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| EX-16.1 - KPMG FORM 8-K RESPONSE LETTER - LOJACK CORP | kpmgform8kresponseletter.htm |
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): March 26, 2014
LOJACK CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Massachusetts |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-8439 | 04-2664794 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
40 Pequot Way, Canton, Massachusetts | 02021 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 781-302-4200
Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address if changed since last report) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
(a)On March 26, 2014, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of LoJack Corporation (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective immediately.
The audit reports of KPMG on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. The audit reports of KPMG on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and through March 26, 2014, there were no (a) disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports; or (b) reportable events (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
The Company provided KPMG with a copy of the foregoing disclosures on this Form 8-K and requested that KPMG furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) stating whether it agrees with the above statements, and if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. Attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1 is a letter from KPMG to the Commission.
(b)On March 26, 2014, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm beginning with its first quarter ending March 31, 2014. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and through March 26, 2014, the Company did not consult with Grant Thornton with respect to (a) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might have been rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements; or (b) any matters that were either the subject of a disagreement (as that term is used 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 described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
16.1 | Letter of KPMG LLP dated April 1, 2014 | |
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.
LoJack Corporation Registrant | ||
Date: April 1, 2014 | By: | /s/ JOSE M. OXHOLM |
Jose M. Oxholm | ||
Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
16.1 | Letter of KPMG LLP dated April 1, 2014 | |