U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Commission File Number 0-22782
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(Check One):
[X] Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB [ ] Form 11-K
[ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1996
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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
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Full Name of Registrant Frontier Natural Gas Corporation
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Former Name if Applicable
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Address of Principal Executive
Offices (Street and Number) 500 Dallas, Suite 2920
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City, State and Zip Code Houston, Texas 77002
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PART II
RULE 12b-25(b) AND (c)
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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 appropriate box)
[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, 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, 10-QSB, 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.
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PART III
NARRATIVE
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State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 10-KSB, 11-K.
20-F, 10-Q, 10-QSB, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof could not
be filed within the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)
A key employee responsible for the preparation of the Company's Form 10-KSB
did not relocate when the Company moved its corporate headquarters from
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Houston, Texas in September, 1996. As a result
of the loss of such key employee and the time involved in hiring and
training a replacement, combined with the timing of the move and the
extensive work load of senior management in the period immediately
preceding the filing date, the Company is unable to file Form 10-KSB for
the year ended December 31, 1996 by the prescribed due date without
unreasonable effort.
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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
Stephen Stabile 713 739-7100
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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 the 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?
[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.
See attached.
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FRONTIER NATURAL GAS 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 March 31, 1997 By /s/ David W. Berry
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David W. Berry, 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 with the form.
ATTENTION
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal
violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. This form is required by Rule 12b-25 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2. One signed original and four conformed copies of this form and amendments
thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with Rule 0-3 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Act. The information contained in
or filed with the Form will be made a matter of the public record in the
Commission files.
3. A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall be filed
with each national securities exchange on which any class of securities of
the registrant is registered.
4. Amendments to the notification must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but need
not restate information that has been correctly furnished. The form shall
be clearly identified as an amended notification.
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ATTACHMENT TO FORM 12b-25
(Form 10-KSB for period ended December 31, 1996)
FRONTIER NATURAL GAS CORPORATION
Part IV
Other Information
(3) The results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1996 are expected
to vary substantially from the results reported by the Registrant for the
same period in 1995 as a result of the disposal of various oil and gas
properties in Oklahoma, a shift in the company's operations to emphasize
the development of new oil and gas properties in the Gulf Coast region and
a write-down in the book value of certain producing oil and gas properties
and leasehold interests. Because of such reduction in revenues and increase
in costs, the Registrant expects to report a loss for the period of
approximately $5.0 million.
