SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 3, 2004
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Commission file number 0-16079
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AIR METHODS CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 84-0915893
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number)
7301 South Peoria, Englewood, Colorado 80112
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (303) 792-7400
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Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
Report: N/A
ITEM 4.01. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On November 3, 2004, the Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan (the Plan) received
notification that its auditors, Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton), have
resigned for the year ending December 31, 2004. The audit report of Grant
Thornton on the financial statements of the Plan for the year ended December 31,
2003, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
In addition, during the Plan's year ended December 31, 2003, and through
November 3, 2004, there was no disagreement with Grant Thornton on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing
scope or procedure, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of
Grant Thornton, would have caused Grant Thornton to make reference to the
subject of that disagreement in its report on the Plan's financial statements
for that period. During the year ended December 31, 2003, and through November
3, 2004, there were no "reportable events" as that term is defined in Item
304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Plan provided a copy of the foregoing disclosures to Grant Thornton prior to
the date of the filing of this report and requested that Grant Thornton furnish
it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating
whether or not it agrees with the statements in this Item 4.01. A copy of the
letter furnished by Grant Thornton in response to that request (as required by
Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K) dated November 4, 2004, is filed as Exhibit
16.1 to this Form 8-K.
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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.
AIR METHODS CORPORATION
Date: November 4, 2004 By /s/ Sharon M. Northern
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Sharon M. Northern
Planning & Analysis Manager
Air Methods Corporation
Plan Administrator
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