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 8, 2024
Trio Petroleum Corp. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 001-41643 | 87-1968201 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5401 Business Park South, Suite 115
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 324-3911
(Address and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
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).
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
As reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2024, by Trio Petroleum Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company dismissed BF Borgers CPA PC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective on May 6, 2024.
Effective May 8, 2024, the Company retained Bush & Associates CPA LLC (“Bush & Associates”), as its independent registered public accounting firm. The decision to engage Bush & Associates as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Company’s audit committee and its board of directors.
During the two most recent fiscal years and in the subsequent interim period through May 8, 2024, the Company has not consulted with Bush & Associates 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 financial statements, or any other matters set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) or (ii) of Regulation S-K.
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.
Trio Petroleum Corp. | ||
Date: May 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Michael L. Peterson |
Name: | Michael L. Peterson | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |