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): April 11, 2025

Oncocyte Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	1-37648	27-1041563
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

15 Cushing

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(949) 409-7600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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, no par value		OCX		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.

Based on information provided by Marcum LLP (“Marcum”), the independent registered public accounting firm of Oncocyte Corporation, a California corporation (the “Company”), CBIZ CPAs P.C. (“CBIZ CPAs”) acquired the attest business of Marcum, effective November 1, 2024. Marcum continued to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm through April 11, 2025. On April 11, 2025, the Company terminated its relationship with Marcum as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and, with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, engaged CBIZ CPAs on April 16, 2025 as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

Prior to engaging CBIZ CPAs, the Company did not consult with CBIZ CPAs regarding (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, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as described 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 and the related instructions).

The reports of Marcum regarding the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except that the report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 included an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and through April 11, 2025, the date of Marcum’s termination, there were (a) no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and Marcum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused Marcum to make reference to such disagreement in its reports and (b) no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions).

The Company provided Marcum with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and requested that Marcum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC, pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, stating whether it agrees with the above statements and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of the letter, dated April 17, 2025, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 (which is incorporated by reference herein) to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
16.1		Letter from Marcum LLP dated April 17, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

	ONCOCYTE CORPORATION

Date: April 17, 2025	By:	/s/ Joshua Riggs
		Joshua Riggs
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Oncocyte Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant, Financial Statements and Exhibits