Brantley Capital NT 10-K
 

       
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 12b-25
  SEC File Number
814-00127
 
CUSIP Number
105-494-108

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

(Check One)     X    Form 10-K   ______ Form 20-F   ______ Form 11-K   ______ Form 10-Q    ______ Form N-SAR

     
  For Period Ended: December 31, 2004
  [    ] 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 ATTACHED INSTRUCTION SHEET BEFORE PREPARING FORM. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE

Nothing in the 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:

PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION

BRANTLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION


Full Name of Registrant

 


Former Name if Applicable

3201 ENTERPRISE PARKWAY, SUITE 350


Address of Principal Executive Office (STREET AND NUMBER)

CLEVELAND, OHIO 44122


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 appropriate box)

         

  (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, 11-K, 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, 11-K, 20-F, 10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.

   
 
The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 could not be filed within the prescribed time period because the Registrant has encountered unanticipated delays in completing its Form 10-K, primarily as a result of the Registrant’s continuing process of evaluating the status of the Memorandum of Understanding it entered into on March 19, 2003, with Phillip Goldstein, a director of the Company, pursuant to which Mr. Goldstein agreed to dismiss the lawsuit he filed against the Registrant in September 2002.
   
 
The Registrant currently expects that its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 will be filed within 15 calendar days following the prescribed due date.

PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

     
(1)
  Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification
           
 
      Tab A. Keplinger      
(Name)
        (216)      
(Area Code)
          464-8400        
(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 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:

 


 

BRANTLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION


(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

         
Date March 31, 2005
  By   /s/ Tab A. Keplinger      
      Tab A. Keplinger
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer