SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Commission File Number 01-19815
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(Check one)
|_| Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB |_| Form 11-K
|_| Form 20-F |X| Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB |_| Form N-SAR
For period ended
September 30, 2000
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|_| Transition Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
|_| Transition Report on Form 20-F
|_| Transition Report on Form 11-K
|_| Transition Report on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
|_| 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.
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
Full name of registrant CareMatrix Corporation
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Former name if applicable The Standish Care Company, Inc.
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Address of principal executive office (Street and number)
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197 First Avenue
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City, state and zip code Needham, MA 02494
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PART II
RULE 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, 10-KSB, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will be
filed on or before the 15th calendar day following the prescribed due
date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q,
10QSB, 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, 10-KSB, 11-K, 20-F,
10-Q, 10-QSB, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be filed
within the prescribed time period.
On November 9, 2000, the Company and certain, but not all, of its
subsidiaries filed a petition for protection under Chapter 11 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code. The filing was made in the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware.
The Company intends to request relief from the Securities and Exchange
Commission regarding its filing requirements under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
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PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.
Michael J. Zaccaro (781) 433-1000
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(Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) or
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.
As a result of the filing for protection under Chapter 11 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code as noted above, the Company cannot currently estimate
what the effect of such filing would be on its financial position and results of
operations.
CareMatrix 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
thereunto duly authorized.
Date November 15, 2000 By /s/ Michael J. Zaccaro
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President and Chief Accounting Officer
