Priority Technology Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On March 11, 2026, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.
Other than as described below, the reports of EY on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the subsequent interim period through March 11, 2026, there were no: (1) disagreements (within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) between the Company and EY on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, any of which, if not resolved to EY’s satisfaction, would have caused EY to make reference thereto in their reports, or (2) “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K), except for the material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting related to the design and operation of certain automated controls (including related information technology general controls) for certain tools or applications involved in the transformation and ingestion of third-party processors’ data in the Company’s control environment, as reported in Part II, Item 9A, “Controls and Procedures,” in the Company’s annual reports on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 6, 2025, and in Part I, Item 4, “Controls and Procedures,” in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10‑Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025, and September 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2025, August 7, 2025, and November 6, 2025, respectively. The material weakness was subsequently remediated as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2025, filed with SEC on March 10, 2026. This reportable event was discussed among the Audit Committee and EY. EY has been authorized by the Company to respond fully to the inquiries of KPMG, the successor independent registered public accounting firm, concerning this reportable event.
The Company has provided EY with a copy of the disclosure contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that EY furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of such letter from EY is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On March 11, 2026, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) was engaged by the Audit Committee as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the subsequent interim period through March 11, 2026, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with KPMG regarding: (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 a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that KPMG 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 and the related instructions; 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 – The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||||
| By: /s/ Timothy O'Leary | ||||||||
| Name: Timothy O'Leary | ||||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||