SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 11, 1998
SWISHER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 0-21282 56-1541396
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
6849 Fairview Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
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(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number including area code: (704) 364-7707
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Exhibit Index on Page 5
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ITEM 4. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
On March 11, 1998, Swisher International, Inc. (the "Company"),
received the response of its former auditors, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP (the
"Former Auditor") to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on February 27, 1998 which Form 8-K announced that the Former
Auditor had resigned from the Company's 1997 audit and withdrawn its opinion
on the Company's 1996 financial statements. The March 11, 1998 responses of
the Former Auditor, annexed hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, are incorporated
in their entirety by reference in response to this Item 4. The position of
the Company on disputed issues is set forth in its February 27, 1998 Form 8-K
filing, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
c) Exhibits
99.1 Letter from McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, to the Commission dated
March 11, 1998.
99.2 Letter from McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, to the Company dated
March 11, 1998.
99.3 Letter from the Company to McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, dated
February 27, 1998.
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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.
SWISHER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: March 13, 1998 By: /s/ Patrick L. Swisher
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Patrick L. Swisher,
President and CEO
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
FORM 8-K
Exhibit Page
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99.1 Letter from McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, to the Commission dated
March 11, 1998.
99.2 Letter from McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, to the Company dated
March 11, 1998.
99.3 Letter from the Company to McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, dated
February 27, 1998.