---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001364954-26-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHGG"
cik: "0001364954"
company_name: "CHEGG, INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:03:31.933686+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chegg dismisses Deloitte as auditor, appoints Grant Thornton effective April 13, 2026

## Summary
- Audit committee conducted competitive process; Deloitte dismissed effective April 13, 2026.
- No disagreements or reportable events with Deloitte during fiscal 2024 and 2025.
- Grant Thornton appointed as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.
- Neither Chegg nor its advisors consulted Grant Thornton on accounting principles prior to appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001364954-26-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHGG
- cik: 0001364954
- company_name: CHEGG, INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- 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/1364954/000136495426000030/0001364954-26-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364954/000136495426000030/chgg-20260413.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364954-26-000030
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364954-26-000030.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 1386dc8e913d505e2fba8467ab8143d8d6a52411
  claim: CHEGG, INC dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: on April 13, 2026 , the Audit Committee dismissed Deloitte as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364954/000136495426000030/0001364954-26-000030-index.htm
- claim_id: ac8721e0bdd36100556a8be4a64fdb522e8a0fb7
  claim: CHEGG, INC engaged Grant Thornton LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (b) Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm On April 13, 2026 , the Audit Committee approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364954/000136495426000030/0001364954-26-000030-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.