Fem complexes of a tetradentate ligand with pendant benzimidazolyl groups have been synthesized and characterized. Room temperature M6ssbauer spectra depict a quadruple split doublet in the case of NO~-as co-ligand, while a nearly symmetrical one line spectrum is obtained for complexes with C1-as co-ligand. The isomer shift values are towards the lower end of the range found for other high spin Fem complexes. 1H-n.m.r. spectra of the complexes reveal relatively broad linewidths with large isotropic shifts. Paramagnetically shifted resonances are observed in the range of -10.0-+ 70.0 p.p.m.