Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 18, 2020

MSG NETWORKS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-34434

27-0624498

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


11 Penn Plaza, New York, New York		10001
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 465-6400

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

Class A Common Stock

MSGN

New York Stock Exchange

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 ☐

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.

As reflected in the proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders MSG Networks Inc. (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2020, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) has conducted a periodic review of its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

Following that review, which included a request for proposals, on November 18, 2020, the Audit Committee selected Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, effective as of November 18, 2020. KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the Company’s current independent registered public accounting firm, was dismissed by the Audit Committee on November 18, 2020.

KPMG’s reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. KPMG’s report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020, contained an unqualified opinion that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. KPMG’s report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2019, contained an unqualified opinion that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2019, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the subsequent interim periods through November 18, 2020, including the Company’s fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2020, there were: (i) no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Regulation S-K”) and the related instructions between the Company and KPMG on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to KPMG’s satisfaction, would have caused KPMG to make reference to such disagreements in their reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such periods; or (ii) no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

The Company provided KPMG with a copy of this Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and requested that KPMG furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not KPMG agrees with the above statements and stating the respects, if any, in which KPMG does not agree with such statements. A copy of KPMG’s letter, dated November 24, 2020, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 and the subsequent interim periods through November 18, 2020, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Deloitte regarding any of the matters described in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


16.1		Letter from KPMG LLP

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.