SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number: 1-988
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
( ) Form 10-K ( ) Form 11-K ( ) Form 20-F (X) Form 10-Q ( ) Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: September 30, 1999
( ) Transition Report on Form 10-K ( ) Transition Report on Form 10-Q
( ) Transition Report on Form 20-F ( ) Transition Report on Form N-SAR
( ) Transition Report on Form 11-K
For Transition Period Ended: Not applicable.
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: Not applicable.
PART I
REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Full name of registrant: The Coleman Company, Inc.
Former name, if applicable: Not Applicable
Address of principal executive office: 2111 E. 37th Street North
City, state and zip code: Wichita, Kansas 67219
PART II
RULE 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 reason described in 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, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will
be filed on or before the 15th 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, 11-K, 20-
F, 10-Q, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be filed
within the prescribed time period.
On November 8, 1999, The Coleman Company, Inc. (the "Company"),
completed and filed with the Commission amendments to its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for fiscal year 1998, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1999 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999. In addition, Sunbeam
Corporation ("Sunbeam"), the indirect parent corporation of the Company,
filed with the Commission an amendment to its Registration Statement on
Form S-1 on November 4, 1999. The Commission declared the Registration
Statement effective on November 8, 1999. Both Sunbeam's and the Company's
management and their auditors allocated substantial resources to these
efforts.
As a result of the significant time and effort expended by Sunbeam's
and the Company's management and its outside auditors in connection with
the preparation of the filings referred to above, the Company will not be
in a position to file timely its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1999. Nevertheless, the Company does
intend to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter no
later than the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date, as
contemplated by Rule 12b-25(b)(2) promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification:
Steven R. Isko, Esq. (561) 912-4100
(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 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.
The Coleman Company, 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: November 15, 1999 By: /s/ Steven R. Isko
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Steven R. Isko
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
