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FORM 12B-25 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SEC FILE NUMBER
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NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
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CUSIP NUMBER
[ ]Form 10-K [ ]Form 11-K [ ]Form 20-F [X]Form 10-Q
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OMB Approval
Omb 3235-0058
Expires 31 Oct 1988
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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;
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|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.
The reviewers of Form 10-Q were not able to complete their
reviews per the filing schedule
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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)
(2) Have all other periodic reports required
(under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) during the preceding [X] Yes [ ] No
12 months (or for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to file such
reports) been filed? If answer is no,
identify report(s).
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change
in results of operations from the
corresponding period for the last fiscal year [X] Yes [ ] No
will be reflected by the 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.
Net income will decrease significantly due
to termination of the Company's gas marketing
operations on May 31, 1999.
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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 February 14, 1999 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.
