Children's Place Changes Auditors

TL;DR

Children's Place just fired PwC and hired BDO as their new auditor.

AI Summary

On June 26, 2024, The Children's Place, Inc. filed an 8-K report to disclose changes in its certifying accountant. The company's Audit Committee of the Board of Directors dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm. Concurrently, the Audit Committee appointed BDO USA, LLP as the new independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.

Why It Matters

A change in auditors can sometimes signal underlying concerns about financial reporting or a desire for a fresh perspective on the company's financial health.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — A change in auditors, especially without explicit positive reasons, can sometimes precede or coincide with other financial or operational challenges.

Key Players & Entities

• The Children's Place, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (company) — Dismissed independent registered public accounting firm
• BDO USA, LLP (company) — Appointed independent registered public accounting firm
• June 26, 2024 (date) — Date of earliest event reported

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $0.10 — ange on which registered Common Stock, $0.10 par value PLCE NASDAQ Global Select M

Filing Documents

• tm2418637d1_8k.htm (8-K) — 32KB
• tm2418637d1_ex16-1.htm (EX-16.1) — 2KB
• 0001104659-24-077370.txt ( ) — 206KB
• plce-20240626.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• plce-20240626_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 33KB
• plce-20240626_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 22KB
• tm2418637d1_8k_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant. (a) Resignation of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm On June 26, 2024, Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") advised The Children's Place, Inc. (the "Company") that it is resigning from its role as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company, effective no later than the filing date of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending August 3, 2024. EY's reports on the Company's financial statements for the fiscal years ended February 3, 2024 and January 28, 2023 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. For the Company's fiscal years ended February 3, 2024 and January 28, 2023 and the subsequent interim period through June 26, 2024, there were no "disagreements" (within the meaning of Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K) with EY on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which disagreements, if not resolved to EY's satisfaction, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the financial statements of the Company. During the same periods, there were no "reportable events" (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K), except for the material weakness previously disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 28, 2023, that was successfully remediated as of February 3, 2024. The Company has provided EY with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this Form 8-K and requested that EY furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of EY's letter, dated July 2, 2024, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.

01 Financial Statement and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit 16.1 Letter from Ernst & Young LLP to the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission dated July 2, 2024. Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 2

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements This Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 16.1, contains or may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements relating to the Company's strategic initiatives and results of operations, including adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "plan," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate" and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially. Some of these risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the "Risk Factors" section of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2024. Included among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially are the risk that the Company will be unable to achieve operating results at levels sufficient to fund and/or finance the Company's current level of operations and repayment of indebtedness, the risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in gauging fashion trends and changing consumer preferences, the risks resulting from the highly competitive nature of the Company's business and its dependence on consumer spending patterns, which may be affected by changes in economic conditions (including inflation), the risk that changes in the Company's plans and strategies with respect to pricing, capital allocation, capital structure, investor communications and/or operations may have a negative effect on the Company's business, the risk that the Company's strategic initiative

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