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): November 14, 2023
Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-49729 | 61-1745150 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4 S 9th Street, Suite 201, Columbia, Missouri | 65201 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
+1 573-818-4750
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 | ||
| N/A |
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On November 14, 2023, Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group, (the “Company”) dismissed Keith Zhen, CPA (“Zhen”) as its Independent Registered Public Accountancy firm.
On November 14, 2023, the Company engaged and executed an agreement with GBQ Partners LLC (“GBQ”), as the Company’s new independent accountant to replace Zhen.
The reports of Zhen regarding the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, being the two most recent fiscal years for which the Company has filed audited financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), 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 to indicate that there was substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The board of directors of the Company, acting as the audit committee, approved the decision to change independent accountants.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and through November 14, 2023, the Company had no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with Zhen on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Zhen would have caused Zhen to make reference thereto in connection with its report. There were no reportable events of the types described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company requested Zhen to furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not Zhen agrees with the above statements and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of the letter, dated November 17, 2023, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and through November 14, 2023, neither the Company nor anyone on the Company’s behalf consulted with GBQ regarding any of the following:
(i) either 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, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that GBQ concluded 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 either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No | Description | |
| 16.1* | Letter from Keith Zhen, CPA | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
*Filed herewith
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.
| Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group | ||
| By: | /s/ Nicholas A. Parks | |
| Name: | Nicholas A. Parks | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: November 17, 2023
