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SCHEDULE
14C
(Rule
14c-2)
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN INFORMATION STATEMENT
SCHEDULE
14C INFORMATION
Information
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities
Exchange
Act of 1934
Check
the
appropriate box:
[X] Preliminary
Information Statement
[
] Confidential,
for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14c-5(d)(2))
[
] Definitive
Information Statement
MEDIQUIP
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Name
of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Payment
of Filing Fee (check the appropriate box):
[X] No
Fee
Required.
[
] Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14c-5(g) and 0-11.
1) Title
of
each class of securities to which transaction applies:
2) Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction applies:
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3)
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Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant
to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth amount on which filing fee is
calculated
and state how it was determined):
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4) Proposed
maximum aggregate value of transaction:
5) Total
fee
paid:
[
] Fee
paid
previously with preliminary materials.
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offering fee was
paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of the
filing.
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1) Amount
previously paid:
2) Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
3) Filing
Party:
4) Date
Filed:
MEDIQUIP
HOLDINGS, INC.
Kelsey
House
77
High Street
Beckenham
Kent
BR3
1AN
United
Kingdom
WRITTEN
CONSENTS RELATING
TO
CORPORATE
NAME CHANGE OF
MEDIQUIP,
INC.
(a
Nevada corporation)
TO
DEEP
DOWN, INC.
(a
Nevada corporation)
We
are
pleased to give you this notice that stockholders representing a majority of
our
outstanding voting interests have consented in writing to the changing its
corporate name to Deep Down, Inc.
We
believe this name change will more accurately reflect the principal business
of
the corporation resulting from its agreement for a business combination with
Deep Down, Inc. Deep Down, Inc. specializes in the provision of Installation
management, engineering services, support services and storage management for
the subsea controls, umbilicals & pipeline industries.
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND REQUEST THAT YOU NOT SEND US A
PROXY.
Our
board
of directors approved and adopted a resolution authorizing a change of the
corporate name to Deep Down, Inc on November 13, 2006.
When
the
name change is completed, the shares you own of Deep Down, Inc. will be the
same
as the number of MediQuip shares you own immediately prior to the completion
of
the Name Change, and your relative economic ownership in the company will remain
unchanged. After completion of the name change and the acquisition of Deep
Down,
Inc., MediQuip and its subsidiaries will conduct the business now conducted
by
Deep Down, Inc. and its subsidiaries under the name Deep Down,
Inc..
MediQuip
common stock is currently traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under
the symbol “MQPH” and, immediately following the name change, Deep Down common
shares will be traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under a different
symbol that has not yet been assigned.
As
of the
close of business on November 13, 2006, the record date for shares entitled
to
notice of and to sign written consents in connection with the name change,
there
were 7,870,171
shares
of
our common stock outstanding and 22,000
shares
of our preferred stock outstanding. Each share of our common stock is entitled
to one vote and the shares of our preferred stock are not entitled to vote
in
connection with the name change. Prior to the mailing of this Information
Statement, the board of directors and David Francis, who owns a majority of
the
shares of voting stock outstanding, signed written consent approving the name
change. As a result, the name change has been approved and neither a meeting
of
our stockholders nor additional written consents are necessary. This Information
Statement will be mailed or provided to the stockholders of MediQuip on or
about
November 25, 2006.
By
Order
of the Board of Directors,
David
Francis
Chief
Executive Officer
SUMMARY
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Transaction:
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Change
of corporate name from MediQuip Holdings, Inc. to Deep Down,
Inc.
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Effective
Date:
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December
14, 2006
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Purpose:
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The
sole purpose of the transaction is to change our corporate name in
order
to satisfy one of the conditions of the business combination with
Deep
Down, Inc. described in the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and attached to this Information Statement as
an
Exhibit. See
“Corporate Name Change - Reasons for Name Change.”
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Method:
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Amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation of MediQuip filed with the Secretary
of
State of Nevada. See
Changes in MediQuip’s Charter - Corporate Name.”
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Additional
Information
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More
information is available about the Corporation free of charge from
us and
from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
See “Additional
Information.”
