{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-25-081630","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"SGMT","cik":"0001400118","company_name":"Sagimet Biosciences Inc.","filed_at":"2025-08-22T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:43.892800+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-17T10:31:42.163409+00:00","sec_items":["4.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"Sagimet appoints KPMG as auditor, dismisses Deloitte; no disagreements reported","bullets":["Audit Committee and Board approved KPMG as independent auditor for FY 2025 and dismissed Deloitte effective August 18, 2025.","Deloitte's audit reports for 2023 and 2024 contained no adverse opinion or qualification.","No disagreements with Deloitte occurred in the past two fiscal years or interim period through August 18, 2025.","KPMG had not been previously consulted on accounting principles or audits prior to engagement.","Deloitte provided a letter agreeing with disclosure, attached as Exhibit 16.1."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-081630","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-081630.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-081630.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-081630.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1400118/000110465925081630/0001104659-25-081630-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1400118/000110465925081630/tm2524100d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-17T10:31:42.163409+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"289ed05ee57950ffa7773ff3dd23467f16691cca","claim":"Sagimet Biosciences Inc. dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.","evidence_excerpt":"iscal year ending December 31, 2025 and related interim periods and, concurrently, (ii) the dismissal of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 4.01/4.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1400118/000110465925081630/0001104659-25-081630-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Auditor Changes","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"dismissal"},{"label":"Auditor","value":"Deloitte & Touche LLP"}],"fact_type":"auditor_change"},{"claim_id":"5653846022e0a1a3aee39c00aca357327e1efe37","claim":"Sagimet Biosciences Inc. engaged KPMG LLP as its auditor.","evidence_excerpt":"i) the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and related interim periods and, concurrently, (ii) the dismissal of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately. The audit reports of Deloitte on the Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. Furthermore, during the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and the subsequent interim period through August 18, 2025, there were no disagreements with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or a","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 4.01/4.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1400118/000110465925081630/0001104659-25-081630-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Auditor Changes","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"engagement"},{"label":"Auditor","value":"KPMG LLP"}],"fact_type":"auditor_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}