What is SEC Form 12b-25?
Also known as the Notification of Late Filing, SEC Form 12b-25 is filed with the SEC by a company that determines it is unable to file a required periodic report when it is due without unreasonable effort or expense for SEC Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, N-SAR, N-CSR, 10-Q or 10-D. This filing is intended to circumvent penalties associated with the failure to file these types of required forms in a timely manner.
A company filing SEC Form 12b-25 must include information on why they are submitting a late filing as well as expectations for any significant events or changes that might set it apart from the prior year’s filing. Once Form 12b-25 is filed, a company is still considered EDGAR compliant as long as the document being filed late, is filed within five calendar days for a 10-Q or 10-D and 15 calendar days for all other form types, from the original due date. Form 12b-25 is displayed publicly using the SEC’s EDGAR computer system for the receipt, acceptance, review and dissemination of documents submitted in electronic format to the SEC.
A company filing Form 12b-25 would file under the respective NT Submission Form Type (NT 10-K, NT 20-F, NT 11-K, NT NSAR, NT NCSR, NT 10-Q or NT 10-D). For support and additional information, explore our SEC reporting solutions.