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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2021
Jones Soda Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-28820 | 52-2336602 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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66 South Hanford Street, Suite 150, Seattle, Washington | 98134 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(206) 624-3357
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
(a) Resignation of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On September 9, 2021, BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”), the independent registered public accounting firm of Jones Soda Co. (the “Company”), resigned as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm effective September 9, 2021.
BDO audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The report of BDO on such financial statements contained an explanatory paragraph which noted that there was substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The reports of BDO on the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except for the going concern matter.
During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and through the interim period ended September 9, 2021, there were no disagreements between the Company and BDO 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 BDO, would have caused BDO 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 recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the interim period ended September 9,2021, BDO did not advise the Company of any reportable events specified in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K with respect to the Company.
The Company provided BDO with a copy of this report on Form 8-K in accordance with Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and requested that BDO 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 BDO is filed as Exhibit 16.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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.
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| | | JONES SODA CO. (Registrant) |
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| September 15, 2021 | | By: | /s/ Mark Murray |
| | | | | Mark Murray President and Chief Executive Officer |
