December 1, 2016
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Katelyn Donovan
Re: | Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | |
| Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Form S-3 | |
| SEC File No. 333-214459 (“Registration Statement”) |
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Dear Ms. Donovan:
On behalf of Old Second Bancorp, Inc., as registrant, the undersigned officer hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 1:00 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) or as soon as practicable thereafter on Friday, December 2, 2016.
The staff should feel free to contact Bill Fay of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, the registrant’s legal counsel, at (312) 629-7470 with any questions or comments.
| Very truly yours, |
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| Old Second Bancorp, Inc. |
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| /s/ J. Douglas Cheatham |
| J. Douglas Cheatham |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer |
