Benthos Appoints BDO Seidman, LLP As Independent Auditors.Business/Technology Editors NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2002 BENTHOS benthos: see marine biology. , INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BTHS BTHS Brooklyn Technical High School BTHS Barth Syndrome BTHS Bartram Trail High School (Jacksonville, Florida) BTHS Brick Township High School (New Jersey) ) today announced that it has engaged the services of BDO Seidman BDO Seidman, LLP is the United States arm of BDO International, one of the largest accounting firms outside of the Big Four. History BDO Seidman, LLP was founded as Seidman and Seidman in New York City in 1910 by Maximillian L. Seidman. , LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol as the Company's new independent auditors for fiscal year 2002, replacing Arthur Andersen, LLP. The change in the Company's auditors is effective July 19, 2002. The Company is filing a Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. today with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP. Benthos, Inc., through its Undersea Systems Division, designs, manufactures, sells and services a variety of oceanographic products for underwater tasks; and through its TapTone Package Inspection Systems Division makes systems for testing consumer packages made of glass, metal or plastic. The common stock of the Company is traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap market under the symbol BTHS. For more information, Benthos can be found on the Internet at www.benthos.com. Forward Looking Statements The statements in this news release and in oral statements which may be made by representatives of the Company relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal Securities Laws. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors which include: the timing of large project orders, competitive factors, shifts in customer demand, government spending, economic cycles, availability of financing as well as the factors described in this news release, including anticipated growth of our TapTone Package Inspection and geophysical product lines and the progress of lean manufacturing training techniques. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended. |
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