AEGIS CAPITAL CORP.
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
July 20, 2017
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Chris Edwards and Suzanne Hayes
| Re: | Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Withdrawal of Acceleration Request | |
| Registration Statement on Form S-1 | ||
| File No. 333- 219147 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to our letter, filed as correspondence via EDGAR on July 20, 2017, in which we requested the acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement for Thursday, July 20, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, in accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We are 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.
| AEGIS CAPITAL CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas J. Higgins | |
| Thomas J. Higgins | ||
| SVP, Investment Banking | ||
