-----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, U7+81eIMUKoagYt0vJglShp1TGO/l4YL318ClGiArUj8Rm3mOX3Y1ZcQIAx5Y4uS 6MHVoFCnxfxIbLFR8l2c1g== 0001051622-99-000008.txt : 19990615 0001051622-99-000008.hdr.sgml : 19990615 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001051622-99-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990603 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990608 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SURETY CAPITAL CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000784932 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 752065607 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12818 FILM NUMBER: 99642308 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1845 PRECINCT LINE RD STE 100 CITY: HURST STATE: TX ZIP: 76054 BUSINESS PHONE: 8174982749 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1845 PRECINCT LINE RD STE 100 CITY: HURST STATE: TX ZIP: 76054 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: K CAPITAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870407 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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 3, 1999 Surety Capital Corporation ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 33-1983 75-2065607 - ---------------------------- ------------ ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1845 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100, Hurst, Texas 76054 ------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 817-498-2749 Not applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant Effective as of June 3, 1999, the services of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PWC"), as the Registrant's independent accountants, were terminated. On June 4, 1999, Registrant engaged Fisk Robinson, P.C., Dallas, Texas ("Fisk"), as its independent accountants to audit Registrant's financial statements for fiscal year 1999. The decision to change accountants, in large part based on Registrant's efforts to reduce operating expenses, was approved by the Audit Committee and ratified by the Board of Directors of Registrant on June 4, 1999. PWC's report on the consolidated financial statements of Registrant as of December 31, 1998 contained an explanatory paragraph raising PWC's doubt as to Registrant's ability to continue as a going concern. PWC's report on the consolidated financial statements of Registrant for fiscal years ended December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1998 did not contain any other adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they otherwise qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During Registrant's two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1998, there were no disagreements with PWC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure. Additionally, during Registrant's two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1998, there did not occur any kind of event listed in paragraphs (a)(1)(v)(A) through (D) of Regulation S-K, Item 304, other than the identification by PWC in PWC's letter of May 19, 1998, to the Audit Committee of Registrant of a material weakness in the internal control environment related to underwriting, collection and monitoring of the medical claims factoring division. After recognizing losses incurred in the outstanding medical claims factoring receivables, Registrant discontinued that division in 1998. In connection with Registrant's engagement of Fisk as its independent accountants for fiscal year 1999, neither Registrant nor any person acting on behalf of Registrant consulted Fisk regarding (i) either the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on Registrant's financial statements; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, Item 304, and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, Item 304). -2- 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 hereunto duly authorized. SURETY CAPITAL CORPORATION DATE: June 7, 1999 /s/ C. Jack Bean ---------------- C. Jack Bean, Chairman of the Board -3- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----