TAT TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd New

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 12b-25

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

(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: September 30, 2020

☐ 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:  __________________________      

 

 

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

 

 

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PART II-RULE 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)

 

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.

 

TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (the “Company”) is unable to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2020 (the “Form 10-Q”) within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort and expense due to an unanticipated delay experienced by the Company as a result of the sudden, unexpected death of an immediate family member of the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. The Company intends to file its Form 10-Q within the five-day extension period afforded by Rule 12b-25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION

 

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

 

(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 the 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

 

 

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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.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements contained in this report and other materials the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by the Company, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “budgeted,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “potential,” “estimate,” “continue,” “outlook,” “forecast” or “future,” variations thereof or other similar statements. Please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for additional information concerning other uncertainties that could negatively impact the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update or otherwise revise its forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

 

 

 

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.