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| EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - WEIS MARKETS INC | Financial_Report.xls |
| EX-32 - WEIS MARKETS, INC. 10Q 01 2012 EXHIBIT 32 - WEIS MARKETS INC | wmk10q012012ex32.htm |
| EX-31.2 - WEIS MARKETS, INC. 10Q 01 2012 EXHIBIT 31.2 - WEIS MARKETS INC | wmk10q012012ex312.htm |
| EX-31.1 - WEIS MARKETS, INC. 10Q 01 2012 EXHIBIT 31.1 - WEIS MARKETS INC | wmk10q012012ex311.htm |
| 10-Q - WEIS MARKETS, INC. 10Q 01 2012 - WEIS MARKETS INC | wmk10q012012.htm |
LETTER RE: CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
May 10, 2012
Board of Directors
Weis Markets, Inc.
1000 South
Second Street
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
17801
Dear Directors:
We are providing this letter solely for inclusion as an exhibit to Weis Markets, Inc.'s (the "Company") Form 10-Q filing pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
As stated in Note 1 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012, the Company changed its depreciation method from the double declining balance method to the straight-line method. Note 1 also states management's belief that the newly adopted accounting principle is preferable in the circumstances because the change will more accurately reflect the pattern of usage and the expected benefits of such assets.
With regard to the aforementioned accounting change, it should be understood that authoritative criteria have not been established for evaluating the preferability of one acceptable method of accounting over another acceptable method and, in expressing our concurrence below, we have relied on management's business planning and judgment and on management's determination that this change in accounting principle is preferable.
Based on our reading of management's stated reasons and justification for this change in accounting principle as disclosed in the Form 10-Q, and our discussions with management as to their judgment about the relevant business planning factors relating to the change, we concur with management that the newly adopted method of accounting is preferable in the Company's circumstances.
We have not audited the application of the aforementioned accounting change to the financial statements included in Part I of the Company's Form 10-Q. We also have not audited any consolidated financial statements of the Company as of any date or for any period subsequent to December 31, 2011. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on whether the accounting for the change in accounting principle has been properly applied or whether the aforementioned financial statements are fairly presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Very truly yours,
/S/ GRANT THORNTON LLP