Forest House 58 Wood Lane White City London W12 7RZ United Kingdom | VIA EDGAR |
June 19, 2018
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: | Ms. Mary Beth Breslin Ms. Irene Paik Mr. Mark Brunhofer Ms. Mary Mast |
| Re: | Autolus Therapeutics plc | |
Registration Statement on Form F-1 File No. 333-224720 |
| Acceleration Request |
| Requested Date: Thursday, June 21, 2018 | ||
| Requested Time: 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-1 to become effective on June 21, 2018, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, or at such later time as its counsel may orally request via telephone call to the staff. The Registrant hereby authorizes each of Darren K. DeStefano and Courtney Thorne of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, to make such request on its behalf.
Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Darren K. DeStefano of Cooley LLP at + 1 703 456 8034, or in his absence, Courtney Thorne at + 1 617 937 2318. Thank you for your assistance with this matter.
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| Sincerely, | ||
| AUTOLUS THERAPEUTICS PLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Christian Itin | |
| Christian Itin | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| cc: | Matthias Alder, Autolus Therapeutics plc | |
Darren DeStefano, Cooley LLP Christian Plaza, Cooley LLP Brian Leaf, Cooley LLP | ||
Courtney Thorne, Cooley LLP Katie Kazem, Cooley LLP | ||