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): May 9, 2023 (May 3, 2023)

 

SMART FOR LIFE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-41290		81-5360128
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

990 S Rogers Circle, Suite 3, Boca Raton, FL		33487
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

(786) 749-1221

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		SMFL		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

 

On March 9, 2023, Smart for Life, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing that on March 7, 2023, the Company was advised by Daszkal Bolton, LLP (“Daszkal”), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, that Daszkal completed a combination with CohnReznick LLP (“CohnReznick”), and that Daszkal would resign as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm upon the Company filing its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the subsequent interim period, there were: (i) no disagreements (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and Daszkal on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to Daszkal’s satisfaction, would have caused Daszkal to make reference to the subject matter of disagreement in connection with its reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such years; and (ii) no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

On May 3, 2023, upon the approval of the Audit Committee, the Company engaged CohnReznick as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 and interim periods.

 

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the subsequent interim period through the date of engagement of CohnReznick: (i) the Company did not consult with CohnReznick regarding 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; (ii) CohnReznick did not provide a written report or oral advice on any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue that CohnReznick concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; and (iii) the Company did not consult with CohnReznick regarding 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.

 

The Company provided Daszkal with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that Daszkal furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether Daszkal agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of Daszkal’s letter dated May 9. 2023, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The Company provided CohnReznick with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that CohnReznick furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether CohnReznick agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of CohnReznick’s letter dated May 9. 2023, is filed as Exhibit 16.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
16.1		Letter from Daszkal Bolton LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated May 9, 2023
16.2		Letter from CohnReznick LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated May 9, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

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.

 

Date: May 9, 2023	SMART FOR LIFE, INC.
	/s/ Darren C. Minton
	Name:	Darren C. Minton
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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