-----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, RSAoe/rxjLubHLXY4sUPSXMvSxzQ7ghQ+Rkm+wGHrr/QIl3yzQCgGrrPqbyCi0Dd 6GuCDmZrAKPhr8+yS+I0gg== 0001021408-02-009129.txt : 20020702 0001021408-02-009129.hdr.sgml : 20020702 20020702172601 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001021408-02-009129 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020609 ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in registrant's certifying accountant ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20020702 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OLYMPUS COMMUNICATIONS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000861255 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841] IRS NUMBER: 251622615 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-19327 FILM NUMBER: 02695416 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 NORTH MAIN STREET STREET 2: . CITY: COUDERSPORT STATE: PA ZIP: 16915-1141 BUSINESS PHONE: 8142749830 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 NORTH MAIN STREET STREET 2: . CITY: COUDERSPORT STATE: PA ZIP: 16915-1141 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OLYMPUS CAPITAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000754019 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841] IRS NUMBER: 232868925 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-19327-01 FILM NUMBER: 02695417 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 NORTH MAIN STREET STREET 2: . CITY: COUDERSPORT STATE: PA ZIP: 16915-1141 BUSINESS PHONE: 8142749830 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 NORTH MAIN STREET STREET 2: . CITY: COUDERSPORT STATE: PA ZIP: 16915 8-K/A 1 d8ka.txt AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 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 9, 2002 Commission file numbers: 333-19327 and 333-19327-01 OLYMPUS COMMUNICATIONS, L.P. OLYMPUS CAPITAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrants as specified in their charter) Delaware 25-1622615 Delaware 23-2868925 (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification incorporation or organization) Numbers) One North Main Street - Coudersport, PA 16915-1141 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrants' telephone number, including area code (814) 274-9830 This Form 8-K/A amends and restates in its entirety the Registrants' Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 25, 2002. Item 4. Changes in Registrants' Certifying Accountant. Olympus Communications, L.P. ("Olympus Communications") is a limited partnership between ACC Operations, Inc. and ACC Holdings II, LLC, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Adelphia Communications Corporation ("Adelphia"). Olympus Capital Corporation ("Olympus Capital") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Olympus Communications. As used herein, the terms "Registrants" collectively refers to Olympus Communications and Olympus Capital and the "Company" refers to Adelphia and its subsidiaries, including the Registrants. On June 9, 2002, Adelphia dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte"), its former independent accountants. On June 10, 2002, Deloitte confirmed in writing to Adelphia that the client-auditor relationship between Deloitte and Adelphia, the Registrants and certain other subsidiaries of Adelphia had ceased. On June 13, 2002, Adelphia retained PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") as its independent accountants. Under this engagement PwC will serve as independent accountants of the Registrants and certain other subsidiaries of Adelphia. The Board of Directors of Adelphia and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved the decision to change independent accountants. On June 14, 2002, Deloitte notified Adelphia that it was withdrawing its reports on the financial statements of Adelphia, the Registrants and certain other subsidiaries and affiliates of Adelphia. The Registrants have not yet completed their financial statements or filed their Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, nor have the Registrants filed their Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. As of the date on which Deloitte was dismissed as the Registrants' independent public accountants, Deloitte had not completed its audit nor had it issued its report with respect to the Registrants' financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001. The report of Deloitte on the financial statements of the Registrants for the year ended December 31, 2000 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the years ended December 31, 2000 and December 31, 2001, and through the date of this Form 8-K, there were no disagreements with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or audit scope or procedure that, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreement in its reports on the financial statements; as stated below, on May 14, 2002, Deloitte suspended its audit of the financial statements of Adelphia and the Registrants for the year ended December 31, 2001. Other than to the extent discussed below, there were no reportable events (each, a "Reportable Event") within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K for the years ended December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 and through the date of this report. Adelphia's Audit Committee discussed the Reportable Event referred to below with Deloitte and Adelphia authorized Deloitte to respond fully to inquiries of PwC concerning that Reportable Event. In March 2002, Adelphia's Board of Directors appointed a Special Committee of Independent Directors (the "Special Committee") whose Charter includes authority to review business relationships between the Company and affiliates of the Rigas family. As part of that review the Special Committee identified accounting and disclosure issues, some of which raised questions about whether Adelphia's management had engaged in improper activities. On May 14, 2002, Deloitte advised Adelphia that it had suspended its audit of the financial statements of Adelphia and the Registrants for the year ended December 31, 2001 and provided Adelphia with a list of issues that, according to Deloitte, needed to be resolved before the issuance of Adelphia's and the Registrants' Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Included in this list were circumstances that raised questions about whether employees of Adelphia had falsified accounting records and/or engaged in other conduct in violation of law. On May 15, 2002, Adelphia's Board of Directors authorized a formal investigation by counsel to the Special Committee into the nature and propriety of transactions between the Company and affiliates of the Rigas family, the integrity of the Company's books and records, the accuracy and completeness of the Company's financial accounting, the Company's compliance with its obligations under credit agreements and other debt instruments, and any other matters related to the Company that the Special Committee decides should be investigated. On June 9, 