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): September 24, 2004
DRIL-QUIP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-13439 | 74-2162088 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 13550 Hempstead Highway Houston, Texas |
77040 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 939-7711
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):
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On September 24, 2004, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Dril-Quip, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed, effective immediately, BDO Seidman, LLP as the Company’s new independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through September 24, 2004, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with BDO Seidman, LLP with respect to:
| • | the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; |
| • | the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements; or |
| • | any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to that Item) or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). |
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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.
| DRIL-QUIP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gary D. Smith | |
| Gary D. Smith | ||
| Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: September 24, 2004
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