SEC Company Response from HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC (CIK 0000921847) — Apr 1, 2005
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC (CIK 0000921847)
Date: April 1, 2005 · CIK: 0000921847 · Accession: 0000950123-05-003977
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VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Mr. William Friar
Re: Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333- 122989) Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness -----------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") hereby respectfully requests that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended by pre-effective Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 (the "Filing"), be accelerated to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2005, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The cooperation of the staff is meeting this timetable is very much appreciated.
The Company acknowledges that:
o Should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or its 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;
o The action of the Commission or its 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
o The Company may not assert this action as defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. <PAGE> Any questions should be addressed to Robert C. Azarow, Esq. of Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP, telephone (212) 912-7815.
Very truly yours,
HUDSON CITY BANCORP, INC.
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Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
West 80 Century Road
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
April 1, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Mr. William Friar
Re: Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333- 122989)
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the Rules and Regulations promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company")
hereby respectfully requests that the effectiveness of the above-captioned
Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended by pre-effective Amendments No. 1
and No. 2 (the "Filing"), be accelerated to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2005,
or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The cooperation of the staff is meeting this timetable is very much
appreciated.
The Company acknowledges that:
o Should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
or its 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;
o The action of the Commission or its 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
o The Company may not assert this action as defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.
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Any questions should be addressed to Robert C. Azarow, Esq. of Thacher
Proffitt & Wood LLP, telephone (212) 912-7815.
Very truly yours,
HUDSON CITY BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Ronald E. Hermance, Jr.
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Ronald E. Hermance, Jr.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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