Ruthigen, Inc.
2455 Bennett Valley Rd., Suite C116
Santa Rosa, California 95404
March 20, 2014
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Amy Reischauer
| Re: | Ruthigen, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-190476
Request for Acceleration
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Ruthigen, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190476), as amended (the “Registration Statement”), so that it may become effective at 9:00 a.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on March 21, 2014, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff. This request for acceleration is subject, however, to your receiving a telephone call prior to such time from our legal counsel, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., confirming this request. Under separate cover, you will receive a letter from the managing underwriter of the proposed offering joining in the Registrant’s request for acceleration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
The Registrant hereby acknowledges that:
| (i) | should the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (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; | ||
| (ii) | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and | ||
| (iii) | the Registrant may not assert staff comments and 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. |
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Please call Linda K. Rockett (617-348-4888) of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., counsel to the Company, with any comments or questions regarding this matter.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Ruthigen, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Hojabr Alimi | |
| Name: Hojabr Alimi Title: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Science Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
| cc: | Securities and Exchange Commission |
Jeffrey Riedler, Assistant Director
Ibolya Ignat
Mark Brunhofer
Amy Reischauer
Daniel Greenspan
Ruthigen, Inc.
Sameer Harish, Chief Financial Officer
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Linda K. Rockett, Esq.
Merav Gershtenman, Esq.
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
Joseph A. Smith, Esq.
Robert F. Charron, Esq.
Marcum LLP
Anthony Basile
Mitchell Watt
Dawson James Securities, Inc.
1 North Federal Highway, 5th Floor
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
March 20, 2014
Via EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Ruthigen, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
File No. 333-190476
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby joins in the request of Ruthigen, Inc. that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective on Friday, March 21, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. (Washington D.C. time), or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we wish to advise you that we have distributed approximately 1,200 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated March 12, 2014 (the “Preliminary Prospectus”) through the date hereof, to underwriters, dealers, institutions and others.
In connection with the Preliminary Prospectus distribution for the above-referenced issue, the undersigned, as the Representative of the several underwriters, have confirmed that they have complied with and will continue to comply with Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Sincerely,
dawson james securities. Inc.
As Representative of the Several Underwriters,
/s/ Robert D. Keyser, Jr.
By: Robert D. Keyser, Jr.
Title: Chief Executive Officer