UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 2)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 19, 2021
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Explanatory Note
On October 25, 2021, Navitas Semiconductor Corporation (f/k/a Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II (“LOKB”)) (the “Company”) filed a current report on Form 8-K (the “Report”) to report various matters related to the October 19, 2021 closing of the Business Combination (as defined in the Report) among LOKB, Navitas Semiconductor Limited, an Irish private company domesticated in Delaware as Navitas Semiconductor Ireland, LLC (“Legacy Navitas”), and the other parties thereto. On November 15, 2021, the Company filed an amended report on Form 8-K/A solely to amend and restate Item 2.01 of the Report to include the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Legacy Navitas as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 in Exhibit 99.4, and the related management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Legacy Navitas in Exhibit 99.3, and to correct certain unrelated typographical errors described in the amendment.
Item 4.01 of the Report disclosed that Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), which before the closing of the Business Combination served as the independent registered public accounting firm of Legacy Navitas, would replace WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”), the independent registered public accounting firm of LOKB, following completion of Withum’s review of the Company’s financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. As stated in the Report, the Company expected to subsequently provide the disclosure required by Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1) and (3). Accordingly, the Company is filing this amended report on Form 8-K/A (this “Amended Report”) solely to amend and restate Item 4.01 of the Report to include those additional disclosures, and to file as Exhibit 16.2 the letter from Withum required by Item 304(a)(3).
This Amended Report speaks as of the original filing date of the Report and, except as described above, does not modify or update the Report as heretofore amended. Accordingly, this Amended Report consists only of the cover page, this Explanatory Note, the entirety of updated Items 4.01 and 9.01, Exhibit 16.2 and the signature page. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amended Report have the meanings given in the Report.
Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
Change in Auditor Following Business Combination
On October 19, 2021, the Company’s Board approved the engagement of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021. Deloitte served as the independent registered public accounting firm of Legacy Navitas prior to the Business Combination. Accordingly, WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”), the independent registered public accounting firm of LOKB was informed on October 22, 2021 that it would be replaced by Deloitte as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm following its completion of its review of the Company’s financial statements for the third quarter of 2021, which consist only of the accounts of the pre-Business Combination special purpose acquisition company, LOKB. The Company filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on November 24, 2021, upon completion of Withum’s review of those financial statements.
In addition, the Company filed its amended annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on November 24, 2021, which included Withum’s audit report on LOKB’s restated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Withum Report”). The Withum Report did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle. Withum did not audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for any period subsequent to December 31, 2020.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period through October 22, 2021, there were (i) no ‘‘disagreements’’, as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, with Withum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Withum, would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in the Withum Report, and (ii) no ‘‘reportable events’’, as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has provided Withum with a copy of these disclosures and requested that Withum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether Withum agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of the letter, dated February 1, 2022, furnished by Withum in response to that request, is filed as Exhibit 16.2 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.
During the period from August 12, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, and the subsequent interim period through the date of Deloitte’s appointment, the Company did not consult with Deloitte regarding either (i) 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 financial statements of LOKB or the Company, and no written report or oral advice was provided that Deloitte 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 either the subject of a “disagreement” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or a “reportable event” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act).
Change in Auditor of Legacy Navitas
Reference is made to the disclosure in the Final Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Change in Accountants,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
| 2.1* | |||||
| 3.1* | |||||
| 3.2* | |||||
| 10.1* | |||||
| 10.2*† | |||||
| 10.3* | |||||
| 10.4*† | |||||
| 10.5*† | |||||
| 10.6*† | |||||
| 10.7*† | |||||
| 16.1* | |||||
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| 99.1* | |||||
| 99.2* | |||||
| 99.3* | |||||
| 99.4* | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File | ||||
* Filed previously
† Management compensatory arrangement
+ Filed herewith
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.
| NAVITAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| Dated: February 1, 2022 | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Gene Sheridan | ||||||||||
| Gene Sheridan | |||||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||
Exhibit 16.2
February 1, 2022
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
United States of America
Commissioners:
We have read the statements of Navitas Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II) included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K/A dated February 1, 2022. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm under Item 4.01. We are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements contained therein.
Very truly yours,
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
New York, New York