August 2, 2018
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Sonia Bednarowski
Re: tronc, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
File No. 333-224729
Dear Ms. Bednarowski:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, tronc, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3, so that it may become effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 3, 2018, or as soon as practicable thereafter. The Registrant hereby authorizes Allison C. Handy, an attorney with the Registrant’s outside legal counsel, Perkins Coie LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Ms. Handy at (206) 359-3295 or, in her absence, Elizabeth Nemeth at (312) 222-5431.
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| /s/ Julie K. Xanders |
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| Julie K. Xanders | ||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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cc: | Stewart M. Landefeld |
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| Andrew B. Moore |
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| Allison C. Handy |
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| Perkins Coie LLP |
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