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): May 7, 2024
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 001-41552 | | 39-2078861 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Rua Buenos Aires, 10 - 14th Floor
Sion, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 30.315-570
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(833) 661-7900
(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, $0.001 par value | | ATLX | | 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 ☐
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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
Appointment of Pipara & Co LLP (“Pipara”) as Independent Registered Public Accountant
On May 3, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) entered an order instituting settled administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against BF Borgers CPA PC (“Borgers”) and its sole audit partner, Benjamin F. Borgers CPA, permanently barring Mr. Borgers and Borgers (collectively, “BF Borgers”) from appearing or practicing before the Commission as an accountant (the “Order”). As a result of the Order, BF Borgers may no longer serve as Atlas Lithium Corporation’s (the “Company”) independent registered public accounting firm, nor can BF Borgers issue any audit reports included in Commission filings or provide consents with respect to audit reports.
As reported in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 6, 2024, in light of the Order, the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company on May 6, 2024, unanimously approved to dismiss, and dismissed BF Borgers as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
On May 7, 2024, the Committee unanimously approved the engagement of Pipara as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The engagement letter with Pipara was signed on May 9, 2024.
During the two most recent fiscal years and in the subsequent interim period through May 9, 2024, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Pipara with respect to (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that would have been rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Pipara concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K; or (iii) any “reportable event” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION |
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| Dated: May 10, 2024 | By: | /s/ Marc Fogassa |
| | Name: | Marc Fogassa |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
