UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: April 12, 2001
FARM FAMILY HOLDINGS, INC.
A Delaware Corporation Commission File No. 1-11941 IRS No. 14-1789227
344 Route 9W, Glenmont, New York 12077-2910
Registrant's telephone number: (518) 431-5000
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
(a) (1) On April 12, 2001, Farm Family Holdings, Inc.
(the "Registrant") dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the
Registrant's independent public accountant.
(2) For the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2000,
the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the consolidated
financial statements of the Registrant contained no adverse
opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or
modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles.
(3) The decision to change the independent public accountant was
recommended by the Governance Committee and approved by the
Registrant's Board of Directors.
(4) In connection with its audits for the two most recent fiscal
years ended December 31, 2000 and through April 12, 2001,
there have been no disagreements between
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the Registrant regarding any
matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures which, if
not resolved to the satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, would have caused them to make reference thereto in its
report on the financial statements for such years.
(5) During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years ended
December 31, 2000 and through April 12, 2001, there have been
no reportable events (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304
(a)(1)(v)).
(6) The Registrant has requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and
Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the
above statements. A copy of such letter, dated April 19, 2001
is filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.
(b) On April 12, 2001, the Board of Directors of the Registrant
approved the engagement of KPMG LLP as its independent public
accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2001.
During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years ended
December 31, 2000 and through April 12, 2001, the Registrant
did not consult with KPMG LLP as to either (i) the application
of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might
be rendered on the Registrant's financial statements, and
either a written report was provided to the Registrant or oral
advice was provided that KPMG LLP concluded was an important
factor considered by the Registrant in reaching a decision as
to the accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue;
or (ii) as to any matter that was either the subject of a
disagreement or reportable event.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 16 - Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and
Exchange Commission
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.
FARM FAMILY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
April 19, 2001 /s/ Timothy A. Walsh
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(Date) Timothy A. Walsh
Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer
Exhibit 16
April 19, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Commissioners:
We have read the statements made by Farm Family Holdings, Inc. (copy attached),
which we understand will be filed with the Commission, pursuant to Item 4 of
Form 8-K, as part of the Company's Form 8-K report dated April 12, 2001. We
agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such Form 8-K.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP