SEC Form 8-K filed by Stoke Therapeutics Inc.
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| Item 4.01 | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountants. |
(a) Dismissal of Previous Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On March 23, 2026, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
The reports of KPMG on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, and during the interim period through March 23, 2026, there were (i) no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K between the Company and KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, any of which, if not resolved to KPMG’s satisfaction, would have caused KPMG to make reference thereto in their reports, and (ii) no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company provided KPMG with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that KPMG furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made herein and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of such letter provided by KPMG, dated March 27, 2026, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(b) Appointment of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On March 23, 2026, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, and during the interim period through March 23, 2026, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with EY regarding any of the matters described in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 16.1 | Letter from KPMG LLP, dated March 27, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| STOKE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 27, 2026 | By: | /s/ Thomas Leggett | ||||
| Thomas Leggett | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||