SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Commission File Number 0-9341
(Check one)
X Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB Form 11-K
Form 20-F Form 10-Q and form 10-QSB Form N-SAR
For period ended: December 31, 2001
Transition Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
Transition Report on Form 20-F
Transition Report on Form 11-K
Transition Report on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
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: Security National Financial Corporation
Former name if applicable: ____________________________
Address of principal executive office (Street and number):
5300 South 360 West, Suite 250
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
PART II
RULE 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 132b-25(b), the following
should be completed. (Check box if appropriate).
(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, 11-K or Form N-SAR, 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
12(b)-25(c) has been attached if applicable.
PART III
NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR
or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the
prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)
The Form 10-K cannot be completed within the requested time period due to the
additional time required to complete the financial statements of registrant,
primarily as a result of delays caused by the implementation of changes in
registrant's policy administration software and by changes in personnel,
including the loss of registrant's senior vice president and secretary, who died
on February 1, 2002.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.
Randall A. Mackey (801) 575-5000
-----(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).
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?
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.
Yes X No
Security National Financial Corporation
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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, 2002 By: /s/ Scott M. Quist
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Scott M. Quist
First Vice President,
General Counsel and
Chief Operating Officer