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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 12b-25 SEC FILE NUMBER
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING 0-29044
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(Check One): [X] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K
[ ] Form 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR
CUSIP NUMBERS
Common Stock: 92825D 10 1
Class A Warrant: 92825D 11 9
Class B Warrant: 92825D 12 7
Unit: 92825D 20 0
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For Period Ended: December 31, 1999
[ ] 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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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.
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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
Virtual Communities, Inc.
Full Name of Registrant
Heuristic Development Group, Inc.
Former Name if Applicable
589 8th Avenue 7th Floor
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
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New York, New York 10018
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 applicable)
[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 10-KSB, Form 20-F, 11-K, 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, or portion thereof will be
filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed
due date; and
[ ] (c) The account'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 the Form 10-K, 10-KSB, 11-K,
20-F, 10-Q, 10-QSB, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could
not be filed within the prescribed time period. (Attach Extra Sheets if Needed)
On October 29, 1999, Virtual Communities, Inc. ("VCI") merged with and into
HDG Acquisition Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Heuristic Development
Group, Inc. ("HDG"). In connection with the Merger, HDG was subject to a change
in control and changed the name of the registrant to Virtual Communities, Inc.
Following the Merger, VCI shareholders control HDG, holding 88.6% of the Common
Stock of the Company with HDG shareholders holding 11.4%. Effective upon the
consummation of the merger on October 29, 1999, VCI elected a new Board of
Directors, appointed new officers, moved the principal executive office from
California to New York and appointed new certifying accountants, among other
corporate changes. As a result of the foregoing transitions and the limited
time available subsequent to the merger for preparation by the new responsible
officers of registrant's annual report for the period ending December 31, 1999,
the registrant will be unable to file the annual report for such period
at the prescribed due date. The reasons causing the delay of filing of the Form
10-K could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense. The
subject report on Form 10-K will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar
day following the prescribed due date.
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PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Avi Moskowitz (212) 931-8600
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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). [X] Yes [ ] No
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(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from
the corresponding period for that 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, attached an explanation of the anticipation change, both narratively
and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable
estimate of the results cannot be made.
Virtual Communities, Inc.
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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 March 30, 2000 By /s/ Avi Moskowitz
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Avi Moskowitz, Chief Executive 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
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Intentional misstatements or omission of fact constitute Federal Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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GENERAL INSTRUCTION
1. This form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 25) of the General Rules and
Registration 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 or apply for an adjustment in filing date
pursuant to Rule 13(b) of Regulation S-T.
