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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number 0-22056
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check one)
X Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB Form 20-F Form 11-K
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Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB Form N-SAR
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For Period Ended June 30, 1998
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Transition Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
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Transition Report on Form 20-F
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Transition Report on Form 11-K
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Transition Report on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
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Transition Report on Form N-SAR
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For the Transition Period Ended:
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Read Instructions (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.
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: Rural/Metro Corporation
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Former Name of Registrant:
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number):
8401 E. Indian School Rd, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85251
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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-25b, 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 Forms 10-K, 10-KSB, Form 20-F, 11-K, 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 or transition report on Forms 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
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Forms 10-K, 10-KSB, 20-F,
11-K, 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)
The Company experienced delays in completing the Form 10-K by the filing
time on September 28, 1998, the required filing date, due to technical
difficulties encountered at the printer in incorporating final changes and
preparing the filing in electronic format and no effort or expense was
available to the Company that would have resulted in a timely submission. The
10-K will be filed contemporaneously herewith.
PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.
Mark E. Liebner 602 994-3886
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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 reports) 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? X Yes No
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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 the Form 10-K filed contemporaneously herewith.
RURAL/METRO 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
hereto duly authorized
Dated: September 28, 1998 Rural/Metro Corporation
By: /s/ Mark E. Liebner
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Senior Vice President
and 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 representatives's authority
to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.
ATTENTION
Intention 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 (17 CFR 240.12b-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 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 notifications 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 amendment notification.
