8-K

Laredo Oil, Inc. (LRDC)

8-K 2024-05-09 For: 2024-05-03
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 3, 2024
Laredo Oil, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>333-153168
(Commission File Number)
Delaware 26-2435874
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
2021 Guadalupe Street, Ste. 260<br><br> <br>Austin, Texas 78705
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (512) 337-1199
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of<br> the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of exchange on which registered
None

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Item 4.01. Changes to Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On May 3, 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) entered an order instituting settled administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against BF Borgers CPA PC (“Borgers”), the independent registered public accounting firm of Laredo Oil, Inc. (the “Company”). On May 9, 2024, the Company received a letter from the Division of Corporate Finance of the SEC, informing the Company that Borgers had been suspended from appearing or practicing before the SEC as an accountant.

Borgers reported on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023. The Company is currently in the process of identifying and retaining a new qualified independent registered public accounting firm to review and opine on the Company’s annual financial statements moving forward.

Item9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit

Exhibit 16.1 Letter, dated May 9, 2024, from the SEC to the Company.
Exhibit 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 hereunto duly authorized.

LAREDO OIL, INC.
Date: May 9, 2024 By: /s/ Bradley E. Sparks
Bradley E. Sparks
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
Exhibit 16.1 Letter, dated May 9, 2024, from the SEC to the Company.
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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Exhibit 16.1

May 9, 2024

Dear Registrant,

We are writing to inform you that your auditor has been suspended from appearing or practicing before the Commission as an accountant pursuant to Rule 102(e) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice. You can find a copy of the order on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2024/33-11283.pdf and the related staff statement at https://www.sec.gov/corpfin/announcement/staffstatement-borgers-05032024.

As this auditor is suspended from appearing or practicing before the Commission, you may not include audit reports or consents from this auditor in your filings with the Commission on or after the date of order. If an auditor who is not currently permitted to appear or practice before the Commission audited any portion of the financial statements that you are required to include in filings you make with the Commission on or after the order date, you should obtain a re-audit from a firm that is currently permitted to appear or practice before the Commission.

If you have not already done so, please file an Item 4.01 Form 8-K to include all of the information required by that Item within four business days of the resignation or dismissal of this auditor. In providing the information that Item 304 of Regulation S-K requires, please also indicate that your prior auditor is not currently permitted to appear or practice before the Commission. This disclosure may be provided in lieu of a letter from the auditor stating whether it agrees with the required disclosure.

If you have any questions, please contact us at (202) 551-2076.

Sincerely,<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Division of Corporation Finance<br><br><br>Office of Energy &<br>Transportation