Form: CORRESP

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December 5, 2016

December 5, 2016

Via EDGAR

 

 

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Mail Stop 4546

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

Attn:

Suzanne Hayes

 

Scot Foley

 

Mary Beth Breslin

 

 

Re:

Cerecor Inc.

 

Registration Statement on Form S-3

 

File No. 333-214507

 

 

 

 

 

Acceleration Request

 

Requested Date:  Wednesday, December 7, 2016

 

Requested Time:  4:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-214507) (the “Registration Statement”) to become effective on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff (the “Staff”).

 

Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Brent B. Siler of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (202) 728-7040, or in his absence, Madison Jones at (202) 728-7087.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

Cerecor Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mariam E. Morris

 

 

 

 

 

Mariam E. Morris

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cc:

Uli Hacksell, Ph.D., Cerecor Inc.

 

 

 

 

Brent B. Siler, Cooley LLP

 

 

 

 

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