UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 13, 2007
HEMAGEN DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware | | 1-11700 | | 04-2869857 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No. ) |
9033 Red Branch Road, Columbia, MD | | |
| | 21045 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (410) 740-3198
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On September 13, 2007, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors dismissed Grant Thornton LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm. On that same date, the Audit Committee engaged Stegman & Company (the “New Auditor”) as its independent registered public accounting firm effective September 13, 2007.
Grant Thornton’s report on the Registrant’s financial statements for each of the last two fiscal years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the Registrant’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period preceding the dismissal of Grant Thornton, there were no disagreements on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Grant Thornton, would have caused it to make a reference to the subject matter in connection with its report. During the Registrant’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period preceding Grant Thornton’s dismissal, there have been no reportable events (as defined in Regulation S-B Item 304(a)(1)).
During the two most recent fiscal years and the interim period prior to engaging the New Auditor, neither the Registrant nor anyone on its behalf consulted the New Auditor regarding (i) either: 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 no written report or oral advice was provided to the Registrant that the New Auditor concluded was an important factor considered by the Registrant in reaching a decision as an accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event (as defined in Regulation S-B Item 304(a)(1).
The Registrant requested that Grant Thornton furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of such letter, dated September 18, 2007 is filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 16 | Letter from Grant Thornton LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated September 18, 2007. | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: September 18, 2007 | By: | /s/ Catherine M. Davidson | |
| | | Catherine M. Davidson | |
| | | Principal Accounting and Financial Officer | |
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