Espey dismisses Withum as independent auditor
Espey reported no accounting disagreements or reportable events with Withum during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and 2026.
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Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. dismissed WithumSmith+Brown, PC as its independent registered public accounting firm on October 13, 2026, and selected PKF O’Connor Davies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, subject to completion of PKF’s standard client acceptance procedures. The company said Withum’s reports for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2026 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified. For those years, Espey reported no disagreements that would have required reference in Withum’s reports and no reportable events. Espey also said neither it nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted PKF about the specified accounting, auditing, or reporting matters. Chief Financial Officer Kaitlyn O’Neil signed the report.
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ITEM 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
On October 13, 2026, upon the recommendation and approval of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (the “Company”), the Company dismissed WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”) as its independent registered public accounting firm. Concurrently, following the completion of an evaluation process, the Audit Committee selected PKF O’Connor Davies (“PKF”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, subject to the completion of PKF’s standard client acceptance procedures.
Withum’s reports on the Company’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2026 there were: (i) no “disagreements” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions between the Company and Withum on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to Withum’s satisfaction, would have caused Withum to make reference thereto in its reports; and (ii) no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has provided Withum with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this Current Report on Form 8-K and has requested that Withum furnish a letter addressed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with these statements. A copy of Withum’s letter, dated October 15, 2026, is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1.
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2026, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with PKF 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, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that PKF 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” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions; or (iii) any “reportable event” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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| 16.1 | Letter from WithumSmith+Brown, PC to the Securities and Exchange Commission, October 15, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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: October 16, 2026 | ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP. | |
| By: | /s/ Kaitlyn O’Neil | |
| Kaitlyn O’Neil | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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