ZIVO Zivo Bioscience Inc (QB)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 12b-25

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

SEC FILE NUMBER

000-30415

 

CUSIP NUMBER

98978N200

 

(Check one):		☒ Form 10-K     ☐ Form 20-F     ☐ Form 11-K     ☐ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D     ☐ Form N-CEN     ☐ Form N-CSR
		For Period Ended: December 31, 2021
		☐ Transition Report on Form 10-K
		☐ Transition Report on Form 20-F
		☐ Transition Report on Form 11-K
		☐ Transition Report on Form 10-Q
		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 checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

 

 

PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Zivo Bioscience, Inc.

 

Full Name of Registrant

 

N/A

Former Name if Applicable

21 East Long Lake Road, Suite 100

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number) 

 

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

City, State and Zip Code

 

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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 reason 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, Form 11-K, Form N-CEN or Form N-CSR, 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 subject distribution report on Form 10-D, 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 why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-CEN, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.

 

Zivo Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”) is unable to file its annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort or expense.

 

The Company requires additional time to complete its review because the Company has incurred more time and expense in preparing its annual financial statements and assessing the effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures.

 

The Company currently anticipates filing the Annual Report on or before the fifteenth calendar day extension provided by Rule 12b-25. 

 

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PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

 

(1)	Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification

 

Keith Marchiando		(248)		452-9866
(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 no, identify report(s).  ☒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     ☒ 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 foregoing statements are based on our current expectations as of the date of this filing and involve a number of risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ, as discussed further below.

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This filing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s goals, beliefs, plans and expectations about its prospects for the future and other future events, such as that the Company anticipates filing the Annual Report on or before the fifteenth calendar day extension provided by Rule 12b-25. The forward-looking statements included in this filing are made as of the date hereof or as of the date specified and are based on management’s reasonable expectations and beliefs. Such statements are subject to a number of important assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results or performance to differ materially from that described in or indicated by the forward-looking statements, including the risks, uncertainties and other factors set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including “Risk Factors,” in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings. Except as required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

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Zivo Bioscience, 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 31, 2022	By	/s/ Keith Marchiando
			Keith Marchiando Chief Financial Officer

 

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).

 

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