Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On December 29, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission notified Global Clean Energy (the "Registrant" or the “Company”) that, effective December 14, 2010, the Public Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) revoked the registration of the Company's independent public accountant, Larry O’Donnell, CPA, P.C. ("O'Donnell"). The PCAOB revoked the registration of O’Donnell because of violations of PCAOB rules and auditing standards in auditing financial statements and noncooperation with the Board investigation.
In light of the PCAOB decision, on February 16, 2011, the Company notified O'Donnell that it had engaged ANKIT Consulting Services Inc. (“ANKIT”), as its new independent public accounting firm, at which time the Company dismissed O'Donnell. The decision to dismiss O'Donnell and to engage ANKIT was approved by the Company's Board of Directors.
O'Donnell’s report on the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year then ended did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. O'Donnell’s report did contain a paragraph disclosing that the consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.
During the Registrant’s most recent fiscal year and the subsequent interim period ended February 16, 2011 (the date of O'Donnell’s dismissal), there were no disagreements between Registrant and O'Donnell on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to O'Donnell’s satisfaction, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report. Also, during such periods, there were no “reportable events” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Registrant has provided O'Donnell with the foregoing disclosures and has requested that it furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not O'Donnell agrees with the statements made by Registrant herein. However, O'Donnell cannot be located in spite of numerous efforts to contact him.
On February 16, 2011, the Company engaged ANKIT as its new independent public accounting firm to audit the Company's consolidated financial statements. During the Company's recent fiscal year and the subsequent interim period ended February 16, 2011 (the date of ANKIT’s engagement), the Company did not consult ANKIT with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on its financial statements, any reportable events or other matters set forth in Item 304(a)(2) of Regulation S-K.
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.
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GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY, INC.
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/s/ Kenneth S. Adessky
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Kenneth S. Adessky
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Chief Financial Officer
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