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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 13, 1999
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SMARTALK TELESERVICES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
California 0-21579 95-4502740
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
6543 Commerce Parkway, Suite E, Dublin, Ohio 43017
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (614) 760-9991
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5080 Tuttle Crossing Boulevard, Dublin, Ohio 43016-3566
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(Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Appointment of New Auditor. Effective October 13, 1999, the registrant engaged
Saltz Shamis & Goldfarb ("SSG") as the principal accountant to audit the
registrant's financial statements.
During the registrant's two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim
period preceding the engagement of SSG, neither the registrant (nor anyone on
the registrant's behalf) has consulted SSG regarding either: (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
registrant's financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to
the registrant nor was oral advice provided that SSG concluded was an important
factor considered by the registrant in reaching a decision as to any accounting,
auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the
subject of a "disagreement" (within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of
Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a
"reportable event" (within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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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.
SMARTALK TELESERVICES, INC.
Date: November 4, 1999 By: /s/ Eugene I. Davis
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Name: Eugene I. Davis
Title: Chief Executive Officer
