FORM 8-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 4, 2001
Commission file number 0-23333
TIMBERLAND BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington 0-23333 91-1863696
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State or other jurisdiction Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation File Number Identification No.)
624 Simpson Avenue, Hoquiam, Washington 98550
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(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (360) 533-4747
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
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(a) On September 4, 2001, Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (the "Registrant") was
notified that McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, had acquired the attest assets and
practice of the Registrant's independent auditors Knight Vale & Gregory
PLLC effective September 1, 2001, and that Knight Vale & Gregory PLLC would
no longer be the auditor for the Registrant. McGladrey & Pullen, LLP was
engaged as the Registrant's new auditor on September 7, 2001.
(b) The auditor's reports from Knight Vale & Gregory PLLC for the Registrant's
past two fiscal years 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.
(c) The decision to engage McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, was approved by the
Registrant's board of directors.
(d) During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent
interim period preceding the change in auditors, there were no disagreements
with Knight Vale & Gregory PLLC on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.
(e) The Registrant has requested Knight Vale & Gregory PLLC to furnish it with a
letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether
or not it agrees with the statements made in this Item. A copy of that
letter dated September 7, 2001, is filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information, and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 16 Letter of Knight Vale & Gregory PLLC
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.
Date: September 7, 2001 By: /s/Michael R. Sand
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Michael R. Sand
Executive Vice President & Secretary
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Exhibit 16
Letter of Knight Vale & Gregory, PLLC
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Subject: Timberland Bancorp, Inc.
File No. 000-23333
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We were previously the independent accountants for Timberland Bancorp, Inc. and
on November 2, 2000 we reported on the consolidated financial statements of
Timberland Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2000 and 1999 and
for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2000. On
September 4, 2001, we informed Timberland Bancorp, Inc. that McGladrey & Pullen,
LLP had acquired our attest assets and we would no longer be the independent
accountants of Timberland Bancorp, Inc. We have read Timberland Bancorp, Inc.'s
statements included under Item 4 of its Form 8-K dated September7, 2001 and we
agree with such statements.
/s/Knight Vale & Gregory PLLC
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Knight Vale & Gregory PLLC
September 7, 2001
Tacoma, Washington