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): September 8, 2021
HF FOODS GROUP INC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (626 ) 338-1090
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Nasdaq Capital Market | ||||||||
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
(a) The Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of HF Foods Group Inc. (the “Company”) recently conducted a competitive selection process to determine the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. As a result of this process, the Committee selected and approved the appointment of BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, and the Company formally engaged BDO on September 8, 2021. The Company dismissed Friedman LLP (“Friedman”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as of September 8, 2021.
The reports of Friedman on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. In connection with the audits of the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, and in the subsequent interim period through September 8, 2021, Friedman had no disagreements with the Company’s management on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope and procedures which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Friedman, would have caused Friedman to make reference to the matter in their report. There were no reportable events (as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K) during the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, or in the subsequent period through September 8, 2021, other than as noted in the annual reports on Form 10-K regarding material weaknesses identified related to ineffective internal accounting controls that may not be adequately designed or operating effectively.
The Company has provided a copy of the foregoing disclosures to Friedman and requested that Friedman furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether Friedman agrees with the above statements. A copy of Friedman’s letter, dated September 10, 2021, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
(b) During the two most recent fiscal years and in the subsequent interim period through September 8, 2021, the Company has not consulted with BDO with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that would have been rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, or any other matters set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) or (ii) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired
Not applicable
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Not applicable
(c) Shell Company Transactions
Not applicable
(d) Exhibits
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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.
| HF FOODS GROUP INC. | ||||||||
| Date: September 10, 2021 | /s/ Peter Zhang | |||||||
| Xiao Mou Peter Zhang | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
September 10, 2021
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | HF Foods Group Inc. | ||||
| CIK Number: 0001680873 | |||||
Dear Sir or Madam:
We have read Form 8-K dated September 10, 2021 of HF Foods Group Inc. (the “Registrant”) and are in agreement with the statements contained therein as it pertains to our firm.
We have no basis to agree or disagree with any other statements of the Registrant contained in Form 8-K.
/s/ Friedman LLP
New York, New York