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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number 333-18957
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): /X/ Form 10-K /_/ Form 11-K /_/ Form 20-F
/_/ Form 10-Q /_/ Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1999
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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 sheet 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 CLARK Material Handling Company
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Former name if applicable_______________________________________________________
Address of principal executive office (STREET AND NUMBER) 172 Trade Street
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City, state and zip code Lexington, Kentucky 40511
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PART II
RULE 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.)
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(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, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof
will be filed on or before the 15th 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 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. (Attach extra sheets if needed).
The Company requires additional time to conduct a full scale inventory at
its new parts depot located in Louisville, Kentucky. Until this inventory is
performed, the Company will not be able to complete its financial statements and
the other portions of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999. In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will not be able to
complete its audit and report on the Company's consolidated financial statements
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 until this inventory is performed.
As a result of the foregoing, the Company cannot file its Annual Report on
Form 10-K without unreasonable effort or expense in the absence of an extension.
The Company will use its best efforts to file the Annual Report on Form 10-K
with the Securities and Exchange Commission as soon as possible; however, the
Company cannot guarantee that it will be in a position to file the Form 10-K on
or before April 14, 2000.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to
this notification
Douglas P. Bennett 606 367-4005
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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 the 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?
/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.
The Company expects to report significantly greater losses for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999 than the losses reported for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1998. A number of factors have combined to have a negative impact
on the Company's operations including, among other things, the Company's
transition to a new Enterprise Resource Planning computer system for its North
American operations. As stated in Part III of this Form 12b-25, the Company is
in the process of finalizing its financial statements; accordingly, the Company
is unable to quantify with certainty the impact of the above-described changes.
CLARK Material Handling Company
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Date March 30, 2000 By /s/ Douglas P. Bennett
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Name: Douglas P. Bennett
Title: Vice President Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
