SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 7, 2000
Carson, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-12271 06-1428605
(State or Other Juris- (Commission File (IRS Employer
diction of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
64 Ross Road, Savannah, Georgia 31405
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (912) 651-3400
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
(b) Effective April 7, 2000, KPMG LLP ("KPMG") has been engaged to replace
Deloitte & Touche, which is the South African member firm of Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu ("D&T South Africa"), as independent accountants to
audit the financial statements of the Registrant's significant,
majority-owned South African subsidiary, Carson Holdings Ltd. ("Carson
South Africa"), as of and for the years ended December 31, 1999 and
1998. The Registrant's principal accountants, Deloitte & Touche LLP,
which is the United States member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, is
expected to express reliance in its independent auditors' report on
the Registrant's consolidated financial statements as of and for the
years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 on KPMG's audit of the
financial statements of Carson South Africa as of and for the years
ended December 31, 1999 and 1998.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998 and any
subsequent interim periods prior to the date hereof Carson South
Africa did not consult KPMG regarding any matters or events described
in Item 304(a)(2)(i) or (ii) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CARSON, INC.
Date: April 7, 2000 By: /s/ Robert W. Pierce
Name: Robert W. Pierce
Title: Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