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Your
Right to Dissent:
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You
do not have the right to dissent to the name change
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Questions
and Answers about the Name change
The
following questions and answers are intended to respond to frequently asked
questions concerning the name change of MediQuip in Nevada. You should carefully
read the entire Information Statement, as well as its appendices and the
documents incorporated by reference in this Information Statement.
Q: Why
isn’t MediQuip soliciting proxies relating to the Special
Meeting?
A: We
have
received written consents from the holders of a majority of the capital stock
authorized to vote on the name change. Under the Nevada Revised Statutes
(“Nevada Law”) and our Articles of Incorporation this transaction may be
approved by the written consent of a majority of the voting interests entitled
to vote on it without a meeting called for that purpose. Since we have received
the written consent of the necessary number of votes to approve the name change,
conducting a meeting of the stockholders is not necessary and represents a
substantial and avoidable expense.
Q: How
will the name change be accomplished?
A: MediQuip
will amend its Articles of Incorporation change the name of the corporation
from
MediQuip Holdings, Inc. to Deep Down, Inc. The sales of shares of MediQuip
will
cease to be reported on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board and the sales of
shares of Deep Down common stock will begin being reported in their place
beginning on the Effective Date of the name change, under a new CUSIP number
and
new trading symbol that have not yet been assigned. Other securities of
MediQuip, such as options, warrants, other rights to purchase common stock,
and
securities exchangeable for or convertible into our common stock will be
exercisable or exchangeable for securities issued by Deep Down. See “Corporate
Name Change - Principal Features of the Name change.”
Q: How
will the name change affect your ownership interest of
MediQuip?
A: The
name
change will not affect your rights as a stockholder of MediQuip. The number
of
outstanding shares of capital stock will not change See “Corporate
Name Change - Capitalization.”
Q: How
will the name change affect the officers and directors of
MediQuip?
A: The
name
change will not change our officers and directors who will continue to hold
the
same positions with MediQuip.
Q: How
do I exchange certificates of MediQuip for certificates of Deep
Down?
A: Enclosed
with this Information Statement is a letter of transmittal and instructions
for
surrendering certificates representing shares of MediQuip. If you are a record
stockholder, you should complete the letter of transmittal and send it with
certificates representing your shares of MediQuip to the address set forth
in
the letter. Upon surrender of a certificate for cancellation with a duly
executed letter of transmittal, MediQuip will issue new certificates
representing the number of whole shares of MediQuip common stock as soon as
practical after the Effective Date. If you are not the record owner of your
MediQuip shares because they are held by a brokerage or investment banker your
shares of MediQuip will be exchanged by your broker.
See
“Corporate
Name Change - How to Exchange MediQuip Certificates.”
Q: What
if I lost my MediQuip certificates?
A: If
you
lost your MediQuip certificates, you should contact our transfer agent as soon
as possible to have a new certificate issued. You may be required to post a
bond
or other security to reimburse us for any damages or costs if the certificate
is
later delivered for conversion. Our transfer agent may be reached
at:
Cottonwood
Stock Transfer Corporation
5899
South State Street
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84107
Tel:
801-266-7151
Fax:
801-262-0907
Q: Can
I require MediQuip to purchase my stock?
A: No.
The
Nevada Revised Statutes do not give you the right to require MediQuip to
purchase your shares.
Q: Who
will pay the costs of name change?
A: MediQuip
will pay all of the costs of the name change, including distributing this
Information Statement. We may also pay brokerage firms and other custodians
for
their reasonable expenses for forwarding information materials to the beneficial
owners of our common stock. We do not anticipate contracting for other services
in connection with the name change.
Q: Will
MediQuip be taxed as a result of the name change?
A: We
do not
believe that MediQuip should incur any U.S. federal tax as a result of the
name
change. However, we have not sought or have we received an opinion of counsel
or
other authoritative advice with respect to the tax consequences of the name
change
MEDIQUIP,
INC.
Kelsey
House
77
High Street
Beckenham
Kent
BR3
1AN
United
Kingdom
INFORMATION
STATEMENT
Approximate
Date Information Statement First Sent to Stockholders:
November
25, 2006
This
Information Statement relates to action taken by the Stockholders of MediQuip
Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (we refer to it as “MediQuip”) by written
consent dated as of November 13, 2006 (we refer to it as the “Consent”). The
board of directors has prepared and distributed this Information Statement. We
are not soliciting proxies or additional consents and request that you do not
send proxies or consents to us for use in connection with the Consent. All
expenses incurred in this Information Statement will be paid by MediQuip.
