UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): October 1, 2014
First National Community Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
| Pennsylvania | 000-53869 | 23-2900790 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
102 E. Drinker St., Dunmore, PA, 18512
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 570.346.7667
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On October 1, 2014, First National Community Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified that the audit practice of ParenteBeard LLC (“ParenteBeard”) an independent registered public accounting firm that the Company engaged on May 8, 2014, was combined with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP (“Baker Tilly”) in a transaction pursuant to which ParenteBeard combined its operations with Baker Tilly and certain of the professional staff and partners of ParenteBeard joined Baker Tilly either as employees or partners of Baker Tilly. On October 1, 2014, ParenteBeard resigned as the auditors of the Company and with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, Baker Tilly was engaged as its independent registered public accounting firm.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and from January 1, 2014 through October 1, 2014, the Company did not consult with Baker Tilly regarding the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction or regarding the type of audit opinions that might be rendered by Baker Tilly on the Company’s financial statements, and Baker Tilly did not provide any written or oral advice that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any such accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue.
The Company provided ParenteBeard with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and requested that ParenteBeard furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with above statements and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of the letter, dated October 1, 2014, is filed as Exhibit 16.1, which is incorporated by reference herein to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 16.1 | Letter dated October 1, 2014, from ParenteBeard LLC, addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Signature
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.
| FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ James M. Bone, Jr. | |
| James M. Bone, Jr., CPA | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Dated: October 1, 2014 | ||