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AMENDED
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 of 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2000
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 027072 52-0845822
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
1617 JFK Blvd, #660, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 988-0080
N/A
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
KPMG LLP ("KPMG") informed Registrant on May 3, 2000 that the
client-auditor relationship with the Registrant has ceased. On May 3,
2000, with the prior approval of Registrant's Board of Directors and the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, Registrant informed KPMG that
the client-auditor relationship with the Company had ceased. KPMG and the
Registrant confirmed the cessation of their relationship in writing.
KPMG's reports on the financial statements of Registrant for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1999 did not
contain any adverse opinion or any disclaimer of opinion and were not
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principles.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1998 and December 31,
1999 and the subsequent interim periods preceding the notice, there
were no disagreements between the Registrant and KPMG on any matter
of accounting principals or practice, financial statement disclosure
or auditing scope of procedure which, if not resolved to the satisfaction
of KPMG would have caused KPMG to make a reference to the subject matter
thereof in connection with its reports.
The Registrant's Board of Directors, with the approval of
Registrant's audit committee, has authorized the Company to seek and retain
the services of another independent accounting firm.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit is being filed with the form 8-K Report.
Exhibit No. Description
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A Letter dated May 12, 2000
from KPMG LLP pursuant to
item (a) (3) of Regulation S-K
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.
HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.
Dated: May 10, 2000 By: / s / W. A. Carter, M.D.
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W. A. Carter, M.D.
Chairman/CEO/President
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LETTER OF FORMER ACCOUNTANTS
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
May 12, 2000
We were previously principal accountants for Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc.
and, under the date of February 19, 2000, we reported on the consolidated
financial statements of Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of and for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998. We have read
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. statements included under Item 4 of its 8-K
dated May 10, 2000, and we agree with such statements, except that we
are not in a position to agree or disagree with Hemispherx Biopharma,Inc.'s
statement that the change was approved by the Board of Directors and the
Audit Committee.
Very truly yours,
/X/ KPMG LLP
