DPLS 8-K/A
DarkPulse, Inc. (DPLS)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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Explanatory Note
On July 2, 2024, DarkPulse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial Report”) stating that Fruci & Associates II, PLLC (“Fruci”) had been dismissed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective June 26, 2024. The Company provided a copy of the Initial Report to Fruci prior to filing it with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company requested that Fruci furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether Fruci agrees with the statements made by the Company in the Initial Report in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. The Initial Report is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the language that appears below.
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| Item 4.01 | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. |
Pursuant to the Company’s request, on July 3, 2024, Fruci furnished to the Company a letter addressed to the SEC regarding the statements made by the Company in the Initial Report. A copy of Fruci’s letter has been filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this report.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Description of Exhibits | |
| 16.1 | Letter from Fruci & Associates II, PLLC to the SEC, dated July 3, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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DarkPulse, Inc.
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| Date: July 3, 2024 | By: | /s/ Dennis O’Leary |
| Dennis O’Leary, Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 16.1
July 3, 2024
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs/Madams:
| RE: | Darkpulse, Inc. |
We have read Item 4.01 of DarkPulse, Inc.’s Form 8-K/A dated June 26, 2024, and we agree with the statements set forth in Item 4.01, insofar as they relate to our firm. We have no basis to agree or disagree with the other statements contained therein.
Yours truly,
Fruci & Associates II, PLLC
