Stellar Acquisition III Inc.
90 Kifissias Avenue
Maroussi 15125
Athens, Greece
| August 18, 2016 |
VIA EDGAR
Amanda Ravitz
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Stellar Acquisition III Inc. | |
| Registration Statement on Form S-1 | ||
| Filed June 30, 2016, as amended | ||
| File No. 333-212377 | ||
Dear Ms. Ravitz:
On August 12, 2016, Stellar Acquisition III Inc. (the “Company”) requested acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement so that it would become effective at 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on August 16, 2016, or as soon thereafter as practicable. We hereby withdraw our request until further notice.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| By: | /s/ Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis | |
| Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
| cc: | Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | |
| Loeb & Loeb LLP | ||