0001193125-12-282189.txt : 20120727 0001193125-12-282189.hdr.sgml : 20120727 20120625154123 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-282189 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120625 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EXA CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000890264 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 55 NETWORK DRIVE CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01803 BUSINESS PHONE: 781-676-8500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 55 NETWORK DRIVE CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01803 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Acceleration request

June 25, 2012

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Barbara C. Jacobs

 

  Re: Exa Corporation
       Registration Statement on Form S-1

Registration No. 333-176019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As underwriters of the Company’s proposed public offering of shares of common stock, we hereby join the Company’s request for acceleration of the above-referenced Registration Statement, requesting effectiveness for 3:45 p.m. (Eastern Time) on June 27, 2012, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

In connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement, we wish to advise you that during the period from June 18, 2012 to the date of this letter, 2500 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated June 18, 2012 have been distributed as follows: 400 to prospective institutional investors; 2000 to prospective individual investors; and 0 to prospective underwriters, prospective dealers, ratings agencies and others.

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

 

Very truly yours,

 

STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY,

INCORPORATED

By:   /s/ Keith G. Lister

Name:

Title:

  

Keith G. Lister

Managing Director