SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated November 13, 2018
British Telecommunications plc
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
BT Centre
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ
England
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
Enclosure: British Telecommunications plc
13 November 2018
Change of independent registered public accounting firm
As reported in British Telecommunications plc's ('BT plc') Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') on 24 May, following an audit tender process led by BT plc's parent company's Audit & Risk Committee (the Committee), the BT plc Board endorsed the Committee's recommendation to appoint KPMG LLP (KPMG) as the new independent registered public accounting firm, in place of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) who would resign.
At a meeting held on November 2, 2018 the BT plc shareholders approved the appointment of KPMG as its independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2019. At the same meeting, PwC resigned as independent registered public accounting firm for BT plc.
On October 15, 2018, PwC provided BT plc with a resignation letter to resign as BT plc's independent registered public accounting firm with effect as of the end of the November 2, 2018 meeting. In its resignation letter, PwC confirmed that the reason PwC was ceasing to hold office was that the Company undertook a competitive tender process for the position of statutory auditor and PwC did not participate.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
British Telecommunications plc | ||||||
By: | /s/ Heather Brierley | |||||
Name: | Heather Brierley | |||||
Title: | Secretary |
Date: November 13, 2018