• Darco Water Technologies plans to replace Acclime First Trust with Nexia Singapore for the financial year ending Dec. 31, 2026.
• The proposed switch would reduce total audit fees by approximately 16%, with no change in audit scope.
• Nexia's appointment requires shareholder approval at an extraordinary general meeting; its term would run until the next annual general meeting.
• ACRA consented to First Trust's resignation, effective Oct. 20, 2026.
• The change does not stem from a disagreement; there were no accounting-treatment disagreements with First Trust in the past 12 months.

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