Company: QXO-PB
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-011886
Chunk: 52

Company: QXO, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 52
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 Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2025 We are asking our stockholders to ratify the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. Although ratification is not required by our bylaws or otherwise, our Board of Directors is submitting the appointment of Deloitte to our stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate governance. If our stockholders fail to ratify the appointment of Deloitte, the Audit Committee will consider whether it is appropriate and advisable to appoint a different independent registered public accounting firm. Even if our stockholders ratify the appointment of Deloitte, the Audit Committee in its discretion may appoint a different registered public accounting firm at any time if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of our company and our stockholders. Representatives of Deloitte are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so, and to respond to appropriate questions. Change in Certifying Accountant On March 25, 2025, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of Deloitte as the company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and related interim periods, and the dismissal of Marcum as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. During the company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the subsequent interim period through March 25, 2025, neither the company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with Deloitte with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or proposed transaction, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered regarding the company’s consolidated financial statements, and Deloitte neither provided a written report to the company nor provided oral advice to the company that Deloitte 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 any disagreement or reportable event, as set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, respectively. The reports of Marcum on the company’s consolidated financial statements, which were included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 202