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13898 074 O003100 0 074 P003100 6 074 Q003100 0 074 R013100 0 074 R023100 0 074 R033100 0 074 R043100 31 074 S003100 0 074 T003100 13861 PAGE 14 074 U013100 0 074 U023100 863 074 V013100 16.06 074 V023100 0.00 074 W003100 0.0000 074 X003100 167 074 Y003100 0 075 A003100 0 075 B003100 12578 076 003100 0.00 SIGNATURE CAROLINE PROBST TITLE FUND ADMINISTRATOR EX-99.77K 3 hollencrest77k.txt ATTACHMENT ONE Attachment for Item 77K of Form N-SAR Changes in Registrant's Certifying Account On June 13, 2003, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") resigned as the independent accountants for the Hollencrest Equity Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Advisors Series Trust (the "Company"). On June 13, 2003, the Company retained Tait Weller & Baker CPA's, LLP ("Tait") as the independent accountants for the Funds. The retention of Tait as the independent accountants of the Fund has been approved by the Company's Audit Committee and Board of Trustees. Since the inception of the Fund on December 23, 2002 through June 13, 2003, there have been no disagreements with PwC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PwC would have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements for such years. A letter from PwC follows as Attachment Two. June 26, 2003 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Commissioners: We have read the statement made by the Hollencrest Equity Fund of Advisors Series Trust (copy attached) which we understand will be filed with the Commission pursuant to Item 77K of Form N-SAR. We agree with the statements concerning our firm contained therein. Very truly yours, /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - ------------------------ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP cc: Mr. Douglas Hess Treasurer, Advisors Series Trust. EX-99.77K 4 howard77k.txt EXHIBIT 99.77 K ATTACHMENT ONE Attachment for Item 77K of Form N-SAR Changes in Registrant's Certifying Account On June 13, 2003, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") resigned as the independent accountants for the Howard Capital Appreciation Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Advisors Series Trust (the "Company"). On June 13, 2003, the Company retained Tait Weller & Baker CPA's, LLP ("Tait") as the independent accountants for the Fund. The retention of Tait as the independent accountants of the Fund has been approved by the Company's Audit Committee and Board of Trustees. The reports of PwC on the financial statements of the Fund for the past two fiscal years contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles In connection with its audits for the two most recent fiscal years and through June 13, 2003, there have been no disagreements with PwC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PwC would have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements for such years. A letter from PwC follows as Attachment Two. June 26, 2003 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Commissioners: We have read the statement made by the Howard Capital Appreciation Fund of Advisors Series Trust (copy attached) which we understand will be filed with the Commission pursuant to Item 77K of Form N-SAR. We agree with the statements concerning our firm contained therein. Very truly yours, /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - ------------------------------ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP cc: Mr. Douglas Hess Treasurer, Advisors Series Trust. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----