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):
March 14, 2003
CILCORP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois 1-8946 37-1169387
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois 61602
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (309) 677-5230
CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois 1-2732 37-0211050
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois 61602
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (309) 677-5230
ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
On March 14, 2003, the Auditing Committees of CILCORP Inc. and Central
Illinois Light Company (the "Registrants") dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP
("Deloitte & Touche") as the Registrants' independent public accountants subject
to completion of its services related to the audits of the fiscal year 2002 and
engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PricewaterhouseCoopers") to serve as the
Registrants' independent public accountants for the fiscal year 2003. The
Registrants' Auditing Committees made this replacement because
PricewaterhouseCoopers is serving as the independent public accountants for the
Registrants' parent company, Ameren Corporation, for the fiscal year 2003.
Deloitte & Touche's reports on the Registrants' consolidated financial
statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 did not contain
an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or
modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the Registrants' two fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000
and the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2003, there were no
disagreements with Deloitte & Touche on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which,
if not resolved to Deloitte & Touche's satisfaction, would have caused it to
make reference to the subject matter in connection with its reports on the
Registrants' consolidated financial statements for such years, and there were no
reportable events, as listed in Item 304(a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K.
The Registrants have provided Deloitte & Touche with a copy of the
foregoing disclosures. Attached as Exhibit 16.1 is a copy of Deloitte & Touche's
letter, dated March 20, 2003, stating its agreement with such statements.
During the Registrants' two fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
and the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2003, the Registrants did
not consult PricewaterhouseCoopers regarding the application of accounting
principles to a specified transaction, either contemplated or proposed, or the
type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Registrants' consolidated
financial statements, or any other matter or reportable event that would be
required to be reported in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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16.1 Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP to the Securities and
Exchange Commission dated March 20, 2003.
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.
CILCORP INC.
(Registrant)
By /s/ Warner L. Baxter
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Warner L. Baxter
Senior Vice President, Finance
(Principal Financial Officer)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
(Registrant)
By /s/ Warner L. Baxter
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Warner L. Baxter
Senior Vice President, Finance
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: March 20, 2003
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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16.1 - Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP to the Securities
and Exchange Commission dated March 20, 2003.
EXHIBIT 16.1
March 20, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 11-3
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs/Madams:
We have read Item 4 of CILCORP's and Central Illinois Light Company's Form 8-K
dated March 14, 2003, and have the following comments:
1. We agree with the statements made in paragraphs two, three and four.
2. We have no basis on which to agree or disagree with the statements made
in the first and last paragraphs.
Yours truly,
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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