UNITED STATES
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): April 9, 2007
Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32275 | 04-3669482 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
15253 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(858) 676-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Section 4 – Matters Related to Accountants and Financial Statements
Item 4.01 - Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. (the “Company”) has engaged Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda & Williamson, LLP (“Squar Milner”) as its independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of April 9, 2007. Squar Milner will begin work immediately to complete the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. Squar Milner succeeds Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm. As previously reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 27, 2007 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2007, as amended April 3, 2007 and further amended April 10, 2007, Grant Thornton resigned its engagement as the Company’s independent accountants effective as of March 27, 2007.
Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with Squar Milner during the period from January 1, 2005 through the date of Grant Thornton’s resignation 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 Company’s financial statements, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). Subsequent to the date of Grant Thornton’s resignation, in connection with the possible engagement of Squar Milner as the Company’s new independent public accountants, the Company did discuss with Squar Milner the circumstances of Grant Thornton’s resignation, including Grant Thornton’s informing the Company of the need to significantly expand the scope of its audit of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, considered a reportable event under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 10, 2007, the Company issued a press release captioned “Accredited Hires Squar Milner as Independent Auditors”. The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits:
| (d) | Exhibits: |
99.1 Press Release by Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., dated April 10, 2007
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.
| Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. | ||||||
| Date: April 12, 2007 |
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| By: | /s/ James A. Konrath | |||||
| James A. Konrath | ||||||
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release by Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., dated April 10, 2007 |