on FormS-1 Originally Filed January 29, 2020 FileNo. 333-236156 | |
| Request for Acceleration of Effective Date |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we, as representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-named Registration Statement so that it becomes effective at 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, on February 6, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Foley Hoag LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that there will be distributed to each Underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to participated in the distribution of the security, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus.
We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply, with the requirements of Rule15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | ||
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC. | ||
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters | ||
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Geoff Goodman | |
| Name: Geoff Goodman | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ben Davey | |
| Name: Ben Davey | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
