Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc 8-K, filed Mar 17, 2020
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (GDYN)
About this 8-K
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc filed this 8-K on March 17, 2020, reporting on events of March 13, 2020.
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): March 17, 2020 (March 13, 2020)
GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38685 | 83-0632724 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 520
San Ramon, CA 94583
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (619) 736-6855
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | GDYN | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||
| Redeemable warrants, exercisable for shares of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | GDYNW | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”) served as the independent registered public accounting firm for ChaSerg Technology Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ChaSerg”), the legal predecessor of Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., the registrant (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries for the period from May 21, 2018 (inception) through the year ended December 31, 2019, and the subsequent interim period until March 13, 2020. On March 13, 2020, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the change in the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective March 13, 2020, to Grant Thornton LLP (“GT”). GT previously served as the independent registered public accounting firm for Grid Dynamics International, Inc., a privately-held California corporation, which was acquired by ChaSerg on March 5, 2020.
Withum’s report on ChaSerg’s financial statements as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and for the years then ended, did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that such audit report contained an explanatory paragraph in which Withum expressed substantial doubt as to ChaSerg’s ability to continue as a going concern if it did not complete a business combination by April 9, 2020. During the period of Withum’s engagement by ChaSerg, and the subsequent interim period preceding Withum’s dismissal, there were no disagreements with Withum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of Withum, would have caused it to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports covering such periods. In addition, no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, occurred within the period of Withum’s engagement and subsequent interim period preceding Withum’s dismissal.
During the period from May 21, 2018 (ChaSerg’s inception) through December 31, 2019 and the subsequent interim period preceding the engagement of GT, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted GT regarding either: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company or oral advice was provided that GT concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a “reportable event” (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
The Company provided Withum with a copy of the disclosures made pursuant to this Item 4.01 prior to the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that Withum furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, as required by Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1, stating whether it agrees with such disclosures, and if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Document | |
| 16.1 | Letter from WithumSmith+Brown, PC regarding Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated March 17, 2020. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: March 17, 2020
| GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Anil Doradla | |
| Name: | Anil Doradla | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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Exhibit 16.1
March 17, 2020
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have read Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. statements (formally known as ChaSerg Technology Acquisition Corp.) included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated March 17, 2020. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm under Item 4.01, in which we were informed of our dismissal on March 13, 2020. We are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements contained therein.
Very truly yours,
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
New York, New York