UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 ORor 15(d) of ~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~the ofSecurities ~~Report~~Exchange ~~(Date~~Act of ~~earliest event reported) September 15, 2023~~1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2023

PINEAPPLE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		000-55896		47-5185484
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(~~IRS~~I.R.S. Employer Identification ~~No.~~Number)

10351 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 420 Los Angeles, CA		90025
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

12301 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 302

~~Registrant’s~~Los ~~telephone number~~Angeles, ~~including~~CA ~~area code (877) 310-7675~~90025

(~~Former~~Address ~~name~~of orprincipal ~~former~~executive ~~address, if changed since last report.~~offices)

~~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~~ (~~see General Instruction A.2. below~~877): 310-7675

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2.)

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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
N/A		N/A		N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as ~~deﬁned~~defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 ~~of this chapter~~) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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~~financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 54.0201. ~~Departure~~Changes ofin ~~Directors~~Registrant’s orCertifying ~~Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Accountant.

~~Appointment~~(a) Resignation of ~~Director.~~Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On ~~August~~January 2116, ~~2023~~2024, ~~the~~Reliant ~~Board~~CPA ofPC ~~Directors~~ (~~the~~ “~~Board~~Reliant”) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of Pineapple, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~appointed Marco Rullo (“Mr~~. ~~Rullo”) to serve as a Director of the Company.~~

~~Prior to his appointment~~As aspreviously ~~Director with the Company~~reported, ~~Marco Rullo~~Reliant ~~served,~~was ~~and~~appointed ~~continues to serve,~~ as ~~Chief~~the ~~Executive~~Company’s ~~Officer~~independent ofregistered ~~Pineapple~~public ~~Express,~~accounting ~~not~~firm ~~affiliated~~on ~~with~~August ~~Pineapple~~2, ~~Inc~~2023., ~~since March, 2020, where he has guided the company through realignment and leading the expansion of its retail footprint in Los Angeles.~~ Prior to ~~his~~to ~~role~~August ~~with~~2, ~~Pineapple Express~~2023, ~~Mr.~~BF ~~Rullo~~Borgers ~~held~~CPA ~~the~~PC ~~position~~(“Borgers”) ofserved ~~Chief~~as ~~Strategy~~the ~~Officer~~Company’s atindependent ~~Lucid~~registered ~~Green~~public ~~Inc.~~accounting ~~from where he led the commercialization~~firm, ofand a ~~B2B~~member ~~SaaS~~of ~~platform from July 2019 until assuming~~ the ~~post~~engagement atteam ~~Pineapple~~moved ~~Express.~~to MrReliant. ~~Rullo~~The ~~formerly~~Company ~~acted~~decided into ~~the~~dismiss ~~capacity~~Borgers ~~of Principal at Kaya Management Inc., managing vertical integration,~~ and ~~leading~~work towith ~~an acquisition by Origin House in 2018 when he assumed the role of Vice President; then through a subsequent acquisition by Cresco Labs in 2019~~Reliant. ~~Over the past 15 years~~Accordingly, ~~Mr. Rullo has held both CEO~~ ~~and~~on ~~COO~~August ~~positions where has built~~2, ~~turned around~~2023, ~~or scaled organizations from start-ups to enterprise-level organizations. In~~ the ~~capacity of~~Company ~~Director~~dismissed atBorgers ~~Pineapple Inc., Mr. Rullo, who holds an MBA in Economics from SDA Bocconi, brings 20 years of experience assembling~~ and ~~aligning~~appointed ~~high-performing teams, guiding corporate strategy, resource allocation, product-market fit, and P&L management across several industries~~Reliant.

~~The~~Because ~~terms~~ Reliant was appointed on August 2, 2023, after the filing of ~~Mr.~~its ~~Rullo~~most recent annual report on Form 10-K, Reliant has not issued any reports on the Company’s ~~compensation~~financial statements for the past two fiscal years. Accordingly, Reliant did not issue any reports during such time that contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as ~~Director~~to ~~include~~uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. Furthermore, for the ~~following:~~period from August 2, 2023 through to January 16, 2024, there have been no disagreements with Reliant on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to Reliant’s satisfaction, would have caused Reliant to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the Company’s financial statements for such periods.

~~Equity~~For ~~Grant~~the period from August 2, 2023 through to January 16, 2024, there were no “reportable events” as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

AThe ~~share~~Company ~~grant~~provided Reliant with a copy of 10the disclosure contained herein,~~000~~ ~~restricted~~prior ~~shares~~to ofits ~~common~~filing ~~stock~~with ofthe Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and requested that Reliant furnish the Company ~~per~~a ~~calendar~~letter ~~quarter~~addressed to bethe ~~issued~~Commission onstating whether or not ~~about~~it agreed with the ~~first~~statements ~~day~~herein ~~of each~~and, ~~calendar~~if ~~quarter~~not, sostating ~~long~~the asrespects ~~Mr.~~in ~~Rullo~~which ~~continues~~it todoes ~~serve~~not asagree. aA ~~Director~~copy of ~~the~~such ~~Company,~~letter ~~with~~is ~~the~~attached hereto ~~first~~as ~~issuance~~Exhibit ~~beginning January~~ 16.1~~, 2024~~.

~~Cash~~(b) ~~Compensation~~Engagement of New Independent Registered Accounting Firm

~~Monthly~~On ~~compensation~~January of22, ~~$1500~~2024, ~~for~~the ~~services~~Board appointed M.S. Madhava Rao (“Rao”) as athe ~~director,~~Company’s ~~with~~new independent registered accounting firm. During the ~~compensation~~Company’s ~~for~~two ~~each~~most ~~month~~recent ~~being~~fiscal ~~paid~~years noand ~~later~~through ~~than~~January 1022, ~~calendar~~2024, ~~days~~neither ~~following~~the Company nor anyone acting on the ~~end~~Company’s behalf consulted Rao with respect to any of the ~~same~~matters ~~month~~or ~~with~~reportable ~~initial~~events ~~payments~~set ~~beginning~~forth noin ~~later~~Item ~~than~~304(a)(2)(i) ~~September~~and ~~10,~~(ii) of ~~2023~~Regulation S-K.

~~Reimbursement~~Item 5.02 Departure of ~~Expenses~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Reimbursements~~On ~~for~~November ~~all~~7, ~~reasonable~~2023, ~~and~~Marco ~~bona fide out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Mr.~~ Rullo inresigned ~~his capacity~~ as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, ~~(the~~effective ~~“Board”);~~immediately. ~~provided~~The ~~that~~resignation was not the result of any ~~expense~~disagreement inwith ~~excess~~the ofCompany ~~$250~~on ~~will~~any ~~require~~matter relating to the ~~CEO~~Company’s ~~prior~~operations, ~~written~~policies ~~approval~~or practices.

~~Resignation~~Item of9.01. ~~Officer~~Financial Statement and Exhibits.

On September 1, 2023, Joshua Eisenberg, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, presented a notice of resignation to the management and executives of the Company, effective immediately. No written correspondence concerning the circumstances surrounding his resignation were provided.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Exhibit No.		Description
Number		Description
16.1		Letter, dated January 25, 2024, from Reliant CPA PC addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 ~~thereunto~~hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 15, 2023	PINEAPPLE, INC.
	PINEAPPLE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Shawn Credle
Dated: January 25, 2024	By:	/s/ Shawn Credle
		Shawn Credle
	Name:	Shawn Credle
		Chief Executive Officer
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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