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UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 19, 2010
Sutron Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter.)
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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22400 Davis Drive, Sterling Virginia 20164
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(703) 406-2800
(Issuer’s telephone number)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review
(a) On March 19, 2010, the audit committee of our board of directors, upon the recommendation of management and after discussion with our independent registered public accounting firm, Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. concluded that the previously issued financial statements contained in our annual reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, as well as the interim financial statements included in the corresponding Form 10-Q’s for each such year, should no longer be relied upon because of errors in those financial statements, and that we will restate these financial statements to make the necessary accounting corrections. Similarly, the reports of our independent registered accounting firm related to these financial statements and to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for the related periods also should no longer be relied upon.
The errors relate to inventory standard costs that were set in excess of inventory purchase costs resulting in an overstatement of inventory values as of December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008. Cost of sales was understated for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007. Cost of sales was overstated for the year ended December 31, 2008. The estimated amounts to be restated are as follows:
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Year Ended
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Estimated Decrease in Inventory Value
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Estimated Increase (Decrease) in Cost of Sales
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December 31, 2006
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$121,000
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$121,000
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December 31, 2007
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$339,000
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$218,000
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December 31, 2008
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$222,000
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($117,000)
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Our management identified the errors with respect to inventory standard costs, and our audit committee and management have discussed the matters disclosed in this Item 4.02 with our independent registered public accounting firm, Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. and with our former auditor, Thompson, Greenspon & Co., P.C.
We will issue restated financial statements reflecting the corrected inventory values and cost of sales amounts in connection with the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits None
Safe Harbor Statement
Information provided in this report on Form 8-K may contain statements relating to current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future events that are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally relate to the company’s plans, objectives and expectations for future operations and are based upon management’s current estimates and projections of future results or trends. Actual future results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see “Risk Factors” as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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.
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Sutron Corporation
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Date: March 25, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Sidney C. Hooper |
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Sidney C. Hooper
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Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
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