UNITED STATES  OMB APPROVAL
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  OMB Number:     3235-0058
  Washington, D.C. 20549  Expires:                   April 30, 2012
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  NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING  SEC FILE NUMBER 
    333                    1140118

 

                      CUSIP NUMBER 
(Check One): x Form 10-K ¨ Form 20-F ¨ Form 11-K ¨ Form 10-Q ¨ Form N-SAR 16936P1093
  ¨ Form N-CSR                  

 

 

For Period Ended: December 31, 2011                   

 

  ¨ 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 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

 

Full Name of Registrant

 

China Agri-Business, Inc.

 

Former Name if Applicable

 

 

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)


Building 2, Unit 1, 15th Floor

Ling Xian Xin Cheng

86 Gaoxin Road

City, State and Zip Code

 

Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone

Xian, Shannxi, China 710065

 

 

 
 

 

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)

 

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(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 or From 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 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, N-SAR, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.


The annual report of China Agri-Business, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 could not be filed within the prescribed time period due to the fact that the Company was unable to finalize its financial results as well as the disclosure requirements of Form 10-K.

 

PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION

(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification  
 

Mitchell S. Nussbaum, Esq.

212

407-4159

  (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 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.  
     
         

 

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CHINA AGRI-BUSINESS, 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: March 30, 2012  By: /s/ Xiaolong Zhou
 Name: Xiaolong Zhou
 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).

 

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.

 

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