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): November 27, 2023
Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-41389 | | 87-2898342 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
419 Webster Street
Monterey, California 93940
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (831) 649-7388
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 |
| Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one redeemable Warrant | | MCACU | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | MCAC | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A common stock for $11.50 per share | | MCACW | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| Rights, each right receives one-tenth of one share of Class A common stock | | MCACR | | 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 x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
(a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accountant
As of November 27, 2023 (the “Dismissal Date”), the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.
Marcum’s reports on the Company’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 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, except that each of Marcum’s reports on the Company’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 contained an explanatory paragraph indicating that there was substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, as well as during the subsequent interim period preceding the Dismissal Date, there were no “disagreements” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and related instructions) between the Company and Marcum with respect to any matter relating to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused Marcum to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in its reports on the Company’s financial statements with respect to such periods.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, as well as during the subsequent interim period preceding the Dismissal Date, there were no “reportable events” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions), except for material weaknesses as disclosed under (i) “Item 9A. Controls and Procedures” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and (ii) “Item 4. Controls and Procedures” of each of the Company’s (A) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023, (B) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2023, (C) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023, (D) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022, (E) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 and (F) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022, each of which the Audit Committee was advised of by Marcum.
We have provided Marcum with a copy of the foregoing disclosure and requested that Marcum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. A copy of the letter from Marcum is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(b) Newly Appointed Independent Registered Public Accountant
On November 27, 2023, the Committee approved the appointment of Adeptus Partners, LLC (“Adeptus”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to perform independent audit services, including the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and in the subsequent interim period through September 30, 2023, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with Adeptus regarding either: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Adeptus concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or reportable event as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and Item 304(a)(1)(v), respectively.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| Dated: November 30, 2023 | Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation |
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| | /s/ Bala Padmakumar |
| | Name: | Bala Padmakumar |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
