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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
ON
FORM 8-K
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): MAY 5, 2000
ITC LEARNING CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND 0-13741 52-1078263
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(State or other jurisdiction of Commission File (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Number Identification No.)
13515 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
HERNDON, VIRGINIA 20171
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(703) 713-3335/(703) 713-0065
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(Registrant's telephone and facsimile numbers, including area code)
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ITEM 1. CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
Not Applicable.
ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
Not Applicable.
ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP
Not Applicable.
ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTS
Effective May 5, 2000, ITC Learning Corporation (the "Company") dismissed
the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y"), 8484 Westpark Drive, McLean,
Virginia 22102, as the Company's independent accountants.
Concurrent with the termination of E&Y, the Company invited Grant
Thornton LLP ("Grant Thornton"), 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, Virginia 22182,
to act as its auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2000. Grant
Thornton has accepted the engagement as the Company's auditors.
The reports of E&Y on the financial statements of the Company for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 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.
The decision to change accountants was approved by the Company's Board of
Directors.
In connection with the audits of the Company's financial statements for
the Company's years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the subsequent
interim period through May 5, 2000 (the date of E&Y's dismissal as the
Company's independent auditor), there were no disagreements with E&Y on any
matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure
or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused E&Y to make a reference to the matter of
the disagreements in connection with its reports in the financial statements
for such years. In addition, there were no "Reportable Events" as that term is
defined in Subsection (a) (1) (v) of Rule 304 of Regulation S-B.
The Company provided E&Y with a copy of the disclosures contained herein,
and requested that E&Y furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC
stating whether E&Y agrees with the statements made by the Company hereinabove
and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of the
letter of E&Y is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
The Company did not consult with Grant Thornton during the fiscal years
ended December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1999, and the interim period from
January 1, 2000 through May 5, 2000, regarding: (i) the application of
accounting principles to a specified transaction; (ii) the type of opinion that
might be rendered on the Company's financial statements; or (iii) any matter
that was the subject of a disagreement with the Company's former accountant or
reportable event (as comtemplated by Item 304 of Regulation 5-B).
The Company provided Grant Thornton a copy of the disclosures herein and
requested that Grant Thornton review the same prior to delivery and filing
hereof with the SEC. The Company has given Grant Thornton the opportunity to
furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC containing any new
information, clarification or statement as to whether it agrees with statements
made by the Company.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Not Applicable.
ITEM 6. RESIGNATION OF REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS
Not Applicable.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Not Applicable.
(b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Not Applicable.
(c) EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 16.1. Letter from E&Y to the Commission dated May 5, 2000
(filed herewith).
ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
Not Applicable.
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SIGNATURE
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.
ITC LEARNING CORPORATION
(Registrant)
BY /s/ Matthew C. Sysak DATE May 9, 2000
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Matthew C. Sysak, Vice President
of Finance and Administration,
Secretary