UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2001
Washington Banking Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-24503 91-1725825
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
450 SW Bayshore Drive
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(360) 679-3121
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
FORM 8-K/A
WASHINGTON BANKING COMPANY
Oak Harbor, Washington
November 15, 2001
Item 4. Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
The Company is making additional disclosures to the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed by the Company on November 21, 2001.
The Company requested KPMG LLP to furnish a letter addressed to the Securities
and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements contained
in Item 4 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21,
2001. A copy of that letter, dated November 27, 2001 is filed as Exhibit 16 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
16. Letter from KPMG LLP regarding change in Registrant's accountant.
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.
WASHINGTON BANKING COMPANY
Date: November 29, 2001 By: /s/ Michal D. Cann
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Michal D. Cann
President and
Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit Number Description of Document
16 Letter from KPMG LLP to Securities and Exchange Commission
dated November 27, 2001 pursuant to the requirements of
Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K.
November 27, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
We are currently principal accountants for Washington Banking Company (Company)
and, under the date of February 8, 2001, we reported on the consolidated
financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000. On November
15, 2001, we were notified that the Company engaged Moss Adams LLP (Moss Adams)
as its principal accountant for the year ending December 31, 2002 and that the
auditor-client relationship with KPMG LLP will cease upon completion of the
audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the year
ending December 31, 2001, and the issuance of our report thereon. We have read
the Company's statements included under Item 4 of its Form 8-K dated November
21, 2001, and we agree with such statements, except that we are not in a
position to agree or disagree with the Company's statements that it has engaged
Moss Adams or that the change was approved by the Board of Directors. In
addition, we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the Company's
statement that the Company has not consulted Moss Adams previously.
Very truly yours,
/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP