Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 07 2016 - 3:13PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
April 4, 2016
LION BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
NEVADA
(State of Incorporation)
001-36860
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75-3254381
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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112 West 34
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Street, 17
th
Floor, New York, New York
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10120
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(818) 992-3126
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12).
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).
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Item 4.01.
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Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
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(a)
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Previous Independent Accounting Firm
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On April 4, 2016, Lion Biotechnologies,
Inc. (“we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) dismissed Weinberg & Company, P.A.
(“Weinberg”) as our independent registered public accounting firm. This dismissal of Weinberg was approved by our Audit
Committee.
Weinberg’s reports on our consolidated
financial statements for each of our fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer
of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended December 31,
2015 and 2014 and through April 4, 2016: (i) there were no disagreements between our company and Weinberg on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to
Weinberg’s satisfaction, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection
with its reports on the financial statements for such years; and (ii) Weinberg did not advise us of any of the events requiring
reporting in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
We have provided Weinberg with a copy of
the foregoing disclosures and have requested that Weinberg furnish us with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission
stating whether or not Weinberg agrees with the disclosures. Attached as Exhibit 16.1 is a copy of Weinberg’s letter, dated
April 7, 2016, regarding the above statements that are related to Weinberg.
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(b)
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New Independent Accounting Firm
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On April 4, 2016, we engaged Marcum, LLP
to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The engagement of Marcum,
LLP was approved by our Audit Committee.
During the Company’s two fiscal years
ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and through April 4, 2016, neither we nor anyone acting on our behalf consulted with Marcum, LLP
regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific, completed or proposed transaction, or the type of
audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement
(as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable
event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit 16.1
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Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission from Weinberg & Company, P.A. regarding the
matters disclosed in Item 4.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
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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
hereunto duly authorized.
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LION BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Date:
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April 7, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Molly Henderson
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Molly Henderson, Chief Financial Officer
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