UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Notice of Change of Auditors June 30, 2008
Commission File Number: 333-10100
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC.
1600 St-Martin Boulevard East
Tower B, Suite 200
Laval, Quebec, Canada
H7G 4S7
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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.
| ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. | |
| July 18, 2008 | |
| Per: /s/ Sylvain Aubry | |
| Sylvain Aubry | |
| Senior Director, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary |
APPENDIX B
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF AUDITORS
Pursuant to National Instrument 51-102, Section 4.11
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (the "Company") hereby gives notice, pursuant to section 4.11 of National Instrument 51-102, as follows:
1.
Currently, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP ("RCGT") are the auditors of the Company. The audit committee of Company’s board of directors conducted a review of the Company’s audit requirements and the offer of services for the financial year 2009 and the fees associated with such services. As a result of that review, the Company’s audit committee determined to recommend (i) not to put RCGT forward for renewal as auditors of the Company at the expiry of RCGT’s current term of office and (ii) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCooper LLP as the Company’s auditors at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on September 3, 2008 or at any adjournment thereof.
2.
By unanimous written resolution dated June 30, 2008, the board of directors of the Company approved the recommendations of its audit committee indicated above.
3.
There has been no reservation contained in the auditors’ reports on the Company’s annual financial statements for the two fiscal years preceding the date of this notice, being the reports of RCGT for the fiscal years ended, respectively, April 27, 2008 and April 29, 2007.
4.
In connection with the audits for the two fiscal years ended April 27, 2008 and through to this date, there have been no reportable events, as defined in National Instrument 51-102.
DATED at Laval, Québec, this 30th day of June 2008.
(s) Sylvain Aubry
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Sylvain Aubry
Senior Director, Legal Affairs and
Corporate Secretary
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To:
Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec)
Alberta Securities Commission
British Columbia Securities Commission
The Manitoba Securities Commission
New Brunswick Securities Commission
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission
Prince Edward Island Securities Commission
Saskatchewan Securities Commission
Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador
Dear Sirs:
We have read the statements made by Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in the attached copy of Change of Auditor Notice dated June 30, 2008, which we understand will be filed pursuant to Section 4.11 of the National Instrument 51-102.
We agree with the statements in the Change of Auditor Notice dated June 30, 2008 except that we have no basis to agree or disagree with the following statement :
"In connection with the audits for the two fiscal years ended April 27, 2008 and through this date, there have been no reportable events, as defined in National Instrument 51-102."
Yours very truly,
Chartered Accountants
Montreal, July 3, 2008
PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the Canadian firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP/s.r.l./s.e.n.c.r.l. and the other member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity.
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Re:
Notice of Change of Auditors
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (the "Company")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have read the statements made by the Company in the attached Notice of Change of Auditors dated June 30, 2008, which we understand will be filed pursuant to Section 4.11 of the National Instrument 51-102.
We agree with the statements in the Notice of Change of Auditors dated June 30, 2008.
Yours truly,
Chartered Accountants
Montreal, July 15, 2008
Chartered Accountants
Member of Grant Thornton International Ltd.