First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc 8-K, filed Dec 16, 2022
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (FGBI)
8-K
2022-12-16
For: 2022-12-15
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About this 8-K
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc filed this 8-K on December 16, 2022, reporting on events of December 15, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 4.01: Change of auditor
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2022
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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
(a) On December 15, 2022, Castaing, Hussey & Lolan, LLC resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for First Guaranty. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the subsequent interim period through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, there were no: (1) disagreements with Castaing, Hussey & Lolan, LLC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference in connection with their opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement, or (2) reportable events under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The audit reports of Castaing, Hussey & Lolan, LLC on the consolidated financial statements of First Guaranty as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 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.
Before filing this Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), First Guaranty provided Castaing, Hussey & Lolan, LLC with a copy of the disclosures contained in this Item 4.01(a). First Guaranty has requested that Castaing, Hussey & Lolan, LLC issue a letter, addressed to the SEC, stating whether or not Castaing, Hussey & Lolan, LLC agrees with the statements contained in this Item 4.01(a). A copy of Castaing, Hussey & Lolan, LLC’s letter dated December 15, 2022, addressed to the SEC, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(b) On December 15, 2022, First Guaranty engaged Griffith, DeLaney, Hillman & Lett CPA, PSC to serve as First Guaranty’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective December 15, 2022 (the “Engagement Date”). First Guaranty’s Audit Committee and Board of Directors approved the engagement of Griffith, DeLaney, Hillman & Lett CPA, PSC.
During the two most recent fiscal years and through the Engagement Date, First Guaranty did not consult with Griffith, DeLaney, Hillman & Lett CPA, PSC regarding either:
1. application of accounting principles to any specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on First Guaranty’s financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to First Guaranty nor oral advice was provided that Griffith, DeLaney, Hillman & Lett CPA, PSC concluded was an important factor considered by First Guaranty in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or
2. any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1) (iv) and the related instructions) or reportable event (as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(v)).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC. | |||||||||||
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| Date: December 15, 2022 | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/Eric J. Dosch | ||||||||||
| Eric J. Dosch | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit 16.1
December 15, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.
Dear Sir or Madam:
We have read Item 4.01 of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 15, 2022 and we agree with the statements concerning our firm contained therein.
We have no basis to agree or disagree with any other matters reported therein.
/s/ Castaing, Hussey & Lolan, LLC