UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of
Report:
(Date
of
earliest event reported)
March
23, 2007
QUIKBYTE
SOFTWARE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Colorado
(State
or
other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
000-52228
(Commission
File Number)
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33-0344842
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
Vero
Beach, FL 32963
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices and zip code)
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(772)
231-7544
(Registrant's
telephone
number,
including area code)
7609
Ralston Road Arvada, Colorado 80002
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Safe
Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995
Information
included in this Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). This information may
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of QuikByte Software, Inc.
(“QuikByte”) to be materially different from future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe QuikByte’s
future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use
of
the words "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate,"
"believe," "intend" or "project" or the negative of these words or other
variations on these words or comparable terminology. These forward-looking
statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and there can be
no
assurance that these projections included in these forward-looking statements
will come to pass. QuikByte's actual results could differ materially from those
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors. Except as required by applicable laws, QuikByte undertakes no
obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason,
even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the
future.
Item
1.01 |
Entry
into Material Agreement.
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On
March
2, 2007, QuikByte Software, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“QuikByte”) and KI
Equity Partners V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("KI Equity")
entered into a securities purchase agreement ("Purchase Agreement") under which
QuikByte is to, at the closing of the transactions contemplated under the
Purchase Agreement (“Closing”), sell to KI Equity, and KI Equity is to purchase
from QuikByte, 60,000,000 shares of QuikByte’s common stock (the “Shares”) for a
purchase price of $600,000 (“Purchase Price”), or $0.01 per share. The closing
of the transactions under the Purchase Agreement occurred on March 23, 2007
(“Closing”).
Unless
otherwise indicated in this Current Report, all references in this Report to
the
shares of QuikByte’s common stock refer to the shares of QuikByte’s common stock
after giving effect to QuikByte’s 1-for-20 reverse stock split, which was
effective March 16, 2007.
A
copy of
the Purchase Agreement is included as Exhibit 2.1 to QuikByte’s Current Report
dated March 2, 2007 and filed with the SEC on March 6, 2007 and is incorporated
herein by this reference. All references to the Purchase Agreement are
qualified, in their entirety, by the text of such exhibit.
The
issuance of the Shares is intended to be exempt from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section
4(2) thereof and such other available exemptions. As such, the Shares may not
be
offered or sold in the United States unless they are registered under the
Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act is available. No registration statement covering the Shares
has
been or is expected to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) or with any state securities commission in
connection with the issuance of the Shares. However, QuikByte has granted
certain demand and piggyback registration rights to KI Equity with respect
to
the Shares. At the Closing, QuikByte and KI Equity executed a registration
rights agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”) granting the foregoing
registration rights.
A
copy of
the Registration Rights Agreement is included as Exhibit 2.2 to this Current
Report and is incorporated herein by this reference. All references to the
Registration Rights Agreement are qualified, in their entirety, by the text
of
such exhibit.
Prior
to
the Closing, Bruno Koch, J.B. Heidebrecht and Mark Nixon, each of whom were
former executive officers and directors of QuikByte for all or a portion of
the
period commencing January 26, 1989 and ending on or about December 31, 1991
(collectively, the “Former Principals”) agreed to terminate any and all
agreements and contracts with QuikByte and irrevocably release QuikByte from
any
and all debts, liabilities and obligations, pursuant to the terms and conditions
of a certain settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) executed by the
parties thereto. QuikByte paid the Former Principals, at the Closing, an
aggregate cash payment of $30,000. The Former Principals also cancelled, and
returned to QuikByte, an aggregate of 2,450,000 shares of common stock.
Prior
to
Closing, Ponce Acquisition, LLC (“Ponce”) agreed to cancel, and returned to
QuikByte, an aggregate of 7,450,000 shares of common stock.
