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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 (Date of earliest event reports) October 2, 2000
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CII TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(formerly known as
COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUMENTS, INC.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina 56-182-82-70
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1200 Ridgefield Blvd., Suite 200, 28806
Asheville, North Carolina (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
(828) 670-5300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Communications Instruments, Inc., 1396 Charlotte Highway, Fairview, NC 28730
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
(a) Previous independent accountants
1. On October 2, 2000, CII Technologies, Inc. ("CII") dismissed
Deloitte and Touche LLP ("D&T") as its independent accountants.
2. The reports of D&T on CII's consolidated financial statements for
the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 did not contain
an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles.
3. CII's audit committee recommended the decision to change
independent accountants and the Board of Directors approved the
change.
4. In connection with its audits for the two most recent fiscal years
ended December 31, 1999 and through October 2, 2000, there have
been no disagreements with D&T on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing scope and procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved
to the satisfaction of D&T, would have caused D&T to make reference
to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its
report on the financial statements for those years.
5. During the two most recent fiscal years and through October 2,
2000, there have been no reportable events (as defined in
Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v)).
6. CII has requested that D&T furnish a letter addressed to the
Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with
the above statements. A copy of this letter, dated October 2, 2000
is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
(b) New independent accountants
1. CII engaged Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") as its new independent
accountants as of October 2, 2000.
2. During the two most recent fiscal years and through October 2,
2000, CII has not consulted with E&Y regarding the application of
accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed
or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
CII's financial statements.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
16.1 Letter from Deloitte and Touche LLP dated October 2, 2000.
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SIGNATURE
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.
CII Technologies, Inc.
By: /s/ Richard L. Heggelund
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Richard L. Heggelund
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
