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UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION -----------------------------
Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0058
Expires: June 30, 1997
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NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING SEC FILE NUMBER
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|X| Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB |_| Form 20-F |_| Form 11-K | | Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB CUSIP NUMBER
|_| Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: February 28, 2000 -----------------------------
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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 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 I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION
SPARTA SURGICAL CORPORATION
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Full Name of Registrant
Not Applicable
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Former Name if Applicable
2100 Meridian Park Blvd.
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Concord, CA 94520
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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;
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|X| | (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 10-KSB, Form 20-F, Form 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 of transition report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-QSB, or portion thereof will
| be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
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| (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 and 10-KSB, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q and 10-QSB, N-SAR, or the transition
report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed period.
The Registrant purchased Olsen Electrosurgical in June 1999, and is incorporating this new entity into its consolidated
statements for the year ended February 29, 2000. The Registrant also completed private placement equity financing in the amount
of $2,500,000 in March 2000. Due to these events, and the additional work in completing these transactions, the Registrant was
not able to complete the preparation of its annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended February 29, 2000.
(Attach Extra Sheets if Needed)
SEC 1344 (6/94)
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PART IV--OTHER INFORMATION
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(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification
JOHN O'HANLON (925) 825-8151 X 107
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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 report(s) 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? [ ] 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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SPARTA SURGICAL CORPORATION
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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: May 30, 2000 By: /s/ JOHN F. O'HANLON
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John F. O'Hanlon
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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Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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