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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001445305-26-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WK"
cik: "0001445305"
company_name: "WORKIVA INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:19:44.403456+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Workiva dismisses EY as auditor, appoints Grant Thornton effective after Q1 2026 review

## Summary
- Audit Committee dismissed Ernst & Young (EY) as independent auditor, effective after completing Q1 2026 review.
- EY reports for FY2024 and FY2025 were unqualified with no disagreements or reportable events.
- Audit Committee approved Grant Thornton as new auditor for FY2026 and related interim periods.
- EY furnished a letter to SEC agreeing with the disclosures; letter filed as Exhibit 16.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001445305-26-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WK
- cik: 0001445305
- company_name: WORKIVA INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- 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/1445305/000144530526000046/0001445305-26-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1445305/000144530526000046/wk-20260430.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445305-26-000046
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445305-26-000046.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7b05dd447cfaa4ae382e7c49bd16d042eb50d69f
  claim: WORKIVA INC engaged Grant Thornton, LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On April 30, 2026, the Committee approved the engagement of Grant Thornton, LLP (“GT”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 and related interim periods.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1445305/000144530526000046/0001445305-26-000046-index.htm
- claim_id: c605194809c54c88d05a3f669a46148f4b408a61
  claim: WORKIVA INC dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. O n April 30, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of Workiva Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1445305/000144530526000046/0001445305-26-000046-index.htm

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