INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

495 South High Street, Suite 50

Columbus, Ohio 43215

February 10, 2014

VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION AND EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

 

Re:	Installed Building Products, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-193247)

Acceleration Request:

Requested Date: February 12, 2014

Requested Time: 3:00 PM Eastern Time

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Installed Building Products, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-193247) (the “Registration Statement”) so that it may become effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

In connection with this acceleration request, the Company hereby acknowledges that:

(a) should the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement;

(b) the action of the Commission or its staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and

(c) it 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.

The Company understands that the staff will consider this request as confirmation by the Company of its awareness of its responsibilities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as they relate to the proposed public offering of the securities specified in the Registration Statement.

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[Signature Page – Company Acceleration Request]

BY EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-3628

 

Attention:

Ms. Pamela A. Long

Assistant Director

February 10, 2014

 

Re:	Installed Building Products, Inc.

Registration Statement Filed on Form S-1

Registration No. 333-193247

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the above-captioned Registration Statement, we wish to advise that between February 3, 2014 and the date hereof the number of Preliminary Prospectuses dated February 3, 2014, which were furnished to 6 prospective underwriters and distributed to underwriters, institutional investors, individuals, dealers, brokers and others was approximately 2,735.

We have been informed by the participating underwriters that they will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

We hereby join in the request of the registrant that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated to 3:00 p.m., Eastern time, on February 12, 2014 or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

 

 

 

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Very truly yours,

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

UBS SECURITIES LLC

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

BY: DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

 

By:		/s/ Warren F. Estey
Name:		Warren F. Estey
Title:		Managing Director

 

By:		/s/ Benjamin Marsh
Name:		Benjamin Marsh
Title:		Director

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BY: UBS SECURITIES LLC

 

By:		/s/ Nathan Bond
Name:		Nathan Bond
Title:		Director

 

By:		/s/ Justin Smolkin
Name:		Justin Smolkin
Title:		Executive Director