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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"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:51:48.058126+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.72
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aterian dismisses UHY as auditor, hires Haskell & White; ex-CEO Rodriguez gets $77,000 consulting role

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- 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
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.72
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 5.02, 9.01
- 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

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