ALPE Alpha En corporation (CE)

Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On May 13, 2020, EisnerAmper LLP (“EisnerAmper”) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of alpha-En Corporation (the “Company”).

EisnerAmper did not complete its audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 as of the date of resignation. From January 1, 2019 through the date of resignation, there were no disagreements with EisnerAmper on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures that, if not resolved to EisnerAmper’s satisfaction, would have caused EisnerAmper to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports.

From January 1, 2019 through the date of EisnerAmper’s resignation, there were no reportable events within the meaning set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except that EisnerAmper identified and subsequently advised the Company that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was ineffective due to the existence of material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As disclosed in the Registrant’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2019 there was found to be: (1) insufficient written policies and procedures to ensure correct application of accounting and financial reporting; (2) insufficient segregation of duties, oversight of work performed and lack of compensating controls; (3) ineffective control environment and insufficient documentary evidence of the performance of key application control procedures; (4) inadequate controls surrounding related party transactions; (5) no proper evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; (6) inadequate controls over Company arrangements and contract management; and (7) ineffective information technology controls.

The audit reports of EisnerAmper on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 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. The audit reports for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 contained an explanatory paragraph disclosing the uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, and 2017 there were no disagreements with EisnerAmper on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures that, if not resolved to EisnerAmper’s satisfaction, would have caused EisnerAmper to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no reportable events within the meaning set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except that EisnerAmper identified and subsequently advised the Company that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was ineffective due to the existence of the above mentioned material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as disclosed in the Registrant’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2018 (with the 2018 Annual Report not identifying the material weakness of insufficient written policies and procedures to ensure correct application of accounting and financial reporting) and December 31, 2017 (with the 2017 Annual Report not identifying the material weaknesses of ineffective information technology controls and ineffective control environment and insufficient written policies and procedures to ensure correct application of accounting and financial reporting).

The Company has provided EisnerAmper a copy of the disclosures in this Form 8-K and has requested that EisnerAmper furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the Company’s statements herein. A copy of such letter, which is dated May 19, 2020, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.