SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number 1-8309
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): Form 10-K[ ]Form 11-K[ ] Form 20-F[ ] Form 10-Q[X] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: September 30, 1997
[ ]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 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:
Part I. Registrant Information
Full name of registrant:
Price Communications Corporation
Former name if applicable:
NA
Address of principal executive office
45 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10020
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 N-SAR, 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.
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 has experienced difficulty in preparing its consolidated
financial statements due to the recent acquisition of Palmer Wireless, Inc.
Part IV. Other Information
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Name
Robert Price
Telephone Number
212-757-5600
(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?
[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. Due to acquisition
of Palmer.
Price Communications Corporation
(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 17, 1977 By Robert Price, President
