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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Date of Filing: November 15, 2000
333-60855
(Commission File Number)
AMM HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 52-2088661
(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
Tyson Place, Suite 200, 2607 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919-4048
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(865) 329-5300
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FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-60855 CUSIP NUMBER:
(Check One):
[ ] Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [X] Form 10-Q
and Form 10-QSB [ ] 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:
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: N/A
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PART I--REGISTRANT INFORMATION
FULL NAME OF REGISTRANT: AMM Holdings, Inc.
FORMER NAME IF APPLICABLE: N/A
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE: Tyson Place, Suite 200, 2607 Kingston
Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919-2048
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)
[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 be 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 Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB,
20-F, 11-K, 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, N-SAR, or portion thereof could not be filed
within the prescribed period.
AMM Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMM Holdings LLC, is a
holding company that does not have any material operations or assets other than
ownership of all the capital stock of Anchor Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"), which
does not have any material operations or assets other than ownership of all the
capital stock of Moll Industries, Inc., an operating company (the "Company"). In
the third quarter of the year 2000, the Company completed a number of
transactions, including a tender offer for $50 million of its outstanding
11-3/4% Senior Notes due 2004 in August of 2000, the commencement of the
relocation of its principal place of business to the State of Florida throughout
the quarter and the negotiation of the sale of its cosmetics packaging division,
including all of the shares of one of the Company's foreign subsidiaries,
throughout the months of August and September. Furthermore, the Company has
recently launched a second tender offer for all of its outstanding 11-3/4%
Senior Notes due 2004 and
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anticipates closing the sale of its cosmetics packaging division on or about
November 14, 2000. These events have created a significant burden on the
Company's resources including certain unanticipated difficulties in obtaining
information which can not be obtained without unreasonable effort or expense.
PART IV--OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Belinda G. King, Esq.
Choate, Hall & Stewart
(617) 248-4076
(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
(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:
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AMM HOLDINGS, INC. has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 15, 2000 AMM HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ James T. Sprouse
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James T. Sprouse
Corporate Controller
