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VIA EDGAR    June 17, 2019   

 

  Re:

Acceleration Request for Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.

Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231428)

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Scott Anderegg

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we attach the requests of our client, Grocery Outlet Holding Corp., and of the underwriters that effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 19, 2019, or as soon as practicable thereafter. We ask, however, that the Securities and Exchange Commission staff not accelerate such effectiveness until we speak with you on that date.

Call me at (650) 251-5110 with any questions.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ William B. Brentani
William B. Brentani

 

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June 17, 2019

VIA EDGAR

 

  Re:

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.

Registration Statement on Form S-1

File No. 333-231428

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Scott Anderegg

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may become effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 19, 2019, or as soon as possible thereafter. In this regard, the Company is aware of its obligations under the Securities Act.

If you require any additional information with respect to this letter, please contact William Brentani (650-251-5110) of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

 

Very truly yours,
GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP.
By:  

/s/ Pamela B. Burke

  Name: Pamela B. Burke
  Title:   Chief Administrative Officer, General             Counsel and Secretary


BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Jefferies LLC

520 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor

New York, New York 10022

June 17, 2019

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Scott Anderegg

 

Re:

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.

Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-231428)

Request for Acceleration of Effective Date

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we, as representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (the “Company”) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-named Registration Statement so that it becomes effective at 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, on June 19, 2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.

Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that we have carried out the following distribution of the Company’s preliminary prospectus dated June 10, 2019:

 

  (i)

Dates of distribution: June 10, 2019 through the date hereof

 

  (ii)

Number of prospective underwriters to which the preliminary prospectus was furnished: 12

 

  (iii)

Number of prospectuses furnished to investors: approximately 3,000

 

  (iv)

Number of prospectuses distributed to others, including the Company, the Company’s counsel, independent accountants, and underwriters’ counsel: approximately 120

We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

[Signature page follows]


Very truly yours,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
JEFFERIES LLC
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters
  BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
By:   

/s/ Michael Liloia

  Name: Michael Liloia
  Title:   Director
  MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Thilakshani Dias

  Name: Thilakshani Dias
  Title:   Managing Director
  DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
By:  

/s/ Joseph J. Passaro

  Name: Joseph J. Passaro
  Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ Ben Darsney

  Name: Ben Darsney
  Title:   Director
  JEFFERIES LLC
By:  

/s/ Michael A. Bauer

  Name: Michael A. Bauer
  Title:   Managing Director

[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]