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SeaStar Medical Holding Corp (ICU): auditor change — SeaStar Medical to restate 2022 annual and 2023 interim financials over warrant and forward purchase accounting
SeaStar Medical Holding Corp
- Restatement covers FY 2022 and quarters ended Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, 2023.
- Private placement and PIPE warrants must be reclassified from equity to liability and remeasured at fair value each period.
- Prepaid forward purchase agreements should be accounted for as hybrid instruments with an embedded derivative liability.
- Company expects to disclose a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting in its Form 10-K.
- Restatement impacts non-cash items only; audit committee discussed with both prior and current auditors.