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) June 19, 1996
THE PANTRY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 33-72574 56-1574463
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
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1801 Douglas Drive, Sanford, North Carolina 27330
(Address of principal executive offices)
(919) 774-6700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On June 19, 1996, the Board of Directors of The Pantry, Inc.
dismissed Price Waterhouse LLP as its independent accountants and engaged
Deloitte & Touche LLP as its new principal independent accountants. Neither
of Price Waterhouse LLP's reports on the financial statements of The Pantry,
Inc. for the past two fiscal years contained an adverse opinion or a
disclaimer of opinion, or was qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle. In connection with
its audits for the two most recent fiscal years and through June 19, 1996,
there have been no disagreements with Price Waterhouse LLP on any matter
of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure,
or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not
resolved to the satisfaction of Price Waterhouse LLP would have
caused Price Waterhouse LLP to make reference thereto in their report
on the financial statements for such years.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
The following exhibit required by item 601 of Regulation S-K is listed
below:
Exhibit 16 Letter of Price Waterhouse LLP agreeing with the
statements made by the Company in Item 4 of this
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 duly authorized.
THE PANTRY, INC.
June 24, 1996 /s/ Mark C. King
Date Mark C. King
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Description Page No.
16 Letter of Price Waterhouse LLP agreeing with the
statements made by the Company in Item 4 of this report
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EXHIBIT 16 TO FORM 8-K
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Price Waterhouse LLP
June 24, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: The Pantry, Inc.
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have read Item 4 of the Form 8-K of The Pantry, Inc.
dated June 19, 1996 and are in agreement with the statements contained therein
except that we make no comment regarding the statement attributable to the
engagement of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Yours very truly,
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
Price Waterhouse LLP
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