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): July 23, 2020
INTREorg Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas |
000-53262 |
45-0526215 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Suite 120-366 Southlake, TX 76092
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713-316-0061
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock |
IORG |
OTC Markets |
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).
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Item 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
The Company has filed a lawsuit in the district court of Harris County, Texas against its former auditors—Carlos Lopez (“Lopez”), LBB & Associates, Ltd., LLP (“LBB”), and Vine Advisors, LLP (“Vine”). In March 2020, the Company learned that (a) Lopez and LBB were investigated by the SEC through an Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings; (b) Lopez and LBB agreed to the imposition of remedial sanctions against them by the SEC; and (c) Lopez had been suspended from appearing or practicing before the SEC for a period of at least two years (the “Suspension Order”), beginning on February 6, 2020. The Company was not aware of the Suspension Order or the SEC investigation into its former auditors until it was informed by the SEC. The Company was never informed about the SEC investigation or the contents of the Suspension Order from its former auditors at any time. As a result, the Company has sued its former auditors for negligence, fraud, deceptive practices, and conversion. In the lawsuit, Company seeks damages for injuries caused by its auditors to the Company. The Company also seeks the return of the Company’s work papers.
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REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On July 23, 2020, we issued a press release announcing the lawsuit the filing of lawsuit against our previous auditors, LBB & Associates, LTD. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
ITEM 9.01 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit Description |
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10.1 |
Court stamped copy of lawsuit with SEC notice of LBB & Associates, LTD suspension |
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99.1 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 23, 2020
Intreorg Systems, Inc.
/s/ John Lepin
John Lepin, CFO
Exhibit 10.1
Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
IntreOrg Systems, Inc. Files Lawsuit against its auditor, LBB & Associates and Vine Advisors, LLP
IntreOrg Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today it filed a lawsuit in Texas State Court against its auditor, LBB & Associates and Vine Advisors, LLP, and their principal, Carlos Lopez, seeking damages up to $1,000,000.
In March 2020, the Company learned that (a) Lopez and LBB were investigated by the SEC through an Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings; (b) Lopez and LBB ultimately agreed to the imposition of remedial sanctions against them by the SEC; and (c) Lopez had been suspended from appearing or practicing before the SEC for a period of at least two years (the “Suspension Order”) beginning on February 6, 2020. A copy of the Suspension Order can be found on the SEC’s website.
The Suspension Order finds, among other things, that:
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For three consecutive years, Lopez and LBB “engaged in a pattern of improper professional conduct as auditors”; |
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Lopez failed to exercise due professional care in performing his audit work; and |
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Lopez and LBB committed “multiple instances of highly unreasonable conduct in circumstances that warranted heightened scrutiny.” |
The Suspension Order—and the auditor’s failure to disclose it or the SEC investigation when it was occurring—has had very damaging repercussions for the Company. Due to the misdeeds of Lopez, LBB, and Vine, the Company is now obligated to spend substantial amounts to re-audit the filings that Lopez, LBB, and Vine handled. Also, the Company is obligated to undertake this re-audit since it can no longer trust the work of someone who admittedly “engaged in a pattern of improper professional conduct” and committed “multiple instances of highly unreasonable conduct in circumstances that warranted heightened scrutiny.”
Upon discovery of the misdeeds of Lopez, LBB, and Vine, the Company notified the auditors of their claims. The auditors have ignored the Company’s communications and failed to respond or even return the Company’s work papers and property.
About IntreOrg Systems, Inc.: IntreOrg Systems, Inc. is a Texas-based industry leader in shareholder analytics, shareholder compliance and related consulting services for public companies. For further information on the Company, please visit our website intreorgsystems.com.
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" (statements which are not historical facts) made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations rather than historical facts and they are indicated by words or phrases such as "anticipate," "could," "may," "might," "potential," "predict," "should," "estimate," "expect," "project," "believe," "plan," "envision," "continue," "intend," "target," "contemplate," or "will" and similar words or phrases or comparable terminology. We have based such forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While we believe these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond our control. These factors include, but are not limited to, the time to consummate the proposed development, completion and extraction; the timing and extent of changes in market conditions and prices for natural gas and oil; the timing and extent of the Company's success in discovering, developing, producing and estimating reserves; the economic viability of, and the Company's success in drilling, the Company's ability to fund the acquisition, development, completion and extraction of oil and gas assets and the Company's planned capital investments; the Company's future property acquisition or divestiture activities; increased competition; and any other factors listed in the reports the Company has filed and may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's expectations only as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise. The company’s website is at IntreOrg Systems Inc.www.intreorgsystems.com SOURCE: IntreOrg Systems, Inc.