SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
[X] Form 10-KSB
For the annual period ended December 31, 1996
Commission File No. 0-22750
PART I REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Full Name of Registrant: ROYALE ENERGY, INC.
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
7676 HAZARD CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1500
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
PART II RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
(a) The reasons described in reasonable in detail in part III of
this
form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or
expense.
(b) The subject Report on Form 10-QSB will be filed on or before
the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date.
PART III NARRATIVE
The annual report on Form 10-KSB for Royale Energy, Inc.,
(the Company) for the year ended December 31, 1996, is due
to be filed on March 31, 1997. As of March 31, 1997, the annual
report is not yet complete because information only recently
received
from the auditors and the Company's attorneys has not yet been
reviewed by the executive management and board of directors and
may necessitate further revisions to the text of the Form 10-KSB.
The Company expects that its Form 10-KSB will be filed before
April 15, 1997.
PART IV OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to
this
information:
Lee Polson 512-474-8881
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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
report(s) been filed?
If the answer is no, identify report(s).
[X] YES [ ] NO
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant in results of
operation 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
STATEMENT OF ANTICIPATED CHANGE IN RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, the Company
reported a net
income of $544,643. The Company's management expect that when
the
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1996, are
filed with the
SEC, they will show a material improvement in operating results
for fiscal
1996 and that the Company will report net income of $1,398,807,
and net
earnings per share of approximately $0.34 per share, compared to
net earnings
per share of $0.14 per share for the year ended December 31,
1995.
SIGNATURES
Royale Energy, Inc., has caused this report to be signed on its
behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ROYALE ENERGY INC,
DATE: MARCH 31, 1997 /S/ DONALD H. HOSMER
DONALD H. HOSMER,
PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
