On May 14, 2024, Applied UV, Inc., a company listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the trading symbols AUVI for its common stock and AUVIP for its 10.5% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, reported a significant change in its financial oversight. The company announced that Mazars USA LLP, its independent registered public accounting firm, officially resigned. This resignation was anticipated following an advisory notice from Mazars on April 17, 2024, stating their intention to resign effective with the filing of Applied UV's Quarterly Report for the period ended March 31, 2024, and no later than May 31, 2024. The audit reports for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, by Mazars did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer and were not qualified or modified...Show More

On May 14, 2024, Applied UV, Inc., a company listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the trading symbols AUVI for its common stock and AUVIP for its 10.5% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, reported a significant change in its financial oversight. The company announced that Mazars USA LLP, its independent registered public accounting firm, officially resigned. This resignation was anticipated following an advisory notice from Mazars on April 17, 2024, stating their intention to resign effective with the filing of Applied UV's Quarterly Report for the period ended March 31, 2024, and no later than May 31, 2024. The audit reports for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, by Mazars did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer and were not qualified or modified, except for an explanatory paragraph regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern. There were no disagreements on accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure between the company and Mazars during the fiscal years mentioned and up to the resignation date. Furthermore, there were no reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K. Applied UV has received a letter from Mazars, dated May 20, 2024, agreeing with the statements made in the disclosure, which is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to the report filed with the SEC. The report was signed by Mike Riccio, Chief Financial Officer of Applied UV, Inc.