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):  July 9, 2013

 

ACNB Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania

 

0-11783

 

23-2233457

(State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

16 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA

 

17325

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

717.334.3161

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

 

ITEM 4.01                                  Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

 

On July 9, 2013, the Board Audit Committee of ACNB Corporation (the Company) appointed BDO USA, LLP (BDO) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for and with respect to the year ending December 31, 2013, and dismissed ParenteBeard LLC (ParenteBeard) from that role.  The Company’s principal audit personnel at ParenteBeard resigned from ParenteBeard and joined BDO.

 

The reports of ParenteBeard on the Company’s financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of an opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

 

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period preceding ParenteBeard’s dismissal, there were: (i) no disagreements with ParenteBeard 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 ParenteBeard, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company; and, (ii) no “reportable events”, as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

The Company has provided ParenteBeard with a copy of this Form 8-K prior to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and requested ParenteBeard to furnish to the Company a letter addressed to the SEC stating that it agrees with the statements made above.  A copy of ParenteBeard’s letter dated July 11, 2013, is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

During the Company’s two most recently completed fiscal years and through the date of the Company’s appointment of BDO, the Company did not consult with BDO regarding: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and no written or oral advice was provided by BDO that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issues; or, (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or event, as set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) or Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

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ITEM 9.01                                  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

 

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

16.1

 

Correspondence from ParenteBeard LLC to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated July 11, 2013.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

ACNB CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Dated: July 15, 2013

/s/ Lynda L. Glass

 

Lynda L. Glass

 

Executive Vice President,

 

Secretary & Chief Governance Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

 

 

 

 

16.1

 

Correspondence from ParenteBeard LLC to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated July 11, 2013.

 

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