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): August 1, 2000
Vista Bancorp, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 0-21264 22-2870972
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation) file number) Id. No.)
305 Roseberry Street, P.O. Box 5360, Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (908) 859-9500
Former name or former address, if changed from last report: Not Applicable.
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VISTA BANCORP, INC.
FORM 8-K
Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant
Not Applicable.
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Not Applicable.
Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership.
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
1) On August 1, 2000, the Company was notified that Rudolph,
Palitz LLC had merged with McGladrey & Pullen, LLP and that
Rudolph, Palitz LLC would no longer be the auditor for the
Registrant. McGladrey & Pullen, LLP was appointed as the
Registrant's new auditor.
2) The auditor's reports from Rudolph, Palitz LLC for the
Registrant's past two fiscal years did not contain an adverse
opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or
modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles.
3) The decision to engage McGladrey & Pullen, LLP was not
approved by the Board of Directors.
4) During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years and the
subsequent interim period preceding the change, there have
been no disagreements with Rudolph, Palitz LLC on any matter
of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.
5) The Registrant has requested Rudolph, Palitz LLC to furnish a
letter addressed to the Commission stating whether it agrees
with the statements made in this Item. Such letter is included
in an exhibit to this Form 8K.
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Item 5. Other Events.
Not Applicable
Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
A copy of the letter from Rudolph, Palitz LLC addressed to the
Commission is attached hereto and incorporated in its entirety
herein.
Item 8. Change in fiscal year.
Not Applicable
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.
VISTA BANCORP, INC.
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(Registrant)
Date: August 1, 2000 /s/ Barbara Harding
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Barbara Harding, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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Rudolph Palitz, LLC
1777 Sentry Parkway West
Blue Bell, PA 19422
August 3, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Gentlemen:
We were previously the independent accountants for Vista Bancorp, Inc.,
and on January 28, 2000 we reported on the consolidated financial statements of
Vista Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for the three years ended
December 31, 1999. On August 1, 2000 we informed Vista Bancorp, Inc. that we had
merged with McGladrey & Pullen, LLP and we would no longer be the independent
accountants of Vista Bancorp, Inc. We have read Vista Bancorp, Inc.'s statements
included under Item 4 of its Form 8-K for August 1, 2000 and we agree with such
statements.
/s/ Rudolph, Palitz, LLC
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