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 24, 2019
Diego Pellicer Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-55815 | 33-1223037 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
9030 Seward Park Ave S. #501, Seattle, WA 98118
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 900-3799
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ITEM 4.01 CHANGE IN COMPANY’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On June 24, 2019, the Board of Directors of Diego Pellicer Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the dismissalofRBSM LLP. (“RBSM”) as the Company’s independent audit firm and the appointmentof Hall& Company CPAs & Consultants, Inc. (“HALL”) as the Company’snewindependent audit firm for the year ending December 31, 2019, as of June 24, 2019.
Other than the disclosure of an uncertainty regarding the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern which was included in RBSM’s report on our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, RBSM’s reports on the financial statements of the Company did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and the subsequent interim period preceding RBSM’s dismissal, there were: (i) no “disagreements” (within the meaning of Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K) with RBSM on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfactionofRBSM, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company; and (ii) no “reportable events” (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K), except for material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as described in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, which have not been corrected as of the date of this filing.
During the years ended December 31, 2018 andDecember31, 2017 and the subsequent interim period preceding HALL’s appointment, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted HALL regarding either: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that mightberendered on the Company’s financial statements, and no written reportororal advice was provided to the Company that HALL 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 the subject of a “disagreement” or “reportable event” (within the meaning of Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K and Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, respectively).
The Company provided a copy of the foregoing disclosures to RBSM on the date of the filing of this report and requested that RBSM furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the statements in this Report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Diego Pellicer Worldwide, Inc. | ||
| Date: June 24, 2019 | By: | /s/ Chris Strachan |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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