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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number: 000-27729
Zap.Com Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Nevada   76-0571159
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
450 Park Avenue, 27th Floor    
New York, NY   10022
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE
(212) 906-8555
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
None.
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS: Common Stock, $0.001 par value
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o or No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o or No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ or No o.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o or No o.
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer þ   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes þ or No o
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2010 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $20,644. For the sole purpose of making this calculation, the term “non-affiliate” has been interpreted to exclude directors, corporate officers and holders of 10% or more of the Company’s common stock.
As of March 8, the Registrant had outstanding 50,004,474 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value.
Documents Incorporated By Reference: The information required by Part III of this Form 10-K, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated by reference from the registrant’s information statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14C on or prior to May 2, 2011.
 
 

 

 


 

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 Exhibit 10.6
 Exhibit 31.1
 Exhibit 31.2
 Exhibit 32.1
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995.
Zap.Com Corporation (referred to as the “Company,” “Zap.Com,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) has made forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Generally, forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future actions, events or results of operations of our company. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the information regarding our assets and operations and management’s plan for the Company.
Forward-looking statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “may,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “could,” “might,” or “continue” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. You should understand that the following important factors, in addition to those discussed in Item 1A of Part I of this report, could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could affect our future results include, without limitation, the following:
   
The impact of our limited assets and no source of revenue;
 
   
The controlling effect of Harbinger Group Inc. (our “Principal Stockholder”) whose interests may conflict with interests of our stockholders;
 
   
The impact of a determination that we are an investment company;
 
   
The impact of our not selecting a specific industry or industries in which to acquire or develop a business;
 
   
The impact of insubstantial disclosure relating to prospective new businesses;
 
   
The impact of the structure of an acquisition or business combination on our stockholders;
 
   
The impact of management devoting insignificant time to our activities;
 
   
The impact of significant competition for acquisition candidates;
 
   
The impact of our categorization as a “shell company” as that term is used in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission” or “SEC”) rules;
 
   
The effect of a limited public market for our common stock on the trading activity and market value of our stock;
 
   
The potential liabilities from being a member of our Principal Stockholder’s consolidated tax group;
 
   
The effect of our intention not to pay any cash dividends on our common stock;
 
   
The effect of the anti-takeover provisions in our corporate documents on the market price of our common stock;
 
   
The effect of a substantial amount of our common stock being eligible for sale into the market on our stock price; and
 
   
The impact of delays or difficulty in satisfying the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or negative reports concerning our internal.

 

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PART I
Item 1.  
Business
General
The Company was incorporated in Nevada in 1999 for the purpose of creating and operating a global network of independently owned web sites. Our Principal Stockholder, Harbinger Group Inc., owns approximately 98% of our outstanding common stock. Other than complying with our reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), we have no business operations. We may search for assets or businesses to acquire so we can become an operating company.
We have broad discretion in identifying and selecting both the industries and the possible acquisition or business combination opportunities. We have not identified a specific industry to focus on and have no present plans, proposals, arrangements or understandings with respect to a business combination or acquisition of any specific business. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify or successfully complete any such transactions. As of the date of this report, we are not a party to any agreements providing for a business combination or other acquisition of assets. We may pay acquisition consideration in the form of cash, debt or equity securities or a combination thereof. In addition, as a part of our acquisition strategy we may consider raising additional capital through the issuance of equity or debt securities, including the issuance of preferred stock.
Available Information
We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed under the Exchange Act, as well as Section 16 filings by officers and directors, are available free of charge at www.sec.gov. We will provide a copy of these documents to stockholders upon request. We do not maintain a website.
In addition, the public may read and copy any materials filed by the Company with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
We have adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that applies to all of our directors and key employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions. We will provide without charge, upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy should write to Zap.Com Corporation, Investor Relations, 450 Park Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
Financial Information about Industry Segments
We follow the accounting guidance which establishes standards for the way companies report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. We have determined that we do not have any separately reportable operating segments.
Employees
At December 31, 2010, we employed four executive personnel. These employees are also employees of our Principal Stockholder and do not receive a salary or bonus from the Company. In the normal course of business, we use contract personnel to supplement our employee base to meet our business needs. We believe that our employee relations are generally satisfactory.

