BeyondSpring Inc. — Regulatory Filings 2025

Apr 11, 2025

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 8, 2025

BeyondSpring Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

| Cayman
Islands | 001-38024 | Not Applicable |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |

100 Campus Drive, West Side , 4 th Floor , Suite 410

Florham Park , New Jersey 07932

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1 (646) 305-6387

Not Applicable

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

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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
Ordinary
Shares, par value $0.0001 per share	BYSI	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. ☐

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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On April 8, 2025, BeyondSpring Inc. (the “Company”) was notified by Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) that Marcum resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. On November 1, 2024, CBIZ CPAs P.C. (“CBIZ”) acquired the attest business of Marcum. Substantially all of the partners and staff that provided attestation services with Marcum joined CBIZ. On April 9, 2025, upon Marcum’s resignation as auditors of the Company and with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, CBIZ was engaged as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Marcum’s audit reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except that the audit report on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023 contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company stating that there was substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

During the audits for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the subsequent interim period through April 8, 2025, there were (i) 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 procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused Marcum to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and (ii) no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions).

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the subsequent interim period prior to the engagement of CBIZ on April 9, 2025, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with CBIZ on either (a) 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 by CBIZ that CBIZ concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (b) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or a reportable event as set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
16.1	Letter from Marcum LLP, dated April 11, 2025, addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission
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: April 11, 2025

BeyondSpring Inc.
By:	/s/ Lan Huang
Name:	Lan Huang
Title:	Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer

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