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SEC Company Response from Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) (CIK 0001607678) (VKTX) — Mar 31, 2016

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) (CIK 0001607678)
Date: March 31, 2016 · CIK: 0001607678 · Accession: 0001193125-16-526266

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File numbers found in text: 333-208182

Date
March 31, 2016
Author
/s/ Jeffrey T. Hartlin
Form
CORRESP
Company
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) (CIK 0001607678)

Letter

1(650) 320-1804

jeffhartlin@paulhastings.com

March 31, 2016

79891.00003

VIA EDGAR AND OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Mail Stop 4720

Washington, DC 20549

Attention:

Suzanne Hayes, Assistant Director, Office of Healthcare and Insurance

Alla Berenshteyn

Amy Reischauer

Re:

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1 – Amendment No. 3

Filed April 1, 2016

File No. 333-208182

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), we submit this letter to the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to inform you that the Company filed Amendment No. 3 (“Amendment No. 3”) to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-208182) (the “Registration Statement”) on April 1, 2016. For the convenience of the Staff, we are providing by overnight delivery a courtesy package that includes: (1) three copies of Amendment No. 3 as filed with the Commission, marked to show the changes from Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on March 25, 2016, and (2) one copy of the exhibits filed with Amendment No. 3.

*****

Please direct your questions or comments regarding Amendment No. 3 to the undersigned at (650) 320-1804; jeffhartlin@paulhastings.com.

Thank you for your assistance.

Very truly yours,
/s/ Jeffrey T. Hartlin

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 1(650) 320-1804

jeffhartlin@paulhastings.com

March 31, 2016

79891.00003

 VIA EDGAR AND OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 Division of Corporation
Finance

 100 F Street, N.E.

 Mail Stop 4720

Washington, DC 20549

Attention:

 Suzanne Hayes, Assistant Director, Office of Healthcare and Insurance

Alla Berenshteyn

 Amy Reischauer

Re:

 Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1 – Amendment No. 3

Filed April 1, 2016

 File No.
333-208182

 Ladies and Gentlemen:

 On
behalf of Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), we submit this letter to the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) to inform you that the Company filed Amendment No. 3 (“Amendment No. 3”) to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-208182) (the “Registration
Statement”) on April 1, 2016. For the convenience of the Staff, we are providing by overnight delivery a courtesy package that includes: (1) three copies of Amendment No. 3 as filed with the Commission, marked to show the changes from
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on March 25, 2016, and (2) one copy of the exhibits filed with Amendment No. 3.

*****

 Please direct your questions or comments
regarding Amendment No. 3 to the undersigned at (650) 320-1804; jeffhartlin@paulhastings.com.

 Thank you for your assistance.

Very truly yours,

 /s/ Jeffrey T. Hartlin

Jeffrey T. Hartlin

 of PAUL HASTINGS LLP

cc:
Brian Lian, Ph.D., Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

 Paul Hastings LLP  |  1117 S. California Avenue  |  Palo Alto, California 94304

t: +1.650.320.1800  |  www.paulhastings.com