 

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Item 1A.  
Risk Factors
In examining an investment in our common stock, you should be aware that there are various risks which could negatively impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, including those described below. We urge you to carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this filing and other risks and uncertainties identified in our filings made with the Commission, press releases and public statements made by our authorized officers, before you decide to purchase or make an investment decision regarding our common stock.
We have limited assets and no source of revenue.
We have limited assets and have had no significant revenue since inception, nor will we receive any operating revenues until we complete an acquisition or business combination, or we successfully develop a new business. We can provide no assurance that any acquired business will produce any material revenues for the Company or that any such business will operate on a profitable basis.
Our Principal Stockholder controls us and the Harbinger Parties hold a majority of the outstanding common stock of our Principal Stockholder; the presence of interlocking directors and officers creates potential conflicts of interest and could prevent a change of control.
As of the date of this report, our Principal Stockholder owns approximately 98% of our outstanding common stock, and entities affiliated with Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (the “Harbinger Parties’) own approximately 93.3% of our Principal Stockholder’s outstanding common stock. As a result, the directors and officers of our Principal Stockholder, and, indirectly, the directors and officers of the Harbinger Parties, will be able to control the outcome of substantially all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and any proposed merger, liquidation, transfer or encumbrance of a substantial portion of our assets, or amendment to our charter to change our authorized capitalization. This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company even if it would be beneficial to our other stockholders.
Our directors and executive officers also are directors and executive officers of our Principal Stockholder and two of our executive officers and all of our directors are affiliated with or employed by the Harbinger Parties or their affiliates. The Harbinger Parties could cause corporate actions to be taken even if the interests of these entities conflict with or are not aligned with interests of our other stockholders.
Our officers are also officers of our Principal Stockholder and our officers and our Principal Stockholder may have conflicts of interest.
Although we have not identified any potential acquisition target or new business opportunities, the possibility exists that we may acquire or merge with a business or company in which our executive officers, directors or their affiliates, including the Harbinger Parties, may have an ownership interest. A transaction of this nature would present a conflict of interest for those parties with a managerial position and/or an ownership interest in both the Company and the acquired entity. An independent appraisal of the acquired company may or may not be obtained in the event a related party transaction is contemplated. Moreover, our Principal Stockholder is also currently seeking potential acquisition candidates and new business opportunities. Our executive officers could identify a potential acquisition target or business opportunity that is suitable for us as well as our Principal Stockholder, thereby creating a conflict of interest for our officers.
We may suffer adverse consequences if we are deemed an investment company under the Investment Company Act and we may be required to incur significant costs, and our activities and investments will be restricted, to avoid investment company status.
We believe we are not an investment company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”). The Investment Company Act contains substantive legal requirements that regulate the manner in which investment companies are permitted to conduct their business activities. If the Commission or a court were to disagree with us, we could be required to register as an investment company. This would negatively affect our ability to consummate an acquisition of an operating company; subject us to disclosure and accounting guidance geared toward investment, rather than operating, companies; limit our ability to borrow money, issue options, issue multiple classes of stock and debt, and engage in transactions with affiliates; and require us to undertake significant costs and expenses to meet the disclosure and regulatory requirements to which we would be subject as a registered investment company. To avoid investment company status, we may be required to incur significant costs and our activities and investments will be restricted.

