Correspondence 0001193125-23-146974 from bluebird bio, Inc. (BLUE) (CIK 0001293971)
bluebird bio, Inc. (BLUE) (CIK 0001293971)
Date: May 17, 2023 · CIK: 0001293971 · Accession: 0001193125-23-146974
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP bluebird bio, Inc. 455 Grand Union Boulevard Somerville, MA 02145 May 17, 2023 Via EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: bluebird bio, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed May 9, 2023 File No. 333-271772 To whom it may concern: Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, bluebird bio, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-271772) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m. Washington D.C. time on May 19, 2023 or as soon as practicable thereafter. * * * * The Company requests that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Wesley C. Holmes of Latham & Watkins LLP at (617) 948-6027 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing. Very truly yours, bluebird bio, Inc. By: /s/ Joseph Vittiglio Joseph Vittiglio Chief Business and Legal Officer cc: Wesley C. Holmes, Latham & Watkins LLP