-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TXD1MK7NMKYiTLmesSErBDvcuciM0QY5erEaCxPnH3Ej+WBWnLGu6BvyTaVMtb0d A615C8zmDOcgXwsS2Or77A== 0001094891-00-000314.txt : 20000508 0001094891-00-000314.hdr.sgml : 20000508 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001094891-00-000314 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000427 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000505 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WORLDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000001961 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 221848316 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24115 FILM NUMBER: 620395 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 UNION WHARF CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6177258900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 UNION WHARF CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACADEMIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COMPUTER INDUSTRIES LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19690318 8-K 1 FORM 8-K Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------------------ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 27, 2000 WORLDS.COM INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Jersey 000-24115 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File No.) 15 Union Wharf Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 725-8900 Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant (a) Previous independent accountants (i) On April 27, 2000, Worlds.com Inc. ("Registrant"), dismissed BDO Seidman, LLP as its independent accountants. (ii) The reports of BDO Seidman, LLP on the consolidated financial statements for the past two fiscal years contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. (iii) The change of independent accountants was ratified by the Board of Directors of the Company on May 4, 2000. (iv) In connection with its audits for the two most recent fiscal years and through March 31, 2000, there have been no disagreements with BDO Seidman, 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 BDO Seidman, LLP would have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the consolidated financial statements for such years. (v) During the two most recent fiscal years and through March 31, 2000, there have been no reportable events (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v)). (vi) The Registrant has requested that BDO Seidman, LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. A copy of such letter, dated May 4, 2000, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K. (b) New independent accountants The Registrant engaged Grant Thornton LLP as its new independent accountants as of April 27, 2000. During the two most recent fiscal years and through April 27, 2000 the Registrant has not consulted with Grant Thornton LLP regarding (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 Registrant's consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Registrant by concluding there was an important factor to be considered by the Registrant in reaching a decision as to an accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K, or a reportable event, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K. Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits (c) The following documents are filed herewith as exhibits: 16.1 Letter from BDO Seidman, LLP dated May 4, 2000. 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 hereunto duly authorized. WORLDS.COM INC. /s/ Thomas Kidrin ----------------------------------- Name: Thomas Kidrin Title: Chief Executive Officer Date: May 2, 2000 EX-16.1 2 LETTER RE: CHANGE OF CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT Exhibit 16.1 May 4, 2000 Office of the Chief Accountant Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Worlds.com Inc. Dear Sir/Madam: We have been furnished with a copy of the response to Item 4 of Form 8-K for the event that was ratified on May 4, 2000, to be filed by our former client, Worlds.com Inc. We agree with the statements made in response to that Item insofar as they relate to our Firm. Yours very truly, /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----