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3/5AUDIOEYE INC (AEYE): Auditor change

Filed 2026-05-26 路 Form 8-K 路 Accession 0001104659-26-066285 micro

Market data

Price before filing: $7.25 (2026-05-22 close, split/dividend-adjusted)
Market cap at flag: $93.7M (2026-05-26) 路 Latest: $83.2M (2026-10-16)

What happened next

WindowAEYESPYvs SPY
30 days-17.5%-1.3%-16.3%2026-06-25
90 days+0.8%+2.7%-1.8%2026-08-24
180 dayspendingpendinguntil 2026-11-22

Return from the last close before the filing date to the first close on/after the window end. Pending windows have not fully elapsed. Past performance says nothing certain about the future.

Insider trading around this filing

90 days before the flag: 2 insiders bought $319K (4 purchases)
30 days after: none reported.

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue10b5-1 planSource
2026-03-10HAWKINS JAMES B
Director
Purchase14,000$5.91$83KnoForm 4
2026-03-11HAWKINS JAMES B
Director
Purchase13,000$5.77$75KnoForm 4
2026-03-12HAWKINS JAMES B
Director
Purchase11,000$5.64$62KnoForm 4
2026-03-13Georgevich Kelly
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Purchase16,850$5.90$99KnoForm 4
2026-05-26: red flag filed

Open-market purchases and sales (Form 4 codes P and S) by officers, directors and 10% owners, by transaction date, from 2026-02-25 to 2026-06-25. Excludes option exercises, grants, gifts and tax withholding. Amended filings replace the originals; joint filings count once. Foreign private issuers do not file Form 4. Many insider sales are pre-scheduled (10b5-1 plans) and are not by themselves a sign of wrongdoing.

Verified excerpt

"(the "Company") approved the dismissal of MaloneBailey, LLP ("MaloneBailey"), which had been serving as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately."

Quoted from the filing. Source

What this means

The company changed its outside auditor (8-K Item 4.01). A dismissal or resignation, especially near an annual report or with reported disagreements, is a warning sign. Changes caused by audit firms merging are usually routine.

Type: dismissed
Disagreements reported: no
Former auditor: MaloneBailey, LLP · New auditor: RSM US LLP

Read the original filing on SEC.gov →

Not investment advice. Automated summary; verify against the filing.

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