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): 5-21-03
AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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245 South Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, California 91101 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: |
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(626) 683-4000 |
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Item 4. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
(a) Previous Independent Accountants
(i) Effective May 21, 2003, the Registrant replaced Deloitte & Touche LLP (“DT”) as its independent accountants.
(ii) The reports of DT on the Registrant’s financial statements for fiscal years 2002 and 2001 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
(iii) The decision to replace DT was recommended by the registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by its Board of Directors.
(iv) During fiscal years 2002 and 2001 and the subsequent interim period preceding DT’s replacement, there were no disagreements (as such term is defined in instruction 4 to Item 304 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K) with DT 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 DT would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its report.
(v) During fiscal years 2002 and 2001 and the subsequent interim period preceding DT’s replacement, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K).
(vi) Attached hereto is a copy of a letter from DT to the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating that it agrees with the statements made in this report.
(b) New Independent Accountants.
(i) Effective May 21, 2003, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Registrant has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers as the principal accountants to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2003. No other event requiring disclosure under Item 304(a)(2) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K has occurred.
Item 7. Exhibits
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Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP to Securities and Exchange Commission |
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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.
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AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
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May 22, 2003 |
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/s/ Gary Wagner |
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Gary Wagner |
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Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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