ITEM 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
On October 1, 2009, Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (the “Company”) was notified that the audit practice of Beard Miller Company LLP (“Beard”) an independent registered public accounting firm, was combined with ParenteBeard LLC (“ParenteBeard”) in a transaction pursuant to which Beard combined its operations with ParenteBeard and certain of the professional staff and partners of Beard joined ParenteBeard either as employees or partners of ParenteBeard. On October 1, 2009, Beard resigned as the auditors of the Company and with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, ParenteBeard was engaged as its independent registered public accounting firm.
During the two years ended December 31, 2008 and from December 31, 2008 through the engagement of ParenteBeard as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted ParenteBeard with respect to any accounting or auditing issues involving the Company. In particular, there was no discussion with the Company regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement, as described in Item 304 of Regulation S-K (“Regulation S-K”) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), with Beard, or a “reportable event” as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Beard performed audits of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. Beard’s reports did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the two years ended December 31, 2008, and from December 31, 2008 through October 1, 2009, there were no (i) disagreements between the Company and Beard on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to its satisfaction, would have caused Beard to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in connection with its report, or (ii) a “reportable event,” as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company furnished Beard with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to filing with the SEC and requested that Beard furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agreed with the statements made by the Company in this report insofar as they relate to Beard’s audit services and engagement as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Beard has furnished a letter addressed to the SEC dated October 1, 2009, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed herewith.
| | Exhibit Number | | Description |
| | 16 | | Letter of Beard Miller Company, LLC |
