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UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB NUMBER: 3235-0058
Washington, D.C. 20549 Expires: May 31, 1997
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NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
SEC File Number 0-19923
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CUSIP Number 784776 10 6
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(Check One):
[X] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1996
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[ ] 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:
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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
STM WIRELESS, INC.
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Full Name of Registrant
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Former Name if Applicable
1 Mauchly
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Irvine, California 92718
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City, State and Zip Code
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-K, 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 of
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 Forms 10-K, 11-K,
10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed
within the prescribed time period. (ATTACH EXTRA SHEETS IF NEEDED)
(See Attached Summary)
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PART IV--OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to
this notification:
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Joseph J. Wallace (714) 753-7864
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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 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 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.
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STM WIRELESS, 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: March 30, 1997 By: /s/ Joseph J. Wallace
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Joseph J. Wallace
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
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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.
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FORM 12b-25
STM WIRELESS, INC.
(SUPPLEMENT)
PART III - NARRATIVE SUMMARY
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996
could not be filed within the prescribed time period because the Company was
unable, without unreasonable effort or expense, to finalize its yearly
financial data, due in part to the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer
and the recent appointment of a replacement.
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