UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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 22, 2003
AKORN, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Louisiana
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-13976 72-0717400
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
2500 Millbrook Drive, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(847) 279-6100
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On October 22, 2003, Akorn, Inc. (the "Company"), upon recommendation of
the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors and approval by its Board of
Directors, engaged BDO Seidman, LLP as the Company's principal accountants to
audit the financial statements of the Company for its fiscal year ending
December 31, 2003, and to review the financial statements of the Company for the
fiscal quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2003.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 and any subsequent
interim period preceding the engagement, neither the Company nor anyone on its
behalf has consulted BDO Seidman, LLP regarding either (i) the application of
accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed,
or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial
statements or (ii) any matter that was the subject of 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.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
AKORN, INC.
Date: October 29, 2003 By: /s/ BEN J. POTHAST
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Ben J. Pothast
Chief Financial Officer