DYNAMIC HEALTH PRODUCTS INC
8-K/A, 2000-06-05
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 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 5, 2000 (May 9, 2000)

                          DYNAMIC HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            FLORIDA                      0-23031                 34-1711778
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (File Number)           (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                              6950 BRYAN DAIRY ROAD
                              LARGO, FLORIDA 33777
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (727) 544-8866


ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTS.

         On May 9, 2000, Grant Thornton LLP notified the Company that it was
terminating its client-accountant relationship with the Company. This letter was
received by the Company after the Company had expressed its dissatisfaction to
Grant Thornton regarding the amount of its fees, which in the opinion of
management of the Company were excessive.

         Also on May 9, 2000, the Company's audit committee approved the
appointment of Brimmer, Burek & Keelan LLP as its independent auditors for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2000.

         The report of Grant Thornton for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999
did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

         The Company believes there were no disagreements with Grant Thornton
within the meaning of Instruction 4 to Item 304 of Regulation S-K on any matter
of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing scope or procedure in connection with the audit of the Company's
financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999 or for any
subsequent interim period through May 9, 2000 (the date Grant Thornton notified
the Company that it was terminating its client-accountant relationship), with
the exception of the disagreements noted below, which disagreements if not
resolved to their satisfaction would have caused Grant Thornton to make
reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its
report.

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         Effective November 26, 1999, the Company transferred all of the shares
of Becan Distributors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, to DrugMax.com, Inc. in
exchange for $2,000,000 in cash and 2,000,000 shares of common stock of DrugMax.
Additional consideration consisted of 1,000,000 shares of common stock of
DrugMax, which shares were placed in escrow pursuant to an escrow agreement, and
which shares would be issuable at a future date to the Company upon the
attainment by Becan of certain projected revenues and gross margins for the
fiscal years ending March 31, 2000 and 2001.

         In connection with its review of the Company's financial statements for
the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1999, Grant Thornton disagreed with the
Company's financial reporting of the Becan/DrugMax transaction in two respects.
Because of these disagreements the Company did not file its Form 10-QSB for the
fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1999 until May 23, 2000.

         First, Grant Thornton disagreed with the Company's proposed valuation
of the common stock of DrugMax.com, Inc. received by the Company in connection
with the Becan transaction. In response to this matter, the Company sought an
interpretation from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the proper
valuation of the DrugMax common stock for financial reporting purposes. On May
15, 2000, the Company received a response from the Securities and Exchange
Commission that was consistent with the position taken by Grant Thornton. The
Company intends to file Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended December 31,
1999, consistent with the valuation position of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as soon as practicable.

         Second, Grant Thornton, based upon the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization as filed, disagreed with the Company's characterization of the
Becan/DrugMax transaction as a tax-free reorganization under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, despite the intent of both the seller and the
buyer that the transaction be a tax-free reorganization. As a further step in
this reorganization, Becan subsequently merged into DrugMax, with DrugMax
continuing as the surviving entity. The Company believes that the Becan/DrugMax
transaction constituted a tax-free reorganization following the merger of Becan
into DrugMax.

         The Company has authorized Grant Thornton to respond fully and without
limitation to inquiries of Brimmer, Burek & Keelan LLP concerning each of the
matters discussed above as to which Grant Thornton disagreed with the position
of the Company.

         During the two most recent fiscal years and through the date of this
filing, there have been no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K) of the type required to be disclosed by that section. The
Company has not consulted with Brimmer, Burek & Keelan LLP regarding either (i)
the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
the Company's financial statements; or (ii) any matter that was either the
subject matter of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation
S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as defined in Item
304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

         A letter of Grant Thornton LLP addressed to the Securities and Exchange
Commission is included as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K/A. Such letter states that
such firm agrees with the statements made by the Company in this Item 4.

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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits:

16   Letter of Grant Thornton LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission
     included herein pursuant to the requirements of Item 304(a)(3) or
     Regulation S-K.


                                   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 here unto duly authorized.

                          DYNAMIC HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC.

June 5, 2000              By: /s/KOTHA S. SEKHARAM
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                          Kotha S. Sekharam, President

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