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U.S.SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One):
/x/Form 10-K / /Form 20-F / /Form 11-K / /Form 10-Q / /Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: September 30, 1996
/ / 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:
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: N/A
Part 1-Registrant Information
Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., Inc.
Full Name of Registrant
(Commission File No. 2-63708)
929 West Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA 99204
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.
/x/
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(b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on
Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 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 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 /X/
(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, 20-F, 11-K,
10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof could not be filed
within the prescribed period.
The Registrant's personnel primarily responsible for preparation of the Report
did not have adequate time to prepare the Report due to their protracted
involvement in the preparation of registration statements on behalf of the
Registrant and a related company and the preparation of financial statements on
behalf of certain of the Registrant's subsidiaries.
Part IV-Other Information
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification Susan A. Thomson
(Name)
(509) 838-3111
(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
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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?
/ / 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.
Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., Inc. has caused this notification
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
/S/C. SUSAN THOMSON
Date: December 23, 1996 By
Susan Thomson
Vice President
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).
