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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Commission File Number 333-65987-02
(Check One):
[ ] Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB [ ] Form 11-K
[ ] Form 20-F [ X ] Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: March 31, 1999
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
[ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended:
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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 ColorTyme, Inc.
Former name if applicable N/A
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Address of principal executive office (Street and Number)
5700 Tennyson Parkway, Third Floor
City, state and zip code Plano, Texas 75024
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 could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or
expense;
(b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition
report on Form 10-K, 10-KSB, Form 20_F, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or
portions 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, 10-QSB, 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, 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.)
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The registrant is a subsidiary guarantor of certain subordinated notes
issued by its parent, Rent-A-Center, Inc. ("Rent-A-Center"). The
registrant has requested from the Commission that it be granted an
order pursuant to Section 12(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), exempting it from the reporting and
information obligations under the Exchange Act, or, alternatively, that
the Commission confirm that it will not recommend any enforcement
action if the registrant does not individually comply as a separate
registrant with its reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d)
of the Exchange Act, so long as Rent-A-Center includes certain required
information in its periodic reports pursuant to the Exchange Act. The
Commission did not require the registrant to include separate financial
information with respect to its status as a subsidiary guarantor in
connection with Rent-A-Center's registration statement on Form S-4,
dated January 19, 1999. As of the date of this filing, the registrant
has not received the Commission's response to the aforementioned
request, but anticipates, pursuant to certain no-action letters issued
by the Commission under similar situations, that the registrant will
not be required to comply with the reporting obligations under the
Exchange Act.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.
Robert D. Davis 972 801-1204
(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 reports) 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 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.
ColorTyme, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 18, 1999 By: /s/ Robert D. Davis
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).
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
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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.
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