secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary ====================================== Issuer: Ocean Biomedical, Inc. (OCEA) CIK: 0001869974 Form: 8-K Filed at: 2024-12-06T23:59:59+00:00 Accession: 0001493152-24-049099 Event type: other_material Sentiment: negative Materiality: 0.65 Item codes: 4.01, 9.01 LLM model: deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2 Ocean Biomedical dismisses Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor effective Dec. 2, 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm effective December 2, 2024. - No disagreements with Deloitte on accounting principles, financial statement disclosure, or audit scope during fiscal 2022–2023 or interim period through Dec. 2, 2024. - Deloitte's prior reports contained a going concern explanatory paragraph citing working capital deficiency and anticipated losses. - Board approved the change by written consent on December 2, 2024. - Company requested Deloitte to furnish a letter to the SEC agreeing with the statements; letter attached as Exhibit 16.1. Source: EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1869974/000149315224049099/0001493152-24-049099-index.htm Primary doc: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1869974/000149315224049099/form8-k.htm HTML page: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-049099 License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer