July 21, 2017
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Mr. David Gessert
| Re: | RBB Bancorp |
| Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of |
Form S-l
| SEC File No. 333-219018 (“Registration |
| Statement”) |
Dear Mr. Gessert:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, RBB Bancorp (the “Company”), as registrant, the undersigned officer hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 3:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) or as soon as practicable thereafter on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. By separate letter, the underwriters of the sale of the securities being registered join in this request for acceleration.
The Company hereby authorizes Loren P. Hansen of Loren P. Hansen, APC to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. Please contact Mr. Hansen at (949)275-1145 with any questions you may have concerning this request, and please notify him when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Very truly yours, |
| RB Bancorp |
| /s/ Yee Phong (Alan) Thian |
| Yee Phong (Alan) Thian |
| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| cc: | Loren P. Hansen |
| Loren P. Hansen, APC |