QuikByte
is presently authorized under its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to
issue 250,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share. There are
no
shares of preferred stock outstanding. Following the issuance of the Shares
to
KI Equity under the Purchase Agreement, and following the share cancellations
by
the Former Principals and Ponce, there are 64,702,460 shares of QuikByte’s
common stock outstanding, of which KI Equity owns 60,000,000 shares, or
approximately 92.7% of QuikByte’s common stock outstanding.
Effective
as of the Closing, the existing officers of QuikByte resigned, and the existing
directors appointed Kevin R. Keating as the Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer of QuikByte. In addition,
effective as of the Closing, the existing directors of QuikByte resigned and
appointed Kevin R. Keating, Jeff L. Andrews and Margie L. Blackwell as
directors. Accordingly, at the Closing, in accordance with the provisions of
the
Purchase Agreement, a change of a majority of QuikByte’s directors occurred.
In
compliance with Section 14(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(“Exchange Act”), and Rule 14f-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, on March 9,
2007, QuikByte filed with the SEC, and mailed to its stockholders of record
as
of March 7, 2007, the information statement required by Section 14(f) and Rule
14f-1 disclosing the change of a majority of QuikByte’s directors (otherwise
than at a meeting of QuikByte’s stockholders).
QuikByte
is a "shell company" (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Following the Closing, QuikByte will have
nominal assets and its sole business will be to identify, evaluate and
investigate various companies with the intent that, if such investigation
warrants, a reverse merger transaction could be negotiated and completed
pursuant to which QuikByte would acquire a target company with an operating
business with the intent of continuing the acquired company’s business as a
publicly held entity.
Any
additional information concerning Kevin R. Keating, Jeff L. Andrews and Margie
L. Blackwell who will serve as QuikByte’s directors following the Closing is
included in Item 5.02, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
3.02 |
Unregistered
Sales of Equity
Securities.
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See
Item
1.01, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
5.01 |
Changes
in Control of Registrant.
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See
Items
1.01 and 5.02, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Effective
as of the Closing, in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement,
the
existing officers and directors of QuikByte resigned and Kevin R. Keating was
appointed as a director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
President, Secretary and Treasurer of QuikByte. Effective as of the Closing,
Jeff L. Andrews and Margie L. Blackwell were also appointed directors.
Accordingly, at the Closing, in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase
Agreement, a change of a majority of QuikByte’s directors occurred.
In
compliance with Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 14f-1 promulgated
under the Exchange Act, on March 9, 2007, QuikByte filed with the SEC, and
mailed to its stockholders of record as of March 7, 2007, the information
statement required by Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 disclosing the change of
a
majority of QuikByte’s directors (otherwise than at a meeting of QuikByte’s
stockholders).
Other
than the transactions and agreements disclosed in this Current Report, QuikByte
knows of no other arrangements which may result in a change in control of
QuikByte.
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
See
Items
1.01 and 5.01, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Effective
as of the Closing, the following persons resigned the officer and director
positions set forth next to their respective names. These resignations were
not
as a result of any disagreement between QuikByte and any of the resigning
officers or directors.
Name
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Age
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Position
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Reed
Clayson
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76
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President,
Secretary and Director
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Redgie
Green
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53
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Director
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Wesley
F. Whiting
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73
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Director
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Effective
as of the Closing, Kevin R. Keating was appointed as a director, Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer of
QuikByte, and Jeff L. Andrews and Margie L. Blackwell were appointed
directors.
Kevin
R. Keating,
66
years old, is the managing member of Vero Management, LLC, which
provides administrative and financial consulting services for micro-cap public
companies. For more than 40 years, he has been engaged in various aspects
of the investment business. Mr. Keating began his Wall Street career
with the First Boston Company in New York in 1965. From 1967
through 1974, he was employed by
several institutional research boutiques where he functioned as Vice
President Institutional Equity Sales. From 1974 until 1982, Mr. Keating was
the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Stewart, Inc., a New York
Stock Exchange member firm. From 1982 through 2006, he was associated with
a
variety of securities firms as a registered representative servicing the needs
of high net worth individual investors. Additionally, Mr. Keating
currently serves as director on the boards of Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc.,
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Cent Stuff, Inc., Blue Holdings, Inc., People’s Liberation, Inc., DigitalFX
International, Inc. and Frezer, Inc. He is also the sole officer and director
of
Wentworth II, Inc., Wentworth IV, Inc. and Wentworth V, Inc., all of which
are
publicly-reporting, non-trading blank check companies.
