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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 (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2000
DAILY JOURNAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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South Carolina 0-14665 95-4133299
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
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355 South Grand Avenue, 34th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071-1560
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (213) 624-7715
Not Applicable
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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 July 26, 2000, the Registrant engaged Ernst & Young LLP as its
independent accountant. During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years,
and during the subsequent interim period prior to Ernst & Young's engagement,
neither the Registrant nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted Ernst & Young
regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the
Registrant's financial statements or (ii) any matter that was either the subject
of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable
event.
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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.
DAILY JOURNAL CORPORATION
By: /S/ Gerald L. Salzman
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NAME: Gerald L. Salzman
Title: President
Dated: August 4, 2000
