NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc 8-K/A, filed Nov 22, 2023
NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NRXP)
About this 8-K/A
NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc filed this 8-K/A on November 22, 2023, reporting on events of November 15, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 4.01: Change of auditor
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment No. 1”) amends Item 4.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2023 (the “Original Report”). This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to include the letter issued by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), on November 21, 2023, and received by the Company on the same date, with regard to the Company’s dismissal of KPMG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Except as described above, there are no other changes to the Original Report. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Report.
| Item 4.01 | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. |
(a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On November 15, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved the dismissal of KPMG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.
The reports of KPMG on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years, ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except as follows:
KPMG’s report on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, contained a separate paragraph stating that “The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses and net cash outflows from operations that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty”
During the two most recent fiscal years, ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and the subsequent interim period through November 15, 2023, there were no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with KPMG 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 KPMG, would have caused KPMG to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such years. Also during this time, there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except to note, for the year ended December 31, 2021 and for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022, that management identified the lack of segregation of duties in preparing and approving disclosures as a material weakness. Management determined the material weakness was remediated as of December 31, 2022.
The Company provided KPMG with a copy of the above disclosures and requested that KPMG furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made above. A copy of KPMG’s letter dated November 21, 2023 is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Amendment No. 1.
(b) Appointment of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On November 17, 2023, the Board engaged Salberg & Company, P.A. (“Salberg”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, effective immediately. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and the subsequent interim period through November 17, 2023, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Salberg regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to any 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 nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Salberg concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Report.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 16.1 | Letter from KPMG LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated November 21, 2023 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
| Date: | November 22, 2023 | /s/ Stephen Willard |
| Stephen Willard | ||
| Acting General Counsel | ||
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Exhibit 16.1
KPMG LLP
New Jersey Headquarters
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway
Short Hills, NJ 07078-2702
November 21, 2023
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We were previously principal accountants for NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) and, under the date of March 31, 2023, we reported on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. On November 15, 2023, we were dismissed.
We have read the Company’s statements included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated November 21, 2023, and we agree with such statements except we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the Company’s statement that the dismissal of KPMG LLP was approved by the Board of Directors, and we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the Company’s statements in Item 4.01(b).
Very truly yours,
KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and a member firm of
the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with
KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.