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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number: 1-106
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [X] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 10-Q
[ ] Form N-SAR [ ] Form N-CSR
For Period Ended: December 31, 2004
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[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
For the Transition Period Ended:
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READ ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS 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
Full name of registrant Lynch Corporation
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Former name if applicable
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Address of principal executive office (Street and number)
140 Greenwich Avenue, 4th Floor
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City, state and zip code Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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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.)
|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, 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 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 Forms 10-K, 11-K, 20-F,
10-Q, N-SAR, N-CSR or the transition report or portion thereof could not be
filed within the prescribed time period.
The Registrant was unable to file the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004 (the "Report") without unreasonable effort or expense because
of a delay in gathering information required for inclusion in the Report.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Eugene Hynes (203) 622-1150
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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
for 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 results cannot be made.
The Registrant's consolidated revenues for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2004 were $33,834,000, an increase of 21% from $27,969,000 for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2003. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004, the
Registrant reported a net loss of $3,326,000, or $2.18 per share, compared to
net income of $110,000, or $0.07 per share, for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2003.
Lynch Corporation
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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: April 1, 2005 By: /s/ John C. Ferrara
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Name: John C. Ferrara
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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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)