REX 8-K
REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp (REX)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
| (a) | New Independent Accountant |
On July 5, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of REX American Resources Corporation (the “Company” or “REX”) approved the engagement of RSM US LLP (“RSM”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, effective immediately, and RSM has accepted the engagement. The Audit Committee made its determination after completing a process it undertook to consider the selection of a public accounting firm for the Company’s 2023 audit, considering both Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) and RSM. This action effectively dismisses Deloitte as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended January 31, 2022 and 2023 and subsequent interim period through July 5, 2023, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted RSM regarding (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 consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that RSM 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 that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or a “reportable event,” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v ) of Regulation S-K.
| (b) | Previous Independent Accountant |
As described above, in connection with the engagement of RSM, the Audit Committee effectively dismissed Deloitte on July 5, 2023.
The audit reports of Deloitte on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the years ended January 31, 2022 and 2023 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the two fiscal years ended January 31, 2022 and 2023 and the subsequent interim period through July 5, 2023, there were no (1) disagreements between the Company and Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, consolidated financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the consolidated financial statements for such years, or (2) reportable events.
| (c) | Provision of Disclosure to Previous Independent Accountant |
The Company provided Deloitte with a copy of this Form 8-K and requested Deloitte to furnish it with a letter addressed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of such letter, dated July 6, 2023, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits: |
The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 16.1 | Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission from Deloitte & Touche LLP, dated July 6, 2023. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION | ||
| Date: July 6, 2023 | By: | /s/ DOUGLAS L. BRUGGEMAN |
| Name: Douglas L. Bruggeman | ||
| Title: Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
Exhibit 16.1
July 6, 2023
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7561
Dear Sirs/Madams:
We have read Item 4.01 of REX American Resources Corporation’s Form 8-K dated July 6, 2023, and have the following comments:
1. We agree with the statements made in Item 4.01(b).
2. We have no basis on which to agree or disagree with the statements made in Item 4.01(a).
Yours truly,
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dayton, OH