secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. (XBIO)
CIK:        0001534525
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-25-002396
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Xenetic Biosciences' auditor Marcum resigns due to acquisition; CBIZ engaged as new auditor
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- Marcum resigned as auditor on April 8, 2025, after CBIZ acquired its attest business; Audit Committee approved.
- No disagreements or reportable events between company and Marcum during FY2024, FY2023, and through resignation.
- CBIZ engaged as new independent auditor on April 9, 2025, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Marcum's audit reports for FY2024 and FY2023 were unqualified, with no adverse opinion or modifications.
- No prior consultations with CBIZ on accounting or auditing matters.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534525/000168316825002396/0001683168-25-002396-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534525/000168316825002396/xenetic_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-002396

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