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): August 11, 2014

 

GLOBAL DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-36149 46-3134302
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

11921 Freedom Drive, Suite 550  
Two Fountain Square  
Reston, Virginia 20190
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

  

(202) 800-4333

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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  ITEM 4.01 CHANGES IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

  

As previously reported on Global Defense & National Security Systems, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2014, on June 30, 2014, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) acquired certain assets of ROTHSTEIN-KASS, P.A. (d/b/a Rothstein Kass & Company, P.C.) and certain of its affiliates (“Rothstein Kass”), the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company. As a result of this transaction, on June 30, 2014, Rothstein Kass resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company.

 

The audit committee of the Company previously approved the engagement of KPMG as the new independent registered public accounting firm for the Company subject to KPMG completing its standard client evaluation procedures and accepting the engagement. KPMG has now completed its client evaluation procedures and accepted the engagement.

  

 
 

  

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.

 

 

GLOBAL DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. 

       
Date: August 12, 2014 By: /s/ Frederic Cassis  
  Name: Frederic Cassis
  Title: Secretary