UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number: 3235-0058
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Expires: May 31, 1997
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NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
SEC FILE NUMBER
(Check One): [ ]Form 10-K [ ]Form 20-F [x]Form 11-K CUSIP NUMBER
[ ]Form 10-Q [ ]Form N-SA
For Period Ended: December 31, 1997
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
[X ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K
Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.
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
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Full Name of Registrant
Sunbeam Corporation
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Former Name if Applicable
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Address of Principal Executive Officer (Street Number)
1615 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200, Delray Beach, Florida 33445
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City, State and Zip Code
PART II RULES 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 II of this
form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or
expense;
[x] (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report,
transition on Form 10-K, Form 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 the subject quarterly report of transition
report on Form 10-Q, 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 1b-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, N-SAR, OR THE TRANSITION REPORT OR PORTION THEREOF, COULD NOT BE FILED
WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME PERIOD.
The Form 11-K could not be filed within the prescribed time period due to
the large managerial turnover which Sunbeam Corporation has been
experiencing.
PART IV OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Janet Kelley 561 243-2100
(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 answer is no, identify report(s).
[x]Yes [ ] No
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(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 [x] 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.
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Sunbeam Corporation
(Name of Registrant as Specific in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date June 29, 1998 By /s/ Janet Kelley
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Name: Janet Kelley
Title: Vice President
INSTRUCTION: This 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-250 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 notification 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 (section232.201 or section232.202 of
this chapter) or apply for an adjustment in filing date pursuant to
Rule 13(b) or Regulations S-T (section232.13(b) of this chapter).