ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANTS CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
On June 10, 2004, Electro Energy, Inc. (the Company) (formerly MCG Diversified, Inc.) replaced
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
as its independent accountant.
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
had been previously engaged as the principal accountant to audit the Companys financial statements. The reason for the replacement of
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
was that a subsidiary of the Company recently merged with and into a Delaware corporation of the same name as the Company, Electro Energy, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as EEI (DE)), with the stockholders of EEI (DE) owning a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company immediately following the merger. EEI (DE) is the primary business unit of the Company, and the current independent accountant of EEI (DE) is the firm of Marcum & Kliegman LLP. The Company believes that it is in its best interests to have Marcum & Kliegman continue to work with the EEI (DE) business, and the Company therefore retained Marcum & Kliegman as its new independent accountant on June 10, 2004. Marcum & Kliegman is located at 655 Third Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10017.
The reports of
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
on the Companys financial statements for the past two years contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
The decision to change accountants was approved by the Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors.
During the Companys two most recent fiscal years, and the subsequent interim periods, prior to June 10, 2004, there were no disagreements with
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
, would have caused it to make reference to the matter in connection with its reports. There were no reportable events as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
As of June 10, 2004, Marcum & Kliegman was engaged as the Companys new independent public accountants. The appointment of Marcum & Kliegman was recommended and approved by the Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors. During the Companys two most recent fiscal years, and the subsequent interim periods, prior to June 10, 2004, the Company did not consult Marcum & Kliegman regarding either: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Companys financial statements, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K or a reportable event as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has provided
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
with a copy of this Report and has requested
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
agrees with the statements made above and, if not, to state the respects in which it does not agree with such statements. A copy of the letter from
Randall N. Drake, C.P.A.
dated June 17, 2004 is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1.