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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
DIPLOMAT CORPORATION
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number 33-22432
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [X] Form 10-KSB [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 20F
[ ] Form 10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: September 30, 1997
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[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
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 Diplomat Corporation
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Former name if applicable
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Address of principal executive office (Street and number)
25 Key Fries Drive
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City, state and zip code Stony Point, New York 10980
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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 appropriate box.)
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[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, 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, 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
The Company is unable to file its form 10-KSB for the year ended
September 30, 1997 within the prescribed period because it does not yet have the
required financial information. However, the Company fully expects to be able to
file within the additional time allowed by this report.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Wesley C. Fredericks, Jr. (212) 752-9700
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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 for 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
Due to certain acquisitions, the Company expects revenues to be
materially higher than in the last fiscal year, however, accurate financial
information as to total losses or net income is not yet available.
Diplomat 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 December 30, 1997 By /s/ Jonathan Rosenberg
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Jonathan Rosenberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
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December 29, 1997
The financial statements for Diplomat Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries
for the year ended September 30, 1997 have not been completed. The delay in
completing these financial statements is primarily due to an acquisition of a
new significant subsidiary in the last quarter of the fiscal year.
/s/ Stephen R. Feldman
Stephen R. Feldman
for Feldman Radin & Co., P.C.
