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): October 28, 2016

 

 

OCEAN BIO-CHEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Florida   0-11102   59-1564329
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

4041 S.W. 47 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida   33314
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(954) 587-6280

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

 

On October 28, 2016, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. (the “Company”) engaged BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, and the subsequent interim period through October 28, 2016, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has consulted BDO 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 Company’s financial statements; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

 

BDO replaces the Company’s former independent registered public accounting firm, Goldstein Schechter Koch P.A. (“GSK”). As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on August 22, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the practice of GSK was combined with BDO on August 16, 2016 and the professional staff and partners of GSK joined BDO, either as employees or partners of BDO. As a result, effective August 16, 2016, GSK was no longer serving as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

OCEAN BIO-CHEM, INC.

   
Date:  October 28, 2016 By: /s/ Jeffrey S. Barocas
    Jeffrey S. Barocas
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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