UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 16, 2017

 


 

OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-32966

 

71-0881115

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

7015 Albert Einstein Drive, Columbia, Maryland

 

21046

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 


 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (443) 545-1800

 


 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

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. o

 

 

 



 

Item 4.01.                                        Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

 

As previously announced, on December 17, 2015, following the conclusion of a competitive process managed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company selected Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) to serve as its independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2015. On May 16, 2017, Ernst & Young completed its standard client acceptance procedures and was formally engaged by the Company as its independent registered public accounting firm.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and through May 16, 2017, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, has consulted Ernst & Young with respect to (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 the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Ernst & Young concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined 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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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.

 

OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DAVID A. DRESNER

 

 

David A. Dresner

 

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: May 17, 2017

 

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