d1004559_20fr-12b.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE
FILING
SEC FILE
NUMBER 000-50113
CUSIP
NUMBER G9456A100
(Check
one):
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Form 10-K [X] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 10-Q
[ ] Form 10-D [ ] Form N-SAR [ ] Form
N-CSR
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For
Period Ended: December 31, 2008
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Transition
Report on Form 10-K
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Transition
Report on Form 20-F
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Transition
Report on Form 11-K
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Transition
Report on Form 10-Q
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Transition
Report on Form N-SAR
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For
the Transition Period Ended: _________________________
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
GOLAR LNG
LIMITED
Full
Name of Registrant
N/A
Former
Name if Applicable
Par-la-Ville Place, 14
Par-la-Ville Road
Address
of Principal Executive Office (Street and
Number)
Hamilton, HM 08,
Bermuda
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]
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(a)
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The
reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not
be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
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[X]
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(b)
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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
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(c)
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The
accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has
been attached if applicable.
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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.
Golar
LNG Limited (the “Company”) is unable to file, without unreasonable effort or
expense, its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008
(the “Annual Report”) because the Annual Report workload exceeds available
personnel. Certain events and activities subsequent to the end of the
reporting period, in particular, as announced in the Company’s press release
dated May 28, 2009, the Company is currently undergoing a corporate
restructuring and a capital transaction which involves the transfer of certain
vessels, assets and contractual arrangements to a new subsidiary of the
Company. Subsequent to this transfer, the Company is contemplating an
equity raising transaction. Furthermore, the Company has been
negotiating an $80 million revolving credit facility to provide short-term
bridge financing. These transactions have required the reallocation
of time and resources normally used in the preparation of the Annual
Report. Accordingly, the Company was unable to complete an analysis
of all of the financial and non-financial information to be included in the
Annual Report, which includes, among other things the Company’s debt and
liquidity disclosures. The Company intends to file the Annual Report,
along with the audited financial statements as promptly as practicable, and
expects that such filing will be made on or before the 15th calendar day
following the prescribed due date of the Company’s Annual Report.
PART
IV — OTHER INFORMATION
(1)
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Name
and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
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Graham Robjohns
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N/A
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011 44 20 763 7918
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(Name)
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(Area
Code)
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(Telephone
Number)
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(2)
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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).
[X]
Yes [ ] No
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(3)
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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?
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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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GOLAR LNG
LIMITED
(Name
of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has
caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
June 30, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Graham Robjohns
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Name:
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Graham
Robjohns
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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