SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number: 0-22834
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
|X| Form 10-K |_| Form 11-K
|_| Form 20-F |_| Form 10-Q
|_| Form N-SAR
For the Period Ended: January 31, 1998
|_|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:
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:
Not applicable.
PART I
REGISTRANT INFORMATION
SUCCESSORIES, INC.
(Full Name of Registrant)
2520 Diehl Road
Aurora, Illinois 60504
(Address of principal executive office)
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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.
|X| (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this
form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or
expense;
(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
(c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.
PART III
NARRATIVE
Successories, Inc. (the "Registrant") is unable to file its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1998 within 90 days
after the end of such year without unreasonable effort or expense because of a
delay in finalizing the Registrant's financial statements for such period
occasioned by the need to properly account for expenses and other charges.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification:
Steven D. Kuptsis, Successories, Inc.
630-820-7200
(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
(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 statement to be included in the subject report or
portion thereof?
|_| Yes |X| No
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SUCCESSORIES, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Successories, Inc.
May 1, 1998 By:/s/Steven D. Kuptsis
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Principal Accounting Officer
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