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March 22, 2019
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Ms. Sonia Bednarowski |
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Mr. Dietrich King |
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Ms. Vanessa Robertson |
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Ms. Lisa Vanjoske |
Re: |
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GENFIT S.A. |
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Registration Statement on Form F-1 |
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File No. 333-229907 |
Acceleration Request
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March 26, 2019 |
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4:00 P.M. Eastern Time |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant (the Registrant) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-1 to become effective on March 26, 2019, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, or at such later time as its counsel may orally request via telephone call to the staff. The Registrant hereby authorizes each of Brian Leaf, Katie Kazem and Cailin Harris of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, to make such request on its behalf.
Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Brian Leaf of Cooley LLP at +1 703 456 8053, or in his absence, Katie Kazem at +1 703 456 8043. Thank you for your assistance with this matter.
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Sincerely, | ||
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GENFIT S.A. | ||
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/s/ Jean-François Mouney |
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Jean-François Mouney | |
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Chief Executive Officer | |
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Laurent Lannoo, GENFIT S.A. | |
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Marc Recht, Cooley LLP | |
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Brian Leaf, Cooley LLP | |
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Katie Kazem, Cooley LLP |