Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 22, 2018

TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda	001-34574	None
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation)		Identification No.)

16803 Dallas Parkway

Addison, Texas

75001

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 220-4323

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 4 .01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

As described in TransAltantic Petroleum Ltd.’s (the “Company”) Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2018, on June 12, 2018, PMB Helin Donovan, LLP (“PMB Helin”) notified the Company that, because of reasons unrelated to the Company, PMB Helin decided that it will no longer provide audit services to public companies, including the Company, and would no longer seek re-appointment as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018. Accordingly, PMB Helin resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective June 12, 2018.

On June 22, 2018, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the appointment of RBSM LLP (“RBSM”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017, and the subsequent interim period through June 22, 2018, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has consulted with RBSM with respect to (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified 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 nor oral advice was provided to the Company that RBSM 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 those terms are defined in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulations S-K, including the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-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.