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| | March 21, 2013 |
VIA EDGAR
Mr. John Cash
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 7010
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
Re: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012
Filed February 7, 2013
File No. 001-00815
Dear Mr. Cash:
We have received the letter dated March 18, 2013 addressed to Nicholas C. Fanandakis, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, from the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“Staff”) regarding the above-referenced filing.
I write to confirm that due to previously scheduled travel commitments, DuPont respectfully requested an extension until April 9, 2013 to respond to the Staff’s comments.
Please contact me at 302 774-1000 if you have any questions or require further information.
Thank you.
| Sincerely, |
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| /s/Calissa Brown |
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| Calissa W. Brown |
| Corporate Counsel & Assistant Secretary |