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CONFIDENTIAL SUBMISSION
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549
RE: Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 for Abcam plc
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Abcam plc, a public listed company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”), we hereby confidentially submit a draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”) of the Company as an “Emerging Growth Company” pursuant to Title I, Section 106 under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 and Section 24(b)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for non-public review by the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) prior to the public filing of the Registration Statement.
Pursuant to Section 71003 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act and based on guidance issued by the Staff in connection therewith, the Company is omitting from the Registration Statement its annual financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2018 as well as unaudited interim financial information as of and for the period ended December 31, 2019, because it reasonably believes that such financial statements will not be required to be included in the Registration Statement at the time of the contemplated offering.
If you have any questions with respect to this confidential submission, please call me at (212) 906-2916.
Best regards, |
/s/ Nathan Ajiashvili |
Nathan Ajiashvili of LATHAM & WATKINS LLP |
Enclosure
cc: | Alan Hirzel, Abcam plc |
Michael Baldock, Abcam plc
Ian D. Schuman, Latham & Watkins LLP
Robbie McLaren, Latham & Watkins LLP