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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): JUNE 14, 2001
PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 000-19480 58-1651222
(State or Other (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) Identification No.)
2840 MT. WILKINSON PARKWAY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30339
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (770) 444-5300
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Exhibit Index Located on Page: 4
Total Number of Pages: 5
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
On June 14, 2001, following a competitive review and request
for proposal process in which a number of nationally recognized
accounting firms were requested to participate, the Registrant dismissed
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PricewaterhouseCoopers") as the Registrant's
principal accountants and engaged Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant's
new principal accountants. The decision to change accountants was
recommended by the Audit Committee of the Registrant's Board of Directors
(the "Board") and approved by the Board.
The reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers on the Registrant's
financial statements for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 1999 and
2000 do not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor
were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or
accounting principles. During the Registrant's December 31, 1999 and 2000
fiscal years and the subsequent interim periods preceding the date of the
Registrant's change in principal accountants, there were no disagreements
with PricewaterhouseCoopers on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure
as described in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) and Instructions 4 and 5 of Item 304
of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation S-K, and there
were no "reportable events" as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item
304.
The Registrant has provided PricewaterhouseCoopers with a copy
of the above statements and has requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers
furnish the Registrant with a letter addressed to the Securities and
Exchange Commission stating whether or not PricewaterhouseCoopers agrees
with those statements. A copy of that letter, dated June 20, 2001, is
filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
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16 Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers 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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 21, 2001
PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ CHRIS E. PERKINS
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Chris E. Perkins
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
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16 Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.