Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
(a) OnMarch 2, 2022 (the "Dismissal Date"),Iridium Communications Inc. (the "Company") dismissedErnst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, based on management's recommendation, approved the dismissal of EY. The reports of EY on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years endedDecember 31, 2021 and 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the fiscal years endedDecember 31, 2021 and 2020, and through the Dismissal Date, there were no disagreements with EY on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of EY, would have caused it to make reference thereto in its reports on the financial statements of the Company for such years. During the fiscal years endedDecember 31, 2021 and 2020, and through the Dismissal Date, there were no "reportable events" as defined under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K. The Company provided EY with a copy of the disclosure it is making herein in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K and requested that EY furnish the Company with a copy of their letter addressed to theSecurities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, stating whether EY agrees with the statements made by the Company in this Current Report on Form 8-K in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K. A copy of EY's letter to theSEC datedMarch 4, 2022 is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit Description Number 16.1 Letter fromErnst & Young LLP datedMarch 4, 2022 to theSecurities and Exchange Commission regarding change in certifying accountant. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). 3
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