LDR Landauer, Inc. (delisted)

 

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):    February 2, 2015

 

LANDAUER, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

 

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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 January 30, 2015, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Landauer, Inc. (the “Company”) and management of the Company concluded, after discussion with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, that the consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2013  and for the year then ended included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, should no longer be relied upon as a result of errors in our financial statements as further described below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The errors summarized above also affected the fiscal 2014 interim and fiscal 2013 interim consolidated financial statements referred to in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed February 2, 2014, May 19, 2014 and August 11, 2014. Restated quarterly financial information will be included in our 2014 Form 10-K.

 

In addition, our management has concluded that the company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of September 30, 2014 due to the material weaknesses in the company’s internal control over financial reporting described below:

 

Control Environment - We did not maintain an effective control environment as we did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate level of knowledge of accounting, experience and training commensurate with our financial reporting requirements. Additionally, we did not consistently establish appropriate authorities and responsibilities in pursuit of our financial reporting objectives.  These material weaknesses contributed to the following control deficiencies, each of which is considered to be a material weakness:

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows -We did not design and maintain effective controls over the preparation and review of our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.  Specifically, controls were not designed to evaluate whether transactions were properly classified within the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, including nonrecurring transactions and adjustments pertaining to purchases of property, plant and equipment.

 

IT general controls and segregation of duties - We did not design and maintain processes and procedures that restrict access to key financial systems and records to appropriate users and evaluate whether appropriate segregation of duties is maintained. Specifically, certain personnel had access to financial application, programs and data beyond that needed to perform their individual job responsibilities without independent monitoring.

 

Risk Assessment - We did not maintain effective risk assessment with regard to our processes and procedures commensurate with our financial reporting requirements. Specifically, we did not design and implement controls in response to risks of misstatement of the financial statements.  This material weakness contributed to the following control deficiencies, each of which is considered to be a material weakness:

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Revenue  - We did not maintain processes and procedures that were adequately designed, documented and executed to support the accurate and timely reporting of revenue and the related receivables. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective controls to evaluate whether revenue was recognized in accordance with agreed-upon terms and conditions, including customer order entry, pricing, customer acceptance provisions, and recorded in the proper period.

 

Foreign affiliate cash and investments  - We did not maintain processes and procedures that were adequately designed, documented and executed to evaluate whether cash and investments held by foreign affiliates were appropriately accounted for and classified. 

 

 

The impact of the related restatements of the Company’s previously filed consolidated financial statements will be explained in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014, which the Company filed on February 2, 2015. 

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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.

 

 

 

   

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