Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA) Files An 8-K Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On January 2, 2018, Jamba, Inc. (the “Company”), with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, notified KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) that it would no longer continue to act as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm after completion of the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2017 and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2017, and appointed Whitley Penn LLP (“WP”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending January 2, 2018. The decision to change the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was the result of a comprehensive, competitive process conducted by the Audit Committee and full Board over the course of several months to select an independent registered public accounting firm. KPMG will continue as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2017 as the Company completes its Form 10-K for the fiscal year then ended.

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years, (i) there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures that, if not resolved to KPMG’s satisfaction, would have caused KPMG 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, except as related to the anticipated material weakness as further described below.

The audit reports of KPMG on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the past two years for which such reports were provided 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. The Company anticipates the report of KPMG on management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2017 will include an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting because of the existence of a material weakness related to ineffective risk assessment of the risks of material misstatement in financial reporting, as the Company identified that the risk assessment process, which was intended to identify new transactions and changes to existing processes and design appropriate control activities over financial reporting, was notsufficient to prevent or detect material misstatement on a timely basis.

The Audit Committee has authorized KPMG to respond fully to inquiries of the Company’s new accountant concerning the material weakness and any other accounting matter.

The Company provided KPMG with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and requested that KPMG furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the above statements in Item 4.01.A copy of KPMG’s letter, dated January 8, 2018, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

During the two most recent fiscal years, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted WP 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 financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that 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” or a “reportable event,” each as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v), respectively.

JAMBA, INC. Exhibit
EX-16.1 2 jmba-ex161_7.htm EX-16.1 jmba-ex161_7.htm Ex. 16.1               January 8,…
To view the full exhibit click here

About Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA)

Jamba, Inc. is a restaurant retailer of specialty food and beverage offerings. The Company operates through retail segment. The Company’s offerings include whole fruit smoothies, squeezed juices and juice blends, Energy Bowls, and a range of food items including, hot oatmeal, breakfast wraps, sandwiches, Artisan Flatbreads, baked goods and snacks. The Company, through its subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company, operates a lifestyle brand. The Company has a global business driven by a portfolio of franchised and company-owned Jamba Juice stores, and licensed JambaGO and Jamba Juice Express formats. The Company has approximately 890 Jamba Juice stores globally, consisting of over 70 company-owned and operated stores, all located in the United States (Company Stores), approximately 740 franchisee-owned and operated stores (Franchise Stores) in the United States, and over 70 Franchise Stores in international locations (International Stores), collectively the (Jamba System).