| Item 4.01 |
Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. |
(a) Dismissal of Former Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On April 17, 2024, Nu Ride Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
The audit reports of KPMG on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except as follows: KPMG’s report on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, contained a separate paragraph stating that “The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, on June 27, 2023 the Company filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Company has no revenue-producing operations. These matters raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.”
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the subsequent interim period through April 17, 2024, there have been no: (1) “disagreements” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and related instructions) with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would have caused KPMG to make reference thereto in its reports on the consolidated financial statements for such years or; (2) “reportable events” (as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K) .
In accordance with 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, the Company provided KPMG with a copy of the disclosure contained herein, prior to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and requested that KPMG furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether KPMG agrees with the above statements. A copy of KPMG’s letter to the SEC, dated April 17, 2024, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
(b) Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the engagement of BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, effective as of April 17, 2024.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and through April 17, 2024, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted BDO regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Company, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Company by BDO that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a “disagreement” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a “reportable event” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
| Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits