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): December 2, 2018
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WAITR HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-37788 | 26-3828008 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
844 Ryan Street, Suite 300, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:1-800-661-9036
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 4.01. Change in the Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
(b) Engagement of new independent registered public accounting firm
Effective December 2, 2018, Waitr Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), engaged Moss Adams LLP (“Moss Adams”) as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, upon the completion of the independence review of Moss Adams. During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years (ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016) and the subsequent interim period through December 2, 2018, neither the Company, nor anyone on the Company’s behalf, consulted with Moss Adams regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and the instructions thereto, or a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act. The engagement of Moss Adams has been approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
SIGNATURE
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.
| | WAITR HOLDINGS INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ David Pringle |
| | | Name: David Pringle |
| | | Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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| Dated: December 7, 2018 | | |
