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accession: "0001104659-24-109570"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRST"
cik: "0001325670"
company_name: "Primis Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T13:06:38.912725+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Primis Financial appoints Crowe as new auditor after Forvis declines reappointment; prior SEC consultation on accounting

## Summary
- Forvis Mazars declined reappointment as auditor for FY 2024; notified Sep 17, 2024.
- Audit Committee appointed Crowe LLP on Sep 19, 2024; Crowe accepted Oct 16, 2024.
- SEC consultation completed Aug 9, 2024 led to revision of 2022/2023 financials for consumer loan agreement accounting.
- Forvis will continue to audit restated interim periods for 2023 and review Q1 2024 interim.
- Crowe had been consulted in 2022 on revenue/expense allocations for the agreement but did not opine on conclusions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-109570
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRST
- cik: 0001325670
- company_name: Primis Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465924109570/0001104659-24-109570-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465924109570/tm2426404d1_8k.htm

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