RITE
AID Corporation
P.O. Box 3165
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105
(717) 761-2633
August 30, 2024
Via EDGAR Submission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Mara Ransom |
| Kate Beukenkamp |
| Re: | Rite Aid Corporation and Co-Applicants | |
| Application for Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3 With Respect to Floating Rate Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2031, 15.000% Third-Priority Series A Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2031, and 15.000% Third-Priority Series B Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2031 | ||
| File No. 022-29116 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Application for Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3 with respect to Floating Rate Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2031, 15.000% Third-Priority Series A Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2031, and 15.000% Third-Priority Series B Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2031, originally filed on August 19, 2024 (File No. 022-29116) (as amended) (the “Exit Notes Form T-3”), of Rite Aid Corporation (the “Company”) and the Co-Applicants named therein.
In accordance with Section 307(c) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Company and the Co-Applicants hereby request acceleration of the effective date of the above referenced Exit Notes Form T-3 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time, on August 30, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Please contact Shagufa R. Hossain at (202) 389 3436 or Rachel W. Sheridan at (202) 389 3440, as soon as the Exit Notes Form T-3 has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
| Sincerely, | ||
| RITE AID CORPORATION | ||
| /s/ Matthew Schroeder | ||
| Name: | Matthew Schroeder | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| cc: | Shagufa R. Hossain, P.C. |
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Rachel W. Sheridan, P.C. Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
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