Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 8-K/A, filed Jul 16, 2020
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp (HYMC)
About this 8-K/A
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp filed this 8-K/A on July 16, 2020, reporting on events of July 8, 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/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 8, 2020
HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38387 | 82-2657796 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 8181 E. Tufts Avenue, Suite 510 | ||
| Denver, Colorado | 80237 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(303) 524-1947
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
_______________________________________________________
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 | ||
|
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
HYMC | The Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
| Warrants to purchase Common Stock |
HYMCW | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
chapter).
Emerging growth company x
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. |
On July 8, 2020, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (the “Company”) formerly known as Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation, approved the dismissal of WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the engagement of Plante & Moran PLLC (“Plante Moran”) as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. This Amendment No. 1 amends our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 13, 2020, to provide the letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission from Withum stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company. A copy of Withum letter, dated July 8, 2020 and received by the Company on July 15, 2020, is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 16.1 | Letter from WithumSmith+Brown, PC dated July 8, 2020 to the SEC regarding statements included in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2020. |
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.
| Dated: July 16, 2020 | Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey Stieber | ||
| Jeffrey Stieber | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
Exhibit 16.1
July 8, 2020
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have read the statements of Hycroft Mining Holding Company (formally known as Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation) included under Item 4.01 (a) of its Form 8-K dated July 8, 2020. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm under Item 4.01 (a), in which we were informed of our dismissal on July 8, 2020, following completion of the Company’s review for the period ended March 31, 2020, which consists only of the accounts of the pre-merger Special Purpose Acquisition Company. We are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements contained therein.
Very truly yours,
New York, New York
