---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001650664-26-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EDIT"
cik: "0001650664"
company_name: "Editas Medicine, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:02:47.490418+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Editas Medicine dismisses EY, appoints PwC as independent auditor for FY2026

## Summary
- Audit Committee dismissed EY effective April 1, 2026; EY notified on April 2, 2026.
- PwC appointed as new independent registered public accounting firm for FY ending Dec 31, 2026.
- No disagreements or reportable events with EY during FY2024, FY2025, or interim period.
- EY's letter to SEC filed as Exhibit 16.1, agreeing with the disclosure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001650664-26-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EDIT
- cik: 0001650664
- company_name: Editas Medicine, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1650664/000165066426000030/0001650664-26-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1650664/000165066426000030/edit-20260401.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001650664-26-000030
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001650664-26-000030.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001650664-26-000030.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 46fe665b8afa7727ca916f164a8ea48b6ff4416d
  claim: Editas Medicine, Inc. dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: dismissed Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1650664/000165066426000030/0001650664-26-000030-index.htm
- claim_id: 544929fac718f374cbc2c5edb422da516f638a24
  claim: Editas Medicine, Inc. engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to serve as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1650664/000165066426000030/0001650664-26-000030-index.htm

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