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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
(Check One): [X] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20- [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 10-Q
[ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: September 30, 2000
[ ] 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:
PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Full Name of Registrant: Grove Worldwide, LLC
Former Name if Applicable
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
1565 Buchanan Trail East
Shady Grove, PA 17256
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 III of this form
[X] could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
(b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report of
Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will be
filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the
[X] prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition
report of 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.
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PART III - NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reason why the Form 10-K, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed
within the prescribed time period. (Attach Extra Sheets if Needed)
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000
could not be filed within the prescribed time period because the Registrant has
experienced unanticipated delays in obtaining certain information material to
the disclosures in Form 10-K, and in drafting those disclosures for filing. Such
delays could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense. The
Annual Report on Form 10-K will be filed as soon as practicable, but in no event
later than the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date.
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Stephen L. Cripe 717 593-5151
(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 or 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? [ ] 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.
Grove Worldwide, LLC
(Name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized
December 29, 2000 /s/ Stephen L. Cripe
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Stephen L. Cripe
Chief Financial Officer
INSTRUCTIONS: 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.
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ATTENTION
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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