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Auditor Changes

Auditor resignations, dismissals, and non-reliance under 8-K Items 4.01/4.02.

8-K items 4.01, 4.02 JSON
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.

“Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte"), the Company’s current independent registered public accounting firm, will continue as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and is dismissed effective upon completion of the audit of the financial statements for such fiscal year”
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. engaged Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“on March 9, 2023, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2024”
CYRX Cryoport, Inc.

Cryoport, Inc. dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“The Company notified EY on March 9, 2023 that it would be dismissed as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of March 9, 2023”
CYRX Cryoport, Inc.

Cryoport, Inc. engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.

“Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant Appointment of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm On March 9, 2023, Cryoport, Inc. (the “Company”), at the direction of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Audit Committee”), approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2023 and the dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in each case, effective as of March 9, 2023. The engagement of Deloitte is subject to completion of Deloitte’s standard client acceptance procedures and”
GLOBAL TECH INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.

GLOBAL TECH INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. engaged B F Borgers, CPA PC as its auditor.

“On March 8, 2023, the Company engaged B F Borgers, CPA PC, as its independent accountant to provide auditing services going forward for the Company.”
RNGR Ranger Energy Services, Inc.

Ranger Energy Services, Inc. engaged Grant Thornton, LLP as its auditor.

“the Committee approved the appointment on March 8, 2023 of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023”
RNGR Ranger Energy Services, Inc.

Ranger Energy Services, Inc. dismissed BDO USA, LLP as its auditor.

“This action dismisses BDO as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to be effective upon the filing of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2023.”
CapForce Inc.

CapForce Inc. engaged UHY LLP as its auditor.

“effective March 14, 2023, the Company engaged UHY LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm”
ZD ZIFF DAVIS, INC.

ZIFF DAVIS, INC. engaged KPMG LLP as its auditor.

“on March 8, 2023, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm”
ZD ZIFF DAVIS, INC.

ZIFF DAVIS, INC. dismissed BDO USA, LLP as its auditor.

“On March 8, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ziff Davis, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.”
RMAX RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. engaged Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“the Committee approved the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023”
RMAX RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. dismissed KPMG LLP as its auditor.

“the Committee approved the dismissal of KPMG as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm.”
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc.

USA TODAY Co., Inc. engaged Grant Thornton LLP as its auditor.

“(b) Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP On March 9, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the engagement of Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc.

USA TODAY Co., Inc. dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“(a) Dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP On March 9, 2023, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Gannett Co., Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed Ernst & Young LLP (“Former Auditor”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective March 9, 2023.”
Dynamic Shares Trust

Dynamic Shares Trust engaged Cohen & Co, Ltd. as its auditor.

“The Sponsor of the Fund appointed Cohen & Co, Ltd. as the independent registered public accounting firm on March 7, 2023.”
Dynamic Shares Trust

BBD, LLP resigned as auditor of Dynamic Shares Trust.

“On March 7, 2023, BBD, LLP, the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm, merged with Cohen & Co, Ltd. As a result of the merger, BBD, LLP has resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Registrant.”
BGFR BestGofer Inc.

BestGofer Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“On January 19, 2023 the Company’s Principal Financial Officer, in consultation with the Company’s Board of Directors, determined the need for restated financial statements due to the previous materially incorrect recording of Company payables. The Company discussed this situation, prior to the restatement, with our current auditors. The Company’s financial statements have been corrected to include correctly recorded payables.”
OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold ETF

VanEck Merk Gold ETF engaged Cohen & Company as its auditor.

“Merk, as Sponsor of the Registrant, has approved the engagement of Cohen to serve as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the Registrant's year ended January 31, 2023.”
OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold ETF

BBD, LLP resigned as auditor of VanEck Merk Gold ETF.

“On March 8, 2023, Merk Investments LLC ("Merk"), as Sponsor of the VanEck Merk Gold Trust (the "Registrant"), was notified that BBD, LLP ("BBD"), the independent registered public accounting firm for the Registrant, completed a business combination with Cohen & Company ("Cohen") on March 6, 2023. As a result of this transaction, BBD has resigned its engagement with the Registrant immediately.”
SMART FOR LIFE, INC.

SMART FOR LIFE, INC. engaged CohnReznick LLP as its auditor.

“the Company expects it will likely engage CohnReznick to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 but has not engaged them at this time.”
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.

Aurora Innovation, Inc. engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its auditor.

“On March 7, 2023, upon the completion of a comprehensive selection process, the Audit Committee appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, subject to PwC’s customary client acceptance procedures and the execution of an engagement letter.”
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.

Aurora Innovation, Inc. dismissed KPMG LLP as its auditor.

“On March 7, 2023, upon the completion of a comprehensive selection process, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”), of Aurora Innovation, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
ORGN Origin Materials, Inc.

Origin Materials, Inc. engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.

“On March 6, 2023, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.”
ORGN Origin Materials, Inc.

Origin Materials, Inc. dismissed Grant Thornton LLP as its auditor.

“On March 6, 2023, the Audit Committee approved the dismissal of the Grant Thornton LLP ("GT") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.”
ACON Aclarion, Inc.

Daszkal Bolton, LLP resigned as auditor of Aclarion, Inc..

“On March 8, 2023, Aclarion, Inc. (“Aclarion” or the “Company”) was notified that Daszkal Bolton, LLP (“Daszkal”), Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, completed a business combination agreement with CohnReznick LLP (“CohnReznick”). As a result of this transaction, Daszkal is resigning its engagement with the Company immediately.”
MVNC Marvion Inc.

Marvion Inc. engaged Olayinka Oyebola & Co. as its auditor.

“Concurrently therewith, we retained the firm of Olayinka Oyebola & Co. ("OO"), to audit our consolidated financial statements for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.”
MVNC Marvion Inc.

