FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number: 19367
CUSIP Number: 03072JAC9
03072JAD7
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
(Check One) |X| Form 10-K |_| Form 20-F |_| Form 11-K |_| Form 10-Q
|_| Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: ___________________
[ ] 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: ___________________________________________
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify
the item(s) to Which the notification relates:
PART 1-REGISTRANT INFORMATION
AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc.
15305 Dallas Parkway
Addison, TX 75001
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 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, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or portion
thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar
|X| day following the prescribed due date; or the subject
quarterly report of transition report on Form 10-Q, 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
On January 31, 2000 and February 1, 2000, AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc. and
13 of its affiliates, respectively, filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11
of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware.
As a result of the significant number of data requests associated with the
filings and attrition of employees, including those in AmeriServe's finance
departments, demands on AmeriServe's personnel responsible for the preparation
of Form 10-K preclude filing on the prescribed due date of March 24, 2000
without unreasonable effort and expense.
PART IV-OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
KEVIN J. ROGAN (972) 364-2014
(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
(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 statement to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?
|X| 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.
It is anticipated that the net loss reported for the fiscal year ended
December 25, 1999 will significantly exceed the net loss for the
corresponding period for the previous fiscal year. The increase is expected
to be due primarily to charges for impairment of long-lived intangible
assets arising from the 1998 acquisition of ProSource, Inc. A significant
portion of the impairment is due to AmeriServe's decision in the fourth
quarter of 1999, as previously disclosed, to discontinue service to the
majority of customers served by ProSource's casual dining distribution
network. Because of the complexities of issues related to impairment of
goodwill and other intangible assets, AmeriServe has not yet completed the
process of quantifying the impairment charges.
Other factors adversely affecting comparisons of fiscal 1999 to fiscal
1998, as disclosed in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed in 1999, include
higher operating expenses as a consequence of the increased level of
activity to consolidate and integrate acquisitions, as well as an increase
in interest expense due to higher borrowings.
AMERISERVE FOOD DISTRIBUTION, INC.
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 24, 2000
By: /s/ KEVIN J. ROGAN
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Kevin J. Rogan
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary