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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

September 26, 2022

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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DELAWARE

001-38445

36-4787690

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100

Newtown, PA

 

18940

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (215) 944-6100

Not Applicable

(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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of each class

    

Trading

Symbol(s)

    

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value

HSDT

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 4.01Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

Notice of Dismissal of Current Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2022

The Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”): (i) on September 26, 2022, determined to dismiss BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”), the Company’s current independent registered public accounting firm, and (ii) on September 30, 2022, engaged Baker Tilly US, LLP (“Baker Tilly”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

Reports of Current Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm during Applicable Period

BDO’s reports on the Company’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except that each of BDO’s reports contained an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the subsequent interim periods through September 26, 2022, there were no disagreements (within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and BDO on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to BDO’s satisfaction, would have caused BDO to make reference thereto in its reports. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the subsequent interim periods through September 26, 2022, there were no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

No Reportable Consultations with New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the subsequent interim periods through September 26, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Baker Tilly 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 the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Baker Tilly concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement (within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions); or (iii) any reportable event (within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

Other Matters

The Company requested that BDO furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. A copy of BDO’s letter, dated September 30, 2022, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

    

Description

16.1

Letter from BDO USA, LLP.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).

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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.

HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Dated: September 30, 2022

By:

/s/ Jeffrey S. Mathiesen

Jeffrey S. Mathiesen

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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Exhibit 16.1

September 30, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

We have been furnished with a copy of the response to Item 4.01 of Form 8-K for the event that occurred on September 26, 2022, to be filed by our former client, Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. We agree with the statements made in response to that Item insofar as they relate to our Firm.

Very truly yours,

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

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