UNITED STATES
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FORM
(Amendment No. 1)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On May 13, 2022, Vaccitech plc (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a Current Report on Form 8-K (“Original Form 8-K”) to disclose that it had dismissed BDO LLP (“BDO”) as its independent registered public accounting firm and appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its new independent registered public accounting firm. The Company provided BDO with a copy of the disclosures it made in the Original Form 8-K and requested that BDO furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made therein. This Form 8-K/A amends the Original Form 8-K solely to include a copy of BDO’s letter, dated May 20, 2022, which is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K/A.
Except as described above, all other information in the Original 8-K remains unchanged.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 16.1 | Letter from BDO LLP, dated May 20, 2022 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
| Vaccitech plc | ||
| Date: May 24, 2022 | By: |
/s/ William Enright |
| William Enright | ||
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Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 16.1
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May 20, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
United States of America
We have been furnished with a copy of the response to Item 4.01 of Form 8-K for the event that occurred on May 10, 2022, filed by our former client, Vaccitech plc. We agree with the statements made in response to that Item insofar as they relate to our Firm.
Very truly yours,
/s/ BDO LLP
BDO LLP
BDO LLP, a UK limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under number OC305127, is a member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. A list of members’ names is open to inspection at our registered office, 55 Baker Street, London W1U 7EU. BDO LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to conduct investment business.