UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2, 2018
____________________

 

WAITR HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

____________________

 

Delaware	001-37788	26-3828008
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

844 Ryan Street, Suite 300, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-661-9036

 

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

___________________

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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).

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.             Change in the Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

 

(b)         Engagement of new independent registered public accounting firm

 

Effective December 2, 2018, Waitr Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), engaged Moss Adams LLP (“Moss Adams”) as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, upon the completion of the independence review of Moss Adams. During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years (ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016) and the subsequent interim period through December 2, 2018, neither the Company, nor anyone on the Company’s behalf, consulted with Moss Adams regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and the instructions thereto, or a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act. The engagement of Moss Adams has been approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

	WAITR HOLDINGS INC.
	By:	/s/ David Pringle
		Name: David Pringle
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Dated: December 7, 2018