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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-105493"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KPLT"
cik: "0001785424"
company_name: "Katapult Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-04T20:05:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-04T20:07:52.969134+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Katapult replaces auditor Grant Thornton with Elliott Davis after business combination

## Summary
- On Sept 2, 2026, Audit Committee dismissed Grant Thornton as independent auditor, effective immediately.
- Grant Thornton's FY2024 and FY2025 reports included going concern explanatory paragraphs; no disagreements or reportable events.
- Elliott Davis appointed as new auditor; had served CCFI and Aaron's since 2020/2024, now wholly owned subsidiaries after Aug 11, 2026 closing.
- No prior consultations with Elliott Davis on accounting principles or disagreements during covered periods.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-105493
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KPLT
- cik: 0001785424
- company_name: Katapult Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-04T20:05:20+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1785424/000110465926105493/0001104659-26-105493-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1785424/000110465926105493/tm2624719d2_8k.htm

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