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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12B-25
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SEC FILE NUMBER
0-25006
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NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [ ] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K (record) Form 10-Q
[ ] Form N-SAR
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CUSIP NUMBER
911327 50 0
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For Period Ended: December 19, 1999
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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:
N/A
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PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
United Petroleum Corporation
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Full Name of Registrant
N/A
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Former Name if Applicable
5800 N.W. 74th Avenue
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Miami, Florida 33166
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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;
(b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report
[X] on Form 10-K, (record) Form 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion
thereof, will be filed on 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 Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within
the prescribed time period.
The accounting resources of the registrant have been dedicated to the timely
filing of Amendment 2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-KA(2) dated
November 12, 1999 filed on January 28, 2000. This report required not only the
preparation of pro forma information regarding the new reorganized entity
(including accounting for the consummation of the registrant's reorganization
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code), but also three years of audited
financial information on a division of a business that was previously only
audited on a combined basis. The registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended December 19, 1999 is the first quarterly report that the
registrant will file containing financial information for the actual operations
of the registrant and the company with which it merged (as described in the
registrant's Form 8-KA(1) dated November 12, 1999 and filed on December 1,
1999), and requires considerable resources to complete.
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Carlos E. Bared (305) 592-3100, ext. 2315
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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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United Petroleum 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 February 1, 2000 By /s/ CARLOS E. BARED
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Carlos E. Bared
Sr. Vice President/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
INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL
VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
