U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 1, 2001 Emporia Systems -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) Nevada 000-31997 88-0423785 ---------------------------- ----------- ----------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification) 38820 North 25th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027 ----------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 617-4456 -------------- Not applicable -------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed, since last report) 1 ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT Due to the death of Emporia Systems (the "Company") auditor and pursuant to Section 31(a)(1) the Investment Company Act of 1940 "Accountants and Auditors," the Company's board of directors held a special meeting and voted to replace its auditor, until the Company's new auditor can be ratified by the majority of the Company's shareholders. Barry L. Friedman, CPA, was the Company's original auditor, and has been the Company's auditor since the Company's inception on March 2, 1999. Mr. Friedman died on January 27, 2001. He died before he completed the year-end December 31, 2000 financials for Emporia Systems. In connection with the Company's most recent audit for March 2, 1999(inception) through September 30, 2000, as published in the Company's 10SB12G filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2000, there has been no disagreements with Barry L. Friedman, CPA, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of Barry L. Friedman, CPA would have caused him to make reference thereto in his report on the financial statements filed in the Company's 10SB12G. Since Mr. Barry Friedman died unexpectedly, the Registrant is unable to provide a letter to the SEC stating whether or not their former CPA agrees with the above statements. New independent accountants - --------------------------- Through a Board Resolution, the Registrant has engaged G. Brad Beckstead, CPA, as its new independent accountant as of March 1, 2000. Since the Company's inception March 2, 1999 and through December 31, 2000, the Registrant has not consulted with G. Brad Beckstead, CPA on items which (1) were or should have been subject to SAS 50 or (2) concerned the subject matter of a disagreement or reportable event with the former auditor (as described in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(2)). 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Emporia Systems --------------------- Registrant By: /s/ Georgios Polyhronopoulos --------------------------------- Georgios Polyhronopoulos President Date: March 8, 2001 3