8-K 1 g71516e8-k.txt MICROBEST, INC. FORM 8-K 10-27-2000 1 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 October 27, 2000 MICROBEST, INC. --------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MINNESOTA 0-28137 41-1864003 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 751 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 122 Boca Raton, FL 33487-3623 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number; (561) 995-9770 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant. None Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. None Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership. On October 27, 2000 The United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida ordered that Microbest, Inc.'s Motion to be dismissed from chapter 11 be granted, subject to negative notice and opportunity for objections. On November 29, 2000 the court closed the case after issuing requested notices and clearing any objections. Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant. None Item 5. Other 2 None Item 6. Resignation of Registrant's Directors. None Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits Order granting debtor's motion to dismiss chapter 11 case and providing for negative notice and opportunity for objections, issued by United Sates Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida Docket Proceedings for Microbest, Inc., showing last entry on November 11, 2000; closing the case. Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year. None Sales of Equity Securities Pursuant to Regulation S. None 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. Microbest, Inc. ----------------------------------------- (Registrant) Date August 31, 2001 /s/ Michael J. Troup ----------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Michael J. Troup, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman 3 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA IN RE: MICROBEST, INC. CASE NO. 00-32400-BKC-PGH FEI # 41-1864003 CHAPTER 11 DEBTOR. / ----------------------------------- ORDER GRANTING DEBTOR'S MOTION TO DISMISS CHAPTER 11 CASE AND PROVIDING FOR NEGATIVE NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR OBJECTIONS THIS MATTER came before the court on October 18, 2000 at 9:30 a.m. upon the Debtor's Second Motion For Order Extending Stipulated Deadline to File Disclosure Statement and Plan of Reorganization ("Second Motion For Extension"); and at the hearing, the Debtor withdrew its Second Motion For Extension and further, advised the Court that the Debtor had filed a Motion to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case ("Motion") and the Court having reviewed the Motion, and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, it is ORDERED that the Motion is granted and further, any objections to the relief requested in the Motion must be filed within ten (10) days of the entry of this order: ORDERED, objections, if any, to the Motion, shall be in writing, shall comply with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Local Bankruptcy Rules, shall be filed with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and be served upon: Bart A. Houston, Esq., counsel for the Debtor, at 316 Northeast Fourth Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Heidi Feinman, Esq., Staff Attorney for the United States Trustee's Office, at 51 S.W. First Avenue, 1204, Miami, Florida 33130; it is further ORDERED, upon the filing of any timely objections, the proponent shall set the objection for hearing. ORDERED in the Southern District of Florida this 27th day of October, 2000. /s/ PAUL G. HYMAN ------------------------------------- PAUL G. HYMAN United States Bankruptcy Judge (Mr. Houston is hereby directed to forward a conformed copy of this Order, immediately upon receipt, to all interested parties) 4 U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT Southern District of Florida (Palm Beach) - Bankruptcy Petition # 00-32400 Date filed: 6/1/00 Date terminated: 11/29/00 - Assigned to: Judge Paul G. Hyman, Jr. - Chapter 11, voluntary, asset

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5 6/15/00 8 Application By Debtor Microbest, Inc. To Employ Bart A. Houston as Counsel. (Attorney Affidavit attached) (bd) [EOD 06/16/00] 6/15/00 10 Motion By Debtor Microbest, Inc. For Extension of Time Within Which to File Schedules and Statements (hm) [EOD 06/20/00] 6/16/00 9 Certificate of Service By Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. Of [7-1] Order on Motion to Pay Prepetition Wages. (hm) [EOD 06/19/00] 6/19/00 11 Order (6/19/00) Granting [10-1] Motion For Extension of Time Within Which to File Schedules and Statements by Microbest, Inc.; Missing Documents due: 7/3/00. (EOD 6/20/00) (hm) [EOD 06/20/00] 6/22/00 12 Certificate Of Service By Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. Of [11-1] Order on Motion for Extension of Time. (hm) [EOD 06/26/00] 6/27/00 13 Notice of Hearing by Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. RE: [8-1] Application To Employ Bart A. Houston as Counsel by Microbest, Inc. Schd For 9:30 7/5/00 at Courtroom 6, WPB (hm) [EOD 06/28/00] 7/3/00 14 Documents Filed: All Missing Schedules. Missing Document Deadline Satisfied. (hm) [EOD 07/06/00] 7/3/00 15 Disclosure of Compensation By Attorney For Debtor. (hm) [EOD 07/06/00] 7/5/00 16 Order (7/5/00) Granting [8-1] Application To Employ Bart A. Houston as Counsel by Microbest, Inc. (EOD 7/6/00) (hm) [EOD 07/06/00] 7/7/00 17 Notice of Absence From Jurisdiction From 7-17-00 Through 7-21-00. By Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. (hm) [EOD 07/10/00] 7/17/00 18 Notice by AUST of No Appointment of Creditors' Committee. (hm) [EOD 07/18/00] 7/25/00 19 Stipulation by Interested Party AUST, Debtor Microbest, Inc. Setting 8-31-00 as Deadline to File Plan and Disclosure Statement (hm) [EOD 07/26/00] 7/25/00 -- Debtor's Monthly financial Report for the period of 6/1/00 to 6/30/00. (hm) [EOD 07/26/00] 7/25/00 20 Certificate of Service By Susan A. Sloan/Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. Of [16-1] Order Approving Employment of Debtor's Attorney. (hm) [EOD 07/26/00] 7/27/00 -- Endorsed Order (7/27/00) Granting [19-1] Stipulation Setting 8-31-00 as Deadline to File Plan and Disclosure Statement by Microbest, Inc. AUST; Disclosure Statement Due: 8/31/00; Chapter 11 Plan Due: 8/31/00. (EOD 7-28-00) (hm) [EOD 07/28/00]

