U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
FORM 12b-25
SEC File Number 0-23788 Cusip Number 983895
[Check One]
|_| Form 10-K|_| Form 20-F |_| Form 11-K |X| Form 10-Q |_| Form N-SAR
For the Period Ended: September 30, 1999
[ ] 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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Nothing in this form shall be constructed 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:
PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Full Name of Registrant:Xechem International, Inc.
Former Name if Applicable:
Address of Principal Executive Office [Street and Number]: 100 Jersey Avenue
- -B310 City, State and Zip Code: New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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]
[a] The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this
form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expenses;
|X| [b] The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition
report on Form 10-K, Form 2-F, Form 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 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
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K,
10-Q or N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not
be filed within the prescribed time period. [Attach Extra Sheet if Needed]
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
[1] Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Leonard A. Mudry 908 247-3300
[Name] [Area Code] [Telephone No.]
[2] Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15[d]
of the Securities and 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
[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.
Xechem, International, Inc.
[Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter]
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Date By /s/ Leonard A. Mudry
VP-Finance & Operations
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 Violation [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 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 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.
