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): October 13, 2003


                         H.B. Fuller Company Thrift Plan
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota                          001-09225                 41-0268370
(State of Incorporation)     (Commission file number)        (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)

1200 Willow Lake Boulevard, St. Paul, Minnesota              55110-5101
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

                                 (651) 236-5900
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

On October 1, 2003, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of H.B. Fuller
Company (the "Company"), after a comprehensive review of proposals for audit
services from several public accountants, determined to engage KPMG LLP as
principal accountant of the Company for the fiscal year commencing November 30,
2003 and ending November 27, 2004. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the current
independent accountant, has been dismissed by the Audit Committee of the Board
of Directors of the Company as of October 1, 2003 but has been retained to issue
an audit report on the Company's financial statements as of and for the fiscal
year ending November 29, 2003. The Audit Committee has a policy of periodically
reviewing the proposed scope and fees of a number of alternative auditing firms
qualified to perform the Company's audit and considering the appropriateness of
either retaining the incumbent auditor or engaging another firm.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has served the Company as principal accountant since
1988.

It is customary that a company's benefit plans are audited by that company's
independent accountant. Therefore, in connection with the change in the
Company's independent accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was also dismissed
as of October 13, 2003 as the independent accountant for the H.B. Fuller Company
Thrift Plan (the "Plan"). However, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has been retained
to issue an audit report on the Plan's financial statements as of and for the
year ending December 31, 2003. The Plan will engage KPMG LLP as principal
accountant for the Plan for the year commencing January 1, 2004 and ending
December 31, 2004.

The reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the Plan's financial statements, as
of and for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001, did not
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle.

In connection with its audits of the Plan's financial statements for the years
ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 and through October 13, 2003,
there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing
scope or procedure which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to make reference thereto in
their report on the Plan's financial statements as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001.

During the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 and through
October 13, 2003, there have been no reportable events (as defined in Regulation
S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v)).

The Plan provided PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP a copy of this Form 8-K prior to
its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP has provided the Plan with a letter dated October 17, 2003, addressed to the
Commission, stating whether or not it is in agreement with the statements
contained herein. A copy of such letter is filed as Exhibit 16 hereto.

During the two most recent completed years ended December 31, 2001 and December
31, 2002 and the subsequent interim period through the date of this report, the
Plan did not consult with KPMG LLP regarding the application of generally
accepted accounting principles to a specific transaction, either proposed or
completed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Plan's
financial statements, or any other matters or reportable events as set forth in
Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.



Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit 16    Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and
              Exchange Commission dated October 17, 2003.


                                    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.

                                    H.B. FULLER COMPANY THRIFT PLAN
                                    Date: October 17, 2003

                                    By: /s/Larry S. Morgan

                                    Larry S. Morgan
                                    Director of Compensation, Benefits and HRMS
                                    H.B. Fuller Company