Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

(a) Dismissal of Previous Independent Registered Accounting Firm

Based on information provided to XpresSpa Group, Inc. (the "Company") by its independent registered public accounting firm, Friedman LLP ("Friedman"), effective September 1, 2022 Friedman combined with Marcum LLP ("Marcum") and continued to operate as an independent registered public accounting firm. On October 4, 2022, after the conclusion of the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders described under Item 5.07 below, the Audit Committee (the "Audit Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the dismissal of Friedman and the engagement of Marcum to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. The services previously provided by Friedman will now be provided by Marcum.

Friedman's report on the Company's consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period through October 4, 2022, there were no "disagreements" (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304) with Friedman 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, would have caused Friedman to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements or reportable events in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the subsequent interim period through October 4, 2022, there have been no "reportable events" (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K), except for the material weakness identified in the Company's internal control over its financial close and reporting process.

The Company provided Friedman with a copy of the disclosure it is making herein in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K and requested that Friedman 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 Friedman agrees with the statements made by the Company in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K. A copy of Friedman's letter to the SEC dated October 7, 2022 is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.





(b)    Appointment of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

As noted above, on October 4, 2022, the Audit Committee approved the dismissal of Friedman and the engagement of Marcum to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. The services previously provided by Friedman will now be provided by Marcum.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and through the subsequent interim period as of October 4, 2022, neither the Company, nor any party on behalf of the Company, consulted with Marcum regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the audit opinion that might be rendered regarding the Company's consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Company that Marcum concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in deciding on any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter subject to any "disagreement" (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a "reportable event" (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K)..

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On October 4, 2022, the Company held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the six proposals described below.

As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 94,278,118 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 55,018,686 (58.36% of the total outstanding) shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy.

The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Item 1: The following five nominees were reelected to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal, having received the following votes:





       Name              For            Withheld        Broker Non-Votes
 Scott R. Milford      20,330,768       12,914,219             21,773,699
Bruce T. Bernstein     11,970,368       21,274,619             21,773,699
 Robert Weinstein      12,726,243       20,518,744             21,773,699
 Donald E. Stout       12,998,766       20,246,221             21,773,699
 Michael Lebowitz      20,040,820       13,204,167             21,773,699

Item 2: The appointment of Friedman LLP (now Marcum LLP) as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified, having received the following votes:





    For            Against        Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes
  40,919,305       12,550,696        1,548,685                     -

Item 3: The amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of between 1-for-2 and 1-for-6 was not approved, having received the following votes:





    For            Against         Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes
  30,539,674       24,329,446           149,566                     -

Item 4: The amendment to the Company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan by 7,500,000 shares was approved, having received the following votes:





    For            Against         Abstentions       Broker Non-Votes
  16,790,763       16,018,358           453,866             21,773,699

Item 5: The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was not approved, on an advisory basis, by stockholders, having received the following votes:





    For            Against         Abstentions       Broker Non-Votes
  15,739,057       17,149,899           356,031             21,773,699

Item 6: The proposal to approve the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve Items 2 through 5 was approved, having received the following votes:





    For           Votes Against       Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes
  30,248,432          24,093,316           676,938                     -

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits






 (d) Exhibits




   10.1     XpresSpa Group, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended October 4,
          2022


   16.1     Letter from Friedman LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission,
          dated October 7, 2022

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