September 27, 2023
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Madeleine Mateo
| Re: | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation | |
| Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 | ||
| Filed September 26, 2023 | ||
| File No. 333-274490 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation hereby requests that the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-274490) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to September 29, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Should you have any questions or comments regarding the foregoing, please contact Charlotte May of Covington & Burling, LLP at (202) 662-5732. In addition, please notify Ms. May by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Sincerely, | ||
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ John C. Asbury | |
| John C. Asbury | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
cc: Rachael R. Lape, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
Jeffrey V. Haley, American National Bankshares Inc.
Frank M. Conner III, Covington & Burling LLP
Charlotte May, Covington & Burling LLP
Brianna M. Bloodgood, Covington & Burling LLP
Scott H. Richter, Williams Mullen
Benjamin A. McCall, Williams Mullen
Lee G. Lester, Williams Mullen
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