May 4, 2015
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | Jeffrey P. Riedler | |
Daniel Greenspan | ||
Matthew Jones | ||
Re: | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | |
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to | ||
Registration Statement on Form S-3 | ||
Filed March 2, 2015 | ||
File No. 333-184807 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date for its Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-184807) (the Registration Statement) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) so that it will be declared effective by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The Company hereby acknowledges the position of the staff of the Commission (the Staff) that:
(i) | should the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
(ii) | the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
(iii) | the Company may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
It would be appreciated if, as soon as the Registration Statement is declared effective, you would inform Sarah Davis of Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Company, at (617) 235-4995.
Very truly yours,
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
By: | /s/ David Tyronne Howton, Jr. | |
Name: | David Tyronne Howton, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |