UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
SEC File Number
0-18299
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CUSIP Number
652484601
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(Check One) [X] Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K
[ ] Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: November 30, 1997
[ ] 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 Attached Instruction Sheet 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 1 - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Full Name of Registrant: News Communications, Inc.
Former Name if Applicable: N/A
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number):
174-15 Horace Harding Expressway
City, State and Zip Code: Fresh Meadows, New York 11365
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)
[x] (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, semi-annual report, transition
report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K, or 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 and Form 10-KSB, 20F,
11-K, 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof,
could not be filed within the prescribed time period. (Attach Extra Sheets if
Needed)
Registrant is experiencing difficulty in preparing the necessary financial
statements and other required financial information in a timely manner due
to difficulties in obtaining required reports and other information from
its 25 different publications.
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Robert Berkowitz 718 357-3380
(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 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?
[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.
Registrant anticipates reporting a loss of approximately $2,000,000 for the
fiscal year ended November 30, 1997, compared to a loss of approximately
$3,900,000 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1996. The decrease in
losses is largely attributable to decreased bad debt and increased
revenues. The amount of the loss may be increased above that amount
depending upon the outcome of certain accounting determinations.
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News Communications, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 2, 1998 By:/s/ Robert Berkowitz
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Robert Berkowitz, Controller
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
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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 notification 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.
5. Electronic Filers. This form shall not be used by electronic filers unable
to timely file a report solely due to electronic difficulties. Filers
unable to submit a report within the time period prescribed due to
difficulties in electronic filing should comply with either Rule 201 or
Rule 202 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.201 or Section 232.202 of this
chapter) or apply for an adjustment in filing date pursuant to Rule 13(b)
of Regulation S-T (Section 232.13(b) of this chapter).
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