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1-12002
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SEC FILE NUMBER
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001045-57038210
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CUSIP NUMBER
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [X] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1997
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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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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
Mark Centers Trust
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Full Name of Registrant
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Former Name if Applicable
600 Third Avenue
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Kingston, PA 18704
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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)
[X] (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 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 portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar
day following the prescribed due date; and
[X] (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 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.
To confirm the Registrant's compliance with certain Financial Accounting
Standards Board Statements and financial reporting requirements of
Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant is in the process of obtaining certain information not
currently in the Registrant's possession from third properties concerning the
Registrant's assets. The Registrant's independent auditors have advised the
Registrant that it will not issue its report on the Registrant's audited
consolidated financial statements to be included in the Registrant's Annual
Report on Form 10-K until it has had an opportunity to review such information,
which the Registrant anticipates receiving during the first week of April 1998.
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PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
/s/ Steven N. Haas, Esquire 215 665-4171
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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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Mark Centers Trust
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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 March 31, 1998 By /s/ Joshua Kane
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Senior Vice President
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 on the form.
ATTENTION
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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March 30, 1998
Mr. Joshua Kane
Chief Financial Officer
Mark Centers Trust
600 Third Avenue
Kingston, PA 18704-1679
Dear Mr. Kane:
In accordance with the notification to the Securities and Exchange Commission on
Form 12b-25 of Mark Centers Trust's (the "Company's") inability to timely file
its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, the factors
described in the succeeding paragraph make impossible the submission of our
report as of a date which will permit timely filing of your 1997 annual report
to the Commission.
The Company has engaged a third party to provide certain financial information
with respect to the Company's assets. Such financial information is anticipated
to be received during the first week of April 1998. This financial information
is significant corroborative data which is required to be evaluated by us prior
to the completion of our 1997 audit of the Company.
You are authorized to attach a copy of this letter as an exhibit to Form 12b-25
to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
Ernst & Young LLP
