| Item 4.01 | Changes to Registrants Certifying Accountant |
On April 7, 2008, Waccamaw Bankshares, Inc. (the Registrant) dismissed its independent accountant, Elliott Davis, PLLC (Elliott Davis), who had been engaged previously as the principal accountant to audit the Registrants financial statements. Elliott Daviss reports on the financial statements of the Registrant for the past two years do not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and are not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. The decision to dismiss Elliott Davis was recommended and approved by the Audit Committee of the Registrant.
During the Registrants two most recent fiscal years, there were no disagreements with Elliott Davis on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.
The Registrant has sent this report on Form 8-K to Elliott Davis and has asked that Elliott Davis furnish the Registrant with a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether it agrees with the Registrants disclosure contained herein. Upon receipt of that letter, the Registrant shall file that letter as an exhibit to this 8-K.
As of April 7, 2008, the Registrant hired Dixon Hughes PLLC to be its independent accountant on a going-forward basis.
This Current Report on Form 8-K (including information included or incorporated by reference herein) may contain, among other things, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, (i) statements regarding certain of Registrants goals and expectations with respect to earnings, income per share, revenue, expenses and the growth rate in such items, as well as other measures of economic performance, including statements relating to estimates of credit quality trends, and (ii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words may, could, should, would, believe, anticipate, estimate, expect, intend, plan, projects, outlook or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current belief and expectations of Registrants management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond Registrants control).
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.
| WACCAMAW BANKSHARES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ James G. Graham | |
| James G. Graham | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: April 11, 2008