Company Acceleration Request

0001193125-18-034769.txt : 20180309 0001193125-18-034769.hdr.sgml : 20180309 20180207162903 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-034769 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180207 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cadence Bancorporation CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001614184 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 3800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 7138714000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 3800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Company Acceleration Request

Cadence Bancorporation

2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 3800

Houston, Texas 77056

February 7, 2018

VIA EDGAR

Office of Financial Services

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Era Anagnosti

Re:

Cadence Bancorporation

Registration Statement on Form S-1

Filed February 2, 2018

File No. 333-222824

Dear Ms. Anagnosti,

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Cadence Bancorporation (the “Company”) hereby requests the effectiveness of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222824) be accelerated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to 4:30 pm, New York City time, on February 8, 2018 or as soon as practicable thereafter; provided, that the Company respectfully requests that the Commission does not declare the Registration Statement effective until it receives telephonic or e-mail confirmation from the Company on such date.

The Company hereby authorizes Mark F. Veblen of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. Please contact Mr. Veblen at (212) 403-1396 with any questions you may have concerning this request, and please notify him when this request for acceleration has been granted.


Sincerely,

CADENCE BANCORPORATION

By:		/s/ Jerry W. Powell
Name:		Jerry W. Powell
Title:		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

cc:	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Mark F. Veblen