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 : August 1726, 2016

(Date of earliest event reported)

Arête Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


COLORADO	33-16820-D	84-1508638
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7260 Osceola Street

Westminster, CO 80030

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (303) 427-8688

(~~303)~~Registrant's ~~427-8688~~ telephone number, including area code) N/A

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 4.01. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

On August 1724, 2016, ~~Causey~~Arête ~~Demgen~~Industries, ~~& Moore P~~Inc.C. (the "~~CDM~~Company") ~~declined~~filed toa ~~stand~~Current ~~for~~Report reon Form 8-~~election~~K todisclosing ~~serve~~that asCausey ~~Arête~~Demgen ~~Industries,~~& ~~Inc~~Moore P.'sC. (~~the~~ "~~Company~~CDM"), the Company's prior independent registered public accounting firm, tohad ~~audit~~declined the ~~Company's~~engagement ~~financial statements as of and~~ for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

~~The~~On ~~reports~~August of26, ~~CDM~~2016, on the ~~financial statements of the~~ Company's asBoard of ~~and~~Directors ~~for~~unanimously ~~the~~appointed ~~fiscal~~Hein ~~years~~& ~~ended~~Associates ~~December~~LLP ~~31,~~("Hein") ~~2015~~to ~~and~~serve ~~2014,~~as ~~did~~the ~~not~~Company's ~~contain~~new ~~any~~independent ~~adverse~~registered ~~opinion~~public oraccounting ~~disclaimer~~firm ofto ~~opinion,~~audit ~~and~~the ~~were~~Company's ~~not~~financial ~~qualified~~statements ~~or modified~~ as toof ~~uncertainty,~~and ~~audit~~for ~~scope or accounting principles. During~~ the fiscal ~~years~~year ~~ended~~ending December 31, ~~2015~~2016. The ~~and~~appointment ~~2014,~~became ~~and~~effective ~~the~~upon ~~interim period through August 17, 2016, (i)~~ the ~~Company~~completion ~~had no disagreements with CDM on any matter~~ of ~~accounting~~Hein's ~~principles~~client oracceptance ~~practices~~procedures, ~~financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure,~~ which ~~disagreements,~~occurred ifon ~~not~~August ~~resolved to CDM's satisfaction~~26, would have caused CDM to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in its reports on the financial statements of the Company for such time period and (ii) there were no reportable events of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.2016,

~~The~~During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the interim period through August 26, 2016, the Company ~~has~~did ~~provided~~not ~~CDM~~consult Hein with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a ~~copy~~specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the ~~foregoing~~Company's ~~disclosure~~financial statements, and ~~requested~~no written report or oral advice was provided to the Company by Hein that ~~CDM~~Hein ~~furnish~~concluded was an important factor considered by the Company ~~with~~in reaching a ~~letter~~decision ~~addressed~~as to the ~~Securities~~accounting, ~~and~~auditing ~~Exchange~~or ~~Commission~~financial ~~stating~~reporting ~~whether~~issue; or ~~not~~(ii) ~~CDM~~any ~~agrees~~matter ~~with~~that was either the ~~statements~~subject ~~above~~of ~~concerning~~a ~~CDM. A~~disagreement, ~~copy~~as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of ~~CDM's~~Regulation ~~letter,~~S-K ~~dated~~and ~~August~~the 24related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K, ~~2016~~or a reportable event, as that term is ~~attached~~described ~~hereto~~in asItem ~~Exhibit~~304(a)(1)(v) 16of Regulation S-K.1.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.		Description
16.1		Letter from Causey Demgen & Moore P.C. dated August 24, 2016, regarding the change in certifying accountant.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	ARÊTE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Dated: August 24, 2016
Dated: August 26, 2016
	By:	/s/ Nicholas L. Scheidt
	Name:	Nicholas L. Scheidt
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
16.1		Letter from Causey Demgen & Moore P.C. dated August 24, 2016, regarding the change in certifying accountant.

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