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3/5Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (CRKN): Auditor change

Filed 2026-01-16 路 Form 8-K 路 Accession 0001213900-26-005142 nano

Market data

Price before filing: $0.11 (2026-01-15 close, split/dividend-adjusted)
Market cap at flag: $1.4M (2026-01-16) 路 Latest: $470,871 (2026-10-12)

What happened next

WindowCRKNSPYvs SPY
30 days-9.1%-1.4%-7.7%2026-02-17
90 daysn/an/an/ano price
180 days-90.0%+9.6%-99.6%2026-07-15

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Verified excerpt

"A copy of such letter furnished by Frank, Rimerman is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K. On January 12, 2026, the Company's board of directors and audit committee approved the engagement of CBIZ CPAs P.C. (" CBIZ ") as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm."

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: changed
Disagreements reported: no

Read the original filing on SEC.gov →

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