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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549-1004
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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) October 5, 1999
Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-6830 59-0874323
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
One Greenwood Square, 3333 Street Road, Suite 101, Bensalem, PA 19020
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215)245-7500
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
On October 5, 1999, the Registrant engaged KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as its
principal independent accountants to audit its financial statements for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. The decision to engage KPMG was approved by the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the
Registrant.
Neither the Registrant nor anyone on its behalf consulted KPMG during
the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years or the subsequent interim period
prior to the Registrant's engagement of KPMG.
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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.
ORLEANS HOMEBUILDERS, INC.
October 7, 1999 By: /s/ Joseph A. Santangelo
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Joseph A. Santangelo
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
