Correspondence 0001104659-24-003925 from EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO (CIK 0000032689)
EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO (CIK 0000032689)
Date: Jan. 16, 2024 · CIK: 0000032689 · Accession: 0001104659-24-003925
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January 16, 2024
VIA EDGAR
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
Filed January 5,
2024
File
Nos. 333-274815 and 333-274815-01
Dear Mr. Weidberg and Mr. Meeks:
In connection with the
proposed offering of the securities under the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form SF-1 (the “Registration
Statement”), we wish to advise you that we, as the underwriters, hereby join the request of The Empire District Electric Company
and Empire District Bondco, LLC that the effective date of the Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective
at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 18, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The following is supplemental
information supplied under Rule 418(a)(7) and Rule 460 under the Securities Act of 1933:
(i) Date of Preliminary Prospectus: January 5, 2024
(ii) Anticipated dates of distribution: January 11,
2024 – January 30, 2024
(iii) Number of preliminary prospectuses expected to be distributed to prospective underwriters, institutional investors, dealers and others:
approximately 1500
(iv) We have complied and will comply, and have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply
with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Pursuant to Rule 460
of the Securities Act of 1933, please be advised that there will be distributed to each underwriter who is reasonably anticipated to participate
in the distribution of the securities as many copies of the Preliminary Prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution
of the Preliminary Prospectus.
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Very truly yours,
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Goldman
Sachs & Co. LLC
By:
/s/ Katrina T. Niehaus
Name:
Katrina T. Niehaus
Title:
Managing Director
RBC
CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
By:
/s/ Keith Helwig
Name:
Keith Helwig
Title:
Managing Director
On behalf of each of the Underwriters
Signature Page to
Underwriters’ Acceleration Request