Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 05 2017 - 5:20PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
U.S.
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): May 1, 2017
CARDINAL
ENERGY GROUP, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
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000-53923
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26-0703223
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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500
Chestnut Street, Suite 1615
Abilene,
TX
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79602
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Company’s
telephone number, including area code: (
325)-762-2112
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (See General Instruction A.2 below):
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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
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If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
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ITEM
4.01 CHANGES IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
(a)
Resignation of RBSM, LLP, Certified Public Accountants
On
May 1, 2017, RBSM, LLP (“RBSM”) resigned as independent auditors of Cardinal Energy Group, Inc. (“CEGX”).
The resignation of RBSM was accepted by the Board of Directors of CEGX on May 2, 2017.
During
CEGX’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and through May 1, 2017, (i) there have been no disagreements with
RBSM on matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which, if
not resolved to the satisfaction of RBSM would have caused RBSM to make reference to such matter in connection with its reports,
and (ii) there were no “reportable events” as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
RBSM
did not issue a report on CEGX’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016. RBSM’s reports on the
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 contained no adverse opinions or disclaimer of opinions and
were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
CEGX
has furnished RBSM with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and requested RBSM to furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities
and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the foregoing statements and, if not, stating the respects in
which it does not agree. A copy of the letter of RBSM to the Securities and Exchange Commission will be attached as
Exhibit 16.1 to an amendment to this current report on Form 8-K once CEGX receives it from RBSM.
(b)
Engagement of Pinaki & Associates, LLC, Certified Public Accountants
On
May 2, 2017, the Board of Directors of CEGX approved the engagement of Pinaki & Associates, LLC (“Pinaki”) as
CEGX’s independent public accountants for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and the fiscal year ending December 31,
2017, effective May 4, 2017. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and through the date CEGX engaged Pinaki,
neither CEGX, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with CEGX regarding (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 CEGX’s financial
statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to CEGX that Pinaki concluded was an important factor considered
by CEGX in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matters that were 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 described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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CARDINAL
ENERGY GROUP, INC.
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Dated:
May 5, 2017
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By:
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/s/
Timothy W. Crawford
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Timothy
W. Crawford, Chief Executive Officer
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