April 2, 2019
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| Attention: | Sergio Chinos |
| Re: | Welbilt, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 File No. 333-230227 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, Welbilt, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective time of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-230227) (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 4, 2019 or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact Boris Dolgonos of Jones Day at 212.326.3430 if you have any questions concerning the foregoing. We also respectfully request that you confirm the effectiveness of the Registration Statement with the foregoing counsel. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Joel H. Horn | |
| Joel H. Horn | |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
| cc: | Boris Dolgonos, Jones Day |