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INFLUENCE, INC.
900 Kearny Street
5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94133
October 20, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Re: Application for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form S-1
(SEC Reg. No. 333-32987)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, Influence, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"),
hereby applies to withdraw the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC Reg. No.
333-32987), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on June 23, 1998, as subsequently amended (the "Registration
Statement").
The reason for the Registrant's application of withdrawal is that, based in part
on the advice of the Registrant's underwriters as to prevailing market
conditions, the Company has determined that proceeding with the public offering
at this time is inadvisable.
No securities have been issued or sold under the Registration Statement. The
Registrant requests that the Commission consent to this application on the
grounds that the withdrawal of the Registration Statement is consistent with the
public interest and protection of investors, as contemplated by Rule 477 of the
rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
Should the staff of the Commission have further questions regarding this
application, please do not hesitate to contact our counsel, Paul I. Rachlin,
Esq., of Arnold & Porter, at (212) 715-1172, or the undersigned at (415)
421-5600.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby makes this application to withdraw
the above-referenced Registration Statement, and respectfully requests that the
Commission enter an order confirming and approving the same.
Sincerely,
INFLUENCE, INC.
By: /s/ Peter A. Bick, M.D.
Peter A. Bick, M.D.
President and Chief
Executive Officer
