UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):April 12, 2007
ARADIGM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 0-28402 | 94-3133088 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3929 Point Eden Way Hayward, CA 94545 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices including zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (510) 265-9000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
Effective as of April 12, 2007, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Aradigm Corporation (the “Registrant”) dismissed Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm. On April 12, 2007, the Audit Committee engaged Odenberg, Ullakko, Muranishi & Co. LLP (“OUM”) as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.
The audit reports of E&Y on the Registrant’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
In connection with E&Y’s audits for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, and in the subsequent interim period through April 12, 2007, there were no disagreements with E&Y 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 E&Y, would have caused E&Y to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in connection with its reports. In addition no reportable events, as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, occurred during the Registrant’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, and in the subsequent interim period through April 12, 2007.
The Registrant has provided E&Y with a copy of this report and has requested that E&Y provide a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the foregoing statements. A copy of this letter from E&Y is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1.
During the Registrant’s two most recent fiscal years, and in the subsequent interim period through April 12, 2007, neither the Registrant nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with OUM regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Registrant’s financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Registrant nor oral advice was provided by OUM that was an important factor considered by the Registrant in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement, as that term is defined in Item 304 (a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K, or a reportable event, as that term is defined in Item 304 (a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 16.1 | Letter from Ernst & Young LLP to Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 16, 2007. |
SIGNATURE
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 duly authorized.
Dated: April 16, 2007
| ARADIGM CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas C. Chesterman | |||
| Thomas C. Chesterman | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 16.1 | Letter from Ernst & Young LLP to Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 16, 2007. |