Southeastern Grocers, Inc.
8928 Prominence Parkway #200
Jacksonville, FL 32256
October 29, 2021
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-3561
Re: Southeastern Grocers, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-249554
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) consent to the withdrawal, effective as of the date hereof or at the earliest practicable date hereafter, of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249554), and together with all exhibits thereto (collectively, the “Registration Statement”), which was initially filed on October 19, 2020 and was subsequently amended.
The Company is applying for withdrawal of the Registration Statement because the Company has determined not to pursue the contemplated offering at this time. The Company hereby confirms that no securities have been or will be sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.
The Company requests that, in accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement be credited for future use by the Company or any successor thereto or affiliate thereof.
Please send copies of the written order granting withdrawal of the Registration Statement to me at the above-mentioned address, e-mail address: SandyGrimm@segrocers.com, with a copy to Alexander D. Lynch, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10153, e-mail address: alex.lynch@weil.com.
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If you have any questions with respect to this matter, please contact Alexander D. Lynch of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP at (212) 310-8971.
| | Sincerely, |
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| | /s/ M. Sandlin Grimm |
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| | M. Sandlin Grimm |
| | Chief Legal Officer & Secretary |
cc: Alexander D. Lynch, Esq. – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
