UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2015
InfraREIT, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-36822 | 75-2952822 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1807 Ross Avenue, 4th Floor Dallas, Texas | 75201 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 855-6700
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A is filed as an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 29, 2015, filed by InfraREIT, Inc. (the “Registrant”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 4, 2015 (the “Form 8-K”).
As disclosed in the Form 8-K, on February 4, 2015, the Registrant completed its initial public offering of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Offering”). Immediately following the closing of the Offering, the Registrant consummated certain reorganization transactions as a result of which, among other things, InfraREIT, L.L.C. (the “LLC”) merged with and into the Registrant (the “Merger”), with the Registrant surviving as the general partner of InfraREIT Partners, LP (the “Operating Partnership”).
This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to amend the Form 8-K to update Item 4.01 thereof regarding the status of the dismissal of the Registrant’s certifying accountant. Except as set forth below, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or amend any other disclosure contained in the Form 8-K.
Item 4.01. | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. |
As described above, upon the Merger, the Registrant succeeded the LLC as the general partner of the Operating Partnership, and the business of the LLC and its subsidiaries became the business of the Registrant. Accordingly, as contemplated by the Form 8-K, the audit committee of the board of directors of the Registrant (i) has engaged Ernst & Young LLP, which served as the principal accountant for the LLC for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, as described in the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Registrant with the SEC on March 18, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”), and (ii) dismissed KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), which served as the principal accountant for the Registrant for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, as its independent auditors upon completion of their audit of the Registrant’s standalone financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the issuance of their report thereon, which was included as part of the Form 10-K.
The audit reports of KPMG on the Registrant’s consolidated financial statements for the past two years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 did not contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the Registrant’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, and through March 18, 2015, there were (i) no “disagreements,” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K between the Registrant and KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused KPMG to make reference thereto in its reports for such years; and (ii) no “reportable events,” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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The Registrant has provided KPMG with a copy of the foregoing disclosures, and KPMG has furnished the Registrant with a letter addressed to the Commission. A copy of such letter is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
EXHIBIT | DESCRIPTION | |||
16.1 | — | Letter from KPMG LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated March 23, 2015 |
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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.
InfraREIT, Inc. | ||||||
Date: March 24, 2015 | By: | /s/ Benjamin D. Nelson | ||||
Benjamin D. Nelson | ||||||
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT | DESCRIPTION | |||
16.1 | — | Letter from KPMG LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated March 23, 2015 |
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