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0001193125-17-374670.txt : 20180403 0001193125-17-374670.hdr.sgml : 20180403 20171220142903 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-17-374670 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20171220 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000313216 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (NO COMPUTER EQUIP) [3600] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: P7 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BREITNER CENTER STREET 2: AMSTELPLEIN 2 CITY: AMSTERDAM STATE: P7 ZIP: 1096 BC BUSINESS PHONE: 31 20 59 77777 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BREITNER CENTER STREET 2: AMSTELPLEIN 2 CITY: AMSTERDAM STATE: P7 ZIP: 1096 BC FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981217 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930727 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHILIPS NV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910903 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP

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December 20, 2017

Via Edgar

Cecilia Blye,

Chief,

Office of Global Security Risk

Securities and Exchange Commission,

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Washington, D.C. 20549.

Re:

Koninklijke Philips N.V.

Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016

Filed February 21, 2017

File No. 1-05146

Dear Ms. Blye:

I refer to your letter dated December 15, 2017 to Abhijit Bhattacharya, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Koninklijke Philips N.V., relating to the above-referenced filing. As I discussed with Jennifer Hardy on December 18, 2017, Philips has asked me to confirm that it intends to respond to your letter on or prior to January 31, 2018.

Very truly yours,

/s/ John O’Connor

John O’Connor

cc:

Jennifer Hardy

(Securities and Exchange Commission)

Abhijit Bhattacharya

Marnix van Ginneken

(Koninklijke Philips N.V.)

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(Sullivan & Cromwell LLP)

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