 

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We have not selected a specific industry in which to acquire or develop a business.
To date, we have not identified any particular industry or business in which to concentrate our acquisition efforts. Accordingly, our current stockholders and prospective investors have no basis to evaluate the comparative risks and merits of investing in the industry of any business we may acquire or develop. If we acquire a business in a high risk industry, we will become subject to those risks. Similarly, if we acquire a financially unstable business or a business that is in the early stages of development, we will become subject to the numerous risks to which such businesses are subject. Although management intends to consider the risks inherent in any industry and business in which we may become involved, there can be no assurance that it will correctly assess such risks.
We have made no substantive disclosure relating to prospective new businesses.
Because we have not yet identified any assets, property or business that we may acquire or develop, our current stockholders and potential investors in the Company have no substantive information about any such new business upon which to base a decision whether to invest in the Company. We can provide no assurance that any investment in the Company will ultimately prove to be favorable. In any event, stockholders and potential investors will likely not have access to any information about any new business until a transaction is completed and we have filed a report with the Commission disclosing the nature of the transaction and/or business.
If we consummate an acquisition or business combination, our stockholders will likely not know its structure in advance and will likely suffer dilution.
Our management has had no contact or discussions regarding, and there are no present plans, proposals or arrangements to acquire, any specific assets, property or business. Accordingly, it is unclear whether such an acquisition or business combination would take the form of an exchange of capital stock, a merger or an asset acquisition. However, because we have limited resources, an acquisition or business combination is likely to involve the issuance of our capital stock.
We currently have 1,500,000,000 authorized shares of common stock and 150,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock. As of the date of this report, we have 50,004,474 shares of common stock outstanding and no outstanding preferred stock. We will be able to issue significant amounts of additional shares of common stock without obtaining stockholder approval, provided we comply with the rules and regulations of any exchange or national market system on which our shares are then listed. As of the date of this report, we are not subject to the rules of any exchange that would require stockholder approval. To the extent we issue additional common stock in the future, existing stockholders will experience dilution in percentage ownership.
As of the date of this report, we have reserved 3,000,000 shares for options issued or to be issued pursuant to our 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan. There are no outstanding options as of the date of this report. The issuance of shares upon the exercise of the above securities may have a dilutive effect in the future on our common stock, which may adversely affect the price of our common stock.
Management devotes insignificant time to our activities.
Members of our management are not required to and do not devote their full time to our affairs. Because of their time commitments to our Principal Stockholder, and the fact that we have no business operations, we do not anticipate that our management will devote any significant amount of time to the activities of the Company.

 

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There is significant competition for acquisition candidates.
Our management believes there are numerous companies, including our Principal Stockholder, that are also seeking merger or acquisition transactions, most of which have greater resources than we do. These entities will present competition to us in our search for a suitable transaction candidate, and we can make no assurance that we will be successful in our search.
We are categorized as a “shell company” under the Commission’s rules.
The Commission’s rules prohibit the use of Form S-8 by a shell company, and require a shell company to file a Form 8-K to report the same type of information that would be required if it were filing to register a class of securities under the Exchange Act when the shell company reports the event that caused it to cease being a shell company. Being a shell company may adversely impact our ability to offer our stock to officers, directors and consultants, and thereby make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified individuals to perform services for the Company, and will likely increase the costs of registration compliance following the completion of a business combination.
There is no assurance of a continued public trading market for our stock and being a low priced security may affect the trading activity and market value of our stock.
To date, there has been only a limited public market for our common stock. Our common stock is currently quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Over-the-Counter Electronic Bulletin Board, under the symbol “ZPCM”, and an investor may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our stock. Our stock is subject to the low-priced security (less than $5.00), or so-called “penny stock”, rules of the Commission that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell such securities. Some of these requirements are discussed below.
A broker/dealer selling penny stocks must, at least two business days before effecting a customer’s first transaction in a penny stock, provide the customer with a document containing information mandated by the Commission regarding the risks of investing in such stock, and the broker/dealer must receive a signed and dated written acknowledgement of the customer’s receipt of that document before effecting a customer’s first transaction in a penny stock.
If the customer is someone other than an accredited investor (as defined in the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”)) or an established customer of the broker/dealer, the broker/dealer must approve the potential customer’s account by obtaining information from the customer concerning the customer’s financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives. Based on this information and any other information known by the broker/dealer, the broker/dealer must reasonably determine that transactions in penny stocks are suitable for the customer and that the customer has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to reasonably be expected to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. A broker/dealer must, before effecting a customer’s first purchase of a penny stock, send a written statement of this determination, together with other disclosures required by the Commission, to the customer, and the broker/dealer must receive a signed and dated copy of the statement before effecting the customer’s first purchase of a penny stock. In such situations, a broker/dealer must also, before effecting a customer’s purchase of a penny stock, deliver to the customer an agreement to the transaction that sets forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased, and the broker/dealer must receive the customer’s agreement to the transaction before effecting the transaction.
A broker/dealer must also, orally or in writing, disclose before effecting a customer’s transaction in a penny stock (and thereafter confirm in writing):
   
