SEC Company Response from HERITAGE FINANCIAL (HFWA) — Feb 27, 2014
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/ (HFWA) (CIK 0001046025)
Date: Feb. 27, 2014 · CIK: 0001046025 · Accession: 0001193125-14-073359
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File numbers found in text: 333-192985
Letter
Acceleration Request
[Heritage Financial Corporation Letterhead]
February 27, 2014
Via EDGAR and Email
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C.
Re: Heritage Financial Corporation, Olympia, Washington
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission File No. 333-192985)
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement, Heritage Financial Corporation (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement be declared effective at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Furthermore, the Company hereby acknowledges:
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should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement;
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the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and
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the Company may not assert the 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.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. John F. Breyer, Jr. of Breyer & Associates PC at (703) 883-1100.
Sincerely,
/s/ Brian L. Vance
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Acceleration Request [Heritage Financial Corporation Letterhead] February 27, 2014 Via EDGAR and Email Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Heritage Financial Corporation, Olympia, Washington Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission File No. 333-192985) Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement, Heritage Financial Corporation (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement be declared effective at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Furthermore, the Company hereby acknowledges: • should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement; • the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and • the Company may not assert the 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. We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. John F. Breyer, Jr. of Breyer & Associates PC at (703) 883-1100. Sincerely, /s/ Brian L. Vance Brian L. Vance President and Chief Executive Officer cc: Christopher Dunham, Esquire, Division of Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission