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Goodwin Procter LLP
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October 26, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Office of Life Sciences
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: |
Donald Field | |
| Susan Block | ||
| Kristin Lochhead | ||
| Kate Tillan | ||
| Re: |
Galecto, Inc. | |
| Erez Chimovits, Søren Lemonius, Chandra Leo and Karen Wagner | ||
| Resignation Letters |
Dear Mr. Field:
On behalf of Galecto, Inc. (the “Company”), we submit the enclosed resignation letters (the “Resignation Letters”) of Erez Chimovits, Søren Lemonius, Chandra Leo and Karen Wagner, each a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company. Each of the Resignation Letters was previously delivered to the Company to inform it that each of Mr. Chimovits, Mr. Lemonius, Dr. Leo and Dr. Wagner, respectively, will automatically resign as a member of the Board effective as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, and that Mr. Chimovits, Mr. Lemonius, Dr. Leo and Dr. Wagner, respectively, will not be responsible for any part of such registration statement.
This letter is being furnished to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Section 11(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to notify the Staff that Mr. Chimovits, Mr. Lemonius, Dr. Leo and Dr. Wagner, respectively, will not be responsible for the contents of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-248719), including any amendments thereto.
If you should have any questions regarding these matters, please contact the undersigned at (212) 813–8853.
| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Edwin M. O’Connor |
| Edwin M. O’Connor, Esq. |
cc: Hans Schambye, Chief Executive Officer, Galecto, Inc.
October 24, 2020
Galecto, Inc.
Ole Maaloes Vej 3,
DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark
Re: Resignation as a Director
To the Board of Directors:
I, Erez Chimovits, write to inform you that I hereby automatically resign from the board of directors (the “Board”) of Galecto, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, and all committees of the Board of the Company and its subsidiaries, effective as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, and that I will not be responsible for any part of such registration statement. In the event that such registration is not effective prior to November 30, 2020, this letter of resignation shall be deemed withdrawn without having been given effect.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Erez Chimovits |
| Erez Chimovits |
89 Medinat Hayehudim St.
Building E
Herzliya 4614001 Israel
October 24, 2020
Galecto, Inc.
Ole Maaloes Vej 3,
DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark
Re: Resignation as a Director
To the Board of Directors:
I, Søren Lemonius, write to inform you that I hereby automatically resign from the board of directors (the “Board”) of Galecto, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, and all committees of the Board of the Company and its subsidiaries, effective as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, and that I will not be responsible for any part of such registration statement. In the event that such registration is not effective prior to November 30, 2020, this letter of resignation shall be deemed withdrawn without having been given effect.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Søren Lemonius |
| Søren Lemonius |
Store Strandstræde 18,
DK-1255 Copenhagen, Denmark
October 25, 2020
Galecto, Inc.
Ole Maaloes Vej 3,
DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark
Re: Resignation as a Director
To the Board of Directors:
I, Chandra Leo, write to inform you that I hereby automatically resign from the board of directors (the “Board”) of Galecto, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, and all committees of the Board of the Company and its subsidiaries, effective as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, and that I will not be responsible for any part of such registration statement. In the event that such registration is not effective prior to November 30, 2020, this letter of resignation shall be deemed withdrawn without having been given effect.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Chandra Leo |
| Chandra Leo |
Suite 4-212-2, 23 Lime Tree Bay Ave.
P.O. Box 30852
Grand Cayman, KY1-1204, Cayman Islands.
October 24, 2020
Galecto, Inc.
Ole Maaloes Vej 3,
DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark
Re: Resignation as a Director
To the Board of Directors:
I, Karen Wagner, write to inform you that I hereby automatically resign from the board of directors (the “Board”) of Galecto, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, and all committees of the Board of the Company and its subsidiaries, effective as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, and that I will not be responsible for any part of such registration statement. In the event that such registration is not effective prior to November 30, 2020, this letter of resignation shall be deemed withdrawn without having been given effect.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Karen Wagner |
| Karen Wagner |
Avenida de la Libertad, 25
4 A-B, 20004, San Sebastian, Spain