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Fabric.AI, Inc.

For the period ended Dec 5, 2024. Filed Dec 5, 2024.

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Dec 5, 2024 · Filed Dec 5, 2024

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AUDITOR RATIFICATION PROPOSAL

The Audit Committee has appointed Marcum LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, subject to stockholder ratification. The Board proposes that the stockholders ratify, in a non-binding vote, this appointment.

The Audit Committee has reviewed the independence of Marcum LLP as auditor. The Audit Committee has concluded that Marcum LLP is independent and that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to retain Marcum LLP as independent auditor for 2024.

A representative of Marcum LLP will not be present at the Annual Meeting.

Friedman LLP served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm from 2019 until September 21, 2022. As previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 21, 2022, based on information provided by Friedman LLP, effective September 1, 2022, Friedman LLP combined with Marcum LLP and continued to operate as an independent registered public accounting firm as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marcum LLP. Friedman LLP continued to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm through September 21, 2022. On September 21, 2022, the Audit Committee of the Board approved the dismissal of Friedman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the engagement of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, effective as of such date. Since September 21, 2022, the services previously provided by Friedman LLP have been provided by Marcum LLP.

The reports of Friedman LLP on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for each of the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 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, 2021 and 2020, and the subsequent interim period through September 21, 2022, (i) there were no disagreements, as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, with Friedman LLP 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 Friedman LLP, would have caused Friedman LLP to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such period, and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except that the Company identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting related to segregation of duties, which was described in Item 4 of the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022, September 30, 2021, June 30, 2021, and March 31, 2021, and Item 9A of the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020. The Audit Committee discussed the subject matter of the reportable events with Friedman LLP, and notwithstanding these material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, the Company has concluded that, based on its knowledge, the consolidated financial statements, and other financial information included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022, September 30, 2021, June 30, 2021, and March 31, 2021 and its Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 and the subsequent interim period through September 21, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with Marcum LLP regarding either (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 financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Marcum LLP 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 a “reportable event,” as such terms are defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and (v), respectively.

Fees to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered (i) by Friedman LLP for the review of our quarterly financial statements for the first and second quarters of 2022, and (ii) by Marcum LLP for the audit of our annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and the review of our quarterly financial statements for the first, second and third quarters of 2023 and the third quarter of 2022, and fees billed for other services rendered by Friedman LLP and Marcum LLP during those periods. The percentage of services set forth above in the category audit related fees that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) (relating to the approval of a de minimis amount of non-audit services after the fact but before completion of the audit) was 100%.

20232022
Audit Fees:(1)$497,766$283,723
Audit-Related Fees:(2)--
Tax Fees:(3)--
All Other Fees:(4)--
Total$497,766$283,723
(1)Audit Fees include fees for services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, the review of financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC and consents and other services normally provided in connection with regulatory filings. In 2023, $497,766 was billed by Marcum LLP for audit fees. In 2022, $283,723 was billed for audit fees, of which $214,852 was billed by Friedman LLP and $68,871 was billed by Marcum LLP.
(2)Audit-Related Fees principally include fees incurred for due diligence in connection with potential transactions and accounting consultations.
(3)Tax Fees would include fees for services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.
(4)All Other Fees would include fees that do not constitute Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees, or Tax Fees.

Approval of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Services and Fees

The Board requests that stockholders ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to conduct the audit of our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. In the event that the stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Board will reconsider whether or not to retain that firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Board, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the fiscal year if the Board determines that such a change could be in the best interest of our stockholders.

Vote Required

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on this proposal, voting affirmatively or negatively (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes), is required to adopt the proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. “ABSTAIN” votes will have no effect on the outcome of the Auditor Ratification Proposal. Because the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm is considered a routine matter, your bank, broker, trustee or other nominee, as the case may be, may vote your shares without your instruction with respect to the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm unless you instruct your them otherwise. If a bank, broker, trustee or other nominee does not exercise this authority, such broker non-votes will have no effect on the results of this vote.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MARCUM LLP, AND PROXIES SOLICITED BY THE BOARD WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL UNLESS A STOCKHOLDER INDICATES OTHERWISE ON THE PROXY.

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