Notification That Annual Report Will Be Submitted Late (nt 10-k)

 

		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549   FORM 12b-25   NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
				SEC FILE NUMBER 000-52003
				CUSIP NUMBER 12642X106

 

(Check one):		x Form 10-K	o Form 20-F		o Form 11-K	o Form 10-Q	o Form 10-D
		o Form N-SAR	o Form N-CSR
		For Period Ended:	December 31, 2015
		o Transition Report on Form 10-K
		o Transition Report on Form 20-F
		o Transition Report on Form 11-K
		o Transition Report on Form 10-Q
		o Transition Report on Form N-SAR
		For the Transition Period Ended:

 

Read Instructions (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:

 

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PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION

 

CTC Media, Inc.

Full Name of Registrant

Former Name if Applicable

31A Leningradsky Prospekt

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

Moscow, Russia 125284

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 reason 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, Form N-SAR 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-SAR, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.

 

(Attach extra Sheets if Needed)

 

As previously disclosed, on December 23, 2015, CTC Media, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), closed the sale of 75% of the outstanding participation interests in its subsidiary CTC Investments LLC to UTV-Management LLC (the “Sale”).

 

In light of the complex accounting issues presented by the timing and terms of the Sale, the Company is unable to finalize its audited consolidated financial statements to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2015 within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort or expense. The Company expects to file a Form 10-K containing the required financial statements as soon as practicable within the extension period.

 

SEC 1344 (04-09)

Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

 

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PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

 

(1)	Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification
	Jean-Pierre Morel		—		[phone]
	(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).
					x Yes    o 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?
					x Yes    o 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 Company’s results of operations for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2015 will reflect significant change from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year because it will reflect the Sale (as defined in Part III above), which included the Company’s wholly owned primary operating subsidiaries organized under the laws of the Russia.

 

CTC Media, Inc.

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(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 15, 2016		By	/s/ Jean-Pierre Morel
				Jean-Pierre Morel
				Chief Executive 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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