RE:
SAMSONITE CORPORATION REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-1 (FILE NO.
333-134271)
Dear
Mr. Owings:
Reference
is made to the above captioned registration statement filed by Samsonite
Corporation (“Samsonite”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”).
The
registration statement has not been declared effective by the Commission, no
shares of common stock of Samsonite have been or will be issued or sold under
the registration statement and all activities in respect of the public offering
contemplated thereby have been discontinued.
Accordingly,
pursuant to Rule 477 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Samsonite hereby
respectfully requests that the Commission consent to the immediate withdrawal
of
the registration statement (together will all exhibits thereto) on the grounds
that Samsonite has decided not to pursue the offering to which the registration
statement relates at this time.
Please
do not hesitate to call the undersigned at +44-208-564-4200 or Gregory Fernicola
of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at 212-735-2918 with any
questions you may have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/s/
Richard Wiley________________
Richard
Wiley
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
Samsonite
Corporation
cc: John
Fieldsend
Mara L. Ransom
Phone:
508 851-1400 Fax: 508 851-1402
Samsonite
Corporation | 575 West Street | Suite 110 | Mansfield | Massachusetts
| 02048
Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference
