April 12, 2021
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Katherine Bagley
| Re: | Express, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
Originally Filed February 22, 2021 |
File No. 333-253368 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rules 460 and 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Express, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-253368 (the “Registration Statement”), to 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on April 14, 2021 or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.
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Please contact Alexander M. Schwartz of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special counsel to the Company, at (312) 862-2578, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
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| EXPRESS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Melinda R. McAfee | |
| Name: | Melinda R. McAfee | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |
P.O. BOX 181000, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43218 EXPRESS.COM