OUTSTANDING
SHARES AND VOTING INTERESTS AND
VOTE
REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION OF CERTAIN MATTERS
As
of the
close of business on November 13, 2006, the record date for shares entitled
to
notice of and to sign written consents in connection with the name change,
there
were 7,870,171
shares
of
our common stock outstanding and 22,000 shares
of
our preferred stock outstanding. Each share of our common stock is entitled
to
one vote and the shares of our preferred stock are not entitled to vote in
connection with the name change. Prior to the mailing of this Information
Statement, the board of directors and David Francis, who owns a majority of
the
shares of voting stock outstanding, signed written consent approving the name
change. As a result, the name change has been approved and neither a meeting
of
our stockholders nor additional written consents are necessary.
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The
directors and executive officers of the Corporation are as follows:
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Name
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Age
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Position
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David
Francis
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40
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Director
and Chief Executive Officer
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Nicola
Rodker
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39
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Director
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Steve
O'Toole
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33
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Director
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Robert
Powell
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54
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Director
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David
Francis
has
served as a director since July 2003, having previously been Managing Director
and majority shareholder of Westmeria Healthcare Limited before it merged with
MediQuip.
Nicola
Rodker
was
appointed Finance Director in January 2006, having previously held the role
of
Finance Manager for the past 5 years. Nicola is a qualified accountant with
18
years’ experience.
Steve
O'Toole
was
appointed director on 1 February 2005, having previously held the role of IT
manager and subsequently, Head of Operations. He has experience of systems
and
control processes, having implemented major IT projects in the past.
Robert
Powell
was
appointed Director on 1 January 2006, having previously held the role of
Distributor Network Manager and then National Sales Manager. He has experience
in sales and marketing through distributors but specializing in the National
Health Service Market Place.
VOTING
SECURITIES AND OWNERSHIP
BY
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table lists the beneficial ownership of shares of MediQuip’s common
stock and by (i) all persons and groups known by MediQuip to own beneficially
more than 5% of the outstanding shares of MediQuip’s common stock, (ii) each
director, (iii) each person who held the office of chief executive officer
during the last fiscal year, (iv) the four highest compensated executive
officers who were serving as executive officers on January 31, 2006 and received
aggregate compensation during that year in excess of $100,000, and (v) all
directors and officers as a group. None of the directors or officers of MediQuip
owned any equity security issued by MediQuip’s subsidiaries. Information with
respect to officers, directors and their families is as of January 31, 2006
and
is based on the books and records of MediQuip and information obtained from
each
individual. Information with respect to other stockholders is based upon the
Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G filed by such stockholders with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission. Unless otherwise stated, the business address of each
individual or group is the same as the address of MediQuip’s principal executive
office.
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Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner(1)(3)
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Number
and Class of Stock Owned(2)
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Percent
of Class
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Percent
of Voting
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David
Francis
Chief
Executive Officer, Director
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3,918,906
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93.85%
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92.99%
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Nicola
Rodker
Director
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34,688
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.83%
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.82%
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Steve
O’Toole
Director
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7,969
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.19%
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.19%
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Robert
Powell
Director
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-0-
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All
Directors and Officers as a Group
(3
Persons)
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3,961,563
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94.87%
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94.00%
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(1)
The
address of all named persons is Kelsy House, 77 High Street, Beckenham, Kent,
UK. BR3 1AN.
(2)
All
shares are Series A Preferred, each convertible on or after March 31, 2007
into
eight (8) common shares and vote on an as converted basis of eight (8) votes
per
preferred share.
(3)
As
used
in this table, “beneficial ownership” means the sole or shared power to vote, or
to direct the voting of, a security, or the sole or shared investment power
with
respect to a security (i.e., the power to dispose of, or to direct the
disposition of, a security). Except
as
otherwise noted, it is believed by MediQuip that all persons have full voting
and investment power with respect to the shares indicated. Under the rules
of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, a person (or group of persons) is deemed
to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if he or she, directly or indirectly,
has or shares the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or
the
power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. Accordingly,
more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same
security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security
which
that person has the right to acquire within 60 days, such as options or warrants
to purchase the common stock of MediQuip.
