Form 8K Current Report
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):
September
15, 2006
L
Q
CORPORATION, INC.
(EXACT
NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE
OR
OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)
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000-25977
(COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER)
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77-0421089
(I.R.S.
EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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888
Seventh Avenue
New
York, New York 10019
(ADDRESS
OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
|
(212)
974-5730
(REGISTRANT’S
TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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Item
8.01. Other
Events.
Sielox,
LLC (“Sielox”), a subsidiary of L Q Corporation, Inc. ("L Q Corporation"),
entered into a strategic alliance agreement (the "Strategic Alliance Agreement")
with Costar Video Systems, LLC (“Costar”), a subsidiary of Dynabazaar, Inc.
("Dynabazaar"), dated as of September 15, 2006, pursuant to which the companies
have agreed to explore mutually beneficial opportunities to work together,
including, without limitation, through a joint venture, joint sales or joint
marketing arrangement, or other business arrangement or strategic alliance.
Sielox
engages in the development, design and distribution of open architecture access
control software, programmable controllers, readers and identity cards used
to
provide access control security to end users such as office buildings,
factories, universities and hospitals. Costar designs, sources and distributes
video and imaging products for the security and industrial markets.
Sielox
and Costar are also parties to a distribution agreement, dated July 31, 2006
(the "Distribution Agreement"), pursuant to which Sielox was appointed as an
authorized distributor of certain products of Costar.
Barington
Capital Group, L.P. (“Barington”) and a group of other investors which have
joined with Barington in the filing of a statement on Schedule 13D, collectively
own greater than 10% of the outstanding common stock of both L Q Corporation
and
Dynabazaar. James A. Mitarotonda, who serves as a director of L Q Corporation,
is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of a corporation that
is the
general partner of Barington. Mr. Mitarotonda also currently serves as a
director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dynabazaar. Sebastian
E.
Cassetta, who serves as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer
of L Q
Corporation, is Senior Managing Director and the Chief Operating Officer
of
Barington. Mr. Cassetta is also the Chief Executive Officer of Costar. Barington
is party to separate administrative services agreements with LQ Corporation
and
Dynabazaar, pursuant to which Barington performs certain administrative,
accounting and other services on behalf of each company.
The
board
of directors of L Q Corporation, including each director independent of
Barington, approved the execution and delivery of the Strategic Alliance
Agreement on behalf of L Q Corporation.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
L Q CORPORATION, INC.
Dated:
September 21, 2006
By:
/s/ Sebastian E.
Cassetta
Sebastian E. Cassetta
President
and Chief
Executive Officer