-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CQjGFBZdivif2fdnSL27OWpH00AqN4vsFd396RoZ45TFD/raHh3gpasQ+Agz4zrS urroAg32UiI+XvqNV71SzQ== 0001047469-99-016965.txt : 19990430 0001047469-99-016965.hdr.sgml : 19990430 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-99-016965 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990414 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990429 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PC QUOTE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000745774 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES & SERVICES [6200] IRS NUMBER: 363131704 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11108 FILM NUMBER: 99604049 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 S WACKER DR STREET 2: STE 300 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3129132800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 S WACKER STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 8-K 1 8-K As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of April 29, 1999 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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): April 14, 1999 PC QUOTE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-13093 36-3131704 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 300, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 913-2800 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On April 14, 1999, we made a public announcement regarding a strategic partnership between our wholly-owned subsidiary, PCQuote.com, Inc., and CNNfn. Under a limited exclusive licensing agreement, PCQuote.com will provide CNNfn's award-winning original financial news to users of its financial content website, www.pcquote.com, and CNNfn will acquire a minority equity position in PCQuote.com. On April 26, 1999, we made a public announcement regarding our intention to change our corporate name to HyperFeed Technologies, Inc. We will submit the request to our shareholders for approval at our annual meeting in June 1999. Separately, PCQuote.com announced that it intends to make an initial public offering of its common stock. LIST OF EXHIBITS 99.1 Our Press Release Dated April 14, 1999. 99.2 Our Press Release Dated April 26, 1999. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, PC Quote has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. PC QUOTE, INC. Date: April 29, 1999 By: /s/ JOHN E. JUSKA ----------------------------- John E. Juska, Chief Financial Officer EX-99.1 2 EXHIBIT 99.1 EXHIBIT 99.1 PCQuote.com Launches Strategic Business Partnership with CNNfn CHICAGO, April 14, 1999 -- PC Quote, Inc. (Amex: PQT) today announced a strategic partnership between its newly incorporated subsidiary, PCQuote.com and CNNfn the financial network. Under a limited exclusive licensing agreement, PCQuote.com will provide CNNfn's award-winning original financial news to users of its popular financial content website, www.pcquote.com. PCQuote.com users will have access to continuously updated business stories from CNNfn, with direct links back to the full range of financial information and services offered on the CNNfn.com site. "We are pleased to partner with such a prestigious brand as CNNfn.com," said Jim R. Porter, Chairman and CEO, PC Quote. "We believe the combination of CNNfn.com's premier news with our high-end HyperFeed 2000 financial market data and analytics will provide an increasingly valuable resource for the growing millions of active Internet investors." Over the term of the agreement, CNNfn will acquire a minority equity position in PCQuote.com. "This partnership underscores the incredible value of our original financial news reporting and our growing stake in some of the Web's most dynamic and fastest-growing companies," said Lou Dobbs, President of CNNfn. "We're proud to add PCQuote.com to CNNfn's distinguished portfolio of Web partners." ABOUT PC QUOTE PC Quote is a premier provider of real-time financial market data to professional and consumer markets worldwide via broadcast and Internet. The company's proprietary datafeed, HyperFeed-TM- 2000, is known as the fastest, most complete datafeed available and is the only datafeed able to consistently deliver full options chains in true real-time. Incorporating IP Multicast technology and proprietary advanced compression techniques, HyperFeed-TM- 2000 offers recipients unparalleled speed and has the capacity to handle rapidly growing volumes of market data. Professional and individual investors use the firm's dynamic software applications to view, analyze and manipulate HyperFeed-TM- 2000's robust market data. PC Quote also offers user-friendly web-based authoring and software development tools for easy integration of HyperFeed-TM- 2000 data into a variety of web and software applications. ABOUT PCQUOTE.COM PCQuote.com is a leading Internet-based provider of premium real-time financial data and analytical tools aimed at empowering the online investor. In addition to the company's www.pcquote.com and marketsmart-real.pcquote.com websites, the company offers a variety of free and subscription based financial services. ABOUT CNNFN CNNfn.com, which averages more than 1 billion page views a year, is the Internet's leading source for business news, financial intelligence and free business services. CNNfn.com is the companion to CNNfn, the first network to launch on television and the Web. The CNNfn.com web site offers users breaking business, financial and market news, and in-depth analysis of the US and global economies, the technology industry and companies in the news. In addition, CNNfn.com's extensive financial intelligence and personal finance tools provide access to investment reports, portfolio management, industry research and company profiles that make it the most complete business information resource available on the Web. 2 EX-99.2 3 EXHIBIT 99.2 EXHIBIT 99.2 PC Quote to Become HyperFeed Technologies CHICAGO, APRIL 26, 1999 -- PC QUOTE, INC. (AMEX: PQT), a premier provider of real-time and delayed stock and market quotes and engineer of HyperFeed-TM- 2000, the fastest datafeed available, today announced its intention to change its corporate name to HyperFeed Technologies, Inc. The firm will submit the request to its shareholders for approval at its June 1999 Annual Meeting. Separately, PCQuote.com, Inc., a subsidiary of PC Quote, today announced that it intends to make an initial public offering of its common stock. PCQuote.com intends to file a registration statement for the offering within the next 30 days and anticipates completing the offering as soon as practicable after the registration statement becomes effective. "In contemplation of the offering by our subsidiary, we are seeking the name change to further differentiate the entities," stated Jim R. Porter, PC Quote Chairman and CEO. ABOUT PC QUOTE, INC. PC Quote is a premier provider of delayed and real-time financial market data to financial and consumer markets worldwide. The company's proprietary datafeed, HyperFeed-TM- 2000, is known as the fastest, most reliable and complete datafeed available. It is the only datafeed able to consistently deliver full options chains in true real-time. Recently, PC Quote was the first data vendor to announce the incorporation of IP Multicast technology and advanced compression techniques into its datafeed and tickerplant, offering recipients unparalleled speed and capacity. Professional clients include brokerage firms, banks, insurance companies, fund managers, as well as institutional and professional investors. ABOUT PCQUOTE.COM PCQuote.com is a leading Internet-based provider of real-time financial data and analytical tools aimed at empowering the online investor. In addition to the company's www.pcquote.com and marketsmart-real.pcquote.com websites, the company offers a variety of free and subscription based financial services. NOTE: A registration statement relating to the Common Stock of PCQuote.com has not yet been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. An offering of the Common Stock of PCQuote.com will be made only by means of a prospectus. This press release shall not constitute an offer or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the Common Stock of PCQuote.com in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such states. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----