MNTR Mentor Capital Inc (QB)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 12b-25

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

Commission File Number: 000-55323

 

(Check one):	☐ Form 10-K ☐ Form 20-F ☐ Form 11-K ☒ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D ☐ Form N-CEN
	☐ Form N-CSR

 

	For Period Ended: March 31, 2024
	☐ Transition Report on Form 10-K
	☐ Transition Report on Form 20-F
	☐ Transition Report on Form 11-K
	☐ Transition Report on Form 10-Q
	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

 

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Full Name of Registrant

Former Name if Applicable

5964 Campus Court

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

Plano, Texas 75093

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

 

The Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2024 could not be filed within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort or expense.

 

As disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 8, 2024 the Company dismissed BF Borgers CPA PC (“BF Borgers”) as its independent registered public accounting firm. The Company’s audit committee and Board of Directors unanimously approved the decision to dismiss BF Borgers. On May 15, 2024, the Company’s audit committee and Board of Directors unanimously approved the engagement of Spicer Jeffries LLP as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm.

 

The Company dismissed BF Borgers in order to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s May 3, 2024 Staff Statement on Issuer Disclosure and Reporting Obligations in Light of Rule 102(e) Order against BF Borgers CPA PC which stated that BF Borgers is no longer permitted to appear or practice before the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

As a result, Form 10-Q filings filed on or after May 3, 2024 may not present financial information that has been reviewed by BF Borgers. Annual and quarterly periods presented in the Company’s quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2024 on Form 10-Q must be reviewed by the Company’s new independent registered public accountant who is qualified, PCAOB-registered, and permitted to appear or practice before the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Accordingly, the Company requires additional time to comply by obtaining the new required reviews and approvals prior to filing its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

 

The Company is working diligently with its new independent registered public accounting firm to file its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The Company intends to file its first quarterly report on Form 10-Q on or before the 5th calendar day following the prescribed due date or as soon as practicable following the review and approval of the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm.

 

PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

 

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

 

Chet Billingsley		(800)		574-6320
(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

 

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.

 

 

Mentor Capital, 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 16, 2024	By	/s/ Chet Billingsley
		Chet Billingsley
		Chief Executive Officer

 

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