UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2018
hopTo Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | | 0-21683 | | 13-3899021 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | Commission File Number | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6 Loudon Road, Suite 200 | | |
| Concord, NH | | 03301 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 472-7466
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| Item 4.01 | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant |
On May 8, 2018, hopTo Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. This change in the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s board of directors on May 8, 2018.
As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 26, 2017, the Company’s prior independent registered public accounting firm Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP (“MGO”) notified the Company that MGO was resigning as the Company’s independent accountant on April 22, 2018.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016, and 2017, and the subsequent interim period through May 8, 2018, the Company has not consulted with Marcum regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report or oral advice was provided to the Company that Marcum concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or (iii) any reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| | hopTo Inc. |
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| Dated: May 10, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jean-Louis Casabonne |
| | | Jean-Louis Casabonne |
| | | Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary |
