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): March 11, 2009
SELIGMAN LASALLE INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 811-22031 20-8597138
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
100 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 850-1864
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 11, 2009, the Audit Committee of Seligman LaSalle International Real
Estate Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") recommended and the Board of Directors approved
the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the Fund
effective March 18, 2009. As of March 11, 2009 Deloitte & Touche LLP
("Deloitte") no longer serves as the Fund's independent auditors. Deloitte
completed the audit of the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008 and issued its report on February 27, 2009. Beginning March
18, 2009, Ernst & Young LLP will act as independent auditors for all funds in
the RiverSource Family of Funds, including the Fund and all other registered
investment companies that were previously part of the Seligman Fund Complex.
Deloitte's report on the Fund's financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2008 and the period-ended December 31, 2007 contained no adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope or accounting principles. During such fiscal periods and through
March 11, 2009, there were no disagreements between the Fund and Deloitte on any
matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
audit scope or procedures, which such disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused them to make reference to the
subject matter of the disagreement in connection with their reports on the
financial statements for such fiscal periods.
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.
SELIGMAN LASALLE INTERNATIONAL REAL
ESTATE FUND, INC.
Date: March 11, 2009
By: /s/ Joseph D'Alessandro
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Joseph D'Alessandro
Assistant Secretary