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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 22, 2000
(Date of earliest event reported)
FIRST MANITOWOC BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 0-25983
WISCONSIN 39-1435359
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
402 NORTH 8TH STREET
MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN 54221
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(920)684-6611
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On August 22, 2000, the Board of Directors of the Registrant
determined not to retain KPMG LLP, to audit the Registrant's financial
statements for the year ending December 31, 2000. The decision was recommended
by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and unanimously approved by the
Board. The firm of Wipfli Ulrich, LLP, Wausau, Wisconsin, has been engaged to
perform an audit of the Registrant's financial statements for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2000 and to provide other accounting services. The reason
for the decision was solely the Registrant's desire to retain a firm which would
be more cost effective for a bank holding company of Registrant's size.
KPMG LLP's report on Registrant's financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 1999, and prior thereto, did not contain any adverse opinion
nor disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope or accounting principals.
During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years, and for the
interim periods following December 31, 1999, there have been no disagreements
with KPMG LLP on any matter of accounting principals or practices, financial
statement disclosures, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if
not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG LLP, would have caused KPMG LLP to make
a reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its
reports.
Registrant has provided KPMG LLP with a copy of this disclosure and has
requested that KPMG LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and
Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the foregoing statements. A
copy of KPMG LLP's letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission is forwarded
as Exhibit 16.1 to this report on Form 8-K.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 16.1 - Letter regarding change in certifying accounts from
KPMG, LLP.
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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.
FIRST MANITOWOC BANCORP, INC.
Date: September 1, 2000 By: /s/ Thomas J. Bare
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Thomas J. Bare, President
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