NT 10-Q 1 extf10q0316_jerrickmediahold.htm NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

 

FORM 12b-25

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

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(Check one):   ☐  Form 10-K  ☐  Form 20-F  ☐  Form 11-K   ☒  Form 10-Q  ☐  Form 10-D  ☐  Form N-SAR  ☐  Form N-CSR
     
    For Period Ended: March 31, 2016
     
       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.

 

 
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

 

Jerrick Media Holdings, Inc.

 

Full Name of Registrant

 

 

 

Former Name if Applicable

 

202 S Dean Street

 

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

 

Englewood, NJ 07631

 

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 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, 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 of transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, 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, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-SAR, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.

 

Registrant was not able to obtain all information prior to filing date and management could not complete the required financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of such financial statements by May 16, 2016.

 

PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

 

(1)   Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification
         
Jeremy Frommer   (201)   258-3770
(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 ☒     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 ☒     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.
     
   

On February 5, 2016, Jerrick Media Holdings, Inc. (the “Registrant”) (formerly Great Plains Holdings, Inc. or “GTPH”), GPH Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of GTPH (“Merger Sub”), and Jerrick Ventures, Inc., a privately-held Nevada corporation headquartered in New Jersey (“Jerrick”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Merger Sub was merged with and into Jerrick, with Jerrick surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of GTPH (the “Merger”).

     
   

Effective February 28, 2016, GTPH entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Statutory Merger Agreement”) with Jerrick, pursuant to which GTPH became the parent company of Jerrick Ventures, LLC, a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Jerrick (the Statutory Merger”). On February 28, 2016, GTPH changed its name to Jerrick Media Holdings, Inc. to better reflect its new business strategy.

     
   

As a result of the Merger, Registrant changed its business plan to that or Jerrick, resulting in an anticipated change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year. Registrant was not able to obtain all information following the Merger and prior to filing date and management could not complete the required financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of such financial statements by May 16, 2016.

 

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JERRICK MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

(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 17, 2016 By: /s/ Jeremy Frommer
    Name: Jeremy Frommer
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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