VIA EDGAR
May 5, 2020 |
Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation
527 Madison Avenue
6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(646) 747-9500
Anuja A. Majmudar
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-3561
Re: | Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed May 5, 2020 File No. 333-236460 |
Dear Ms. Majmudar:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-236460) filed by the Registrant on February 14, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on April 7, 2020, Amendment No. 2 filed on April 24, 2020 and Amendment No. 3 filed on May 5, 2020 (the “Registration Statement”), be accelerated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to 12:01 p.m., Eastern time, on May 7, 2020, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.
The Registrant hereby acknowledges the following:
1. should the Commission or the staff of the Commission, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;
2. the action of the Commission or the staff of the Commission, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
3. the Registrant may not assert the comments of the staff of the Commission and the declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
The Registrant hereby confirms that it is aware of its responsibilities under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as they relate to the proposed public offering of the securities specified in the Registration Statement.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jaclyn L. Cohen (jackie.cohen@weil.com / telephone: 212.310.8891) of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. In addition, please notify Ms. Cohen when this request for acceleration has been granted.
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Very truly yours, | |||
Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation | |||
By: | /s/ Jason Mudrick | ||
Name: Jason Mudrick | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
cc: | Jaclyn L. Cohen |
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP