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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): September 21, 2005
UTG, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-16867 20-2907892
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
5250 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(217) 241-6300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Successor Issuer to United Trust Group, Inc.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
On September 21, 2005 the Board of Directors of UTG, Inc, ("Registrant"),
dismissed Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP ("Kerber") as the Registrant's independent
registered public account firm effective at the conclusion of its review of the
Registrant's third quarter financial statements.
Kerber's reports on the Registrant's financial statements as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 did not contain an adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. The decision to change
accountants was recommended to our Board of Directors by the Audit Committee and
was approved by our Board of Directors. There were no disagreements with Kerber
on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.
The Registrant has requested that Kerber furnish it with a letter addressed
to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with
the above statements. A copy of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP's letter, dated
September 21, 2005, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
On September 21, 2005, the Board of Directors approved engaging the
independent accounting firm of Brown Smith Wallace LLC ("Brown Smith") to audit
our financial statements beginning with the year ended December 31, 2005. There
are no disagreements with Brown Smith. During the two years ended December 31,
2004 and through the date hereof, neither the Registrant nor anyone on its
behalf consulted Brown Smith regarding either the application of accounting
principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type
of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Registrant's financial
statements, nor has Brown Smith provided to the Registrant a written report or
oral advice regarding such principles or audit opinion.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
16.1 Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP letter dated September 21, 2005
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.
UTG, INC.
Date: September 21, 2005 By: /s/ Theodore C. Miller
Theodore C. Miller
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer