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) January 26, 2010
MEDIFAST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-23016 | 13-3714405 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation or organization) | Ident. No.) |
| 11445 Cronhill Drive, Owing Mills, Maryland | 21117 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (410)-581-8042
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| Item 4.01 | Changes In Registrant's Certifying Accountant. |
Medifast, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified that the audit practice of Bagell, Josephs, Levine & Company, LLC, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (“BJL”), was combined with Friedman LLP (“Friedman”) on January 1, 2010. BJL resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and, with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors on January 22, 2010, Friedman was engaged as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
During the two years ended December 31, 2008 and from December 31, 2008 through the engagement of Friedman as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted Friedman 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 BJL, or a “reportable event” as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
BJL performed audits of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. BJL’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 January 21, 2010, there were no (i) disagreements between the Company and BJL 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 BJL to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in connection with its report, or (ii) “reportable events,” as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company furnished BJL with a copy of this report prior to filing with the SEC and requested that BJL 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 BJL’s audit services and engagement as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. BJL has furnished a letter addressed to the SEC dated January 26, 2010 a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.0.
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| Item 9.01 | Exhibits |
Exhibits pursuant to Item 4.01
16.0 Bagell, Josephs, Levine & Company, LLC letter to SEC dated January 26, 2010
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| MEDIFAST, INC. | |||
| Dated: January 26, 2010 | /s/ Michael S. McDevitt | ||
| Michael S. McDevitt | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||
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