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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FORM 8-K</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <font style="font-weight:bold;">June 22, 2018</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;"><font style="color:#000000;">As described in TransAltantic Petroleum Ltd.&#8217;s (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2018,&#160;on June 12, 2018, PMB Helin Donovan, LLP (&#8220;PMB Helin&#8221;) notified the Company that, because of reasons unrelated to the Company,&#160;PMB Helin decided that it will no longer provide audit services to public companies, including the Company, and would no longer seek re-appointment as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.&#160;Accordingly, PMB Helin resigned as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm effective June 12, 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;"><font style="color:#000000;">On June 22, 2018, the Audit Committee of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors</font><font style="font-size:12pt;"> </font><font style="color:#000000;">approved the appointment of RBSM LLP (&#8220;RBSM&#8221;) to serve as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.</font></p>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
June 22, 2018
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
001-34574
None
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
Identification No.)
16803 Dallas Parkway
Addison, Texas
75001
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(214) 220-4323
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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
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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.
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Item
4
.01
Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
As described in TransAltantic Petroleum Ltd.'s (the "Company") Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2018, on June 12, 2018, PMB Helin Donovan, LLP ("PMB Helin") notified the Company that, because of reasons unrelated to the Company, PMB Helin decided that it will no longer provide audit services to public companies, including the Company, and would no longer seek re-appointment as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018. Accordingly, PMB Helin resigned as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm effective June 12, 2018.
On June 22, 2018, the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors
approved the appointment of RBSM LLP ("RBSM") to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.
During the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017, and the subsequent interim period through June 22, 2018, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has consulted with RBSM with respect to (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 consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that RBSM 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 a "disagreement" or "reportable event" (as those terms are defined in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulations S-K, including the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K).
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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.
Date:
June 25, 2018
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD.
By:
/s/ Chad D. Burkhardt
Chad D. Burkhardt
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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