UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Commission File Number 1-8383
(Check one): ¨ Form 10-K ¨ Form 20-F ¨ Form 11-K x Form 10-Q ¨ Form N-SAR ¨ Form N-CSR
For Period Ended: March 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: ________________________________________
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PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Mission West Properties, Inc.
Full Name of Registrant
N/A
Former Name if Applicable
10050 Bandley Drive
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Cupertino, CA 95014
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)
| x | (a) | The reason 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 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 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.
(Attach extra sheets if needed)
The Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 could not be filed within the prescribed time period because its independent accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, San Francisco, California, previously engaged as the principal accountant to audit the financial statements of Mission West Properties, Inc., (the “Company”), resigned as independent auditors for the Company on January 26, 2004. Hence, the Company’s Quarterly Report was not reviewed by independent accountants.
PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION
| (1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification |
| Carl E. Berg |
408 |
725-0700 | ||
| (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 x |
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
| (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¨ Nox |
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.
MISSION WEST PROPERTIES, 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 10, 2004 |
By | /s/ Carl E. Berg | |||||
| Carl E. Berg Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||