-----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, EhjpfzDLtgTyX2qwoxRrXX3t7Cg4pRNll8wN4U0jFRlEgEACaLK9Si9JLM5s8BPA QnWvzDWzzUTL6/LfhxDrTA== 0000811211-05-000015.txt : 20050525 0000811211-05-000015.hdr.sgml : 20050525 20050525125650 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000811211-05-000015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050331 ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Registrant.s Certifying Accountant FILED AS OF DATE: 20050525 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050525 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNIVERSITY BANCORP INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000811211 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 382929531 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-16023 FILM NUMBER: 05856179 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 959 MAIDEN LANE CITY: ANN ARBOR STATE: MI ZIP: 48105 BUSINESS PHONE: 9066359794 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 959 MAIDEN LANE CITY: ANN ARBOR STATE: MI ZIP: 48105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEWBERRY BANCORP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FORTUNE 44 CO /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900401 8-K/A 1 form8kaub.txt UNIVERSITY BANCORP UNITED STATES 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) March 31, 2005 Commission file number 0-16023 UNIVERSITY BANCORP, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 38-2929531 - ------------------------------------ --------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation) Identification No. 959 Maiden Lane, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 - ------------------------------------ --------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (734) 741-5858 -------------- Page 1 of 3 Item 4.01 Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountants (a) Effective May 12, 2005, University Bancorp, Inc. (the "Registrant") dismissed Grant Thornton LLP ("Grant Thornton") as its independent registered public accounting firm. The dismissal of Grant Thornton was approved by the Registrant's Audit Committee on May 12, 2005. The audit reports of Grant Thornton LLP on the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant as of and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, and Grant Thornton's report on management's assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the two most recent calendar years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, and from December 31, 2004 through the effective date of Grant Thornton's dismissal (the "Relevant Period"), there have been no disagreements between the Registrant and Grant Thornton on any matters of accounting principle or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction, would have caused Grant Thornton to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in connection with its reports. Also, during the Relevant Period, there were no reportable events as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) ("Reportable Events") of Regulation S-K issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The Registrant has provided Grant Thornton with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and has requested, pursuant to the rules of the Commission, that Grant Thornton provide the Registrant with a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether Grant Thornton agrees with the statements set forth in this subsection (a) and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. The Registrant has provided a copy of the foregoing statements to Grant Thornton. Attached as Exhibit 4.01 is a copy of Grant Thornton's letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated May 17, 2005. (b) Effective May 12, 2005, the Registrant engaged UHY LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Registrant's financial statements for its current fiscal year, subject to satisfactory completion by UHY LLP of its standard client acceptance procedures. The engagement of UHY LLP was approved by the Registrant's Audit Committee on May 12, 2005. During the Relevant Period, neither the Registrant nor (to the Registrant's knowledge) anyone acting on behalf of the Registrant consulted with UHY LLP regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Registrant's financial statements, or (iii) any Reportable Event. 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. - - University Bancorp, Inc. Date: May 25, 2005 /s/ Stephen Lange Ranzini -------------------------------- Stephen Lange Ranzini 3 EX-16 2 grant8k.txt GRANT LETTER Grant Thornton LLP Accountants and Management Consultants Member of Grant Thornton International May 17, 2005 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Chief Accountant 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20549 Re: University Bancorp, Inc. File No. 0-16023 Dear Sir or Madam: We have read Item 4.01 of Form 8-K of University Bancorp, Inc. dated May 16, 2005, and agree with the statements concerning our Firm contained therein. Very truly yours, /S/ GRANT THORNTON LLP American Center Building 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 800 Southfield, Michigan 48034 T: 248 262-1950 W: www.grantthornton.com -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----