Enterprise Financial Services Corp
150 North Meramec
Clayton, Missouri 63105
(314) 725-5500
April 24, 2017
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: David Lin, Senior Staff Attorney
Re: Enterprise Financial Services Corp - Request for Acceleration
Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (Amendment No. 2)
File No. 333-215348
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Registrant”) hereby respectfully requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (Amendment No. 2) (File No. 333-315348), so that it may become effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on April 26, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Registrant hereby authorizes Paul Jaskot, of Reed Smith LLP, attorney for the Registrant, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
The Registrant requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Paul Jaskot at (215) 851-8180 or, in his absence, Bree Archambault at (215) 851-8140.
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP | |||
By: | /s/ Keene S. Turner | ||
Keene S. Turner | |||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
cc: Katelyn Donovan, Staff Attorney