SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
For February 8, 2012
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited
(Translation of Registrants name into English)
18/F Gee Chang Hong Centre, 65 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Hong Kong
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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On February 8, 2012, Euro Tech Holdings Company Limiteds (the Company) principal independent accountant, BDO Limited (BDO Hong Kong), resigned from its engagement with the Company, which was effective immediately.
BDO Hong Kong was the principal independent accountants of the Company and reported on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010. There were no disagreements between the Company and BDO Hong Kong on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, within the period from BDO Hong Kongs engagement and through the fiscal year of the Company ended December 31, 2010, and subsequently up to the date of resignation, which disagreements that, if not resolved to BDO Hong Kongs satisfaction, would have caused BDO Hong Kong to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report issued in connection with the audit of the Companys financial statements.
None of the reportable events described under Item 304(a)(1)(v)(A)-(D) of Regulation S-K occurred within the period from BDO Hong Kongs engagement and through the fiscal year of the Company ended December 31, 2010 and subsequently up to the date of resignation.
BDO Hong Kongs audit reports on financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010 of the Company contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
The Company provided BDO Hong Kong with a copy of this disclosure before its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), providing BDO Hong Kong with the opportunity to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the disclosures made in the filing. A letter from BDO Hong Kong dated February 8, 2012 is attached hereto as an Exhibit to this filing.
On February 8, 2012, the Company engaged Dominic K.F. Chan & Co. (DKFC) to serve as its independent auditor, effective immediately. The decision to engage DKFC as the Companys principal independent accountant was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company on February 8, 2012. During the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010 and through December 30, 2011, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with DKFC regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Companys financial statements, and no written report was provided to the Company or oral advice was provided that DKFC concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of either a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued by Registrant on February 8, 2012, entitled Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited Announces Change of Auditors.
Exhibit 99.2 Letter from BDO Limited dated February 8, 2012.
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.
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EURO TECH HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED | |
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Dated: February 8, 2012 |
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/s/ T. C. Leung |
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T. C. Leung |
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors |