UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 2023 (November 16, 2023)
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
214 Jefferson Street, Suite 200 Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||||||
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (337 ) 534-6881
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
None
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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).
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On November 16, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Waitr Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), appointed Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. (“PKF”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
During our two most recent fiscal years and through the appointment of PKF on November 16, 2023, neither we nor anyone on our behalf consulted PKF 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 our consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided by PKF to us that PKF concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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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. | ||||||||
| Date: November 17, 2023 | By: | /s/ Thomas C. Pritchard | ||||||
| Name: Thomas C. Pritchard | ||||||||
| Title: General Counsel | ||||||||
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