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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
September 22, 1999
(Date of Report)
THE RICEX COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Commission File Number: 0-24285
DELAWARE 68-0412200
(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
1241 Hawk's Flight Court, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(916) 933-3000
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
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Item 4. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On September 17, 1999, Grant Thornton LLP was engaged by the Company as its
principal accountant to audit the Company's financial statements. The Company
did not consult Grant Thornton LLP, regarding the application of accounting
principles to a specific contemplated transaction, or the type of audit
opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, or on
any matter that was the subject of a disagreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, the Company's former accountants, who were dismissed on August 17, 1999.
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 RICEX COMPANY
Date September 22, 1999 /s/ Daniel L. McPeak
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Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
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