The following is a list of companies that recently changed auditors:
Fremont General Corp. (NYSE:FMT) (FMT) Dismissed: Ernst & Young LLP Hired: Grant Thornton LLP Reported: Aug. 11 SkyePharma PLC (NASDAQ-NMS:SKYE) (SKYE) Resigned: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Note: PwC's resignation coincides with the lead audit partner's required rotation after five years. Reported: Aug. 8 UbiquTel Inc. (UPCS) Hired: KPMG LLP Resigned: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Reported: Aug. 3 AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) (AZZ) Hired: BDO Seidman LLP Dismissed: Ernst & Young LLP Reported: Aug. 2 Synagro Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:SYGR) (SYGR) Hired: Hein & Associates LLP Reported: July 27 CoActive Marketing Group Inc. (NASDAQ-SMALL:CMKG) (CMKG) Dismissed: BDO Seidman LLP Reported: July 26 Note: No reason for the resignation was provided in Wednesday's SEC filing. There had been no disagreements between BDO Seidman and CoActive Marketing, the company said. Flotek Industries Inc. (AMEX:FTK) (FTK) Dismissed: UHY Mann Frankfort Stein & Lipp LLP Hired: UHY LLP Reported: July 24 Note: UHY Mann Frankfort Stein & Lipp has an affiliation with UHY LLP. Bell Industries Inc. (AMEX:BI) (BI) Dismissed: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Hired: BKD LLP Reported: July 20 Dewey Electronics Corp. (NASDAQ-OTCBB:DEWY) (DEWY) Dismissed: Deloitte & Touche Hired: Amper Politziner & Mattia PC Reported: July 20 Gaming Partners International Corp. (NASDAQ-NMS:GPIC) (GPIC) Dismissed: Deloitte & Touche Hired: Moss Adams LLP Reported: July 18 Thomas Properties Group Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:TPGI) (TPGI) Dismissed: Deloitte & Touche Hired: Ernst & Young LLP Reported: July 18 Internet America Inc. (NASDAQ-OTCBB:GEEK) (GEEK) Dismissed: Deloitte & Touche Hired: UHY LLP Reported: July 13 EMAK Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:EMAK) (EMAK) Hired: Deloitte & Touche Replaced: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Reported: July 11 Winmark Corp. (NASDAQ-SMALL:WINA) (WINA) Dismissed: KPMG LLP Hired: Grant Thornton LLP Reported: July 11 Calavo Growers Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:CVGW) (CVGW) Dismissed: Deloitte & Touche LLP Hired: Ernst & Young LLP Reported: July 11 OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ-NMS:OPTV) (OPTV) Dismissed: KPMG LLP Hired: Grant Thornton LLP Reported: July 6 Note: There weren't any disagreements with KPMG on accounting matters, according to the SEC filing.
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