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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
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Date of Report: October 4, 2010
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Commission file number 0-9032
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SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
13-5648107
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
116 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
(Address of principal Executive Offices)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code): 617-421-5400
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address if changed since last report)
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ITEM 4.01. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP recently acquired the assets of Caturano and Company, Inc. (“Caturano”), the independent registered public accounting firm for Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (the “Company”). As a result, on September 30, 2010, Caturano resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company and, concurrent with such resignation, the Company’s audit committee approved the engagement of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP (“McGladrey”) as the new independent registered public accounting firm for the Company.
The audit reports of Caturano on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and through the date of Caturano’s resignation, there were (i) no disagreements between the Company and Caturano on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Caturano, would have caused Caturano to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in their reports on the Company’s financial statements for such years, and (ii) no reportable events within the meaning set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and through the date of McGladrey’s engagement, the Company did not consult with McGladrey on (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that may be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and McGladrey did not provide either a written report or oral advice to the Company that McGladrey concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of any disagreement, as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K, or a reportable event, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has provided Caturano a copy of the disclosures in this Form 8-K and has requested that Caturano furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the Company’s statements herein. A copy of the letter dated October 4, 2010 is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
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16.1 Letter from Caturano and Company, Inc. to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated October 4, 2010.
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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 thereunto duly authorized
SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORPORATION
Date: October 4, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Boy van Riel
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Boy van Riel
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Vice President and Treasurer
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(Authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant as Principal Financial Officer).
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