UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number: 0-23383
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [X] Form 10-K [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] 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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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: OMNI Energy Services Corp.
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Former name if applicable: NA
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Address of principal executive office (Street and number): 4500 NE Interstate 49
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City, state and zip code: Carencro, LA 70520
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PART II
RULE 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without reasonable 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;
(b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition
report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K, Form N-SAR of Form
[X] N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the 15th
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
The Registrant is unable to timely file its Form 10-K for the period ended
December 31, 2004, because the audit of the financial statements of the
Registrant is not complete. Our Auditors, Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.,
were engaged on February 24, 2005 and the time required to complete the audit
was not sufficient and could not be completed without unreasonable effort and
expense on behalf of the Company. The Registrant expects to file its Form 10-K
within the 15 calendar days provided by this extension.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Darcy Klug (337) 896-2729
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(Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)
(2) Have all other period 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 reports 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 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.
OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
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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/ G. Darcy Klug
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Name: G. Darcy Klug
Title: Executive Vice President
EXHIBIT 1
April 1, 2005
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
OMNI Energy Services Corp.
Pursuant to Rule 12B-25 of the General Rules and Regulations under Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, we inform you that we have been furnished a copy of
Form NT 10-K to be filed by OMNI Energy Services Corp. ("OMNI") on or about
April 1, 2005, which contains notification of the registrant's inability to file
its Form 10-K by March 31, 2005. We have read OMNI's statements contained in
Part III therein and we agree with the stated reason as to why the audit and
report on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2004 to be included in the Form 10-K has not been completed.
/s/ Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.