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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
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 5, 2009
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REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 01-15739 06-1439715
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer ID No.)
11 STANWIX STREET, SUITE 1400
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15222
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(412) 281-2111
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 4.01- Changes in Registrant?s Certifying Accountant.
Reunion Industries, Inc. (?the Company?) was notified that the shareholders of
Mahoney Cohen & Company, CPA, P.C. (?MC?), became shareholders of Mayer
Hoffman McCann P.C pursuant to an asset purchase agreement. The New York
practice of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. now operates under the name MHM Mahoney
Cohen CPAs,
During the Company?s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and
2005 and through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company did
not consult with MHM Mahoney Cohen CPAs regarding any of the matters or
reportable events set forth in Item 304 (a)(2) (i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.
The audit reports of MC on the consolidated financial statements of the
Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 ?did not
contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified
or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles?. The
audit report of MC on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as
of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 ? included an emphasis paragraph
relating to an uncertainty as to the Company?s ability to continue as a going
concern?.
In connection with the audits of the Company?s consolidated financial
statements for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and
through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, there were (i.) no
disagreements between the Company and MC on any matters of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of MC,
would have caused MC to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreement in their reports on the Company?s financial statements for such
years or for any reporting period since the Company?s last fiscal year end and
(ii) no reportable events within the meaning set forth in Item 304 (a)(1)(v)
of Regulation S-K.
The Company has provided MC a copy of the disclosures in the Form 8-K and has
requested that MC furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and
Exchange Commission stating whether or not MC agrees with the Company?s
statements in this Item 4.01. A copy of the letter dated January 5, 2009
furnished by MC in response to that request is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 5, 2009 REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC.
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By: /s/ John M. Froehlich
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John M. Froehlich
Executive Vice President
of Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 16.1
January 5, 2009
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington D.C. 20549-7561
Dear Sirs/Madams:
We have read Reunion Industries, Inc?s statements included under Item 4.01 of
its Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2009 and we agree with such statements
concerning our firm.
/s/ Mahoney Cohen & Company, CPA, P.C.
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