Morphic Holding, Inc.
35 Gatehouse Drive, A2
Waltham, MA 02451
June 24, 2019
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
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Jeffrey Gabor |
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Morphic Holding, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-231837) originally filed May 30, 2019, as amended, and corresponding Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-38940) filed June 14, 2019 |
Requested Date: June 26, 2019
Requested Time: 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Morphic Holding, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission take appropriate action to declare the above-captioned Registration Statements on Form S-1 and Form 8-A effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Registrant hereby authorizes Robert A. Freedman or Julia Forbess, both of whom are attorneys with the Registrant’s outside legal counsel, Fenwick & West LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
The Registrant requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. Freedman at (650) 335-7292 or, in his absence, Ms. Forbess at (415) 875-2420.
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MORPHIC HOLDING, INC. | |
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/s/ William DeVaul |
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William DeVaul |
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General Counsel, and Secretary |
cc: Praveen Tipirneni, Chief Executive Officer
Morphic Holding, Inc.
Robert A. Freedman, Esq.
Effie Toshav, Esq.
Fenwick & West LLP
[Signature Page to Company Acceleration Request Letter]