the bid and offer price quotes in and for the penny stock, and the number of shares to which the quoted prices apply,
 
   
the brokerage firm’s compensation for the trade, and
 
   
the compensation received by the brokerage firm’s sales person for the trade.

 

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In addition, subject to limited exceptions, a brokerage firm must send to its customers trading in penny stocks a monthly account statement that provides the identity and number of shares of each penny stock in the customer’s account and the current estimated market value of such stock, to the extent such market value may be determined. The Commission’s rules may have the effect of reducing trading activity of our common stock in the secondary market and, consequently, may limit your ability to resell any shares you may purchase.
We cannot assure you that there will be market makers in our stock. If the number of market makers in our stock declines, the liquidity of our common stock could be impaired. This could affect the number of shares of common stock which can be bought and sold, and could also result in delays in the timing of transactions and lower prices for the common stock than might otherwise prevail. Further, the lack of market makers could result in persons being unable to buy or sell shares of our common stock on any secondary market.
We may have liabilities as a member of our Principal Stockholder’s consolidated tax group.
We are a member of our Principal Stockholder’s consolidated tax group under the Federal income tax laws and will continue to be a member until the securities held by our Principal Stockholder no longer constitute 80 percent or more of either the voting power or the market value of our outstanding stock. Each member of a consolidated group for Federal income tax purposes is jointly and severally liable for the Federal income tax liability of each other member of the consolidated group. Similar rules may apply under state income tax laws. Although we have a tax sharing and indemnity agreement with our Principal Stockholder, if our Principal Stockholder or members of its consolidated tax group (other than us) fail to pay tax liabilities arising prior to the time we are no longer a member of our Principal Stockholder’s consolidated tax group, we could be required to make payments in respect of these tax liabilities and these payments could materially adversely affect our financial condition.
Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock, holders of our common stock will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell their shares.
We have paid no dividends on our common stock. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Unless we pay dividends, holders of our common stock will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them, which could be difficult unless a more active market develops in our stock.
The anti-takeover provisions in our corporate documents may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
Provisions in our charter and by-laws could make it more difficult for a third party to gain control of us, even if a change in control might be beneficial to our stockholders. This could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. These provisions include:
   
the elimination of the right to act by written consent by stockholders after our Principal Stockholder no longer holds a controlling interest in us;
 
   
the elimination of the right to call special meetings of the stockholders by stockholders except that our Principal Stockholder may do so as long as it holds a controlling interest in us;
 
   
the existence of a staggered board of directors; and
 
   
the ability of our board of directors to designate, determine the rights and preferences of, and to issue preferred stock, without stockholder consent, which could adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders.

 

