SEC Company Response from AGENUS INC (AGEN) (CIK 0001098972) (AGEN) — May 16, 2016
AGENUS INC (AGEN) (CIK 0001098972)
Date: May 16, 2016 · CIK: 0001098972 · Accession: 0001193125-16-591869
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File numbers found in text: 333-209941
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AGENUS INC.
3 Forbes Road
Lexington, MA 02421
May 16, 2016
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Agenus Inc.
S-3 Registration Statement, File No. 333-209941
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned registrant hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may become effective as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company acknowledges that:
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should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the 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;
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the action of the Commission or the 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
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the Company may not assert 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.
Sincerely,
AGENUS INC.
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP AGENUS INC. 3 Forbes Road Lexington, MA 02421 May 16, 2016 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Agenus Inc. S-3 Registration Statement, File No. 333-209941 Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned registrant hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may become effective as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Company acknowledges that: • should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the 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; • the action of the Commission or the 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 • the Company may not assert 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. Sincerely, AGENUS INC. By: /s/ C. Evan Ballantyne C. Evan Ballantyne Chief Financial Officer Cc: John R. Pitfield, Esq. (Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP)