UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 11, 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5B Technologies Corporation ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-27190 -------- ------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission of Incorporation) File Number) 100 Sunnyside Boulevard, Woodbury, NY 11797 ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, (516) 677-6100 Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On November 27, 2001 BDO Seidman, LLP notified the Registrant of their resignation as independent accountants for the Registrant as reported by the Registrant on Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2001. (b) New Independent Accountant On January 11, 2002, the Registrant retained the services of M.R. Weiser and Co. LLP ("Weiser") as its independent accountants to audit the Registrant's financial statements. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved the engagement of Weiser. 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 hereunto duly authorized. 5B TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Date: January 18, 2002 By: /s/ Glenn Nortman ------------------------- -------------------------------------- Glenn Nortman, Chief Executive Officer 2