UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 2023 (
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. on April 26, 2023.
| Item 4.01. | Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant |
In February 2023 RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. (the “Company”), at the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, orally terminated Prager Metis CPAs, LLC (“Prager Metis”) as its independent registered public accounting firm. On April 10, 2023, Prager Metis sent the Company a letter confirming its resignation. On April 6, 2023, the Company, based on the decision of its board of directors, approved the engagement of Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P. (“Turner, Stone & Company”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
The reports of Prager Metis on the Company’s financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to audit scope or accounting principles but did contain a paragraph referring to the uncertainty with respect to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
During the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and in the subsequent period through April 10, 2023, there were no disagreements with Prager Metis on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which if not resolved to the satisfaction of Prager Metis, would have caused Prager Metis to make reference to the matter in its reports on the Company’s financial statements for such periods. During the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and in the subsequent period through April 10, 2023, there were no reportable events of the types described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company provided Prager Metis with a copy of the disclosures in the preceding three paragraphs and in the paragraph under Item 4.02 and requested in writing that Prager Metis furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not they agree with such disclosures. Prager Metis provided a letter, dated November 17, 2023 stating its agreement with such statements, which is included as exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K/A.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and through the date of the board of directors’ decision, the Company did not consult Turner, Stone & Company with respect to 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, or any other matter or reportable events listed in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 4.02. | Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review |
Prager Metis did not perform a review of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Commission on April 3, 2023. Prager Metis sent the Company a letter on April 10, 2023 stating that Prager Metis did not review the financial statements contained therein as required by the SEC’s rules and regulations and such financial statements should therefore not be relied upon as having been reviewed by Prager Metis. The Company will file an amendment to its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022 after such interim financial statements have been reviewed by an independent public accountant.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 16.1 | Letter from Prager Metis CPAs, LLC to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated November 17, 2023 with respect to the disclosure in this Form 8-K/A. | |
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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.
| RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Bennett J. Yankowitz | |
| Name: | Bennett J. Yankowitz | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: November 17, 2023
Exhibit 16.1
| November 17, 2023 | ||
Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Chief Accountant 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||
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Dear Sirs/Madams:
We have read the statements included under Items 4.01 and 4.02 in the Form 8-K/A, dated November 17, 2023 of RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc., and agree with such statements insofar as they relate to our firm. We have no basis to agree or disagree with any other statements of the Registrant contained therein.
Very truly yours,
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| Document Type | 8-K/A |
| Amendment Flag | true |
| Amendment Description | Amendment No. 1 |
| Document Period End Date | Apr. 10, 2023 |
| Entity File Number | 033-17773-NY |
| Entity Registrant Name | ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000823546 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 90-1188745 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | NV |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 3651 Lindell Road |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite D565 |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Las Vegas |
| Entity Address, State or Province | NV |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 89103 |
| City Area Code | 424 |
| Local Phone Number | 256-8560 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
