NT 10-K 1 chap12b.txt FORM 12B25 UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL --------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB NUMBER 3235-0058 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Expires: May 31, 1997 Estimated average burden Form 12b-25 Hours per resonse...2.50 ----------------------- NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING SEC FILE NUMBER 0-7261 ------------------------ CUSIP NUMBER 159420 20 7 ------------------------ (Check One): |X|Form 10-K | |Form 20-F | |Form 11-K | |Form 10-Q | |Form N-SAR For Period Ended: December 31, 2001 -------------------------- [ ] 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 Instructions (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type. Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commissions 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 Chaparral Resources, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Name of Registrant Former Name if Applicable 16945 Northchase Drive, Suite 1620 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number) Houston, TX 77060 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 reasons 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, ll-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 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 (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, ll-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period, (Attach Extra Sheets if Needed) See attached. PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION (l) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification Michael B. Young 281 877-7100 -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number) (2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or l5(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 |_| 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 statement 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. See attached. Chaparral Resources, 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 April 2, 2002 By /s/ Michael B. Young ------------------------------------- Treasurer & Controller 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). ATTACHMENT PAGE TO FORM 12b-25 CHAPARRAL RESOURCES, INC. PART III - NARRATIVE Registrant owns an interest in oil and gas properties in a foreign country through a subsidiary, which has a 50% interest in a foreign entity that owns the interest in the oil and gas properties. The Registrant has been advised that delays have been encountered in obtaining certain information that may affect the completion of the financial information for such entities. Therefore, the Registrant is unable to obtain all of the required financial information for the year ended December 31, 2001, in order for the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed within the prescribed time period. PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION (3) Registrant will report a net loss between $15,700,000 and $17,900,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001, and reported a net loss of $26,803,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2000. The decrease in the loss was primarily due to a non-cash charge of approximately $20.34 million of interest expense recognized during 2000 upon the conversion of $20.85 million of the Company's notes into 11,690,259 shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $1.86 per share. The conversion feature of the notes was a "beneficial conversion feature" as addressed in EITF 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios, whereby a portion of the proceeds received from the notes was allocable to the conversion feature contained therein. Otherwise, the Company's overall loss increased from the prior year due to increased financing costs related to the Company's loan with Shell Capital, partially offset by increases in net income from oil and gas operations in the Karakuduk Field recognized by the Company's equity investee, Karakudukmunay, JSC ("KKM").