SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-006479 to Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARDS) (CIK 0001614067)
Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARDS) (CIK 0001614067)
Date: June 15, 2023 · CIK: 0001614067 · Accession: 0000000000-23-006479
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United States securities and exchange commission logo
June 15, 2023
Vu Truong
Chief Executive Officer
Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
983 University Avenue, Bldg. B
Los Gatos, California 95032
Re:Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed on June 9, 2023
File No. 333-272128
Dear Vu Truong:
We have limited our review of your registration statement to those issues we have
addressed in our comment.
Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to this comment, we may have additional comments.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Cover Page
1.Given that this is a best-efforts, no minimum, and self-underwritten offering in which you
are not required to arrange for the purchase and sale of any specific number
or dollar amount of shares and that you may not sell the entire amount of common stock
and warrants being offered, please delete the reference to the total amount of proceeds you
may receive from the offering in the header on the cover page. Additionally, when
known, please revise the header to quantify the number of shares underlying the warrants
and prefunded warrants.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
FirstName LastNameVu Truong
Comapany NameAridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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FirstName LastName
Vu Truong
Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
June 15, 2023
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Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration
statement.
Please contact Dillon Hagius at 202-551-7967 or Laura Crotty at 202-551-7614 with any
other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
cc: Jeff Fessler