SEC Company Response from Alector, Inc. (ALEC) (CIK 0001653087) (ALEC) — Feb 4, 2019
Alector, Inc. (ALEC) (CIK 0001653087)
Date: Feb. 4, 2019 · CIK: 0001653087 · Accession: 0001193125-19-026991
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Cowen and Company, LLC
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Barclays Capital Inc.
745 7th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
February 4, 2019
Securities and Exchange
Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street,
N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:
Alector, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Registration File No. 333-229152
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we, as representatives of the several
underwriters, hereby join in the request of Alector, Inc. (the “Company”) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-named Registration Statement so that it becomes effective at 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, on February 6,
2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that we have effected the following
distribution of the Company’s preliminary prospectus dated January 29, 2019:
i.
Dates of distribution: January 29, 2019 through the date hereof
Securities and Exchange Commission
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ii.
Number of prospective underwriters to which the preliminary prospectus was furnished: 4
iii.
Number of preliminary prospectuses furnished to investors: approximately 1726
iv.
Number of preliminary prospectuses distributed to others, including the Company, the Company’s counsel,
independent accountants, and underwriters’ counsel: approximately 115
We, the undersigned, as representatives of
the several underwriters, have complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Very truly yours,
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Cowen and Company, LLC
Barclays Capital Inc.
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters
By:
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
By:
/s/ Chris Rigoli
Name: Chris Rigoli
Title: Vice President
By:
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
By:
/s/ Charles Newton
Name: Charles Newton
Title: Managing Director
By:
Cowen and Company, LLC
By:
/s/ Tanya Joseph
Name: Tanya Joseph
Title: Managing Director
By:
Barclays Capital Inc.
By:
/s/ Jason Haas
Name: Jason Haas
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]