U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 12b-25/A

                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

                         Commission File Number 0-30786

(Check One):
[ ] Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 20-F [ X] Form 10-Q and
Form 10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR

         For Period Ended:       September 30, 2003

[  ]  Transition Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
[  ]  Transition Report on Form 20-F
[  ]  Transition Report on Form 11-K
[  ]  Transition Report on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
[  ]  Transition Report on Form N-SAR

         For the Transition Period Ended:
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     Read Attached  Instruction  Sheet 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:
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                                     PART I
                             REGISTRANT INFORMATION
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Full Name of Registrant        Nighthawk Systems, Inc.
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Former Name if Applicable      Peregrine, Inc.
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Address of Principal Executive
 Offices (Street and Number)   8200 E. Pacific Place, Ste. 204,
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City, State and Zip Code       Denver, CO 80231
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                                     PART II
                             RULE 12b-25(b) AND (c)
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         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)

[X]      (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, 10-KSB, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will be
         filed on or before the 15th calendar day following the prescribed due
         date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form
         10-Q, 10-QSB, 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.


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                                    PART III
                                    NARRATIVE
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         State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 10-KSB,
11-K. 20-F, 10-Q, 10-QSB, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof
could not be filed within the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if
needed.)

     The company's annual shareholder meeting was held one day before the 10-QSB
due date. Prior to the meeting one of the director-nomines declined to stand for
election,  and a second was  disqualilfied  at th board  meeting  following  the
shareholder  meeting.  Because of these events,  the Chief Executive Officer was
unavailable  to conduct the review  necessary  to sign the  certification  on or
before the due date.

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                                     PART IV
                                OTHER INFORMATION
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(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification

       Hank Vanderkam                (713)                     547-8900
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          (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 the 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.

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                             Nighthawk Systems, Inc.
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                  (Name of Registrant as specified in charter)

     Has caused this  notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

Date   November 17, 2003                      By
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                                                     Doug Saathoff


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).

                              GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.   This form is required by Rule 12b-25 of the General  Rules and  Regulations
     under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2.   One signed  original and four conformed  copies of this form and amendments
     thereto  must be  completed  and filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
     Commission,  Washington,  D.C.  20549,  in accordance  with Rule 0-3 of the
     General Rules and Regulations  under the Act. The information  contained in
     or filed  with the Form will be made a matter of the  public  record in the
     Commission files.
3.   A manually  signed copy of the form and  amendments  thereto shall be filed
     with each national  securities exchange on which any class of securities of
     the registrant is registered.
4.   Amendments to the  notification  must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but need
     not restate information that has been correctly  furnished.  The form shall
     be clearly identified as an amended notification.