Landbay Inc.

12/22/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/22/2025 09:23

Change in Certifying Accountants (Form 8-K)

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

(a) Release of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On October 8, 2025, our board of directors resolved to release Simon & Edward, LLP ("S&E") as our independent accountant. We informed S&E of this determination on October 6,2025, which was effective October 10, 2025.

S&E was engaged by us in 2022 and has rendered reports on our financial statements since the year ended March 31, 2022. Since the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2024, 2025 and through the date of this form 8-K, S&E has neither provided any adverse opinion or qualification on our financial statements nor had a disagreement with the Company since their engagement on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statements disclosure, or audit scope or procedure, which disagreements that, if not resolved to HML PLT's satisfaction, would have caused S&E to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with the audit of the Company's financial statements.

None of the reportable events described under Item 304(a))(1)((A)-D) of Regulation S-K occurred within period of the engagement of S&E up to the date of release.

We have provided S&E with a copy of this report prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). S&E has provided a letter to us dated December 20, 2025, and addressed to the SEC, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

(b) New independent registered public accounting firm

We have engaged HML PLT ("HML") as our independent registered public accounting firm, effective December 20, 2025. The decision to engage HML as our independent registered public accounting firm was approved by our board of directors.

During the two most recent fiscal years and through the date of this report, we have not consulted with HML regarding any of the following:

1. the application of accounting principles to any specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements;

2. the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements by HML, in either case where written or oral advice provided by HML would be an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issues: or

3. any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K and the related instructions thereto) or a reportable event (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K).

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