United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 29, 1999 1-06124
Date of Report (Date of earliest Commission File Number
event reported)
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-0982660
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
300 First Stamford Place
Stamford, Connecticut 06912-0014
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Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip(Code)
(203) 969-8600
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 1. Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
On November 29, 1999, in connection with the acquisition of
the Company by Dyckerhoff Aktiengesellschaft, the Company dismissed
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its independent accountants. The
Company's Board of Directors participated in and approved the
decision to change independent accountants. The Company engaged
KPMG LLP as its new independent accountants as of November 29,
1999.
The reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial
statements for the past two years contained no adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle.
In connection with its audits for the two most recent years
and through November 29, 1999, there have been no disagreements
with PricewaterhouseCoopers 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused
them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial
statements for such years.
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 December 1, 1999, is filed as Exhibit 1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated December 1, 1999.
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.
Dated: November 29, 1999 LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ William E. Roberts
William E. Roberts
Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer,
Controller and Treasurer
EXHIBIT 1
December 1, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Commissioners:
We have read the statements made by Lone Star Industries,
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 report dated November 29,
1999. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in
such Form 8-K.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
