July 9, 2021
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
100 F St NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Anuja A. Majmudar
Timothy S. Levenberg
Re: | Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed May 28, 2021
File No. 333-256636
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Meta Materials Inc. (fka Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc., the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests withdrawal of its acceleration request filed earlier today, July 9, 2021, in which the Company requested the acceleration of the effective time and date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-256636) (the “Registration Statement”) to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on July 9, 2021. The Company is no longer requesting that such Registration Statement be declared effective at this time, and we hereby formally withdraw our request for acceleration of the effective date.
If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact our counsel, Thomas E. Hornish of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, Professional Corporation, at (858) 209-1020.
Sincerely,
META MATERIALS INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Ken Rice | |||
Name: | Ken Rice | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President |
cc: | Thomas E. Hornish, Esq. |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation