July 28, 2015
Re: | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) |
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Registration No. 333-205765
Ms. Erin Magnor Purnell
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sir/Madam:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement referred to above be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 28, 2015 or as soon thereafter as is practicable. By separate letter, the underwriters of the offering of the securities being registered join in this request for acceleration.
We hereby acknowledge that:
• | should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
• | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
• | the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
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Sincerely, | ||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Stephen T. Gannon | |
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Name: Stephen T. Gannon | ||
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer |