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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): July 14, 2016
GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-36662
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83-0361454
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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420 E. South Temple, Suite 520
Salt Lake City, UT
(Address of principal executive offices)
84111
(Zip code)
(801) 990-1055
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
Mantyla McReynolds, LLC (“Mantyla”), the Company’s independent registered public accountants, merged with BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) on July 1, 2016. As a result of this transaction, on July 14, 2016 Great Basin Scientific, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice that instead of Mantyla, BDO would now stand for appointment as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. Effective July 18, 2016, the Company, after review and approval of the Company’s Audit Committee, appointed BDO as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for and with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
Mantyla’s reports on the Company’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 contained an emphasis paragraph that raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Other than the going concern matter, the reports of Mantyla on the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 did not contain any other adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and through July 14, 2016, there were no disagreements between the Company and Mantyla on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Mantyla, would have caused Mantyla to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its audit reports on the Company’s financial statements. During the Company’s past fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 and the interim period through July 14, 2016, Mantyla did not advise the Company of any of the matters specified in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company provided Mantyla with a copy of this report on Form 8-K in accordance with Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and requested that Mantyla furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the above statements and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of the letter from Mantyla is filed as Exhibit 16.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
During the Company’s two most recently completed fiscal years and through the date of engagement of BDO, neither the Company nor anyone on behalf of the Company consulted with BDO regarding (a) 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 financial statements as to which the Company received a written report or oral advice that was an important factor in reaching a decision on any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (b) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event as defined in Items 304(a)(1)(iv) and (v), respectively, of Regulation S-K.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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16.1
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Mantyla Letter of Concurrence
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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.
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GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
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Date: July 18, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Ryan Ashton
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Ryan Ashton
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
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DESCRIPTION
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| 16.1 | Mantyla Letter of Concurrence | ||