2002, following the transmission of (and without acknowledging receipt of) Adelphia's letter dismissing Deloitte, Adelphia received a letter from Deloitte in which Deloitte stated that it was still not prepared to resume its audit. In that letter Deloitte noted that Adelphia continued to employ executives who might have been involved in inappropriate conduct related to the Company's financial reporting and stated: "To the extent that any of those persons have been involved in illegal activities, there is no way that we would be willing to rely on their representations, and indeed the mere fact that they remain in their positions raises additional concerns." In a letter dated June 13, 2002 to Deloitte, Adelphia responded by noting that since May 25 the Company's accounting and finance staff have been headed by Christopher Dunstan, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Steven B. Teuscher, Chief Accounting Officer. In addition, Adelphia has retained the Conway Delgenio firm for restructuring advice. Neither Messrs. Dunstan or Teuscher, nor the Conway Delgenio firm, had any connection with the Company during the time that the potentially improper activities may have occurred. The members of Adelphia's accounting, finance and bank and investor relations staff referred to in Deloitte's letter, who may have known about or been directly implicated in inappropriate conduct, and who are cooperating with the investigation being conducted by counsel to the Special Committee, are being transferred to other duties pending completion of the investigation. In the letter, Adelphia noted that: "The management representations required in connection with the audit of the Company's financial statements will be provided by officers who had no involvement in prior management's improper activities and who will be adequately informed about the issues relating to the company's financial statements by the findings of the Special Committee counsel." The Registrants have provided Deloitte with a copy of the disclosures made in this Form 8-K and has requested that Deloitte furnish the Registrants with a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether or not Deloitte agrees with the above statements, and if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of such letter will be filed with the Commission by the Registrants by amendment to this Form 8-K. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a) Financial Statements Not applicable. (b) Pro forma Financial Statements Not applicable. (c) Exhibits 16.1 Letter regarding change in certifying accountant (to be filed by amendment). 99.1 Press release dated June 14, 2002, relating to the selection of PwC as Adelphia's independent public accountants (filed herewith). -2- 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. Date: July 2, 2002 OLYMPUS COMMUNICATIONS, L.P. By: ACC OPERATIONS, INC. Its Managing General Partner By: /s/ ERLAND E. KAILBOURNE ------------------------ Erland E. Kailbourne Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chairman OLYMPUS CAPITAL CORPORATION By: /s/ ERLAND E. KAILBOURNE ------------------------ Erland E. Kailbourne Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chairman -3- EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 16.1 Letter regarding change in certifying accountant (to be filed by amendment) 99.1 Press release dated June 14, 2002, relating to the selection of PwC as Adelphia's independent public accountants (filed herewith). -4- EX-99.1 3 dex991.txt PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Karen Chrosniak, Director of Investor Relations 1-877-496-6704 ADELPHIA RETAINS PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TO SERVE AS COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS COUDERSPORT, Pa., June 14, 2002 - Adelphia Communications Corporation (OTC: ADELA) announced today that it has selected the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Company's independent accountants. As previously announced, Adelphia terminated the engagement of its long-time independent accountants, Deloitte & Touche LLP, on June 9, 2002. Adelphia Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer Erland E. Kailbourne said, "Our decision to retain PricewaterhouseCoopers will provide Adelphia with a fresh and independent perspective on the Company's financial situation. Bringing on new auditors with such unassailable credentials is clearly in the best interest of all Adelphia stakeholders as we work to provide a full, prompt and candid disclosure of all material financial information affecting the Company." PricewaterhouseCoopers will immediately begin to assist the Company with the preparation of its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, which will be completed and released as soon as practicable. As previously announced, Deloitte & Touche's ongoing audit work was suspended on May 14, 2002. About Adelphia Adelphia Communications Corporation, with headquarters in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, is the sixth-largest cable television company in the country. Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that are subject to material risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors which are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties relating to general economic and business conditions, acquisitions and divestitures, the availability and cost of capital, government and regulatory policies, the pricing and availability of equipment, materials, inventories and programming, product acceptance and customer spending patterns, the Company's ability to execute on its business plans and to construct, expand and upgrade its networks, risks associated with reliance on the performance and financial condition of vendors and customers, technological developments, changes in the competitive environment in which the Company operates, and matters relating to or in connection with the recent bankruptcy filings and proceedings of Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc. These risks and uncertainties also include matters arising out of the Company's delay in filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, liquidity short falls arising out of defaults under loan agreements and indentures, the announced delisting of the Company's common stock by Nasdaq, pending derivative and class action lawsuits, and matters arising out of the pending internal investigation by the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. Additional information regarding risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect the business and financial results of Adelphia can be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K, the most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and the most recent prospectus supplement filed under Registration Statement No. 333-64224, under the section entitled "Risk Factors" contained therein. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements in this press release or with respect to matters described herein. ##### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----