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A substantial amount of our common stock is eligible for sale into the market and this could depress our stock price.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the future could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. As of the date of this report, we have outstanding 50,004,474 shares of common stock, of which our Principal Stockholder owns 48,972,258 shares and the Harbinger Parties own 758,647 shares, with the remainder owned by public stockholders. Additionally, we have 3,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan. As of February 21, 2011, we had no stock options outstanding and 3,000,000 shares available for issuance under the plan.
All of our shares distributed to stockholders on November 12, 1999 are freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Federal securities laws unless acquired by our “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. All of the shares held by our Principal Stockholder are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act and are subject to restrictions on resale. All of the shares held by the Harbinger Parties that were purchased on July 9, 2009 are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act and are subject to restrictions on resale.
We have registered 1,000,000 shares of our common stock for resale by our Principal Stockholder from time to time under a separate registration statement. We have also granted our Principal Stockholder registration rights with respect to all of its shares. These registration rights effectively allow our Principal Stockholder to register and publicly sell all of its shares at any time and to participate as a selling stockholder in future public offerings by the Company.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to document and test our internal controls over financial reporting and to report on our assessment as to the effectiveness of these controls. Any delays or difficulty in satisfying these requirements or negative reports concerning our internal controls could adversely affect our future results of operations and our stock price.
We may in the future discover areas of our internal controls that need improvement, particularly with respect to businesses that we may acquire in the future. We cannot be certain that any remedial measures we take will ensure that we implement and maintain adequate internal controls over our financial reporting processes and reporting in the future. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which could result in a decrease in the market price of our common stock. Failure to comply with Section 404 could potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by the Commission, or other regulatory authorities, which could also result in a decrease in the market price of our common stock.
Item 1B.  
Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2.  
Properties
The Company’s headquarters are located in New York, New York, in space we share with our Principal Stockholder. Our Principal Stockholder has advised the Company that it has waived its rights to collect rent until future notice.
Item 3.  
Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 4.  
(Removed and Reserved)

 

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PART II
Item 5.  
Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information and Dividends
Our common stock began trading on November 30, 1999 on the OTCBB under the symbol “ZPCM.” The OTCBB is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices and volume information in over-the-counter equity securities. The OTCBB market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark up, mark down or commission, and are not necessarily representative of actual transactions, and may not be indicative of the value of the common stock or the existence of an active market. Historically, the level of trading in our common stock has been sporadic and limited and there is no assurance that an active trading market will develop which will provide liquidity for the Company’s stockholders.
The following table presents quarterly high and low bid and sale prices for the Company’s common stock reported by the OTCBB for the three months ended:
                                 
    Bid Information(1)     Sales Price(1)  
    High Bid     Low Bid     High Price     Low Price  
12/31/10
  $     $     $ 0.20     $ 0.07  
09/30/10
    0.00       0.00       0.13       0.00  
06/30/10
                0.20       0.02  
03/31/10
    0.11       0.00       0.15       0.00  
12/31/09
    0.26       0.10       0.26       0.10  
09/30/09
    0.10       0.00       0.35       0.00  
06/30/09
    0.05       0.04       0.25       0.04  
03/31/09
    0.04       0.04       0.04       0.04  
     
(1)  
As reflected in the ZPCM-Zap.Com Corp OTC Bulletin Board® Quarterly Trade and Quote Summary Reports for the years ending December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
As of March 8, 2011, there were approximately 1,188 holders of record of our common stock. This number does not include the stockholders for whom shares are held in a “nominee” or “street” name.
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon a number of factors including future earnings, the success of our business activities, capital requirements, the general financial condition and future prospects of any business that we acquire, general business conditions and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant.

 

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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth information with respect to compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance as of December 31, 2010:
                         
    Number of Securities to     Weighted-Average     Number of Securities Remaining  
    be Issued Upon Exercise     Exercise Price of     Available for Future Issuance Under  
    of Outstanding Options,     Outstanding Options,     Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding  
Plan category   Warrants and Rights     Warrants and Rights     Securities Reflected in Column (a))  
    (a)     (b)     (c)  
 
                       
Equity compensation plans approved by securities holders
        $       3,000,000  
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
                 
 
                 
Total
        $       3,000,000  
 
                 
Performance Graph
Set forth below is a line-graph presentation comparing the cumulative stockholder return on our common stock against cumulative total returns of the following: (a) the Russell 2000 and (b) a peer group of companies compiled from the SIC Code 6726 (Unit Trust & C E Investments) with small market capitalizations. The performance graph shows total return on investment for the period beginning December 31, 2005 and ending December 31, 2010.

