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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) January 21, 2000
PREFERRED NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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GEORGIA 0-27658 58-1954892
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Number) Identification
Number)
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850 Center Way, Norcross, GA 30071
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(770) 582-3500
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last year)
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Item 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
(a) See Registrant's Form 8-K dated October 25, 1999.
(b) New independent accountant
(i) The Registrant engaged Grant Thornton LLP as its new
independent accountant as of January 21, 2000.
During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years
and through January 21, 2000, neither the Registrant
nor someone on its behalf has consulted with Grant
Thornton LLP on items which (1) involved the
application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction, either completed or proposed, or
involved the type of audit opinion that might be
rendered on the Registrant's financial statements,
or (2) concerned the subject matter of a
disagreement or reportable event with the
Registrant's former independent accountant.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
PREFERRED NETWORKS, INC.
Date: January 27, 2000 By: /s/ Kathryn Loev Putnam
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Kathryn Loev Putnam
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
