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SEC FILE NUMBER 1-7948
CUSIP NUMBER
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): X Form 10-K _ Form 20-F _ Form 11-K _ Form 10Q _ Form N-SAR
For Period Ended:______________________________________ [ ] Transition
Report on Form 10-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F [ ] Transition Report on
Form11-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended:_________________________________________
Read Instruction (on back page) 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 check above,
identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION
NEW WORLD COFFEE - MANHATTAN BAGEL, INC.
Full Name of Registrant
Former Name if Applicable
246 Industrial Way West
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Eatontown, NJ 07724
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).
(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, 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 of 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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State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K,
10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed
within the prescribed time period.
We have been working with the Registrant's auditors to complete the Fiscal
1999 Financial Statements which were delayed due to the time and effort required
To resolve certain issues. These financial statements impact the entire Form
10-K. The filing could not be completed after 5:30pm on March 27, 2000.
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Ramin Kamfar (732) 544-0155
(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 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 answer is not,
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.
NEW WORLD COFFEE - MANHATTAN BAGEL, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified
in Charter) has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date March 28, 1999 By:/s/Ramin Kamfar
Ramin Kamfar, Chief Executive Officer
