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 September 22, 1998
DATAMARINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
0-8936
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(Commission File Number)
Massachusetts 04-2454559
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
7030 220th SW, Mountlake Terrace, Washington 98043
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(425)771-2182
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
On September 17, 1998 the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors voted to
(i) engage Grant Thornton LLP as the independent accountants for Datamarine
International, Inc. and (ii) dismiss PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as such
independent accountants.
During the fiscal years ended September 28, 1996 and September 27, 1997 and the
subsequent interim period through September 22, 1998 (i) there were no
disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to their satisfaction would
have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial
statements for such years, and (ii) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not advised
the registrant of any reportable events as defined in paragraphs (A) through
(D) of Regulation S-K Item 304 (a)(1)(v).
The accountant's report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the consolidated
financial statements of Datamarine International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
and for the years ended September 27, 1997 and September 28, 1996 did not
contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or
modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
A letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is attached as Exhibit 16.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 16. Letter re change in certifying accountant.
SIGNATURES
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Datamarine International, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: September 22, 1998 /S/ JAN KALLSHIAN
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Jan Kallshian
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT 16
Letter re change in certifying accountant
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (letterhead)
Morris County Financial Center
One Sylvan Way
Parsippany NJ 07054-3894
Telephone (973) 829-9000
Facsimile (973) 829-9313
September 22, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Commissioners:
We have read the statements made by Datamarine International, Inc. (copy
attached), which we understand will be filed with the Commission, pursuant to
Item 4 of Form 8-K, as part of the Company's Form 8-K for the month of
September 1998. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such Form
8-K.
Very truly yours,
/S/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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