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ROCKET COMPANIES, INC.
1050 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226

 

                                   August 3, 2020

 

VIA EDGAR

 

Division of Corporation Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attention:   J. Nolan McWilliams
                   Attorney-Advisor
                   Division of Corporation Finance

 

Rocket Companies, Inc.
Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-239726)

 

Dear Mr. McWilliams:

 

On July 31, 2020, we submitted a request pursuant to Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “S-1”) relating to the registration of 172,500,000 shares (including 22,500,000 shares to cover over-allotments) of Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Rocket Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) be accelerated to August 4, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. E.S.T. or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. We hereby request that the previously mentioned effective date be delayed to August 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. E.S.T. or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.

 

We understand that the Staff will consider this request as confirmation by the Company of its awareness of its responsibilities under the federal securities laws as they relate to the issuance of the securities covered by the Registration Statement. If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact John C. Kennedy of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP at (212) 373-3025.

 

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 Very truly yours,
  
 By: /s/ Angelo Vitale
   Name: Angelo Vitale
   Title: General Counsel and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]

 

 

 

August 3, 2020

 

Division of Corporation Finance

 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:    Rocket Companies, Inc.
          Registration Statement on
          Form S-1 (File No. 333-239726)

 

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In connection with the proposed offering of the securities under the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”), we, as representatives of the underwriters, joined Rocket Companies, Inc.’s request, made on July 31, 2020, that the effective date of the Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective on August 4, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. E.S.T., or as soon as practicable thereafter. We hereby request that the previously mentioned effective date be delayed to August 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. E.S.T. or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.

 

The following is supplemental information supplied under Rule 418(a)(7) and Rule 460 under the Securities Act of 1933:

 

(i) Date of preliminary prospectus:  July 28, 2020
(ii) Dates of distribution:  July 28, 2020 – date hereof
(iii) Number of prospective underwriters to whom the preliminary prospectus was furnished:  20
(iv) Number of prospectuses so distributed:  approximately 3,270 copies

 

We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

 

Very truly yours,  
   
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC  
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC  
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC  
RBC Capital Markets, LLC  
   
   
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC  
   
By: /s/ Erich Bluhm  
Name: Erich Bluhm  
Title: Managing Director  
   
   
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC  
   
By: /s/ Neil Guha  
Name: Neil Guha  
Title: Executive Director  
   
   
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC  
   
By: /s/ John Kolz  
Name: John Kolz  
Title: Managing Director  
   
   
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC  
   
By: /s/ Michael Rhodes  
Name: Michael Rhodes  
Title: Vice President  
   
   
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC  
   
By: /s/ Amir Emami  
Name: Amir Emami  
Title: Director  

 

[Signature Page to Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]