6 7/31/00 21 Motion By Debtor Microbest, Inc. For Order Extending Time to Accept or Reject Unexpired Lease of Non Residential Real Property (hm) [EOD 08/02/00] 8/2/00 22 Amended Matrix. (Fee Pd) (hm) [EOD 08/03/00] 8/2/00 23 Amended Schedules B, E, F, G, Statement of Financial Affairs and Certificate of Service. (hm) [EOD 08/03/00] 8/3/00 -- First Meeting Held and Examination of Debtor. (mcl) [EOD 8/03/00] 8/10/00 24 Notice of Hearing by Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. RE: [21-1] Motion For Order Extending Time to Accept or Reject Unexpired Lease of Non Residential Real Property by Microbest, Inc. Schd For 9:30 8/16/00 at Courtroom 6, WPB (hm) [EOD 08/11/00] 8/16/00 25 Order (8/16/00) Granting [21-1] Motion For Order Extending Time to Accept or Reject Unexpired Lease of Non Residential Real Property by Microbest, Inc. Order extends time until the confirmation hearing or until such other date as may be set by Order of the Court (eod 08/17/00) (sh) [EOD 08/17/00] 8/21/00 26 Certificate Of Service By Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. Of [25-1] Order on Motion to Extend Time to Accept or Reject Unexpired Lease. (hm) [EOD 08/22/00] 8/29/00 27 Motion By Debtor Microbest, Inc. For Order Extending Stipulated Deadline to File Disclosure Statement and Plan of Reorganization (hm) [EOD 08/31/00] 8/30/00 28 Notice of Hearing by Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. Re: [27-1] Motion For Order Extending Stipulated Deadline to File Disclosure Statement and Plan of Reorganization by Microbest, Inc. Schd For 9:30 9/6/00 at Courtroom 6, WPB (hm) [EOD 08/31/00] 9/11/00 29 Order (9/11/00) Granting [27-1] Motion For Order Extending Stipulated Deadline to File Disclosure Statement and Plan of Reorganization by Microbest, Inc.; Disclosure Statement Due: 9/29/00; Chapter 11 Plan Due: 9/29/00 (EOD 9/12/00) (hm) [EOD 09/12/00] 9/13/00 30 Certificate Of Service By Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. Of [29-1] Order on Motion to Extend Deadline. (EOD 9/14/00) (hm) [EOD 09/14/00] 9/29/00 31 Second Motion By Debtor Microbest, Inc. For Order Extending Stipulated Deadline to File Disclosure Statement and Plan of Reorganization (hm) [EOD 10/03/00] 10/6/00 32 Notice of Hearing by Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. Re: [31-1] Second Motion For Order Extending Stipulated Deadline to File Disclosure Statement and Plan of Reorganization by Microbest, Inc. Schd For 9:30 10/18/00 at Courtroom 6, WPB (hm) [EOD 10/12/00] 10/13/00 33 Motion By Debtor Microbest, Inc. To Dismiss Ch 11 Case (hm) [EOD 10/17/00]

7 10/18/00 -- Debtor's Monthly financial Report for the period of 7/1/00 to 7/31/00. (hm) [EOD 10/19/00] 10/18/00 -- Debtor's Monthly financial Report for the period of 8/1/00 to 8/31/00. (hm) [EOD 10/19/00] 10/18/00 34 Notice Filed By Debtor Microbest, Inc. To Withdraw Document. Terminating [31-1] Motion For Order Extending Stipulated Deadline to File Disclosure Statement and Plan of Reorganization by Microbest, Inc. (hm) [EOD 10/19/00] 10/27/00 35 Order (10/27/00) Dismissing Case and Providing for Negative Notice and Opportunity for Objections (end 10/30/00) (mcl) [EOD 10/30/00] 10/31/00 36 Certificate Of Service By Bart Alan Houston for Debtor Microbest, Inc. Of [35-1] Order of Dismissal. (hm) [EOD 11/01/00] 11/02/00 37 Court's Certificate of Mailing Re: [35-1] Order of Dismissal. (hm) [EOD 11/06/00] 11/03/00 38 Objection By Interested Party AUST To [35-1] Order of Dismissal. (hm) [EOD 11/08/00] 11/08/00 39 Request by Creditor GE Capital Corp For Notice. (hm) [EOD 11/09/00] 11/14/00 40 Request by Creditor GE Capital Corp For Notice. (hm) [EOD 11/16/00] 11/16/00 41 Notice of Hearing by Interested Party AUST Re: [38-1] Objection by AUST Schd For 9:30 12/6/00 at Courtroom 6, WPB (hm) [EOD 11/18/00] 11/27/00 42 Notice Filed By Interested Party AUST To Withdraw Document. Terminating [38-1] Objection to Order of Dismissal by AUST. (hm) [EOD 11/29/00] 11/29/00 -- Case Closed. (hm) [EOD 11/29/00]

REPORT CRITERIA Case Num: 00-32400 Filed between: 01/01/31 and 12/05/00 END OF REPORT PACER SERVICE CENTER TRANSACTION RECEIPT 12/05/2000 16:11:46 PACER LOGIN: hs0046 Client Code: rice DESCRIPTION: docket report Case Number: 2000-32400 BILLABLE PAGES: 5 Cost: 0.35

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