Correspondence 0001104659-24-003924 from EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO (CIK 0000032689)
EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO (CIK 0000032689)
Date: Jan. 16, 2024 · CIK: 0000032689 · Accession: 0001104659-24-003924
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File numbers found in text: 333-274815
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Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Attention: Jason Weidberg, Office of Structured Finance Re: The Empire District Electric Company Empire District Bondco, LLC Registration Statement on Form SF-1 File Nos. 333-274815 and 333-274815-01
Dear Mr. Weidberg and Mr. Meeks:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, The Empire District Electric Company and Empire District Bondco, LLC, hereby request that the effective date of the Registration Statement referred to above be accelerated so that the same will become effective on January 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. E.T., or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please call or email Michael F. Fitzpatrick, Jr. or Adam R. O’Brian of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP at (212) 309-1071 or (212) 309-1043, respectively, or mfitzpatrick@huntonak.com or aobrian@huntonak.com, respectively, as soon as the registration statement has been declared effective.
Very truly yours,
The Empire District Electric Company
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm The Empire District Electric Company 602 S. Joplin Avenue Joplin, Missouri 64801 January 16, 2024 Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Jason Weidberg, Office of Structured Finance Benjamin Meeks, Office of Structured Finance Re: The Empire District Electric Company Empire District Bondco, LLC Registration Statement on Form SF-1 File Nos. 333-274815 and 333-274815-01 Dear Mr. Weidberg and Mr. Meeks: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, The Empire District Electric Company and Empire District Bondco, LLC, hereby request that the effective date of the Registration Statement referred to above be accelerated so that the same will become effective on January 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. E.T., or as soon as practicable thereafter. Please call or email Michael F. Fitzpatrick, Jr. or Adam R. O’Brian of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP at (212) 309-1071 or (212) 309-1043, respectively, or mfitzpatrick@huntonak.com or aobrian@huntonak.com, respectively, as soon as the registration statement has been declared effective. Very truly yours, The Empire District Electric Company By: /s/ Kevin Noblet Name: Kevin Noblet Title: President By: /s/ Jennifer Shewmake Name: Jennifer Shewmake Title: Treasurer and Secretary cc: Michael F. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Adam R. O’Brian, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP