SEC File No. 0-18267
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): / /Form 10-K / /Form 20-F / /Form 11-K /X/Form 10-Q / /FORM N-SAR
For Period Ended: September 30, 2000
/ / 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: ___________________________________
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.
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
NCT Group, Inc.
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Full Name of Registrant
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Former Name if Applicable
20 Ketchum Street
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Westport, Connecticut, 06880
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City, State and Zip Code
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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/ (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report
on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K, 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
/ / (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 the Form 10-K, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within
the prescribed time period. See Exhibit A.
SEC 1344 (11-91)
PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Cy E. Hammond (203) 226-4447
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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 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 reports) been filed? If 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? /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.
See Exhibit A
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NCT Group, 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
hereunto duly authorized.
Date November 15, 2000 By: /s/ CY E. HAMMOND
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Cy E. Hammond
Senior Vice President,
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).
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.
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Exhibit A
NCT Group, Inc.
Commission File No. 0-18267
Form 12b-25
Part III
As of November 14, 2000, the Registrant has been advised by its recently
appointed independent accountants that they require additional time to complete
their review of the Registrant's third quarter and year-to-date 2000 activity
primarily due to the integration of companies acquired by the Registrant during
the third quarter into the Registrant's consolidated financial statements.
(Please refer to the Registrant's Form 8-K, as amended, originally filed July
21, 2000 regarding the change of independent accountants and Registrant's Forms
8-K filed on September 5, 2000, September 13, 2000 and September 28, 2000
regarding the acquisition by the Registrant of Theater Radio Network, Inc.
Midcore Software, Inc., and Pro Tech Communications, Inc., respectively.) The
results of the independent accountants' review, when completed, may impact the
content of the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant as of
September 30, 2000 and for the periods then ended. Therefore, the Registrant was
unable to file its Form 10-Q on November 14, 2000 without unreasonable effort or
expense. The Registrant expects to file its Form 10-Q on or before November 20,
2000.
Part IV(3)
As noted in Part III above, the Registrant has been advised by its recently
appointed independent accountants that they require additional time to complete
their review of the Registrant's three and nine months ended September 30, 2000
primarily due to the integration of newly acquired companies into the
Registrant's consolidated financial statements. Since the results of their
review, when completed, may impact the content of the consolidated financial
statements of the Registrant, the Registrant is unable to provide a reasonable
estimate of its expected consolidated financial results for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2000.
