U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One):
[ ] Form 10-K and 10-KSB [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [X] Form 10-Q and
10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: September 30, 1996
[ ] 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: Not Applicable
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:
PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Full Name of Registrant: Famous Sam's Group, Inc.
Former Name if Applicable: Not Applicable
Address of Principal Executive 8501 East Broadway
Office (Street and Number): Tucson, Arizona 85712
City, State and Zip Code:
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)
[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, Form 20-F, 11-K or 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 and 10-KSB, 20-F,
11-K, 10-Q and 10-QSB or N-SAR or the transition report or portion thereof could
not be filed within the prescribed period.
Registrant made a material acquisition of a private company during the quarter
for which an extension is sought. This acquisition required the compilation of
financial information for the private company to be consolidated with
registrant's financial information for previous quarters and nine month periods
which was not compiled as a matter of course by the private business. This
necessitated the expenditure of significant managerial time and effort, which
resulted in the information arriving just prior to the original due date.
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.
Mark S. Pierce; (520) 577-6611
(2) Have all other period 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 statements to be included in the subject report of 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.
FAMOUS SAM'S GROUP, INC.
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 14, 1996 By: /s/ Thomas VanBuskirk
Thomas VanBuskirk,
Executive Vice-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).
