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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number: 1-4987
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, 2002
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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 SL Industries, Inc.
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Former name if applicable
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Address of principal executive office
(Street and number) 520 Fellowship Road, Suite A114
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City, state and zip code Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
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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, 2002 (the "Report") without unreasonable effort or expense
due to the related delays in gathering information for inclusion in the Report
associated therewith.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
David R. Nuzzo (856) 727-1500
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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?
|_| 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 results cannot be made.
SL 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: April 1, 2003 By: /s/ David R. Nuzzo
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Name: David R. Nuzzo
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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)