irdm-8k_20220302.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 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) March 2, 2022

Iridium Communications Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-33963	26-1344998
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)		Identification No.)

1750 Tysons Boulevard

Suite 1400

McLean, VA 22102

(Address of principal executive offices)

703-287-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	IRDM	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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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) On March 2, 2022 (the “Dismissal Date”), Iridium Communications Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, based on management’s recommendation, approved the dismissal of EY.

The reports of EY on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and through the Dismissal Date, there were no disagreements with EY on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of EY, would have caused it to make reference thereto in its reports on the financial statements of the Company for such years.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and through the Dismissal Date, there were no “reportable events” as defined under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

The Company provided EY with a copy of the disclosure it is making herein in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K and requested that EY furnish the Company with a copy of their letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, stating whether EY agrees with the statements made by the Company in this Current Report on Form 8-K in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K. A copy of EY’s letter to the SEC dated March 4, 2022 is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(b) Also on March 2, 2022, the Audit Committee, based on management’s recommendation, approved the selection of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), effective immediately, as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm. On March 3, 2022, KPMG completed their client acceptance procedures and officially accepted the engagement effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and through March 3, 2022, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted 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 financial statements of the Company, 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 the subject of a “disagreement” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a “reportable event” (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description
16.1		Letter from Ernst & Young LLP dated March 4, 2022 to the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding change in certifying accountant.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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.



	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Date: March 4, 2022	By:	/s/ Matthew J. Desch
		Name:	Matthew J. Desch
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Iridium Communications Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant, Financial Statements and Exhibits