Form 8-K - Current report

 

 

 

 

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): September 30, 2024

 

Commission File Number: 000-20333

 

NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

maryland	87-0406496
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

480 Shoemaker Road, Suite 104, King of Prussia, PA 19406

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

[phone]

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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:

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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  ☐

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

  

Item 4.01    Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

 

Resignation of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

On September 30, 2024, Morison Cogen LLP (“Morison Cogen”) notified Nocopi Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) that it had resigned from its role as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective September 30, 2024, in connection with Morison Cogen’s decision to cease providing audit services to all publicly traded companies.

 

Morison Cogen’s reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and the subsequent interim period through September 30, 2024, (i) there were no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, between the Company and Morison Cogen on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, any of which that, if not resolved to Morison Cogen’s satisfaction, would have caused Morison Cogen to make reference to the subject matter of any such disagreement in connection with its reports for such years and interim period, and (ii) there were no reportable events within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

The Company provided Morison Cogen with a copy of the above disclosures and requested that Morison Cogen furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of Morison Cogen’s letter dated October 4, 2024 is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Newly Engaged Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

On October 4, 2024, the Company notified Stephano Slack LLC (“Stephano Slack”) that the Audit Committee of the Board had selected Stephano Slack to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 (including the interim period ended September 30, 2024).

 

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and the subsequent interim period through September 30, 2024, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Stephano Slack LLC regarding (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 nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Stephano Slack LLC concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or (iii) any reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

Item. 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
16.1		Morison Cogen LLP letter dated October 4, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are 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.

 

	NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated: October 4, 2024	By:	/s/ Michael Liebowitz
		Michael Liebowitz
		Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 16.1 

 

 

 

 

October 4, 2024

 

 

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street NE

Washington, DC 20549

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have been furnished with a copy of the response to Item 4.01 of Form 8-K for the event that occurred on September 30, 2024, to be filed by our former client, Nocopi Technologies, Inc. We agree with the statements made in response to that Item insofar as they relate to our Firm.

 

Additionally, we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the statements in the last two paragraphs.

 

Very truly yours,

  

  

Morison Cogen LLP

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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