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accession: "0001213900-25-088570"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001761696"
company_name: "Crown Electrokinetics Corp."
filed_at: "2025-09-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T06:23:02.671140+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
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# Crown Electrokinetics appoints Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP as new independent auditor

## Summary
- Audit Committee approved engagement of Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP on Sept 14, 2025.
- New auditor will perform audit for FY2025 and review Q2 and Q3 2025 interim statements.
- Company did not consult Frank Rimerman prior to appointment on accounting principles or audit opinions.
- No disagreements or reportable events were discussed with Frank Rimerman as defined in Reg S-K Item 304.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-088570
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001761696
- company_name: Crown Electrokinetics Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-09-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1761696/000121390025088570/0001213900-25-088570-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1761696/000121390025088570/ea0257744-8k_crown.htm

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## Key facts
- Auditor Changes
  Crown Electrokinetics Corp. engaged Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP as its auditor.
  - Action: engagement
  - Auditor: Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP
  source text: On September 14, 2025, following a competitive review process conducted by the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the board of directors of Crown Electrokinetics Corp., a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”), the Audit Committee approved the engagement of Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP (“Frank Rimerman”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and for the review of the interim financial information for the quarters ending June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1761696/000121390025088570/0001213900-25-088570-index.htm

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