September 27, 2017
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Christopher Dunham
| Re: | BankGuam Holding Company Registration Statement on FormS-1, as amended (FileNo. 333-220357) |
Acceleration Request
Requested Date: September 29, 2017
Requested Time: 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time
Ladies and Gentlemen:
BankGuam Holding Company (the “Registrant”) respectfully requests that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the above-captioned Registration Statement on FormS-1 effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Registrant hereby authorizes Stephen C. Hinton or Charles A. Roberts, Jr., both of whom are attorneys with the Registrant’s outside legal counsel, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
Please advise Mr. Hinton at205-521-8406 when the order declaring the above-captioned Registration Statement on FormS-1 effective is signed, or if you have any questions regarding the same. The Registrant further respectfully requests that a copy of the Commission’s order declaring the Registration Statement on FormS-1 effective be sent to Mr. Hinton via email atshinton@bradley.com.
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Sincerely,
BANKGUAM HOLDING COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero | |
Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
