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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 ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) FEBRUARY 21, 1997
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PREMIER LASER SYSTEMS, INC.
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
CALIFORNIA 0-25242 33-0472684
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
3 MORGAN, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92718
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (714) 859-0656
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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 CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT.
In December 1996, Premier Laser Systems, Inc. (the "Company") requested
its accountant, Price Waterhouse, LLP, and several other accounting firms to
provide a proposal concerning the terms and conditions of its engagement as
independent accountant to the Company for future periods. The decision to
request proposals for reappointment from Price Waterhouse, LLP and other
accountants was approved by the Company's Audit Committee. Price Waterhouse,
LLP subsequently declined to provide such a proposal on the terms outlined by
the Company, thereby effectively declining to stand for reappointment as the
Company's independent accountants. Therefore, effective February 21, 1997,
the Company has elected to retain Ernst & Young to replace Price Waterhouse,
LLP as its principal accountants to audit the Company's financial statements.
The decision to change accountants was recommended and approved by both the
Board of Directors and Audit Committee of the Company.
The report on financial statements issued by Price Waterhouse, LLP for
the Company for the past two fiscal years contained an explanatory paragraph
referring to the Company's recurring losses from operations and stating the
accountant's substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a
going concern. However, to the Company's knowledge, during the Company's two
most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period before the
replacement of Price Waterhouse, LLP, there have been no disagreements
between the Company and Price Waterhouse, LLP on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or
procedure which, if not resolved to Price Waterhouse, LLP's satisfaction,
would have caused it to make a reference to the subject matter of the
disagreement in connection with its report.
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.
PREMIER LASER SYSTEMS, INC.
February 27, 1997 /s/ Michael Hiebert
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Michael Hiebert, Chief Financial Officer
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