ROCKET COMPANIES, INC.
1050 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
August 3, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: J. Nolan McWilliams
Attorney-Advisor
Division of Corporation Finance
Rocket Companies, Inc.
Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-239726)
Dear Mr. McWilliams:
On July 31, 2020, we submitted a request pursuant to Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “S-1”) relating to the registration of 172,500,000 shares (including 22,500,000 shares to cover over-allotments) of Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Rocket Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) be accelerated to August 4, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. E.S.T. or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. We hereby request that the previously mentioned effective date be delayed to August 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. E.S.T. or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
We understand that the Staff will consider this request as confirmation by the Company of its awareness of its responsibilities under the federal securities laws as they relate to the issuance of the securities covered by the Registration Statement. If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact John C. Kennedy of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP at (212) 373-3025.
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| Very truly yours, | |||
| By: | /s/ Angelo Vitale | ||
| Name: | Angelo Vitale | ||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | ||
[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]
August 3, 2020
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Rocket Companies, Inc.
Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-239726)
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the proposed offering of the securities under the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”), we, as representatives of the underwriters, joined Rocket Companies, Inc.’s request, made on July 31, 2020, that the effective date of the Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective on August 4, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. E.S.T., or as soon as practicable thereafter. We hereby request that the previously mentioned effective date be delayed to August 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. E.S.T. or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
The following is supplemental information supplied under Rule 418(a)(7) and Rule 460 under the Securities Act of 1933:
| (i) | Date of preliminary prospectus: July 28, 2020 |
| (ii) | Dates of distribution: July 28, 2020 – date hereof |
| (iii) | Number of prospective underwriters to whom the preliminary prospectus was furnished: 20 |
| (iv) | Number of prospectuses so distributed: approximately 3,270 copies |
We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | ||
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | ||
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | ||
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | ||
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | ||
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Erich Bluhm | |
| Name: Erich Bluhm | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Neil Guha | |
| Name: Neil Guha | ||
| Title: Executive Director | ||
| CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ John Kolz | |
| Name: John Kolz | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael Rhodes | |
| Name: Michael Rhodes | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Amir Emami | |
| Name: Amir Emami | ||
| Title: Director | ||
[Signature Page to Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]
