Mesoblast Limited
Level 38, 55 Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
July 20, 2017
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Jeffrey Gabor
Re: | Mesoblast Limited |
Registration Statement on Form F-3 |
Filed July 10, 2017 |
File No. 333-219210 |
Dear Mr. Gabor:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, Mesoblast Limited (the Company) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form F-3 be accelerated so that it will become effective on July 21, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company hereby acknowledges that:
| should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
| the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
| the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
If you have any questions, or require any additional information, please do not hesitate to call Nate Douglas at Baker & McKenzie LLP, the Companys outside counsel, at (202) 835-4277.
Very truly yours, |
Mesoblast Limited |
/s/ Paul Hodgkinson |
Name: Paul Hodgkinson |
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
cc: | Nate Douglas, Baker & McKenzie LLP |