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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Act of 1934
Date of Report: March 16, 1998
SYMPLEX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 0-22631 38-3338110
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
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5 Research Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103
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(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
(313) 995-1555
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(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On March 16, 1998, the Registrant engaged the accounting firm of
Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman P.C. ("EKSH") as its principal independent
accountants to audit the Registrant's financial statements for its fiscal year
ending December 31, 1997. The appointment of new independent accountants was
approved by the Audit Committee and Board of Directors of the Registrant. The
Company dismissed its former independent accountants, Deloitte & Touche LLP,
effective with the appointment of EKSH.
Prior to the appointment of EKSH, management of the Registrant had not
consulted with EKSH.
During the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 1997 and
1996, and the interim period subsequent to December 31, 1997, there were no
disagreements with the former accountants on any matter of accounting principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure
which would have caused the former accountants to make reference in their report
to such disagreements if not resolved to their satisfaction.
Deloitte & Touche LLP's reports on the financial statements for the
past two years have contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and
were not modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles except
for an explanatory paragraph in their report dated May 1, 1997 (December 19,
1997 with respect to certain notes to the financial statements) regarding
substantial doubt about the Registrant's ability to continue as a
going concern contained in the financial statements for the year ended December
31, 1996.
The Registrant has provided Deloitte & Touche LLP with a copy of this
disclosure and requested that Deloitte & Touche LLP furnish it with a letter
addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") stating
whether it agrees with the above statements. (A copy of the Deloitte & Touche
LLP letter addressed to the Commission is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-
K.)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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16.1 Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP dated March 18,
1998
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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.
DATED, this 18/th/ day of March, 1998.
SYMPLEX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Thomas Radigan
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Thomas Radigan
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 16.1
March 18, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 9-5
450 5/TH/ Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs/Madams:
We have read and agree with the comments in Item 4 of Form 8-K of Symplex
Communications Corporation dated March 16, 1998.
Yours truly,
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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