Correspondence 0001104659-23-093902 from BROOKLINE BANCORP INC (BRKL) (CIK 0001049782)
BROOKLINE BANCORP INC (BRKL) (CIK 0001049782)
Date: Aug. 21, 2023 · CIK: 0001049782 · Accession: 0001104659-23-093902
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VIA EDGAR
August 21, 2023
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
Acceleration Request for Registration Statement on Form S-3
File No. 333-273248
Acceleration Request
Requested Date:
August 23, 2023
Requested Time:
4:15 p.m., Eastern Time
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests
that the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated
to August 23, 2023, at 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable, unless we or our outside counsel, Goodwin Procter
LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective at some other time. In making this acceleration request,
the Company acknowledges that it is aware of its responsibilities under the Act.
Once
the Registration Statement is effective, please orally confirm the event with our counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, by calling Samantha Kirby
at (617) 570-8794. We also respectfully request that a copy of the written order from the Securities and Exchange Commission verifying
the effective time and date of the Registration Statement be sent to our counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, Attention: Samantha Kirby, by facsimile
to (617) 649-1462.
If you have any questions regarding
this request, please contact Samantha Kirby of Goodwin Procter LLP at (617) 570-8794.
Sincerely,
BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.
/s/ Paul A. Perrault
Paul A. Perrault
Chief Executive Officer
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
cc: Samantha M. Kirby, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP