secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Nikola Corp (—)
CIK:        0001731289
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001731289-24-000092
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nikola appoints Grant Thornton as auditor, dismisses EY; reports material weaknesses in internal controls
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- Audit committee approved Grant Thornton as new independent auditor, replacing EY, effective March 13, 2024.
- EY's reports for fiscal years ended Dec 31, 2023 and 2022 were unqualified; no disagreements occurred.
- Material weaknesses identified: ineffective ITGCs (user access and change management) and deficiencies in valuation/remeasurement of embedded derivative liabilities (Toggle Convertible Notes).
- ITGC weakness is still being remediated; embedded derivative liability weakness was remediated as of Dec 31, 2023 10-K.
- EY provided letter agreeing with dismissal disclosures, filed as Exhibit 16.1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1731289/000173128924000092/0001731289-24-000092-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731289-24-000092

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