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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12B-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
SEC FILE NUMBER
1-10446
(Check One):
CUSIP NUMBER
536808306
[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: December 31, 1996
[ ] 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 1 - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
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Full Name of Registrant
Lithium Technology Corporation
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Former Name if Applicable
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
5115 Campus Drive
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1129
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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 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 the Form 10-K and
Form 10-KSB, 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)
The Registrant is currently involved in negotiations involving a
significant equity investment, the result of which, if consummated, is likely
to impact the presentation of the financial information and related disclosures
required by Form 10-KSB. The Registrant is in the process of determining the
need and extent of disclosure and financial information depending on the
outcome of the current negotiations. As a result of these factors the
Registrant has been unable to complete and timely file the subject Form 10-KSB
without unreasonable effort and expense. There can be no assurance that the
negotiations pertaining to the aforementioned equity investment will be
successfully completed.
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to
this notification
William D. Walker (610) 940-6090
(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 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.
Lithium Technology Corporation
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 1, 1997 By:/s/ David J. Cade
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President and Chief Operating
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.
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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 or apply for an adjustment in filing date
pursuant to Rule 13(b) of Regulation S-T.
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