8-K 1 w45906e8-k.txt FORM 8-K FOR WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15d OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 19, 2001 WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter) Commission File Number 1-14659 Delaware 51-0328154 ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification Number) Wilmington Trust Corporation Rodney Square North 1100 North Market Street 19890 Wilmington, Delaware ------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 651-1000 -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former names of former address, if changed since last report) 2 Item 4. Change In Registrant's Certifying Accountant. On February 19, 2001, the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") notified Wilmington Trust Corporation (the "Company") that it does not intend to continue as the Company's independent accountants after completion of the Company's annual audit for 2000. The Company is in the process of engaging new independent accountants, and expects to announce the engagement of new accountants following their approval by its Audit Committee and Board of Directors at their upcoming meetings next month. The reports of E&Y on the financial statements of the Company 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 the audits of the Company's financial statements for each of the two years ended December 31, 1999, and in the subsequent interim period, there were no disagreements with E&Y on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to E&Y's satisfaction, would have caused E&Y to make a reference to the matter in their report. The Company has requested E&Y to furnish it a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of that letter, dated February 26, 2001, is filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 16. Letter from Ernst & Young LLP pursuant to Section 304 (a) (3) of Regulation S-K. 3 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 thereunto duly authorized. WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION Dated: February 26, 2001 By: /s/ David R. Gibson ------------------- Name: David R. Gibson, Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)