Churchill Capital Corp II
640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10019
June 26, 2019
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | Danilo Castelli |
Lilyanna Peyser |
Churchill Capital Corp II
Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-232057)
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby request that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “S-1”) relating to the registration of 69,000,000 units (including 9,000,000 shares to cover over-allotments), each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one third of one warrant, of Churchill Capital Corp II (the “Company”) be accelerated to June 26, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
We understand that the Staff will consider this request as confirmation by the Company of its awareness of its responsibilities under the federal securities laws as they relate to the issuance of the securities covered by the Registration Statement. If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact Raphael M. Russo of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP at (212) 373-3309.
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Very truly yours, | |||
By: | /s/ Peter Seibold | ||
Name: | Peter Seibold | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |