| UNITED STATES | ||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||
| WASHINGTON, DC 20549 | ||
| FORM 12b-25 | ||
| NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING |
| (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: | DECEMBER 31, 2020 | |
| ☐ 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 Instruction (on back page) 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
Newater Technology, Inc.
Full Name of Registrant
Former Name if Applicable
1 Ruida Rd., Laishan District
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Yantai City, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China 264003
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 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 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 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. (Attach extra Sheets if Needed)
The Registrant was unable to file its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2020 (the “Annual Report”) by 5:30 p.m., EST April 30, 2021 because it needed to make some final corrections and edits to its financial statements and other disclosures in its Annual Report, which could not be eliminated timely without unreasonable effort or expense. However, the Registrant was able to file its Annual Report by 10:00 p.m., EST on April 30, 2021. Therefore, the Registrant is filing this 12b-25 since the Annual Report will receive a filing date of May 3, 2021 instead of April 30, 2021, even though it was accepted on the April 30, 2021 calendar date.
PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION
| (1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification |
| Matthew B. Chmiel, Esq. | (804) | 554-4803 | ||
| (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 |
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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.
| NEWATER TECHNOLOGY, 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 3, 2021 | By | /s/ Yuebiao Li | |
| Yuebiao Li, Chief Executive Officer |
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