January 3, 2025
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Form AW – Request for Withdrawal
FT 11978
Amendment No. 1 to Registration on Form S-6
ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001445546-25-000024
(File No. 333-283624; CIK No. 2043914)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of First Trust Portfolios L.P. (“Depositor”), depositor, sponsor and principal underwriter of FT 11978 (the “Trust”), the Trust hereby requests the withdrawal of the above-mentioned amendment to Form S-6 for the Trust pursuant to Rule 477 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This amendment was inadvertently filed. No securities of the Trust have been sold pursuant to the amendment.
Sincerely,
FT 11978
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
By: /s/ Ronda L. Saeli-Chiappe
Ronda L. Saeli-Chiappe,
Vice President
