Form NT 10-K - Notification of inability to timely file Form 10-K 405, 10-K, 10-KSB 405, 10-KSB, 10-KT, or 10-KT405

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 12b-25

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

Commission File Number: 0-422 

 

(Check one):	[X] 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, 2023
	[_] 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: ____________________

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

 

Middlesex Water Company

Full Name of Registrant

N/A

Former Name if Applicable

485C Route 1 South, Suite 400

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

Iselin, New Jersey 08830

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)

 

	[X]		(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. (Attach extra Sheets if Needed)

 

Middlesex Water Company (the “Company”) was unable to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”) prior to 5:30 PM, Eastern Time, on February 29, 2024, without unreasonable effort and expense because it experienced unexpected delays and needed additional time to assemble the Form 10-K and its exhibits for filing. 

 

The Company filed its Form 10-K on February 29, 2024 after 5:30 PM, Eastern Time, and, accordingly, the Form 10-K received a filing date of March 1, 2024. As a result, the Company is filing this Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25.

 

PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

 

(1)	Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification
	A. Bruce O’Connor		732		634-1500
	(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  [X]     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.   As of the date of this filing, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Form 10-K. The Form 10-K includes the Company’s results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and describes the changes in such results from the prior fiscal year. The Company does not anticipate any significant changes from its prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in its results of operations for any completed period.

 

 

Middlesex Water Company

 

(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 1, 2024		By: /s/	A. Bruce O’Connor
			Name:	A. Bruce O’Connor
			Title:	Sr. Vice President, Treasurer and 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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