{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-26-032036","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ATER","cik":"0001757715","company_name":"Aterian, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-10-05T20:22:10+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-05T20:23:00.291122+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T14:51:48.058126+00:00","sec_items":["4.01","5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.72,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.72,"confidence":"high","headline":"Aterian dismisses UHY as auditor, hires Haskell & White; ex-CEO Rodriguez gets $77,000 consulting role","bullets":["Aterian dismissed UHY LLP as independent auditor on Oct. 2, 2026; UHY's FY2025/FY2024 reports included a going-concern paragraph.","The Audit Committee named Haskell & White LLP as auditor for FY2026; no disagreements or reportable events were reported with UHY.","Former CEO Arturo Rodriguez's employment ended Sept. 30, 2026; his consulting deal pays $250/hour, capped at 12 hours/week and $77,000 total.","Consulting runs through Nov. 20, 2026, then month-to-month until March 31, 2027; Rodriguez remains a director and subsidiary officer.","The company will maintain a 6-year D&O tail policy on a change in control; Rodriguez's severance under the Transition Agreement is unaffected."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-032036","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-032036.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-032036.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-032036.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757715/000143774926032036/0001437749-26-032036-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757715/000143774926032036/ater20261002_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T14:51:48.058126+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}