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) July 9, 2014
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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8302 Dunwoody Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, Georgia |
30350 |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 587-9898
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 4 - Matters Related to Accountants and Financial Statements
Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
As previously reported in Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.’s (the “Company”), Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2014, the Company’s Audit Committee, on June 25, 2014, authorized management to proceed with the engagement of Grant Thornton, LLP (“Grant Thornton”), as the Company’s independent registered accountant for the year ended December 31, 2014, replacing BDO USA, LLP. On July 9, 2014, the Company formally engaged Grant Thornton as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and in the subsequent interim period through July 9, 2014, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Grant Thornton regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or any of the matters or events set forth in Item 304(a)(2) of Regulation S-K, as more fully discussed in the Company’s July 1, 2014 Form 8-K.
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.
Dated: July 11, 2014.
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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. |
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/s/Ben Naccarato |
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Ben Naccarato |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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