(Check One): ¨ Form 10-K ¨ Form 20-F ¨ Form 11-K x Form 10-Q ¨ Form 10-D ¨ Form N-SAR ¨ Form N-CSR | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING | |||
| SEC File Number 0-18222 | ||||
| For Period Ended: June 30, 2006 | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 10-K | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 20-F | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 11-K | ||
| ¨ Transition Report of Form 10-Q | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form N-SAR | ||
| For the Transition Period Ended: | ||
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Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I –REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Rica Foods, Inc.
Full Name of Registrant
Former Name if Applicable
1 kilometro al oeste de Firestone
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
La Ribera de Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica
City, State and Zip Code
PART II–RULE 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate.)
¨ | (a) | The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; | ||
¨ | (b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q,; or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and | ||
¨ | (c) | The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. |
PART III–NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-SAR, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
As previously announced, a special committee of the Board of Directors of Rica Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) is conducting an investigation relating to potential undisclosed transactions between the Company and the Company’s former chief executive officer and entities affiliated with him. Because the Special Committee’s investigation is ongoing, the Company has not determined whether and to what extent its previously issued financial statements, which the Company has previously announced should not be relied upon, may be affected, including the extent to which financial statements for current periods could be affected. As a result, the Company is not in a position to issue unaudited financial information for the three months ended June 30, 2006 or to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for such period.
PART IV–OTHER INFORMATION
| (1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification |
Mauricio Marenco Chase, Legal Counsel (Name) | +011 (506) (Area Code) | 298-1880 (Telephone Number) |
| (2) | Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If the answer is no, identify report(s). Yes ¨ No x |
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2005 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006
| (3) | Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? Yes ¨ No ¨ |
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.
Because the investigation is ongoing, the Company has not been able to determine whether there will be significant changes in the Company’s results of operations from the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Rica Foods, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Rica Foods, Inc. | ||||
| Date August 15, 2006 | By | /s/ Gustavo Barboza | ||
| Gustavo Barboza | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative (other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.
ATTENTION
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
| 1. | This form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 240.12b-25) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| 2. | One signed original and four conformed copies of this form and amendments thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with Rule 0-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Act. The information contained in or filed with the form will be made a matter of public record in the Commission files. |
| 3. | A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall be filed with each national securities exchange on which any class of securities of the registrant is registered. |
| 4. | Amendments to the notifications must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but need not restate information that has been correctly furnished. The form shall be clearly identified as an amended notification. |
| 5. | Electronic Filers. This form shall not be used by electronic filers unable to timely file a report solely due to electronic difficulties. Filers unable to submit a report within the time period prescribed due to difficulties in electronic filing should comply with either Rule 201 or Rule 202 of Regulation S-T (§232.201 or §232.202 of this chapter) or apply for an adjustment in filing date pursuant to Rule 13(b) of Regulation S-T (§232.13(b) of this chapter). |
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