BofA Securities, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
As representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o
BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282-2198
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
and,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
VIA EDGAR
June 23, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Albertsons Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-236956) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the undersigned as representatives of the several underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”) of the proposed public offering of the Company’s common stock, hereby join the Company’s request that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that the above-referenced Registration Statement will be declared effective at 2:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on June 25, 2020, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
Pursuant to Rule 460 of the Rules and Regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act, we wish to advise you that we have effected the following distribution of each of the Company’s Preliminary Prospectus dated June 18, 2020, through the date hereof:
Preliminary Prospectus dated June 18, 2020:
Approximately 5,746 copies to prospective underwriters, institutional investors, dealers and others.
The undersigned advise that they have complied and will continue to comply, and that they have been informed by the participating underwriters and dealers that they have complied with and will continue to comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Signature | Title | |
/s/ Michelle A.H. Allong | Authorized Signatory at BofA Securities, Inc. | |
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Michelle A.H. Allong | ||
/s/ Lindsay Drucker-Mann | Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | |
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Lindsay Drucker-Mann | ||
/s/ Jaclyn Berkley | Vice President at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | |
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Jaclyn Berkley | ||
/s/ Waleed Matin | Managing Director at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |
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Waleed Matin | ||
[Signature Page to Acceleration Request by Underwriters]
