LEGAL MATTERS
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, the validity of the securities in respect of which this prospectus, and any supplement thereto, is being delivered and certain legal matters with respect to Canadian law will be passed upon by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver, Canada. Certain matters in respect of U.S. securities laws may be opined upon by Cooley LLP. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. appearing in Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. Annual Report (Form 10-K) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and for the three years ended December 31, 2021, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
On March 28, 2022, our board of directors determined not to reappoint the Company’s principal accountant, Ernst & Young LLP (EY), for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The principal accountant’s report of EY on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
As at December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021 through March 28, 2022, there were no disagreements with EY, whether or not resolved, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which if not resolved to EY’s satisfaction, would have caused it to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with any reports it would have issued. As at December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021 through March 28, 2022, except as set forth below, there were no reportable events as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K. In connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, EY identified an instance of a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting in connection with the Company’s accounting for contracts. This reportable event was discussed among the Audit Committee and EY. EY has been authorized by the Company to respond fully to the inquiries of KPMG LLP, or KPMG, the successor independent registered public accounting firm to the Company, concerning this reportable event.
EY addressed a letter to the SEC stating that it concurs with the statements made by the Company with respect to EY. A copy of such letter was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022.
On March 28, 2022, our board of directors approved the engagement of KPMG, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. The Company’s engagement of KPMG is subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at our 2022 Annual Meeting.
In connection with the Company’s appointment of KPMG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Company has not consulted with KPMG on (i) 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, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided that KPMG concluded
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