UNITED STATES
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 September 29, 2014
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-04383 (Commission File Number) |
14-1387171 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
233 Ballston Avenue Saratoga Springs, New York (Address of principal executive offices) |
12866 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (518) 584-4100 |
Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 4.01 | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant |
Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (the “Company”) was notified on September 25, 2014 by its current independent registered accounting firm, EFP Rotenberg, LLP (“EFPR”), that EFPR will not serve as the Company’s independent accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year 2015. The Company understands the basis for their decision is that EFPR has made a strategic decision to serve public companies in roles other than as the independent auditor.
EFPR has informed the Company that it will cooperate and assist with an orderly transition of audit firms when such takes place. The Company has undertaken a process to select a new independent registered accounting firm, and expects to have a new firm in place during the Company’s fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2014.
EFPR’s reports on the financial statements of the Company for each of the past two fiscal years have neither contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor been qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the past two fiscal years and the interim periods preceding the date on which EFPR notified the Company that it will decline to stand for re-election, there were no disagreements with EFPR 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 EFPR, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports.
The Company provided EFPR with a copy of the disclosures made in this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that EFPR furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the disclosures. A copy of such letter, dated September 29, 2014, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Document |
16.1 | EFPR letter to the SEC dated September 29, 2014 |
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.
Date: September 29, 2014 |
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
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By: | /s/ Katrina Sparano | |
Katrina Sparano Interim Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer |
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