UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 14, 2024
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ETON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38738 | 37-1858472 |
(State of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
21925 W. Field Parkway, Suite 235 |
Deer Park, Illinois 60010-7208 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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(847) 787-7361 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | | ETON | | NASDAQ Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
4.01: Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
Effective May 20, 2024, the partners and professional staff of KMJ Corbin & Company LLP (“KMJ”), which had been engaged as the independent registered public accounting firm of Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), joined Crowe LLP (“Crowe”). As a result, KMJ resigned as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm on June 14, 2024. Also on June 14, 2024, following the resignation of KMJ, the Company, with the approval of its Audit Committee, appointed Crowe as its independent registered public accounting firm.
The reports of KMJ on the Company’s financial statements for the two most recently completed fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the Company’s two most recently completed fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the subsequent interim period through the date of KMJ's resignation, there were no disagreements between the Company and KMJ 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 KMJ, would have caused KMJ to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its audit reports on the Company’s financial statements. During the Company’s two most recently completed fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the subsequent interim period through the date of resignation, there were no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
The Company provided KMJ with a copy of this report on Form 8-K in accordance with Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and requested that KMJ furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the above statements and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of the letter from KMJ is filed as Exhibit 16.1 hereto.
During the Company’s two most recently completed fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the subsequent interim period through the date of appointment of Crowe, neither the Company nor anyone on behalf of the Company consulted with Crowe regarding (a) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements as to which the Company received a written report or oral advice that was an important factor in reaching a decision on any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (b) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event as defined in Items 304(a)(1)(iv) and (v), respectively, of Regulation S-K.
9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 21, 2024 | By: | /s/ James R. Gruber |
| | | James R. Gruber |
| | | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
| | | (Principal Financial Officer) |
