Cowen and Company, LLC
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
787 7th Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
July 5, 2017
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Dorrie Yale
Re: Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-216949)
Withdrawal of Acceleration Request
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to our letter, filed as correspondence via EDGAR on June 27, 2017, in which we requested the acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement for Thursday, June 29, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, in accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We are no longer requesting that such registration statement be declared effective at this time and we hereby formally withdraw our request for acceleration of the effective date.
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COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC | |
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STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED | |
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WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | |
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COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC |
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/s/ Tanya Joseph |
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Name: Tanya Joseph |
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Title: Managing Director |
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STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED |
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By: |
/s/ Nathan Thompson |
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Name: Nathan Thompson |
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Title: Director |
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WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC |
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By: |
/s/ David Herman |
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Name: David Herman |
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Title: Director |
[Signature Page to Underwriters Acceleration Request]