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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): December 2, 2003
PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 0-13305 75-1835108
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation or organization) Number) Identification No.)
1004 N. Big Spring, Suite 400, Midland, Texas 79701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
432-684-3727
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
On December 4, 2003, the Registrant received written notice from KPMG
LLP ("KPMG") confirming that the client-auditor relationship between the
Registrant and KPMG has ceased as of December 2, 2003. KPMG resigned due to an
independence issue arising from retirement benefits of a former partner of KPMG
who is also a director of the Registrant.
KPMG's audit reports on the Registrant's financial statements for the
two fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2002 did not contain
an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified
as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the Registrant's two fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and
December 31, 2002 and the period from January 1, 2003 through December 2, 2003,
there were no disagreements between the Registrant and KPMG on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing
scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG would
have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in
connection with its report on the financial statements for that period, nor have
there been any reportable events as defined under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K during such period.
The Registrant has provided KPMG with a copy of this Item 4 and
requested KPMG to furnish the Registrant with a letter addressed to the
Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements
by the Registrant in this Item 4 and, if not, stating the respects in which it
does not agree. KPMG's letter is filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K Report.
Item 7. Exhibits
16 Letter dated December 5, 2003, from KPMG LLP to the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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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.
PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
By: /s/ Larry C. Oldham
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Larry C. Oldham, President
Dated: December 9, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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16 Letter dated December 5, 2003 from KPMG LLP to the
Securities and Exchange Commission