japan12b25.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
12b-25
NOTIFICATION
OF LATE FILING
For
Period Ended: 6/30/08
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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
For the Transition Period
Ended: ___Not
Applicable
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Read
Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or
Type.
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Nothing
in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified
any information contained herein.
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If the
notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the
Item(s) to which the notification relates:
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PART I -- REGISTRANT
INFORMATION
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| The
Procter & Gamble Company |
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Full
Name of Registrant
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| Former
Name if Applicable |
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| One
Procter & Gamble Plaza |
| Address
of Principal Executive Office (Street
and Number) |
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| Cincinnati,
OH 45202 |
| 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)
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(a)
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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(b)
The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form
10-K, Form 20-F, Form11-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 of 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)
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.
The
Registrant is unable to file its Annual Report on Form 11-K
for the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Japan) for the period
ended June 30, 2008 (the “11-K”) within the prescribed time period without
unreasonable effort or expense. The Registrant had unanticipated delays in the
collection and compilation of certain information required to be included in the
11-K. The Registrant will file the 11-K on or before the fifteenth calendar day
following the prescribed due date.
PART
IV-- OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name
and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
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Jason
Muncy
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513
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983-1042
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(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).
xYes oNo
(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? oYes xNo
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.
THE
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
(Name of
Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has
caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Date: September 29,
2008 By:
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E.J. Wunsch
E.J. Wunsch
Assistant
Secretary