UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number 1-9819
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One):
|X| Form 10-K |_| Form 11-K |_| Form 20-F |_| Form 10-Q |_| Form N-SAR
For the Period Ended: December 31, 2003
|_| Transition Report on Form 10-K
|_| Transition Report on Form 20-F
|_| Transition Report on Form 11-K
|_| Transition Report on 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:
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PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
MERIT SECURITIES CORPORATION
(Full name of registrant)
4551 Cox Road, Suite 300
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6740
(Address of principal executive office)
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PART II - RULE 12b-25 (b) AND (c)
If 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.) |X|
(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, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will be
filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed
due date; or subject quarterly report or transition report on Form
10-K, or portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifteenth
calendar day following the prescribed due date.
(c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
12b-25 (c) has been attached if applicable.
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PART III - NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K, 11-K, 20-F,
10-Q, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be filed within
the prescribed time period.
MERIT Securities Corporation ("Company") is experiencing difficulty in
finalizing certain required disclosures in order to complete the filing of its
Form 10-K for the year ended 2003 by the prescribed due date. It is anticipated
that such information will be produced and that the Form 10-K will be filed as
soon as possible (and no later than the fifteenth calendar day following the
prescribed due date). The foregoing difficulty could not be eliminated by the
Registrant without unreasonable effort and expense, including hiring (if
available) additional professional staff on a short-term basis.
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PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Kevin J. Sciuk 804 217-5852
(Name) (Area Code) (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).
[ X ] Yes [ ] No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
operation 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 [X] No
Merit Securities Corporation has caused this notification to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MERIT SECURITIES CORPORATION
Date: March 30, 2004 /s/ Kevin J. Sciuk
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Kevin J. Sciuk
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer