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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Origin Agritech LTD (SEED)

Origin Agritech dismisses Goldstein Golub Kessler, engages Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as auditor

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 other Written later

On November 15, 2005, Origin Agritech, formerly Chardan China Acquisition Corp., dismissed Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP as its independent accountants after closing its acquisition of State Harvest Holdings Limited on November 8, 2005, and engaged Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. as its new auditor. The filing states that Goldstein Golub Kessler's reports on the former Chardan financial statements contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer and that there were no disagreements with the former auditor.

Key points

  • Dismissed auditor: Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP, on November 15, 2005
  • New auditor: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., engaged November 15, 2005
  • Former auditor's reports had no adverse opinion or disclaimer, and the filing reports no disagreements
  • Former auditor's letter to the SEC is filed as Exhibit 16.1

The filing

CompanyOrigin Agritech LTD (SEED)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 16, 2005, 5:03 PM ET
Accession number0001144204-05-036387

Items reported: 4.01 Auditor Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 16, 2005.

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