0001193125-19-138179.txt : 20190606 0001193125-19-138179.hdr.sgml : 20190606 20190506152902 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-19-138179 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190506 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cortexyme, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001662774 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 269 EAST GRAND AVE CITY: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94080 BUSINESS PHONE: 415-910-5717 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 269 EAST GRAND AVE CITY: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94080 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP

LOGO

May 6, 2019

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attn:

Suzanne Hayes

    

Jeffrey Gabor

    

Joseph McCann

 

Re:

Cortexyme, Inc. Acceleration Request

Acceleration Request

  Requested Date:    May 8, 2019
  Requested Time:            3:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Cortexyme, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-230853), as amended, effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable.

The Company hereby authorizes Andrew D. Thorpe or Peter M. Lamb, both of whom are attorneys with the Company’s outside legal counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.

The Company requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. Thorpe at (415) 773-5970, or in his absence, Mr. Lamb at (650) 289-7117.

 

 

269 East Grand Ave.

South San Francisco, CA 94080


Sincerely,

CORTEXYME, INC.

 

By:

 

 

/s/ Casey C. Lynch

  Name: Casey C. Lynch
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

cc:

Chris Lowe, Cortexyme, Inc.

    

Andrew D. Thorpe, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP

    

Peter M. Lamb, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP

    

Brian J. Cuneo, Latham & Watkins LLP

    

B. Shayne Kennedy LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP

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