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): February 15, 2023 (February 15, 2023)
Cuentas Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | | 001-39973 | | 20-3537265 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (Commission file number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
235 Lincoln Rd., Suite 210, Miami Beach, Florida 33139
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 611-3622
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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).
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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 | | CUEN | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Common Stock | | CUENW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
ITEM 4.01 Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
| (a) | Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
On February 15, 2023, the Audit Committee of Cuentas, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of Halperin CPA (“Halperin”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The decision to dismiss HALPERIN was in no way due to a lack of confidence or quality of work by HALPERIN but due to the partner rotation requirement under Section 203 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
The audit reports of HALPERIN on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for each of the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the Company’s most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and during the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2022 through February 15, 2023, (i) there were no disagreements with HALPERIN on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures that, if not resolved to HALPERIN’s satisfaction, would have caused HALPERIN to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports and (ii) there were no “reportable events” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K
The Company has provided Halperin with a copy of the above disclosures and requested that Halperin furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) stating whether or not it agrees with the above statement. A copy of Halperin’s letter, dated February 15, 2023 is filed as exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report of Form 8-K.
| (b) | Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
On February 15, 2023, the Company appointed Yarel + Partners, CPA (“Yarel”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022.
During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 and the subsequent interim period through February 15, 2023, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Yarel regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed or (ii) 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 Yarel concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to accounting, auditing or financial reporting issues, or (iii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions), or (iv) any “reportable event” (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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.
| | CUENTAS INC. |
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| Dated: February 15, 2023 | By: | /s/ Arik Maimon |
| | | Arik Maimon |
| | | Interim Chief Executive Officer |
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