U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                  FORM 12b-25                                   SEC FILE NO.:
                                                                   333-05978
                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
                                                                CUSIP NUMBER:
            (Check One):                                         xxxxxx-xx-x

         [X] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 10-Q [ ] Form  N-SAR
         For Period Ended: December 27, 1996

         [ ] 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: n.a.


         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 1 -- Registrant Information


   Full Name of Registrant:           EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL PLC

   Former Name if Applicable:

   Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number): 5335 Triangle Pkwy
                                                              Suite 550
   City, State and Zip Code:                             Norcross,Georgia  30092


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.)

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         (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; Yes [X]

         (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on
Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K or 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 or transition  report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof
will be filed on or before the fifth  calendar day following the  prescribed due
date; Yes [X]

         (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
12-b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.


Part III -- Narrative


State below in reasonable  detail the reasons why Form 10-K,  20-F,  11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof could not be filed within the
prescribed period.

The Registrant is incorporated  under the laws of England and Wales. Its initial
public  offering,  consisting of an offering of debt  securities,  was initially
filed  on Form  20-F.  In the  course  of the  review  process,  the  Registrant
converted  its filing to Form S-4,  retaining  the Form 20-F  format for several
minor disclosure  items. The Registrant  engaged new counsel for assistance with
the  Form  10-K,  and the  revisions  to the  minor  disclosure  items  required
unanticipated  additional documentation and revisions to the Form 10-K, in order
to more  completely  satisfy  SEC  requirements.  In  addition  the  process  of
completing  the  Edgar  conversion  was  delayed  due  to  unexpected   computer
compatability/conversions   issues  despite   previous   experience  in  similar
conversions.  The Form 10-K was filed at approximately  9:30 pm on the due date,
May 8, 1997.



Part IV -- Other Information


         (1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
             notification:
                           T. Clark Fitzgerald III, Esq.
                           Arnall Golden & Gregory
                           2800 One Atlantic Center
                           1201 West Peachtree Street
                           Atlanta, Georgia  30309-3450
                           (404) 873-8622

         (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).
                                                               [X] Yes    [ ] No

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         (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   [ ] 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 described in the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement on Form S-4 (File No.
333-05978), in September 1996 the Registrant purchased, through its wholly-owned
subsidiaries,  all of the  issued  and  outstanding  capital  stock  of  certain
subsidiaries of another company which operate a fabricated  products  operation.
In  connection  with  this   transaction,   the  Company   incurred   additional
indebtedness  and acquisition  expenses.  Net earnings of the  Predecessor  were
approximately  $19.7 million for 1995; net earnings for the  Predecessor for the
for the nine months ended  September 25, 1996 were  approximately  $13.6 million
and for the  Successor  for the  three  months  ended  December  27,  1996  were
approximately $1.0 million,  for a combined total of approximately $14.6 million
for the year (prior to  dividends on  preference  shares of  approximately  $1.2
million).

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

R. Scott Vansant has caused this  notification to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                   EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL PLC



                                                   By:  /s/R. Scott Vansant
                                                   Name:   R. Scott Vansant
Date:  May 9, 1997                                 Title:  Vice President
                                                      Finance and Administration




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