December 7, 2020
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Service
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | Blaise Rhodes | |
Adam Phippen | ||
Taylor Beech | ||
Erin Jaskot |
Re: | Airbnb, Inc. | |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Form No. 333-250118) | ||
Request for Acceleration of Effective Date |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), we, as representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of Airbnb, Inc. (the Company) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-named Registration Statement so that it becomes effective at 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, on December 9, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that approximately 6,100 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus included in the above-named Registration Statement, as amended, were distributed during the period from December 1, 2020 through the date hereof, to prospective underwriters, institutions, dealers and others.
We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Very truly yours, | ||
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters | ||
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||
By: | /s/ ROHAN MEHRA | |
Name: | Rohan Mehra | |
Title: | Executive Director |
[Signature Page to Underwriters Acceleration Request Letter]
Very truly yours, | ||
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters | ||
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||
By: | /s/ WILLIAM CONNOLLY | |
Name: | William Connolly | |
Title: | Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Underwriters Acceleration Request Letter]