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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 SEC File Number
0-25634
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NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING CUSIP Number
023857 10 5
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(Check One): [ X ] Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [ ]
Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1997
[ ] 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
Form the Transition Period Ended:
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Read 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.
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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
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
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Full Name of Registrant
FORTE COMPUTER EASY, INC.
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Former Name if Applicable
755 Boardman-Canfield Road, South Bridge Executive Center, Bldg. G West
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Boardman, Ohio 44512
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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, Form 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.
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PART III - NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB,
11-K, 20-F, 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion
thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed period.
The Company's Form 10-K was filed via EDGAR minutes after the filing
deadline on March 31, 1998, and it received a filing date of April 1, 1998.
The delay in filing the Form 10-K was due to the diversion of resources to and
added workload resulting from the Company's recent acquisition activity and the
integration of such newly acquired operations.
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification:
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Richard L. Kovach (330) 965-9910
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(Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)
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(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
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.
The changes in results of operations from the corresponding period for
the combined year ended December 31, 1996 are explained in Item 7 of the
Company's Form 10-K, filed as of April 1, 1998, entitled "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS 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: April 1 , 1998 By /s/ Richard L. Kovach
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Richard L. Kovach
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
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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.
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ATTENTION
INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL
VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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