The Company was not able to identify a published industry or line-of-business index that it thinks is comparable to both the Company's business and assets and its limited market capitalization. Instead, the Company selected a peer group, in good faith, consisting of the following companies: Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., Black Diamond Inc., Ameriwest Petroleum Corp., 57th Saint General Acquisition Corp., Motors Liquidation Company, Comdisco Holding Company Inc., Omni Ventures Inc., Arete Industries Inc., National Patent Development Corp. and Fifth Season International Inc. Zap.Com chose these companies because their market capitalizations are small and they are identified by third parties with the SIC Code 6726 (Unit Trust & C E Investments). The Company believes that unit trusts, which are fixed portfolios of income-producing securities, most closely resemble Zap.Com's operations. The Company believes that this group of companies provides a reasonable basis for comparing total stockholder returns.
The stockholder return shown on the graph below is not necessarily indicative of future performance, and we will not make or endorse any predictions as to future stockholder returns. The graph and related data were furnished by Research Data Group, Inc.
Performance Graph

Item 6.  
Selected Financial Data
The following table sets forth certain selected financial data derived from our financial statements for the periods and as of the dates presented. The following information should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 7 and referenced in Item 8 of this report, respectively.
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
Income Statement Data:
                                       
Revenues
  $     $     $     $     $  
Operating loss
    (146,200 )     (180,385 )     (84,147 )     (160,451 )     (133,135 )
Interest income
    223       576       29,743       84,902       83,947  
Net loss
    (145,977 )     (179,809 )     (48,207 )     (75,549 )     (49,188 )
Net loss per share-basic and diluted
    (0.00 )     (0.00 )     (0.00 )     (0.00 )     (0.00 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    50,004,474       50,004,474       50,004,474       50,004,474       50,004,474  
 
                                       
Balance Sheet Data (as of year end):
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 546,407     $ 1,441,166     $ 1,597,007     $ 1,686,624     $ 1,724,351  
Total assets
    1,296,032       1,441,166       1,597,007       1,689,460       1,728,350  
Total liabilities
    886       15,968       3,018       60,988       52,618  
Total stockholders’ equity
    1,295,146       1,425,198       1,593,989       1,628,472       1,675,732  

 

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Item 7.  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
Overview
The Company was formed for the purpose of creating and operating a global network of independently owned web sites. Our Principal Stockholder, Harbinger Group Inc., holds approximately 98% of our outstanding common stock. Currently, we have no business operations, other than complying with reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. We may search for assets or businesses that we can acquire so we can become an operating company.
We have broad discretion in identifying and selecting both the industries and the possible acquisition or business combination opportunities. We have not identified a specific industry to focus on and have no present plans, proposals, arrangements or understandings with respect to a business combination or acquisition of any specific business. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify or successfully complete any such transactions. As of the date of this report, we are not a party to any agreements providing for a business combination or other acquisition of assets. We may pay acquisition consideration in the form of cash, debt or equity securities or a combination thereof. In addition, as a part of our acquisition strategy we may consider raising additional capital through the issuance of equity or debt securities, including the issuance of preferred stock.
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under “Part 1—Item 1A. Risk Factors”.
Results of Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, our operations consisted of the following:
Revenues. We had no revenues for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, and we do not presently have any revenue-generating business.
Cost of revenues. We had no cost of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of legal and accounting professional services, printing and filing costs, expenses allocated by our Principal Stockholder under a services agreement, and various other costs. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 were $146,000 compared to $180,000 and $84,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The $34,000 decrease in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009 is due primarily to a decrease in professional fees. The $96,000 increase in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008 was due primarily to an increase in professional fees and printing and filing costs associated with our Exchange Act filings.
Interest income. Interest income was $200, $600 and $30,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Our interest income will continue to be negligible while our cash is maintained in bank accounts or invested in U.S. Government instruments with nominal interest rates.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have not generated any significant revenue since inception. As a result, our primary source of liquidity has been from our initial capitalization and, to a lesser extent, the interest income generated on our cash equivalents and short-term investments. As we limit our investments principally to U.S. Government instruments, we do not expect to earn significant interest income in the near term. As of December 31, 2010, our cash and cash equivalents were $546,000 and we held $750,000 in short-term investments.

