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June 21, 2019
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attn: | Donald Field |
| Re: | Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Acceleration Request |
Acceleration Request
Requested Date: | June 24, 2019 | |
Requested Time: | 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-232168), as amended, effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company hereby authorizes Andrew D. Thorpe, who is an attorney with the Company’s outside legal counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
The Company requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. Thorpe at (415) 773-5970.
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Sincerely, | ||
ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ John Militello | |
Name: John Militello | ||
Title: Controller, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | ||
cc: | Andrew D. Thorpe, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP | |