-----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, Bmo/JzLWKgPX0Pu4Xd2JmeWdcny2jllUzKWr761nYY2q/LYoQ0TDZfBTjkVZeGVl Cp+cg6mM9vFG2yhplJ4DpQ== 0000950109-01-501173.txt : 20010510 0000950109-01-501173.hdr.sgml : 20010510 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950109-01-501173 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010503 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20010509 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENCOR INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000064472 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531] IRS NUMBER: 590933147 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11703 FILM NUMBER: 1626516 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5201 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32810 BUSINESS PHONE: 4072906000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5201 N ORANGE BLOSSOM CITY: ORANLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32810 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MECHTRON INTERNATIONAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880128 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MECHTRON GENCO CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720411 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MECHTRON CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19690909 8-K 1 d8k.txt FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K --------------------------- CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: May 3, 2001 --------------------------- GENCOR INDUSTRIES, INC. --------------------------- Incorporated Commission IRS Employer In the State of File Number ID Number Delaware 0-3821 59-0933147 5201 NORTH ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32810 (407)290-6000 Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant --------------------------------------------- (a) Current independent accountants (i) On May 3, 2001, the Company dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its independent accountants subject to completion of their audits of the Company's September 30, 1998 and 1999, financial statements. (ii) In connection with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP audits during the period commencing January 10, 2000, the date of their engagement as independent accountants, through the date of this report on Form 8-K, there have been no disagreements 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers would cause them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements for the years ended September 30, 1998 or 1999. (iii) During the course of performing the audit for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1998 and 1999, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provided the Company a summary of reportable conditions relating to the Company's system of internal controls. Upon the identification of the reportable conditions, the Company took corrective action. (iv) The Registrant has requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers 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 8, 2001, is filed as Exhibit 16 of this Form 8-K. (b) New independent accountants (i) The Registrant engaged Moore Stephens Lovelace, P.A. as its independent accountants for the audit of the fiscal 2000 consolidated financial statements as of May 7, 2001. During the two most recent fiscal years and through May 7, 2001, the Company has not consulted with Moore Stephen Lovelace, P.A. 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 Registrant's financial statements, and either a written report was provided to the Registrant or oral advice was provided that Moore Stephens Lovelace, P.A. concluded was an important factor considered by the Registrant in reaching a decision as to the 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)(v) of Regulation S-K. (ii) On August 29, 2000, the Registrant engaged Moore Stephens Lovelace, P.A. to perform certain agreed-upon procedures with respect to financial information of the Company for each of the three (3) quarters in the period ended June 30, 2000. Those procedures included a review, documentation and testing of the Company's control environment, including internal accounting control structure, review of selected account detail reconciliations to general ledger control totals, review of analysis of significant account balances, observation of the Company's annual physical inventory taking, analytical reviews and other procedures. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this to be on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. GENCOR INDUSTRIES, INC. (Registrant) Date: May 8, 2001 By: /s/ John E. Elliott ------------------------ John E. Elliott Executive Vice President [LOGO OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Citrus Center May 3, 2001 Suite 1200 255 S. Orange Avenue Orlando FL 32801 Telephone (407)843 1190 Facsimile (407)244 7601 Mr. E.J. Elliott Chairman and President Gencor Industries, Inc. 5301 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32810 Dear Mr. Elliott: This is to confirm that the client-auditor relationship between Gencor Industries, Inc. (Commission File Number 0-3821) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will cease upon completion of the audits of the September 30, 1999 and 1998 financial statements. Yours very truly, /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP cc: Chief Accountant SECPS Letter File, Mail Stop 11-3 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 EX-16 2 dex16.txt PWC LETTER Exhibit 16 [LOGO OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Citrus Center May 8, 2001 Suite 1200 255 S. Orange Avenue Orlando FL 32801 Telephone (407)843 1190 Facsimile (407)244 7601 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Commissioners: We have read the statements made by Gencor Industries, Inc. (copy attached), which we understand will be filed with the Commission, pursuant to Item 4 of Form 8-K, as part of the Company's Form 8-K report dated May 8, 2001. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such Form 8-K. We make no comment, however, on the Registrant's representation in Item 4.(a)(iii) that corrective actions were taken on the reportable conditions. Very truly yours, /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----