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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SEC FILE NUMBER
0-10990
FORM 12B-25 --------------------
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING --------------------
(CHECK ONE): CUSIP NUMBER
[ ] Form 10-K [ ] Form 11-K
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OMB Approval
Omb 3235-0058
Expires 31 Oct 1988
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For Period Ended: June 30, 1996
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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
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Full Name of Registrant Castle Energy Corporation
Former Name if Applicable
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
One Radnor Corporate Center
100 Matsonford Road, Suite 250
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City, State and Zip Code
Radnor, PA 19087
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Part II - Rules 12b-25 (b) and (c)
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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| (b) The subject annual report/portion thereof will be
filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following
the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly
report/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
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State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Form
10-K, 11-K, 20-F or 10-Q, or portion thereof, could not be
filed within the prescribed time period.
During the last three weeks the Company became aware of two
new proceedings filed against the Company and/or its
subsidiaries. The Company intends to include appropriate
disclosures in its June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q. Additional time
may be required to complete appropriate legal review before
release of Form 10-Q.
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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
Richard E. Staedtler 610 995-9400
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(NAME) (AREA CODE) (TELEPHONE NUMBER)
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(2) Have all other periodic reports required (under Section
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
during the preceding 12 months (or for [X]Yes [ ]No
such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports) been filed? If answer is no,
identify report(s).
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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 [ ]Yes [X]No
earnings statements to be included in the
subject report or portion thereof?
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 can not be made.
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Castle Energy Corporation
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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 August 13, 1996 BY Richard E. Staedtler
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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).
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. This Form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 240.12b-25) of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
2. One signed original and four conformed copies of this Form and
amendments thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with Rule
0-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Act. The
information contained in or filed with the Form will be made a matter
of public record in the Commission files.
3. A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall be
filed with each national securities exchange on which any class of
securities of the registrant is registered.
4. Amendments to the notifications must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but
need not restate information that has been correctly furnished. The
Form shall be clearly identified as an amended notification.
