UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2005
SLADE'S FERRY BANCORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 000-23904 04-3061936
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
100 Slade's Ferry Avenue, PO Box 390, Somerset, Massachusetts 02726
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 675-2121
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
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Explanatory Note
The registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 14, 2005 to
report the decision of the Registrant's Audit Committee to replace the
registrant's registered public accounting firm. This amendment is being
filed to update the information as of the date hereof.
Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
(a)
The reports issued by Shatswell, MacLeod & Company, P.C.
("Shatswell") on the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant
for both of the two most recent fiscal years (2004 and 2003) did not
contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, or any
qualification or modification as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principles. During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years (2004 and
2003) and through the date hereof, there were no disagreements with
Shatswell on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not
resolved to the satisfaction of Shatswell, would have caused Shatswell to
make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with
its reports.
The Company provided Shatswell with a copy of the foregoing
disclosures and requested in writing that Shatswell furnish it with a
letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether
or not it agrees with such disclosures. The confirming letter from
Shatswell is attached as Exhibit 16.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
16.1 Letter from Shatswell MacLeod & Company, P.C. to the
Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 30, 2005.
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.
SLADES FERRY BANCORP.
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Deborah A. McLaughlin
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Name: Deborah A. McLaughlin
Title: Treasurer/Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Date: March 30, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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16.1 Letter from Shatswell, MacLeod & Company, P.C. to the
Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 30, 2005.