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Explanatory Note
| Item 4.01 | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. |
On April 22, 2024, after approval of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of IB Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), the Company dismissed UHY LLP (“UHY”) as its independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of such date.
The report of UHY on the Company’s financial statements as of September 30, 2023 and 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, other than an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and through April 22, 2024, the date of UHY’s dismissal, there were no: (1) disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with UHY on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of UHY, would have caused UHY to make reference to the matter in its report on the financial statements for such year.
The Company has provided UHY with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and requested that it furnish a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements, and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of such letter is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
On April 24, 2024, the Audit Committee appointed of MaloneBailey LLP (“MaloneBailey”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and through April 24, 2024, neither the Company nor anyone on their behalf consulted with MaloneBailey with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither written nor oral advice was provided to the Company that MaloneBailey 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 either the subject of disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 16.1 | Letter dated May 9, 2024 from UHY LLP to the SEC | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| IB ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Christy Albeck | |
| Christy Albeck | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Dated: May 10, 2024 | ||
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