Golden Growers Cooperative 8-K, filed Mar 27, 2024
Golden Growers Cooperative (GGROU)
About this 8-K
Golden Growers Cooperative filed this 8-K on March 27, 2024, reporting on events of December 15, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 4.01: Change of auditor
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
On December 15, 2023, Golden Growers Cooperative (the “Cooperative”) was notified that Widmer
Roel PC (“Widmer Roel”), the Cooperative’s independent registered public accounting firm, would decline to stand for re-election after the completion of the audit for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
On March 12, 2024, Widmer Roel completed its audit of the Cooperative’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the Cooperative’s engagement of Widmer Roel as its independent registered public accounting firm ended as of that date.
Widmer Roel’s audit report on the balance sheets of the Cooperative as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in members’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements) did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the subsequent interim period through March 12, 2024, there were no disagreements with Widmer Roel on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Widmer Roel, would have caused Widmer Roel to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its reports. Also, during the same period there were no “reportable events” as defined in
Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(v).
Widmer Roel was provided a copy of the above disclosures and has furnished the Cooperative with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it agrees with these statements. A copy of the letter from Widmer Roel, dated March 26, 2024, is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| The following exhibit is being furnished herewith: | |
| 16.1 | Letter from Widmer Roel PC |
| 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 of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| GOLDEN GROWERS COOPERATIVE | ||||
| Dated: | March 27, 2024 | /s/ Scott Stofferahn | ||
| By: | Scott Stofferahn | |||
| Its: | Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
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| March 26, 2024 | 4220 31st Avenue S. |
| Fargo, ND 58104-8725 | |
| Phone: 701.237.6022 | |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | Toll Free: 888.237.6022 |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | Fax: 701.280.1495 |
| Commissioners: |
We have read Golden Growers Cooperative statements included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K filed on March 26, 2024, and we agree with such statements concerning our firm.
Sincerely,
Fargo, North Dakota
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