UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 12b-25 |
SEC File Number 814-00127 CUSIP Number 105-494-108 |
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One) X Form 10-K ______ Form 20-F ______ Form 11-K ______ Form 10-Q ______ Form N-SAR
| For Period Ended: December 31, 2004 | ||
| [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F [ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR For the Transition Period Ended: _____________________ |
READ ATTACHED INSTRUCTION SHEET BEFORE PREPARING FORM. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE
Nothing in the form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contained herein.
PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION
BRANTLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION
3201 ENTERPRISE PARKWAY, SUITE 350
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44122
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 appropriate box)
| (a) | The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III
of this form could not be eliminated without
unreasonable effort or expense; |
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(b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report,
transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K, Form
N-SAR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before
the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due
date; or the subject quarterly report of transition
report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed
on or before the fifth calendar day following the
prescribed due date; and |
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| (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 the reasons why the Form 10-K, 11-K, 20-F, 10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 could not
be filed within the prescribed time period because the Registrant has encountered
unanticipated delays in completing its Form 10-K, primarily as a result of the Registrant’s
continuing process of evaluating the status of the Memorandum of
Understanding it entered
into on March 19, 2003, with Phillip Goldstein, a director of the Company, pursuant to which
Mr. Goldstein agreed to dismiss the lawsuit he filed against the
Registrant in September 2002. |
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The
Registrant currently expects that its Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004 will
be filed within 15 calendar days following the prescribed due date. |
PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION
(1)
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Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification |
Tab A.
Keplinger (Name) |
(216) (Area Code) |
464-8400 (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 reports been filed? If answer is no identify report(s). X 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 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: |
BRANTLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date March 31, 2005
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By | /s/ Tab A. Keplinger | ||
| Tab A. Keplinger Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |