Item 4.01. Changes in Registrants Certifying Accountant.
On May 31, 2017, following careful deliberation and a competitive process, the Audit Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors of Cantel Medical Corp. (the Company) approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte) as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2018, and the dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, effective upon completion of E&Ys audits of the Companys consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2017 (and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2017), and the issuance of their reports thereon to be included in the filing of the related Form 10-K. Deloitte was informed of the appointment and E&Y was informed of the dismissal on May 31, 2017.
During the fiscal years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 and in the subsequent interim period through May 31, 2017, there were (i) no disagreements (as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and E&Y 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 E&Y, would have caused E&Y to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in its reports on the consolidated financial statements for such years, and (ii) no reportable events (as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). E&Ys reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. E&Ys audit reports on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2016 and 2015 did not contain an adverse opinion, nor were they qualified or modified.
The Company provided E&Y with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and requested that E&Y furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of E&Ys letter, dated June 2, 2017, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
During the fiscal years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 and in the subsequent interim period through May 31, 2017, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted Deloitte regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Company, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company by Deloitte that Deloitte 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 the subject of a disagreement (as that term is used in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).