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): August 23, 2001
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COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Indiana
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-7160 35-1101097
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
2831 Dexter Drive, Elkhart, Indiana 46514
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(219) 262-0123
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
a) In June 2001, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") advised Coachmen
Industries, Inc. (the "Company") that it was closing its office in
South Bend, Indiana which office had served the Company since 1986.
b) On August 23, 2001, the Board of Directors of the Company, on the
recommendation of the Audit Committee, appointed Ernst & Young LLP as
the Company's independent certifying accountants for the year ending
December 31, 2001.
c) PwC was notified of their dismissal on August 23, 2001.
d) The reports of PwC on the Company's financial statements for the years
ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, did not contain any adverse opinion
or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
e) In connection with the audits of the Company's financial statements
for the two most recent fiscal years and through August 23, 2001,
there have been no disagreements with PwC on any matters of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing
scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PwC, would have caused them to make reference thereto
in their report on the financial statements for such years.
f) The Company has requested PwC to furnish the Company with a letter
addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it
agrees with the above statements. A copy of the letter is attached as
Exhibit 16.1 to this report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 24, 2001, the Company filed a press release announcing
Coachmen's new models winning rave reviews. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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16.1 Letter regarding change in
certifying accountant of the
registrant from
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP dated
August 24, 2001.
99.1 Press Released dated August 24,
2001 regarding Coachmen's new
models winning rave reviews.
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.
COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ Richard M. Lavers
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Richard M. Lavers
General Counsel & Secretary
Dated: August __, 2001