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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number 0-21918
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One):
Form 10-K[x] Form 11-K[ ] Form 20-F[ ] Form 10-Q
[ ]Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1998
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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:
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Part I. Registrant Information
Full name of registrant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Former name if applicable: N/A
Address of principal executive office (Street and number):
16505 S.W. 72nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97224
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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 appropriate box.)
[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, 20-F, 11-K or Form NSAR, or portion 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, 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.
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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. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)
The Registrant is unable to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K within the
prescribed time period as a result of difficulties encountered in the collection
and compilation of certain financial information from its European subsidiaries
that is required to complete the preparation of the consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 1998. The
Registrant expects to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K no later than the
fifteenth calendar day following the due date.
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Part IV. Other Information
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
J. Mark Samper
503-372-6378
(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
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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?
[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.
It is anticipated that the Registrant will report substantially greater revenues
and net income for the year ended December 31, 1998 than for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1997 as a result of an acquisition that was completed in
December 1997 and accounted for as a purchase.
FLIR Systems, 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
thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 31, 1999 By: /s/ J. Mark Samper
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J. Mark Samper
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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).
