---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001185185-23-000303"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ROYL"
cik: "0001694617"
company_name: "Royale Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T08:01:20.700347+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Royale Energy appoints Horne LLP as auditor for FY2022

## Summary
- Appointed Horne LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2022, effective March 31, 2023.
- No prior consultations with Horne on matters under Item 304(a)(2)(i) or (ii) for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
- Horne had not provided any services to the company before the engagement date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001185185-23-000303
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ROYL
- cik: 0001694617
- company_name: Royale Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/000118518523000303/0001185185-23-000303-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/000118518523000303/royaleinc20230331_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-23-000303
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-23-000303.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-23-000303.txt

## Key facts
- Auditor Changes
  Royale Energy, Inc. engaged Horne LLP as its auditor.
  - Action: engagement
  - Auditor: Horne LLP
  source text: the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Royale Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Horne LLP (“Horne”) as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/000118518523000303/0001185185-23-000303-index.htm

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