J&S Associates resigned as auditor of Marvion Inc..

“On March 3, 2023, the Board of Directors of Bonanza Goldfields Corp., a Nevada corporation ("we" or "us"), approved the resignation of J&S Associates ("J&S") as our independent registered public accountant, effective immediately.”
Everi Holdings Inc.

Everi Holdings Inc. engaged Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“the Audit Committee selected Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, subject to EY’s completion of its standard client acceptance procedures”
Everi Holdings Inc.

Everi Holdings Inc. dismissed BDO USA, LLP as its auditor.

“the Audit Committee notified BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) that it had determined to dismiss BDO as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of that same date”
ASTE ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC

ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.

“the Audit Committee appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for its year ending December 31, 2023”
ASTE ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC

ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC dismissed KPMG LLP as its auditor.

“KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) was notified on behalf of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Astec Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) that it was dismissed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective immediately.”
XOS Xos, Inc.

Xos, Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“On March 8, 2023, the audit committee (the "Audit Committee") of the Board of Directors of Xos, Inc. (the "Company"), after discussion with the Company's management, concluded that the Company's previously issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 (collectively, the "Restated Financials"), each as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), should no longer be relied upon and should be restated”
CARM Carisma Therapeutics Inc.

Carisma Therapeutics Inc. engaged KPMG LLP as its auditor.

“On March 7, 2023, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2023.”
CARM Carisma Therapeutics Inc.

Carisma Therapeutics Inc. dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of the effective time of the Merger.”
LEU CENTRUS ENERGY CORP

CENTRUS ENERGY CORP engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.

“the Committee on March 3, 2023 approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023”
LEU CENTRUS ENERGY CORP

CENTRUS ENERGY CORP dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its auditor.

“the Committee approved the dismissal of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm on March 3, 2023. PwC was dismissed on March 6, 2023.”
SPCE Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc dismissed KPMG LLP as its auditor.

“On March 2, 2023, the Committee dismissed KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.”
SPCE Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc engaged Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“On March 2, 2023, the Audit Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") approved the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, effective immediately.”
BIXT BIOXYTRAN, INC

BIOXYTRAN, INC engaged BF Borgers CPA PC as its auditor.

“engaged the accounting firm of BF Borgers CPA PC ("BF Borgers") as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm.”
BIXT BIOXYTRAN, INC

BIOXYTRAN, INC dismissed Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah as its auditor.

“agreed to dismiss the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah ("Pinnacle"), effective as of March 06, 2023.”
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“tember 30, 2021, March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022 (collectively, the “Non-Reliance Periods”) included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC for the Non-Reliance Periods, should no longer be relied upon. In addition to the restatement errors described above, the Company expects to correct certain items that were previously identified and concluded as immaterial, individually and in the aggregate, to the financial statements for the Non-Reliance Periods. Similarly, any previously issued or filed reports, press releases, earnings releases, and investor presentations or other communications describing the Company’s consolidated unaudited financial statements which report EPS or Net Income attributable to non-controlling interest, and other related financial information covering the Non-Reliance Periods should no longer be relied upon. The mis”
BWB Bridgewater Bancshares Inc

Bridgewater Bancshares Inc dismissed CliftonLarsonAllen LLP as its auditor.

“the Audit Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors of Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved the dismissal of the Company’s current independent registered public accounting firm, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (“ CLA ”), upon completion of the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2022.”
GROW U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC

U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“On March 1, 2023, the Company’s audit committee (the “Audit Committee”), based on the recommendation of, and after consultation with, the Company’s management, and as discussed with BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the previously issued financial statements, concluded that the Company’s audited financial statements as reported in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on September 1, 2022, and the financial statements as reported in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on November 10, 2022, should no longer be relied upon due to inaccurate fair value measurements of a certain corporate investment (the “Non-Reliance Periods”).”
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.

Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“On March 3, 2023, the audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) concluded, after discussion with the Company’s management and Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, that the unaudited condensed combined financial statements of the Company’s Predecessor (as defined below) as of September 30, 2022 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 (collectively, the “Subject Periods”) included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 14, 2022 for the Subject Periods, should no longer be relied upon.”
BMTM Bright Mountain Media, Inc.

Bright Mountain Media, Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“On March 6, 2023, the Board of Directors of Bright Mountain Media, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”), determined that the Company’s previously issued unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the interim quarterly periods ended June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 (collectively, the “Prior Period Financial Statements”), should no longer be relied upon due to material errors”
MCHB Mechanics Bancorp

Mechanics Bancorp engaged Crowe as its auditor.

“On March 3, 2023, Deloitte’s dismissal as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the engagement of Crowe as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, each became effective”
MCHB Mechanics Bancorp

Mechanics Bancorp dismissed Deloitte as its auditor.

“On March 3, 2023, Deloitte’s dismissal as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the engagement of Crowe as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, each became effective”
ANVS Annovis Bio, Inc.

Annovis Bio, Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“ear ended December 31, 2022 the restated financial statements for each of the Non-Reliance Periods (“Restatements”). As a result, the unaudited financial statements for each of the Non-Reliance Periods should no longer be relied on. S imilarly, any previously issued or filed reports, press releases, earnings releases, and investor presentations or other communications describing”
SGLY Singularity Future Technology Ltd.

Singularity Future Technology Ltd. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“On February 28, 2023 , the audit committee of Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (the “Company”), after discussion with the management of the Company, and in consultation with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, concluded that the Company’s previously issued financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 29, 2021 (the “2021 Form 10-K”) should no longer be relied upon”
Better For You Wellness, Inc.

Better For You Wellness, Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“On February 5, 2023, the management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Better For You Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) concluded that the following financial statements should be restated and should no longer be relied upon”

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