SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12B-25
Commission File Number: 0-15017
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One):
[ ] Form 10-K [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 20-F [X] 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR
For period Ended: November 28, 1998
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
For the Transition Period Ended:
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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
Full Name of registrant: Samuels Jewelers, Inc.
Former name if applicable: Barry's Jewelers, Inc.
Address of principal executive office: 2914 Montopolis Drive, Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78741
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 appropriate box.)
[X] (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 Form 10-K, 11-K, 20-F,
10-Q, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be filed within
the prescribed time period:
The Registrant has not been able to complete its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q because the Company's predecessor-in-interest recently emerged from
bankruptcy proceedings under Chapter 11. Such emergence from Chapter 11
proceedings requires the Company to restate its financial position on a fresh
start basis. The transition to such fresh start reporting has not yet been
completed, but the Company will be in a position to report on such fresh start
basis within five calendar days of this report. The Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q will be filed on or before January 19, 1999.
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PART IV. OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
E. Peter Healey
(512) 369-1415
(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
(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. (See attachment.)
Samuels Jewelers, Inc. has caused this notification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 13, 1999 By: /s/ E. Peter Healey
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E. Peter Healey
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
and Treasurer
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