UNITED STATES
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 4.01. | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. |
On November 1, 2024, CBIZ CPAs P.C. (“CBIZ CPAs”) acquired the attestation business of Marcum LLP (“Marcum”), and substantially all of the partners and staff that provided attestation services for Marcum joined CBIZ CPAs. Accordingly, on May 12, 2025, as a result of the acquisition, Marcum resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp (“we,” “our,” “us,” “Rigel” or the “company”) and, with the approval of the Audit Committee, CBIZ CPAs was engaged as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
The audit reports of Marcum on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except for a paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and through May 12, 2025, there were (a) no “disagreements” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) with Marcum 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 Marcum, would have caused Marcum to make reference to such disagreement in its report and (b) no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K) other than the fact that our management concluded there existed material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, as disclosed in Part II, Item 9A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and through May 12, 2025, neither we nor anyone on our behalf consulted with CBIZ CPAs regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction or regarding the type of audit opinions that might be rendered by CBIZ CPAs on our financial statements, and CBIZ CPAs did not provide any written or oral advice that was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to any such accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue or (ii) 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).
We provided Marcum with a copy of this Current Report prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and requested that Marcum furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC, pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, stating whether it agrees with the above statements and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of the letter, dated as of May 12, 2025, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K: |
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibits | |
16.1 | Letter of Marcum LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated May 12, 2025 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURE
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.
RIGEL RESOURCE ACQUISITION CORP | ||
Date: May 12, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Lamb |
Name: | Jonathan Lamb | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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