8-K

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): June 6, 2023

Personalis, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-38943	27-5411038
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6600 Dumbarton Circle Fremont, California		94555
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(650) 752-1300

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

(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, $0.0001 par value per share

PSNL

The Nasdaq Global Market

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)

Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On June 6, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Personalis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Deloitte’s audit reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, 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.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, as well as the subsequent interim periods through the date of dismissal, there were (i) no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) between the Company and Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to Deloitte’s satisfaction, would have caused Deloitte to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such years, and (ii) no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

The Company provided Deloitte with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that Deloitte furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of Deloitte's letter is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(b)

Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On June 6, 2023, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of BDO USA, LLP ("BDO") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. BDO was formally engaged on June 9, 2023.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, as well as the subsequent interim periods through the engagement of BDO, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has consulted with BDO regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that BDO concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K), or (iii) any reportable event (as defined 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 Deloitte & Touche LLP, dated June 9, 2023.
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 thereunto duly authorized.


Date: June 9, 2023	Personalis, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Aaron Tachibana
		Aaron Tachibana
		Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

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