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): November 12, 2019

 

POWERFLEET, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-39080   83-4366463
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

123 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey   07677
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (201) 996-9000

 

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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):

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   PWFL   The Nasdaq Global Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

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. [  ]

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

 

On November 12, 2019, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of PowerFleet, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 and dismissed EisnerAmper LLP (“EisnerAmper”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

EisnerAmper’s audit reports on the consolidated financial statements of I.D. Systems, Inc. (“I.D. Systems”) for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2019 through November 12, 2019, there were (i) no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K between I.D. Systems or the Company and EisnerAmper on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to EisnerAmper’s satisfaction, would have caused EisnerAmper to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on I.D. Systems’ consolidated financial statements for such years, and (ii) no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

The Company has provided EisnerAmper with a copy of the disclosures contained herein and has requested that EisnerAmper furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made herein and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of EisnerAmper’s letter, dated November 15, 2019, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 herewith.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2019 through November 12, 2019, none of the Company or I.D. Systems, or anyone acting on behalf of the Company or I.D. Systems, has consulted with EY 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 its consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to it that EY concluded was an important factor considered by it in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, 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.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
16.1   Letter from EisnerAmper LLP, dated November 15, 2019.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  POWERFLEET, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Ned Mavrommatis
  Name: Ned Mavrommatis
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: November 15, 2019