-----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, Nefo6tY1lmTPSdzsQwC4l53cUD2iO61Le9ery7F0bP7/jHO+ad2gfFmSV5SOdWtC eZc78eglyKZkDJON7TmItg== /in/edgar/work/20000609/0000920527-00-000011/0000920527-00-000011.txt : 20000919 0000920527-00-000011.hdr.sgml : 20000919 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000920527-00-000011 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000609 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000609 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PSS WORLD MEDICAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000920527 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [5047 ] IRS NUMBER: 593500595 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0329 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23832 FILM NUMBER: 651904 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4345 SOUTHPOINT BLVD STREET 2: STE 250 CITY: JACKSONVILLE STATE: FL ZIP: 32216 BUSINESS PHONE: 9043323000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4345 SOUTHPOINT BLVD CITY: JACKSONVILLE STATE: FL ZIP: 32216 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHYSICIAN SALES & SERVICE INC /FL/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940318 8-K/A 1 0001.txt FORM 8-K/A PSS WORLD MEDICAL, INC. 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 9, 2000 PSS WORLD MEDICAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 0-23832 59-2280364 ------------- ------------- ------------------ (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 4345 Southpoint Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32216 (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) (904) 332-3000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 4. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. PSS World Medical, Inc. (the "Registrant") filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 31, 2000 to report a change in certifying accountants of its significant subsidiary, Gulf South Medical Supply, Inc. ("Gulf South"). This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being submitted for the purpose of: (i) amending Item (1)(iv) of the Form 8-K; and (ii) filing the letter from Ernst & Young LLP, the former accountant for Gulf South, pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. Item (1)(iv) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: (iv) In connection with its audit of Gulf South for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 and during the subsequent period through May 26, 2000, there were no disagreements with Ernst & Young LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure pertaining to these audited financial statements of Gulf South, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of Ernst & Young LLP would have caused Ernst & Young LLP to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements for such years. However, the previously reported financial statements of Gulf South for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 were recently restated in a filing on Form 10-K/A for the year ended April 2, 1999 as noted in paragraph (2) below. These restated financial statements of Gulf South were not audited by Ernst & Young LLP and Ernst & Young LLP might not agree with such restated financial statements if asked to concur. The letter from Ernst & Young LLP is filed as an Exhibit 16 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and dated June 9, 2000, in response to Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits The following exhibit is filed as a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K: EXHIBIT NO. Page ---- 16 Letter re. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountants 4 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. PSS WORLD MEDICAL, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ David A. Smith ---------------------------------------- David A. Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: June 9, 2000 EXHIBIT 16 June 9, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Gentlemen: We have read Item 4 of Form 8-K dated May 31, 2000, as amended by the Form 8-K/A dated June 9, 2000 of PSS World Medical, Inc. ( PSS ) and are in agreement with the statements contained in paragraphs (1)(i), (ii), (iv) and (v) therein as explained in the following paragraph. We have no basis to agree or disagree with the other statements of the registrant contained therein. Ernst & Young LLP audited the financial statements of Gulf South Medical Supply, Inc. ( Gulf South ) for the years ended December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996. Effective with the acquisition of Gulf South by PSS on March 26, 1998, financial statements of Gulf South subsequent to December 31, 1997 have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, PSS's principal auditor. Therefore, Ernst & Young LLP has not audited any financial statements included in PSS's two most recent fiscal years. As a result of information regarding Gulf South's financial statements coming to the attention of PSS management subsequent to the filing in July, 1999 of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 2, 1999, management of PSS restated its financial statements for the fiscal years ended April 3, 1998 and March 28, 1997, as reported in Form 10-K/A filed May 25, 2000. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----