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): June 1, 2022
Conifer Holdings Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Michigan | 001-37536 | 27-1298795 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
550 West Merrill Street, Suite 200
Birmingham, MI 48009
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (248) 559-0840
(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 |
Common Stock, no par value | | CNFR | | 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)
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
| (a) | Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
On June 1, 2022, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Conifer Holdings, Inc.
(the “Company”) dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and during the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2022 through June 1, 2022, (i) there were no disagreements with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures that, if not resolved to Deloitte’s satisfaction, would have caused Deloitte 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 audit reports of Deloitte on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for each of the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 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.
In accordance with Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, the Company provided Deloitte with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and requested that Deloitte furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the above statements in Item 4.01(a). A copy of Deloitte’s letter, dated June 3, 2022, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(b) New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
On June 1, 2022, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of Plante & Moran, PLLC (“Plante Moran”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm, subject to Plante Moran completing its client acceptance process. Plante Moran’s appointment will be for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, and related interim periods.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and for the subsequent interim period through June 1, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted Plante Moran regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or on the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the consolidated financial statements of the Company, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Plante Moran 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 or a reportable event as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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.
| | Conifer Holdings Inc. |
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Date: June 3, 2022 | | By: | /s/ BRIAN J. RONEY |
| | | Brian J. Roney |
| | | President |
