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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-2918
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NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [_]Form 10-K [_]Form 11-K [X]Form 20-F [_]Form 10-Q [_]Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1996
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[_] Transition Report on Form 10-K [_] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[_] Transition Report on Form 20-F [_] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[_] Transition Report on Form 11-K
For the Transition Period Ended: _______________________
Read attached instruction 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
Full name of registrant Aramex International Limited
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Former name if applicable
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Address of principal executive office (Street and number)
2 Badr Shaker Alsayyab Street
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City, state and zip code Um Uthayna, Amman, Jordan
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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 appropriate box)
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[X] (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this
form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
[X] (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report
on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will
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 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, 11-K, 20-F,
10-Q, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be filed within
the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)
As a result of the various geographic locations of the Registrant's
operations and of the persons and parties involved in the preparation of the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F, said document could not be filed within
the prescribed time without unreasonable effort and expense. Accordingly, the
Registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.
Caterina Conti, Esq. 212 506-5387
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(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). [ ]Yes [_]No
The Report which is the subject of this Form 12b-25 is the first periodic
report the Registrant is required to file under the Securities Act of 1934.
(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.
Aramex International Limited
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date July 1, 1997 By /s/ William S. Kingson
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William S. Kingson
Chairman of the Board
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).
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. This form is required by Rule 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, DC 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 the 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 not 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
Regulations S-T or apply for an adjustment in filing date pursuant to Rule 13(b)
of Regulations S-T.
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