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): January 9, 2019
THEMAVEN,
INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-12471 | 68-0232575 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1500 Fourth Avenue, Suite 200 Seattle, WA | 98101 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 775-600-2765
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* Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)
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| Item 4.01 | Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant |
On January 9, 2019, TheMaven, Inc. (the “Company”) engaged Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm. The engagement of Marcum was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
During the Company’s most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and through January 9, 2019, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with Marcum regarding either (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 no written report was provided to the Company or oral advice was provided that Marcum concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of either a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-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.
| THEMAVEN, INC. | ||
| Dated: January 9, 2019 | By: | /s/ Josh Jacobs |
| Name:
Josh Jacobs Title: President | ||