Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010-3629
Cowen and Company, LLC
599 Lexington Avenue, 27th Floor
New York, New York 10022
September 17, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Jeffrey Riedler
Re: | BIND Therapeutics, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
Registration File No. 333-190566 |
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 BIND Therapeutics, Inc. (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 September 19, 2013, or as soon thereafter as practicable or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Latham & Watkins 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 we have effected the following distribution of the Company’s Preliminary Prospectus dated September 5, 2013:
(i) | Dates of distribution: September 5, 2013 through the date hereof |
(ii) | Number of prospective underwriters to which the preliminary prospectus was furnished: 4 |
(iii) | Number of prospectuses furnished to investors: approximately 3,162 |
(iv) | Number of prospectuses distributed to others, including the Company, the Company’s counsel, independent accountants, and underwriters’ counsel: approximately 133 |
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 Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Very truly yours, | ||
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters | ||
By: | CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | |
By: | /s/ Charles W. Newton | |
Name: Charles W. Newton | ||
Title: Managing Director |
By: | COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC | |
By: | /s/ Jason Fenton | |
Name: Jason Fenton | ||
Title: Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]