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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 REPORTED): NOVEMBER 16, 1998
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)
0-12771 95-3630868
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
10260 CAMPUS POINT DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(619) 546-6000
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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FORM 8-K
ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
On November 16, 1998 the Registrant notified PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP that it was dismissing such firm as its independent accountants effective
upon the completion of the audit of the January 31, 1999 financial statements
of the Registrant. On November 17, 1998, the Registrant notified Deloitte &
Touche LLP that it will engage such firm as its new independent accountants
upon completion of the audit of the January 31, 1999 financial statements.
The decision to change accountants was approved by the Audit Committee of the
Registrant's Board of Directors.
During the fiscal years ended January 31, 1998 and January 31, 1997
and through the date of this report, there were no disagreements with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure or audit scope or procedure which
disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of such
disagreement in their reports on the financial statements for such years. The
reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements for the
fiscal years ended January 31, 1998 and January 31, 1997 did not contain an
adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified
or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended January 31, 1998 and January 31, 1997
and through the date of this report, Deloitte & Touche LLP has not been
engaged as an independent accountant to audit either the Registrant's
financial statements or the financial statements of any of its subsidiaries,
nor has it been consulted regarding the application of the Registrant's
accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or
proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the
Registrant's financial statements.
The Registrant has requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish
it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with
the above statements. A copy of such letter, dated November 23, 1998, is
filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
16 Letter regarding change in certifying accountant, dated
November 23, 1998, from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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.
(Registrant) SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Date: November 23, 1998 By: /s/ Douglas E. Scott
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Douglas E. Scott
Its: Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT 16
November 23, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Science Applications International Corporation
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We have read Item 4 of Science Applications International Corporation's
Form 8-K dated November 16, 1998 and are in agreement with the statements
contained therein as they relate to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Yours very truly,
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
