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Surgery Partners Inc.
08/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/23/2024 14:19
Change in Certifying Accountants Form 8 K
Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
(a) On August 21, 2024, Surgery Partners, Inc. (the "Company"), through action of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Audit Committee"), dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of August 21, 2024.
The reports of Deloitte on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 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 fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the subsequent interim period through the date of dismissal, there were no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to Deloitte's satisfaction, would have caused Deloitte to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on the Company's consolidated financial statements for such years.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the subsequent interim period through the date of dismissal, there have been no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
The Company provided Deloitte with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and requested that Deloitte furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made by the Company. A copy of Deloitte's letter, dated August 21, 2024 is filed as Exhibit 16to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(b) On August 21, 2024, the Company, through action of the Audit Committee, engaged Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. This appointment is effective as of August 21, 2024.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the subsequent interim period prior to engagement, the Company did not consult with EY 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, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided that EY concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (b) 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 defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).