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): April 24, 2023
KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-33997 | | 90-0363723 |
| (State of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification) |
Jinhua New Energy Vehicle Town
Jinhua, Zhejiang Province
People's Republic of China
Post Code 321016
(Address of principal executive offices)
(86-579) 8223-9700
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 | | KNDI | | NASDAQ Global Select 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. ☐
| ITEM 4.01 | CHANGES IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT. |
On April 24, 2023, Kandi Technologies Group, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”) elected not to continue the engagement of Kreit & Chiu CPA LLP (“K&C”) (formerly known as Paris, Kreit & Chiu CPA LLP) serving as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The termination of the engagement of K&C was approved by the Company’s audit committee.
The reports of K&C on the financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through April 24, 2023, there were no disagreements with K&C on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of K&C, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its report. During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through April 24, 2023, there were no reportable events of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company provided K&C with a copy of the foregoing disclosure and requested K&C to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made therein. A copy of such letter furnished by K&C is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
On April 24, 2023, the Company’s audit committee approved the engagement of ARK Pro CPA & Co. (“ARK”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through April 24, 2023, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with ARK regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; 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 that ARK concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the 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 its related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| | KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. |
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| Date: April 28, 2023 | By: | /s/ Dong Xueqin |
| | Name: | Dong Xueqin |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
