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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): December 18, 1996
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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-11596 58-1954497
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction) File Number) Identification
Number)
1940 Northwest 67th Place, Gainesville, Florida 32653
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(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
N/A
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
(352) 373-4200
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(Registrant's telephone number)
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Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
b. On December 18, 1996, the Registrant's Board of Directors
approved the employment of BDO Seidman, LLP ("Seidman"), as the
Registrant's new independent auditors. Seidman was selected to
replace Arthur Andersen, LLP ("Andersen"), who resigned as the
Registrant's independent auditors on November 15, 1996. The
resignation of Andersen was reported by the Registrant in the
Registrant's Form 8-K, as amended by the Registrant's Form 8-K/A,
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 15, 1996,
which are incorporated herein by reference.
During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years, and
any subsequent interim period prior to engaging Seidman, neither the
Registrant nor any one on its behalf consulted with Seidman
regarding either the application of accounting principles to a
specified transaction, either contemplated or proposed, or the type
of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Registrant's
financial statements.
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.
Dated: December 20, 1996.
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Louis F. Centofanti
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Dr. Louis F. Centofanti
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer
and President
By: /s/ Richard T. Kelecy
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Richard T. Kelecy
Chief Financial Officer
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