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UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION -----------------------------
Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0058
Expires: May 31, 1997
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NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING SEC FILE NUMBER
0-7261
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[ ] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [X] Form 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR CUSIP NUMBER
159420 20 7
For Period Ended: February 28, 1997 -----------------------------
[ ] 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:
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PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Chaparral Resources, Inc.
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Full Name of Registrant
N/A
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Former Name if Applicable
3400 Bissonnet Street, Suite 135
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Houston, Texas 77005
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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 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;
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[X] | (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 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 of 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
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| (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, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof,
could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
Registrant owns interests in oil and gas properties in a foreign country through a subsidiary which has a 50%
interest in a foreign entity that owns the interests in the oil and gas properties. The financial statements of both
entities will have to be consolidated with those of the Registrant. The Registrant has been advised that delays have been
encountered in obtaining the financial information for such entities. Therefore, personnel of the Registrant have been
unable to complete the required financial information for the quarterly period ended February 28, 1997, in order for
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed in the prescribed time period.
SEC 1344 (6/94)
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PART IV--OTHER INFORMATION
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(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification
Charles Karren 713 669-0932
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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
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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.
Registrant will report a net loss for the quarter ended February 28, 1997. Registrant is in the process of quantifying the net
loss. Registrant previously reported a net loss of $82,000 for the quarter ended February 29, 1996, and reported a net loss of
$2,416,000 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1996. The net losses were primarily related to the Registrant's foreign
operations.
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Chaparral Resources, 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 April 14, 1997 By /s/ Charles P. Karren
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Charles P. Karren, Vice President of
Business Development
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.
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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