Notification That Quarterly Report Will Be Submitted Late (nt 10-q)

 

 

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:  __________________________      

 

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

TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.
Full name of Registrant
N/A
Former name if Applicable
16803 Dallas Parkway
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Addison, Texas 75001
City, State and Zip Code

 

 

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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)

	(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.

 

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.

	Tabitha T. Bailey		214		265-4708
	(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 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.

 

 

	TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.
	(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

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

 

Date: November 17, 2020	By:	/s/ Tabitha T. Bailey