Kevin
R.
Keating is the father of Timothy J. Keating, the principal member of Keating
Investments, LLC. Keating Investments, LLC is the managing member of KI
Equity.
Margie
L. Blackwell,
age 51,
is a Member of Keating Investments, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor,
and has been with the firm since 2000. From 1993 to 1999, she was a financial
assistant to various non-public companies. Prior to that, she worked with the
Chairman of the Board of Tele-Communications, Inc. ("TCI"), for eleven years.
She first served in the capacity of Executive Assistant and was later promoted
to Plan Manager of TCI's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. She was responsible
for
management of the Stock Plan, a 401(k) qualified plan that invested primarily
in
TCI stock. In addition, Ms. Blackwell served on the TCI Employee Stock Purchase
Plan Committee as Plan Secretary.
Margie
L.
Blackwell is a member of Keating Investments, LLC. Keating Investments, LLC
is
the managing member of KI Equity.
Jeff
L. Andrews,
age 37,
is a Member of Keating Investments, LLC, and has been with Keating Securities,
LLC, an NASD member firm, since 2003. He is a Registered Principal having
completed his Series 7, 24 and 66 examinations, and is also Colorado Insurance
Licensed. He was formerly Financial Advisor with UBS Financial Services
(PaineWebber), Denver. Mr. Andrews started his career in media, managing a
Summit County, Colorado television affiliate of Resort Sports Network and the
Copley Theatre at The New England in Boston. He is currently a board member
of
9Kids Who Care at KUSA-TV and a member of the CTEK Angels investment group
in
Denver, Colorado. Mr. Andrews is a 1994 graduate of Tufts University with a
B.A.
in English and Political Science.
Jeff
L.
Andrews is a member of Keating Investments, LLC. Keating Investments, LLC is
the
managing member of KI Equity.
Other
Information
PLAN
OF OPERATIONS
QuikByte
is a "shell company" (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Following the Closing, QuikByte will have
nominal assets and its sole business will be to identify, evaluate and
investigate various companies with the intent that, if such investigation
warrants, a reverse merger transaction could be negotiated and completed
pursuant to which QuikByte would acquire a target company with an operating
business with the intent of continuing the acquired company’s business as a
publicly held entity.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding QuikByte’s common stock
beneficially owned on March 23, 2007, after giving effect to the completion
of
the transactions under the Purchase Agreement and the cancellation of shares
by
the Former Principals and Ponce, for (i) each stockholder known to be the
beneficial owner of 5% or more of QuikByte’s outstanding common stock, (ii) each
executive officer and director, and (iii) all executive officers and directors
as a group. As of the date of this Current Report, QuikByte has 64,702,460
shares of common stock outstanding.
Name
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Number
of Shares Beneficially
Owned
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Percent
of Shares
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Kevin
R. Keating (1)
936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
Vero
Beach, Florida 32963
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0
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0%
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Margie
L. Blackwell (2)
5251
DTC Parkway, Suite 1090
Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111
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0
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0%
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Jeff
L. Andrews (2)
5251
DTC Parkway, Suite 1090
Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111
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0
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0%
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KI
Equity Partners V, LLC (4)
c/o
Timothy J. Keating, Manager
5251
DTC Parkway, Suite 1090
Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111
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60,000,000
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92.7%
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All
Executive Officers and Directors as a group
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0
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0%
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(1)
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Kevin
R. Keating is not affiliated with and has no equity interest in KI
Equity
and disclaims any beneficial interest in the shares of QuikByte’s common
stock owned by KI Equity.
