Benson Hill, Inc.
1001 North Warson Rd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63132
November 18, 2022
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| RE: | Benson Hill, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-268284) | |
| Request for Acceleration of Effective Date |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Benson Hill, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) to become effective on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact James E. Bedar, Esq. of Brown Rudnick LLP, counsel to the Company, at (508) 331-9838 to provide notice of effectiveness, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter. We request that we be notified of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement by a telephone call to Mr. Bedar and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
| Very truly yours, | |||
| BENSON HILL, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Yevgeny Fundler | ||
| Yevgeny Fundler | |||
| Chief Legal Officer | |||
cc: James E. Bedar, Esq, Brown Rudnick LLP
