0001104659-17-045309.txt : 20170816 0001104659-17-045309.hdr.sgml : 20170816 20170717163238 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-17-045309 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170717 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001251769 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 161630142 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1120 SOUTH CAPITAL OF TX HWY STREET 2: BUILDING 1 SUITE 300 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78746 BUSINESS PHONE: 512-279-5100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1120 SOUTH CAPITAL OF TX HWY STREET 2: BUILDING 1 SUITE 300 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78746 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LPATH, INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060316 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LPATH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20051202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040323 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

July 17, 2017

 

VIA EDGAR

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attn:                    Suzanne Hayes

Irene Paik

 

Re:                             Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1

1120 South Capital of Texas Highway

Austin, TX 78746

File No. 333-207905

 

Acceleration Request

Requested Date:      July 19, 2017

Requested Time: 4:00 PM 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-218741) (the “Registration Statement”) to become effective on July 19, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, or as soon as practicable thereafter, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Commission.  The Registrant hereby authorizes each of John McKenna, Mark Weeks and Josh Seidenfeld 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 John McKenna of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (650) 843-5059, or in his absence, Mark Weeks at (650) 843-5011, or in his absence, Josh Seidenfeld at (650) 843-5862.

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stefanie Cavanaugh

 

 

Name:

Stefanie Cavanaugh

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

cc:                                Todd Newton, Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

John T. McKenna, Cooley LLP

Mark B. Weeks, Cooley LLP

Josh Seidenfeld, Cooley LLP

Robert F. Charron, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

Michael F. Nertney, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP