Item 4.01. Changes in Registrants Certifying Accountant
Dismissal of Independent Accountant
On August 1, 2018, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the Committee) of Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (the Company) unanimously approved the dismissal of EKS&H LLP (EKS&H) as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm.
The decision to change the Companys independent registered public accounting firm was the result of a request for proposal process in which the Committee conducted a comprehensive, competitive process to select the independent registered public accounting firm.
The audit reports of EKS&H on the Companys financial statements for the past two fiscal years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the two most recent fiscal years and through August 1, 2018, there have been no disagreements with EKS&H on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of EKS&H, would have caused EKS&H to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the Companys financial statements for such periods.
During the two most recent fiscal years and through August 1, 2018, there were no reportable events as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has provided EKS&H with a copy of this Form 8-K and requested that EKS&H furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company herein and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of EKS&Hs letter dated August 1, 2018, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
Engagement of Independent Accountant
Also on August 1, 2018, the Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors unanimously approved the engagement of Deloitte & Touche, LLP (Deloitte & Touche) as its new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Companys financial statements as of and for the year ending December 31, 2018.
The Company did not consult with Deloitte & Touche during the two most recent fiscal years and through August 1, 2018 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 financial statements of the Company or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K), or a reportable event (as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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