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 March 5, 2024

 

MASTEC, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

i Florida		i 001-08106		i 65-0829355
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 i 800 S. Douglas Road,  i 12th Floor

 i Coral Gables,  i Florida  i 33134

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  i (305)  i 599-1800

 

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

i ☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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, $0.10 Par Value		i MTZ		i New York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company  i ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

ITEM 4.01

Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

(a) Dismissal of Previous Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MasTec, Inc. (the “Company”) recently conducted a competitive selection process to determine the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The Audit Committee invited several international public accounting firms to participate in this process, including BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. As a result of this process, on March 5, 2024, the Audit Committee approved and the Board ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. In light of the appointment of PwC, BDO was dismissed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of March 5, 2024.

The audit reports of BDO on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 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, 2023 and 2022, and during the interim period through March 5, 2024, there were (i) no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K between the Company and BDO on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, any of which, if not resolved to BDO’s satisfaction, would have caused BDO 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, except for the material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, initially reported in Part II, Item 9A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, related to the order to cash cycle predominantly related to the assessment of certain 2021 acquired entities, the initial purchase price allocation of a 2022 acquisition, variance analysis management review control and, for certain entities acquired in 2021, information technology general computer controls and the procure to pay, asset management, hire to pay and period-end reporting business cycles. The material weaknesses were remediated as of December 31, 2023.

These reportable events were discussed among the Audit Committee and BDO. BDO has been authorized by the Company to respond fully to the inquiries of PwC, the successor independent registered public accounting firm, concerning these reportable events.

The Company provided BDO with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that BDO 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 BDO, dated March 7, 2024, 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 5, 2024, the Audit Committee approved and the Board ratified the engagement of PwC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and during the interim period through March 5, 2024, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with PwC regarding any of the matters described in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.

 

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ITEM 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
16.1		Letter from BDO USA, P.C., dated March 7, 2024
104		The cover page of MasTec, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included with the Exhibit 101 attachments).

 

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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.

 

				MASTEC, INC.
Date: March 8, 2024				By:		/s/ Alberto de Cardenas
						Alberto de Cardenas
						Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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