SEC Info - Blue Foundry Bancorp - ‘8-K’ for 4/7/22

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM i 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): i April 7, 2022

i BLUE FOUNDRY BANCORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

i Delaware	i 001-40619	i 86-2831373
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

i 19 Park Avenue, i Rutherford, i New Jersey		i 07070
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( i 201) i 939-5000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common Stock, $0.01 par value	i BLFY	i The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 4.01

Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

(a)	Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On April 7, 2022, Blue Foundry Bancorp (the “Company”) notified Crowe LLP (“Crowe”) of its dismissal as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The decision to dismiss Crowe was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The dismissal was not related to any disagreements with Crowe on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.

The audit reports of Crowe on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for each of the past two fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 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 Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2022 through April 7, 2022: (i) there were no disagreements with Crowe on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures which, if not resolved to Crowe’s satisfaction, would have caused Crowe to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports, and (ii) there were no “reportable events” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Before filing this Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC, the Company provided Crowe with a copy of the disclosures contained in this Item 4.01(a) and requested that Crowe issue a letter, addressed to the SEC, stating whether Crowe agrees with the statements contained in this Item 4.01(a). A copy of Crowe’s letter dated April 11, 2022, addressed to the SEC, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(b)	Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On April 13, 2022, the Company engaged KPMG US LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The selection of KPMG was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2022 through April 7, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with KPMG regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that KPMG concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement” (as defined in SEC Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(iv)) or a “reportable event” (as defined in SEC Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v)).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits
	16.1	Letter of Crowe LLP dated April 11, 2022
	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.

		Blue Foundry Bancorp
DATE: April 13, 2022	By:	/s/ *James D. Nesci*
		James D. Nesci President and Chief Executive Officer

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