12670 High Bluff Drive | ||
San Diego, California 92130 | ||
Tel: +1.858.523.5400 Fax: +1.858.523.5450 | ||
www.lw.com | ||
FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES | ||
Austin | Milan | |
Beijing | Munich | |
Boston | New York | |
Brussels | Orange County | |
Century City | Paris | |
Chicago | Riyadh | |
September 28, 2022 | Dubai | San Diego |
Düsseldorf | San Francisco | |
Frankfurt | Seoul | |
Hamburg | Shanghai | |
Hong Kong | Silicon Valley | |
Houston | Singapore | |
London | Tel Aviv | |
Los Angeles | Tokyo | |
Madrid | Washington, D.C. |
VIA EDGAR
Brian Fetterolf
Office of Trade & Services
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | OmniAb, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form 10-12G | |
Filed on August 24, 2022 | |
File No. 000-56427 |
Dear Mr. Fetterolf:
We are in receipt of the Staff’s letter dated September 8, 2022 with respect to the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form 10-12G (the “Form 10 Registration Statement”). We are responding to the Staff’s comments on behalf of OmniAb, Inc. (“OmniAb” or the “Company”) as set forth below.
The Company’s responses set forth in this letter are numbered to correspond to the numbered comments in the Staff’s letter. For ease of reference, we have set forth the Staff’s comments and the Company’s response for each item below.
Registration Statement on Form 10-12G filed August 24, 2022
General
1. | Please make conforming changes throughout the registration statement for each applicable comment issued in our letter dated September 7, 2022, regarding the registration statement on Form S-4 of Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, filed August 22, 2022. |
OmniAb’s Response: The Company respectfully notes the Staff’s comment and confirms that, in response to the Staff’s comments on the registration statement on Form S-4 of Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, the Company has made conforming changes to the Form 10 Registration Statement.
*********
September 28, 2022
Page 2
Any comments or questions regarding the foregoing should be directed to the undersigned at (858) 523-3962. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in connection with this matter.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/ Matthew T. Bush | |
Matthew T. Bush | |
of LATHAM & WATKINS LLP |
cc: | Rufus Decker, Securities and Exchange Commission |
Abe Friedman, Securities and Exchange Commission | |
Erin Jaskot, Securities and Exchange Commission | |
Matthew W. Foehr, OmniAb, Inc. | |
Charles S. Berkman, OmniAb, Inc. | |
R. Scott Shean, Latham & Watkins LLP | |
Jaclyn L. Cohen, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | |
Raymond O. Gietz, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |