| UNITED STATES 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)
October 21, 2004
THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50364 | 86-0845127 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5524 East Fourth Street, Tucson Arizona | 85711 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(520) 747-6600
| 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
(a) New Independent Auditor
(i) On October 21, 2004, the audit committee of the board of directors of The Providence Service Corporation (the “Company”) appointed McGladrey & Pullen, LLP (“M&P”) as the Company’s new Independent Auditor to provide financial audit services. M&P has not audited the Company’s financial statements in the two most recent fiscal years or any interim period. Prior to appointing M&P to audit its financial statements, the Company did not consult with M&P regarding any accounting, auditing or financial reporting matters, including, but not limited to (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). In the course of its discussions concerning the appointment, the Company did provide and discuss with M&P the information in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the resignation of the Company’s former independent auditor which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2004.
(ii) The Company requested M&P to review this Current Report on Form 8-K and provided M&P with the opportunity to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission containing any new information, clarification of the Company’s expression of its views, or the respects in which it does not agree with the statements made by the Company in this Current Report on Form 8-K. M&P has advised the Company that it has reviewed this Current Report on Form 8-K and has no basis on which to submit a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to Item 304 of Regulation S-K.
(iii) The engagement of M&P as the Company’s new Independent Auditor is subject to the completion of M&P’s client acceptance procedures.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: October 22, 2004 |
By: | /S/ MICHAEL N. DEITCH | ||
| Michael N. Deitch | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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