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FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.
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NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING --------------------------
SEC FILE NUMBER
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CUSIP NUMBER
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(Check One): / / Form 10-K / / Form 20-F / / Form 11-K /X/ Form 10-Q
/ / Form N-SAR / / Form N-CSR
For Period Ended: March 28, 2004
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/ / 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:
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NOTHING IN THIS FORM SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THE COMMISSION HAS
VERIFIED ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
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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
DT INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Full Name of Registrant
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Former Name if Applicable
907 WEST FIFTH STREET
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
DAYTON, OHIO 45407
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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 reason 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 why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, N-CSR,
or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the
prescribed time period.
The subject quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
March 28, 2004 could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
because, as announced by the Registrant on May 13, 2004, the Registrant and
all of its domestic subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of Ohio-Dayton Office (Case No. 04-34091) on May 12, 2004.
During the period immediately prior to the filing of the Chapter 11 petition,
the Registrant's management team devoted virtually all of its time and effort
negotiating a potential sale of substantially all of the Registrant's domestic
subsidiary assets and preparing the necessary information for the Registrant's
bankruptcy filing. All of the management personnel necessary for collecting and
preparing the necessary information for the bankruptcy filing are also
responsible for preparing the Registrant's Form 10-Q. Based upon the foregoing
and the close proximity in time between the bankruptcy filing and the Form 10-Q
filing, the Registrant is unable to complete its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 28, 2004 within the prescribed time period without unreasonable expense or
effort.
In light of its bankruptcy filing, the Registrant also intends to seek
no-action relief from the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission from
its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"). If such relief is granted, the Registrant will follow the
modified reporting procedures set forth in its no-action request in lieu of
filing the subject quarterly report within the time period prescribed by Rule
12b-25 under the Exchange Act.
PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
MR. DENNIS S. DOCKINS (937) 586-5606
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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 answer is no,
identify report(s). Yes /X / 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?
Yes / / No /X /
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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DT INDUSTRIES, 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 May 13, 2004 By /s/ Dennis S. Dockins
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Dennis S. Dockins
General Counsel and Secretary
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
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INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL
VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. This form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 240.12b-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 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 notifications 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.
5. Electronic Filers: This form shall not be used by electronic filers
unable to timely file a report solely due to electronic difficulties.
Filers unable to submit reports within the time period prescribed due to
difficulties in electronic filing should comply with either Rule 201 or
Rule 202 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.201 or Section 232.202 of this
chapter) or apply for an adjustment in filing date pursuant to Rule 13(b)
of Regulation S-T (Section 232.13(b) of this chapter).