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):  March 28, 2022

GROWGENERATION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 900

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (800) 935-8420

N/A

(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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).

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

ITEM 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

On March 28, 2022, GrowGeneration Corp. (the “Company”) dismissed Plante & Moran, PLLC (“Plante Moran”) as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. The dismissal was approved by the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors.

The reports of Plante Moran on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the 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, except that in connection with the audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, Plante Moran’s opinion concluded that the Company did not maintain, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 because of the material weaknesses disclosed in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the period then ended.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and through March 28, 2022, there have been no “disagreements” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and related instructions) with Plante Moran 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 Plante Moran would have caused Plante Moran to make reference thereto in its reports on the consolidated financial statements for such years. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and through March 28, 2022, there have been no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K), except that in connection with the audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, Plante Moran’s opinion concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021.

The Company provided Plante Moran with a copy of the disclosure it is making herein in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K, and requested that Plante Moran furnish the Company with a copy of its letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, stating whether or not Plante Moran agrees with the statements related to them made by the Company in this report. A copy of Plante Moran's letter to the SEC dated March 29, 2022 is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this report.

On March 28, 2022, the Company appointed Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately, to perform independent audit services for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The appointment of Grant Thornton was approved by the Audit Committee. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and through March 28, 2022, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted Grant Thornton 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 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Company, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Company by Grant Thornton that 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 the subject of a “disagreement” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a “reportable event” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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