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): April 10, 2023
Dyadic International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 000-55264 | | 45-0486747 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
140 Intracoastal Pointe Drive, Suite 404, Jupiter, FL | | 33477 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 743-8333
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 | | DYAI | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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. ☐
Item 4.01. | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. |
As previously disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 22, 2023, on February 16, 2023, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C., the independent registered public accounting firm of Dyadic International, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of its decision to resign from this role effective upon the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
On April 10, 2023, the members of the audit committee of the Company approved the engagement of Crowe LLP as the principal accountant to audit the Company’s financial statements. During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and subsequent interim period through April 10, 2023, the Company (or someone on its behalf) did not consult Crowe LLP regarding (i) either (x) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either complete or proposed, or (y) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, 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 that Item) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
SIGNATURE
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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| | | DYADIC INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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| April 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Mark A. Emalfarb |
| | | Mark A. Emalfarb |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
