FAST Acquisition Corp.
3 Minetta Street
New York, NY 10012
August 18, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Erin Purnell
Office of Manufacturing
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | FAST Acquisition Corp. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-1 | |
| Filed August 4, 2020, as amended | |
| File No. 333-240333 |
Dear Ms. Purnell:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, FAST Acquisition Corp. respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so as to permit it to become effective at 4:00 p.m. Washington D.C. time on August 20, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please call Elliott Smith of White & Case LLP at (212) 819-8200 to provide notice of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| FAST Acquisition Corp. | ||
| By: | /s/ Garrett Schreiber | |
| Name: | Garrett Schreiber | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
cc: Elliott Smith, White & Case LLP
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