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8-K filed January 20, 2026, 6:59 PM ET ticker PCMC CIK 0001141964
other material confidence high sentiment negative materiality 0.55

PCMC auditor resigns (ceased ops); new auditor hired; 10-K delayed by EDGAR Next issue

PUBLIC CO MANAGEMENT CORP

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Source-grounded claims

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Hudgens CPA, PLLC resigned as auditor of PUBLIC CO MANAGEMENT CORP.

hat its independent auditor, Hudgens CPA, PLLC ( “Hudgens”) had ceased operations. Consequently, Hudgens de facto resigned as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm effective on that date. Hudgens’ reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, except that such reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Hudgens indicated that balance sheets and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial state

SEC 8-K Item 4.01/4.02 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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PUBLIC CO MANAGEMENT CORP engaged L J Soldinger Associates, LLC as its auditor.

On December 31, 2025, the Company engaged L J Soldinger Associates, LLC (“Soldinger”) as its independent registered public accounting firm. During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and through the effective date of Soldinger’s engagement, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted

SEC 8-K Item 4.01/4.02 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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hat its independent auditor, Hudgens CPA, PLLC ( “Hudgens”) had ceased operations. Consequently, Hudgens de facto resigned as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm effective on that date. Hudgens’ reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, except that such reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Hudgens indicated that balance sheets and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial state

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hat its independent auditor, Hudgens CPA, PLLC ( “Hudgens”) had ceased operations. Consequently, Hudgens de facto resigned as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm effective on that date. Hudgens’ reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, except that such reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Hudgens indicated that balance sheets and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial state

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hat its independent auditor, Hudgens CPA, PLLC ( “Hudgens”) had ceased operations. Consequently, Hudgens de facto resigned as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm effective on that date. Hudgens’ reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, except that such reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Hudgens indicated that balance sheets and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial state

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hat its independent auditor, Hudgens CPA, PLLC ( “Hudgens”) had ceased operations. Consequently, Hudgens de facto resigned as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm effective on that date. Hudgens’ reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, except that such reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Hudgens indicated that balance sheets and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial state

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hat its independent auditor, Hudgens CPA, PLLC ( “Hudgens”) had ceased operations. Consequently, Hudgens de facto resigned as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm effective on that date. Hudgens’ reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, except that such reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Hudgens indicated that balance sheets and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial state

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Filing page SEC filing

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hat its independent auditor, Hudgens CPA, PLLC ( “Hudgens”) had ceased operations. Consequently, Hudgens de facto resigned as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm effective on that date. Hudgens’ reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, except that such reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Hudgens indicated that balance sheets and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial state

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hat its independent auditor, Hudgens CPA, PLLC ( “Hudgens”) had ceased operations. Consequently, Hudgens de facto resigned as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm effective on that date. Hudgens’ reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, except that such reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Hudgens indicated that balance sheets and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial state

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hat its independent auditor, Hudgens CPA, PLLC ( “Hudgens”) had ceased operations. Consequently, Hudgens de facto resigned as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm effective on that date. Hudgens’ reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, except that such reports contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Hudgens indicated that balance sheets and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial state

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