Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)
February 09 2015 - 4:32PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2015
ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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000-54992 |
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27-5472457 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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9135 South Ridgeline Boulevard, Suite 200, Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
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80129 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (303) 734-1727
Not Applicable
(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:
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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)) |
Explanatory Note
This purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the Amendment), which amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Advanced Emissions
Solutions, Inc. (the Company) on January 29, 2015 (the Original Report), is to file the letter furnished to the Company by its former independent accounting firm pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(3), which
letter is filed as Exhibit 16.1 hereto, and to clarify the dates on which the Companys former independent accounting firm commenced work and was engaged. No other changes have been made to the Original Report other than those
described above. This Amendment does not reflect any subsequent events occurring after the original filing date of the Original Report, other than described above, or modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Original Report.
Item 4.01 |
Changes in Registrants Certifying Accountant. |
On February 6, 2015, KPMG LLP
(KPMG), the Companys former independent accounting firm, furnished to the Company a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(3), which letter is filed as
Exhibit 16.1 hereto. Among other things, KPMGs letter states that the date of their commencement as the Companys independent registered public accountant should be March 19, 2013. As previously
disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ADA-ES, Inc., the Companys predecessor, on March 22, 2013, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Audit Committee) approved the appointment of
KPMG on March 19, 2013 subject to KPMGs client acceptance process. The Company agrees that KPMG commenced work upon or shortly after the Audit Committees approval. The Original Report states that the Company initially engaged KPMG
in May, 2013; KPMGs engagement letter with the Company is dated May 1, 2013.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following is filed as an exhibit to this report:
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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16.1 |
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Letter from KPMG LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated February 6, 2015. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 9, 2015
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Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.
Registrant |
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/s/ L. Heath Sampson |
L. Heath Sampson |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following is furnished as an exhibit to this report:
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Exhibit
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Description |
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16.1 |
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Letter from KPMG LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated February 6, 2015. |
Exhibit 16.1
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KPMG LLP
Suite 800 1225 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202-5598 |
February 6, 2015
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We were previously principal accountants
to audit the consolidated financial statements of Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (the Company) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013
and to re-audit the consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. On January 23, 2015, we resigned. We have read the Companys statements included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K
dated January 29, 2015, and we agree with such statements, except that:
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we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the following forward looking statements or statements of the Companys beliefs: the second sentence of the third paragraph; the fifth paragraph in its entirety;
the first, second, fourth and fifth sentences of the eighth paragraph; the ninth paragraph in its entirety; the third sentence of the tenth paragraph; and the eleventh paragraph in its entirety; |
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with respect to the third sentence in the eighth paragraph, we are not in a position to agree or disagree as to whether the three new directors, new Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate
Controller, FTI Consulting, Inc., other consultants, accountants and staff were appointed to meet the Companys filing obligations in a thorough and timely manner, however, we acknowledge that the Company did hire, engage or appoint such
individuals subsequent to March 2014; |
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with respect to the first sentence of the third paragraph, the date of our commencement as the Companys independent registered public accountant should be March 19, 2013; |
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with respect to the first sentence in the sixth paragraph, the matters listed were also discussed with management and the Audit Committee on multiple occasions prior to our resignation; and |
KPMG LLP is a Delaware limited liability partnership,
the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative
(KPMG International), a Swiss entity.
Securities and Exchange Commission
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with respect to the first bullet in the sixth paragraph, in addition to the internal review, the Audit Committee also requested the Companys external legal counsel to investigate the accounting errors
necessitating the restatements and the related underlying cause(s) of such errors. |
Very truly yours,
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