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: September 19, 2000
FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
WASHINGTON 005-57091 91-2005970
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
400 108th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (425) 455-7300
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
On September 19, 2000 First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. a Washington
corporation (the "Company"), dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's
independent accountants and engaged Moss Adams LLP as its new independent
accountants. The decision to change the Company's accounting firm was approved
by the Company's Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as empowered by the
Board of Directors.
Deloitte & Touche LLP reports on the Company's financial
statements for December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 (the two most recent
fiscal years) contained no adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were
not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principles.
During the Company's last two fiscal years and the subsequent
interim periods to the date hereof, there were no material disagreements between
the Company and Deloitte & Touche LLP on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which
disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche LLP
would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreements in connection with their report on the financial statement.
None of the "reportable events" described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933 occurred with respect to the
Company within the last two fiscal years and the subsequent interim period
regarding any of the matters or events set forth in Item 304(a)(2) of Regulation
S-K.
The Company has requested Deloitte & Touche LLP to furnish it with
a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it
agrees with the above statements made by the Company in this Form 8-K. A copy of
such letter, dated September 20, 2000 is filed as an Exhibit to this 8-K.
The Company has engaged the accounting firm of Moss Adams LLP as
its new independent accountant. The decision to appoint Moss Adams LLP as the
new independent accountants for the Company was approved by the Company's Audit
Committee as empowered by the Board of Directors.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP agreeing with the
statements contained in this Form 8-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.
FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC.
By: /s/ John R. Valaas
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John R. Valaas
Its: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit Number Description
16 Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP dated September 20, 2000.
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