# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001831363
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-028362
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 2006
**Document Hash:** 6cdb5188755db2f0b1f36f883592bf78
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-028362.hdr.sgml**: 20230313

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-028362

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230208

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001831363
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1065 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 100
- **CITY:** FOSTER CITY
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94404
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 650-525-5535 EXT.101

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1065 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 100
- **CITY:** FOSTER CITY
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94404

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

1065 East Hillsdale Blvd.

Suite 100

Foster City, California 94404

February 8, 2023

**<u>VIA EDGAR SUBMISSION</u>**

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance, Office of Life Sciences

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Cindy Polynice

Re: Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. <br>Registration Statement on Form S-3 <br>File No. 333-269508 <br><u>Request for Acceleration</u>

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-269508), so that it may become effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on February 10, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter, or at such later time as the Registrant or its counsel may orally request via telephone call to the staff.

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|  Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
|  TERNS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | TERNS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
|  By: | /s/ Bryan Yoon |
|  | Name: Bryan Yoon |
|  | Title: Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel |

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