A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners

590 Madison Ave., 28th Floor

New York, NY 10022

July 21, 2023

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Life Sciences

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

	Re:	Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”)
		Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-273067) (the “Registration Statement”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to our letter, filed as correspondence via EDGAR on July 14, 2023, in which A.G.P / Alliance Global Partners as Placement Agent, joined the Company’s request for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement for 5:30pm Eastern Time on July 18, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable, in accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company is no longer requesting that such Registration Statement be declared effective at this time and we hereby formally withdraw our request for acceleration of the effective date.

 

		Very truly yours,
	A.G.P / Alliance Global Partners
	By:		/s/ Thomas J. Higgins
	Name:		Thomas J. Higgins
	Title:		Managing Director

 

 

 

 

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