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Attention: Erin Purnell
  Thomas Jones
  Kevin Stertzel
  Dale Welcome

 

Re:Vertical Aerospace Ltd.
Registration Statement on Form F-4

Filed on November 1, 2021
CIK No. 0001867102

 

On behalf of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (the “Company”), we are hereby submitting an amended Registration Statement on Form F-4 (“Amendment No. 5”). The Company previously submitted a Registration Statement on Form F-4 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 9, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on August 24, 2021 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on September 20, 2021 (“Amendment No. 2”), October 8, 2021 (“Amendment No. 3”) and Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on November 1, 2021 (“Amendment No. 4”). Amendment No. 5 has been revised to reflect the Company’s responses to the comment letter with respect to Amendment No. 4 received on November 1, 2021 (the “Comment Letter”) from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”).

 

For reference purposes, the text of the Comment Letter has been reproduced herein with responses below each numbered comment. Unless otherwise indicated, page references in the descriptions of the Staff’s comments refer to Amendment No. 4 and page references in the responses refer to Amendment No. 5. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms herein will have the meanings assigned to them in Amendment No. 5.

 

Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation, page 179

 

1.In the paragraph where you discuss the Convertible Senior Secured Notes, please disclose and quantify the applicable interest rate.

 

Response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that it has revised page 180 of Amendment No. 5 in response to the comment.

 

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We hope the foregoing answers are responsive to your comments. Please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at +1 (405) 933 4988 with any questions or comments regarding this correspondence.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ J. David Stewart
   
  of LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

 

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Stephen Fitzpatrick, Vertical Aerospace Ltd.
Vinny Casey, Vertical Aerospace Ltd.
Michael Cervenka, Vertical Aerospace Ltd.
Robbie McLaren, Latham & Watkins (London) LLP
David A. Sakowitz, Winston & Strawn LLP
Michael J. Blankenship, Winston & Strawn LLP
Paul Amiss, Winston & Strawn (London) LLP