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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): June 2, 2015
Essex Rental Corp. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
Delaware | 000-52459 | 20-5415048 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1110 Lake Cook Road, Suite 220, Buffalo Grove, Illinois | 60089 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 847-215-6500
(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:
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
(a)
On June 2, 2015, Grant Thornton LLP notified Essex Rental Corp. (the "Company") that it had terminated its client-auditor relationship with the Company. As previously disclosed on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2015, Grant Thornton LLP notified the Company that it intended to resign as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm effective upon the earlier of Grant Thornton LLP's completion of the interim review procedures related to the period as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2015 or the Company's Audit Committee appointing new auditors. The Company is currently in the process of selecting a new independent registered public accounting firm and will announce the appointment of such firm as soon as practicable.
The reports of Grant Thornton LLP on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and subsequent interim period through June 8, 2015, there have been no disagreements with Grant Thornton LLP on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope and procedure which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Grant Thornton LLP, would have caused Grant Thornton LLP to make reference to the matter in its reports on the financial statements for such years. During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and subsequent interim period through June 8, 2015, there were no reportable events (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K) except that Company management reported the existence of material weaknesses in the Company's annual and quarterly reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 through 2014, and for each of its fiscal quarters between and including the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2015.
The Company provided a copy of the foregoing disclosures to Grant Thornton LLP and requested that Grant Thornton LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether Grant Thornton LLP agrees with the above statements. A copy of Grant Thornton LLP’s letter, dated June 8, 2015 is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
16.1 | Letter from Grant Thornton LLP, dated June 8, 2015 | |
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.
ESSEX RENTAL CORP. | ||
Date: June 8, 2015 | By: | /s/ Kory M. Glen |
Name: Kory M. Glen | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||