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): April 29, 2019

 

 

JAGUAR HEALTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 371-8300

 

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

 

 

 

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):

 

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

 

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

 

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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 x

 

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. x

 

 

 

Item 4.01   Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

 

As previously disclosed, on April 2, 2019, BDO USA, LLP notified Jaguar Health, Inc. (the “Company”) that it declined to stand for re-election as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. This change became effective on April 10, 2019 upon the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

On April 29, 2019, the Company, with the approval of the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. (“MHM”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm. During the two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through April 29, 2019, the Company has not consulted MHM with respect to (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 consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided that MHM 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 to Item 304 of RegulationS-K), or a reportable event (as defined 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, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	JAGUAR HEALTH, INC.
	By:	/s/ Karen S. Wright
		Name: Karen S. Wright
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: May 2, 2019

 

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