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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
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(Check One): [X] Form 10-K [_] Form 20-F [_] Form 11-K [_] Form 10-Q [_] Form N-SAR
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For Period Ended: December 25, 1999
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[_] Transition Report on Form 10-K
[_] Transition Report on Form 20-F
[_] Transition Report on Form 11-K
[_] Transition Report on Form 1--Q
[_] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended: ________________
Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.
NOTHING IN THIS FORM SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THE COMMISSIONS 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:
PART 1 - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Big V Supermarkets, Inc.
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Full Name of Registrant:
None
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Former Name if Applicable
176 North Main Street
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Florida, NY 10921
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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 registration 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, Form 20-F, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or portion thereof,
will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following
[X] 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 and 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 reasons 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.)
Big V Supermarkets, Inc. (the "Company") has outstanding $80 million
aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes (the "Notes"). The
Notes were registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 in 1993. The
Company currently is not obligated by Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") to make any filings pursuant to the Exchange Act.
However, the Indenture governing the Notes require the Company to make filings
pursuant to the Exchange Act "without regard to whether the Company is subject
to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act."
Consequently, the Company has at all times since the issuance of the Notes filed
Forms 10-K and 10-Q pursuant to the Exchange Act as required by the Indenture.
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 1999 could
not be filed within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort or
expense as the Registrant requires additional time to finalize the opening
balance sheet and purchase price allocation associated with its acquisition of
ShopRite of Pennington, Inc., as discussed in the Form 8-K filed November 22,
1999. The foregoing report will be filed no later than the fifteenth calendar
day following the prescribed due date for the report.
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.
James A. Toopes, Jr. (914) 651-4411
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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
(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.
Big V Supermarkets, 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 24, 2000
By /s/ James A. Toopes, Jr.
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James A. Toopes, Jr.
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer, Corporate
Secretary and Treasurer
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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).