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(2)
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Jeff
L. Andrews and Margie L. Blackwell are members of Keating Investments,
LLC. Keating Investments, LLC is the managing member of KI Equity.
Jeff L.
Andrews and Margie L. Blackwell each disclaim any beneficial interest
in
the shares of QuikByte’s common stock owned by KI
Equity.
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(3)
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Timothy
J. Keating is the manager of KI Equity and exercises sole voting
and
investment control over such shares. KI Equity is not owned by or
affiliated with Kevin R. Keating.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Kevin
R.
Keating, is the father of Timothy J. Keating, the principal member of Keating
Investments, LLC. Keating Investments, LLC is the managing member of KI Equity,
which is the majority stockholder of QuikByte. Keating Investments, LLC is
also
the managing member and sole owner of Keating Securities, LLC, a registered
broker-dealer. Kevin R. Keating is not affiliated with and has no equity
interest in Keating Investments, LLC, KI Equity or Keating Securities, LLC
and
disclaims any beneficial interest in the shares of QuikByte’s common stock owned
by KI Equity.
Jeff
L.
Andrews and Margie L. Blackwell are members of Keating Investments, LLC. Keating
Investments, LLC is the managing member of KI Equity. Jeff L. Andrews and Margie
L. Blackwell each disclaim any beneficial interest in the shares of QuikByte’s
common stock owned by KI Equity.
Certain
conflicts of interest exist and may continue to exist between QuikByte and
its
officers and directors due to the fact that Kevin R. Keating, Jeff L. Andrews
and Margie L. Blackwell have other business interests to which they devote
their
primary attention. Kevin R. Keating, Jeff L. Andrews and Margie L. Blackwell
may
continue to do so notwithstanding the fact that management time should be
devoted to the business of QuikByte.
Certain
conflicts of interest may exist between QuikByte and its management, and
conflicts may develop in the future. QuikByte has not established policies
or
procedures for the resolution of current or potential conflicts of interests
between QuikByte, its officers and directors or affiliated entities. There
can
be no assurance that management will resolve all conflicts of interest in favor
of QuikByte, and conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved only
through the exercise by management their best judgment as may be consistent
with
their fiduciary duties, but there may be times when an acquisition opportunity
is given to another entity to the disadvantage of QuikByte’s stockholders and
for which there will be no recourse. QuikByte may also engage advisors to assist
it in seeking and identifying acquisition opportunities, and it is possible
that
Keating Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Keating Investments, LLC, the managing
member of KI Equity, may be engaged to act as a financial advisor in connection
with the reverse merger transaction for which it may earn a cash and/or equity
fee.
As
of the
date of this Current Report, QuikByte has not entered into any agreements to
compensate, nor has it paid any compensation to, Mr. Keating for any services
rendered or to be rendered by him as an officer of QuikByte. However, it is
expected that Mr. Keating will be compensated for his services rendered and
to
be rendered to QuikByte, and that Mr. Keating may determine, or participate
in
the determination of, such compensation.
Other
than the above transactions or otherwise set forth in this Current Report or
in
any reports filed by QuikByte with the SEC, QuikByte has not entered into any
material transactions with any director, executive officer, and nominee for
director, beneficial owner of five percent or more of its common stock, or
family members of such persons. QuikByte is not a subsidiary of any
company.
Item
9.01 |
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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2.2
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Registration
Rights Agreement by and between QuikByte Software, Inc. and KI Equity
Partners V, LLC dated March 23,
2007
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, QuikByte Software,
Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
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QuikByte
Software, Inc.
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Date:
March 23, 2007 |
By: |
/s/
Kevin R. Keating |
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Kevin
R. Keating, CEO and President |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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2.2
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Registration
Rights Agreement by and between QuikByte Software, Inc. and KI Equity
Partners V, LLC dated March 23,
2007
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