SEC Company Response from Groupon, Inc. (GRPN) (CIK 0001490281) (GRPN) — Nov 1, 2011
Groupon, Inc. (GRPN) (CIK 0001490281)
Date: Nov. 1, 2011 · CIK: 0001490281 · Accession: 0001047469-11-008885
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Groupon, Inc.
600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 620
Chicago, Illinois 60654
November 1,
2011
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL
Mr. Larry
Spirgel
Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Mail Stop 3720
Washington, DC 20549-6010
Re:Groupon, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-174661
Dear Mr. Spirgel:
Pursuant
to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Groupon, Inc. ("Groupon") respectfully requests that the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") take such action as may be necessary and proper in order that the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-174661) (the "Registration Statement") be declared effective at 2:00 p.m. (Washington D.C. time), on Thursday,
November 3, 2011, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
In
connection with the foregoing request to accelerate the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, Groupon acknowledges that:
1.should
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;
2.the
action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective does not relieve Groupon
from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and
3.Groupon
may not assert 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.
Please
call Steven J. Gavin at (312) 558-5979 or Matthew F. Bergmann at (312) 558-5924 to provide notice of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Andrew D. Mason
Andrew D. Mason
Chief Executive Officer
Groupon, Inc.