CORPORATE
NAME CHANGE
The
following discussion summarizes certain aspects of our name change. This summary
does not include all of the provisions of the Name change between MediQuip
and
MediQuip, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, or the Articles
of
Incorporation of MediQuip, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Copies of the by-laws of MediQuip are available for inspection at our principal
office and we will send copies to stockholders without charge upon request.
Reason
for Name change
The
sole
purpose of the transaction is to change our corporate name in order to satisfy
one of the conditions of the business combination with Deep Down, Inc. described
in the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and attached
to this Information Statement as an Exhibit.
Principal
Features of the Name change
MediQuip
is incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada. On the Effective Date
of
the name change your rights as stockholders will continue to be governed by
Title 7, Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“Nevada Law”) and the
Articles of Incorporation and by-laws of MediQuip will reflect the name Deep
Down, Inc.” rather than MediQuip Holdings, Inc.
The
name
change does not change the board of directors and officers of MediQuip or the
location of our daily business operations that will continue at our principal
executive offices at Kelsey
House, 77 High Street, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1AN United Kingdom.
Reservation
of Rights
Our
board
of directors reserves the right not to proceed, if, at any time prior to filing
the amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State
of
the State of Nevada, our board of directors determines that the name change
is
no longer in our and our stockholders’ best interests.
How
to Exchange MediQuip Certificates for MediQuip
Certificates
Enclosed
are (i) a form letter of transmittal and (ii) instructions for surrender of
your
certificates representing our common stock in exchange for certificates
representing shares of MediQuip common stock, preferred stock and warrants
or
options. Upon surrender of a certificate representing our common stock,
preferred stock, warrants or options to MediQuip, together with a duly executed
letter of transmittal, MediQuip will issue, as soon as practicable, a
certificate representing the number of shares, options or warrants of MediQuip
you are entitled to receive.
If
you
own our shares through a nominee or in a brokerage account, you do not have
a
certificate to submit for exchange. Usually, your nominee or broker will submit
certificates representing our shares for exchange on your behalf. We recommend
that you contact your nominee or broker and confirm that a certificate is
submitted for exchange.
Because
of the name change, holders of our common stock,
preferred stock, warrants and options
are not
required to exchange their certificates for MediQuip certificates. Dividends
and
other distributions declared after the Effective Date with respect to common
stock or
preferred stock of
MediQuip and payable to holders of record thereof after the Effective Date
will
be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered common stock or
preferred stock certificate
of MediQuip, which by virtue of the name change are represented thereby and
such
holder will be entitled to exercise any right as a shareholder of MediQuip,
until such holder has surrendered the certificate of MediQuip. Holders of
warrants or options will be entitled to exercise any right as a holder of
MediQuip, until such holder has surrendered the certificate of
MediQuip.
Capitalization
Our
authorized capital consists of 500,000,000
shares
of
capital stock divided into 490,000,000
shares
of
common stock, $.001 par value per share, and 10,000,000
shares
of
preferred stock, $.001 par value per share. As a result of the name change
and
exchange of the common stock and preferred stock, MediQuip will have outstanding
the
same
number of shares
of
common stock and the
same
number of shares
of
preferred stock. The name change will not affect our total stockholder equity
or
total capitalization.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
A
copy of our annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended January
31,
2005, a copy of our quarter annual report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter
ended July 31, 2006 and the Form 8-K describing the business combination between
MediQuip and Deep Down are available free of charge, by written request to
the
corporate secretary at MediQuip’s principal executive offices set forth above.
Copies can also be obtained, free of charge, from the Public Reference Section
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington,
D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. We file documents and reports electronically
through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”)
which is publicly available, at no charge, through the Commission’s Internet
World Wide website, http://www.sec.gov.
By
Order
of the Board of Directors,
David
Francis
Chief
Executive Officer
Dated: November
14, 2006
EXHIBIT
A
AMEMDMENT
TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
MEDIQUIP
HOLDINGS, INC.
(A
NEVADA CORPORATION)
ARTICLE
I
Name
The
name
of the Corporation is Deep Down, Inc. (herein the “Corporation”).
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
8-K
[To
be
filed with the definitive Information Statement]