UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 12b-25

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-0817

 

CUSIP NUMBER: 643611-10-6

 

(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, 2017

 

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 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

 

New Concept Energy, Inc.

Full Name of Registrant 

____________________________

Former Name if Applicable 

 

1603 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 300

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number) 

 

Dallas, Texas 75234

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.

 

New Concept Energy, Inc. is unable to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, without unreasonable effort and expense due to the late receipt of information required from consolidated subsidiaries and the Company’s Annual Report of Oil and Gas Reserves. The Company has engaged an independent third party petroleum engineering consultant to prepare its Annual Report of Oil and Gas Reserves and the report will not be completed before required filing date of the Form 10-K.

 

PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

 

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

 

Gene S. Bertcher		(469)		522-4238
(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 o

 

(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 o   No x

 

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.

  

New Concept Energy, 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 29, 2018	By:	/s/ Gene S. Bertche
		Gene S. Bertcherx
		President