 

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Since our inception, we have utilized services of the management and staff and occupied office space of our Principal Stockholder under a shared services agreement that allocated these costs. Since May 1, 2000, our Principal Stockholder has waived its rights under the services agreement to be reimbursed these costs. For each of the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we recorded approximately $16,000, $11,000 and $14,000, respectively, as contributed capital for these services.
We believe that we have sufficient resources to satisfy our existing liabilities and our anticipated operating expenses for the next twelve months. Until such time as we actively pursue a business combination or asset acquisition, we expect these expenses to consist mainly of general and administrative expenses incurred in connection with maintaining our status as a publicly traded company. We have no commitments for capital expenditures and foresee none, except for possible future business combinations or asset acquisitions. In order to effect a business combination or asset acquisition, however, we may need additional financing. There is no assurance that any such financing will be available or available on terms favorable or acceptable to us.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2010 that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Summary of Cash Flows
Cash used in operating activities was $145,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to $156,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009. The $11,000 decrease in cash used in operating activities resulted primarily from a decrease in general and administrative payments.
Cash used in operating activities was $156,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $90,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The $66,000 increase in cash used in operating activities resulted primarily from increased general and administrative payments and lower interest income in 2009 compared to 2008.
Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2010 of $750,000 represents the purchase of a short-term investment that is classified as held-to-maturity. We had no cash flows from investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009. Cash flows from investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008, which netted to zero, were the result of purchases and maturities of short-term investments that were held-to-maturity. All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents and all investments with original maturities greater than three months are classified as either short-term or long-term investments.
We had no cash flows from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 or 2008.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
As of the date of this report, there are no recent accounting pronouncements that have not yet been adopted that we believe may have a material impact on our financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported therein. The following lists our current accounting policies involving significant management judgment and provides a brief description of these policies:
Valuation allowance for deferred income taxes. We reduce our deferred tax assets to an amount that we believe is more likely than not to be realized. In so doing, we estimate future taxable income in determining if any valuation allowance is necessary. As a result, we had a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets, totaling $87,000, as of December 31, 2010.

 

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We also apply the accounting guidance for uncertain tax positions which prescribes a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. It also provides information on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. We believe that we had no uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2010 which would be required to be recognized in our financial statements.
Contractual Obligations
The Company does not have any long-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or purchase obligations.
Item 7A.  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We do not have any market risk exposure to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, equity prices or commodity prices at December 31, 2010. At that date, our investments consist entirely of U.S Treasury securities with maturities of less than one year that are being held to maturity. We had no outstanding derivative instruments or long-term debt at December 31, 2010.
Item 8.  
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The Reports of Independent Registered Public Independent Accounting Firms, the Company’s financial statements and notes to the Company’s financial statements appear in a separate section of this Form 10-K (beginning on Page F-2 following Part IV). The index to the Company’s financial statements appears on Page F-1.
Item 9.  
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A.  
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation was performed under the supervision of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that, as of December 31, 2010, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there can be no assurance that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover all failures of persons within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company’s periodic reports. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving their control objectives.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company’s assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only with proper authorizations; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. These inherent limitations are an intrinsic part of the financial reporting process. Therefore, although the Company’s management is unable to eliminate this risk, it is possible to develop safeguards to reduce it. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The Company’s management, under the supervision of and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010 based on criteria for effective control over financial reporting described in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this assessment, the Company’s management concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2010 in accordance with the COSO criteria.
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
An evaluation was performed under the supervision of the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, of whether any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) occurred during quarter ended December 31, 2010. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B.  
Other Information
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PART III
Item 10.  
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance, Item 11. Executive Compensation, Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters, Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence and Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The information required by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 will be furnished on or prior to May 2, 2011 (and is hereby incorporated by reference) by an amendment hereto or pursuant to the Company’s information statement relating to the election of directors pursuant to Regulation 14C that will contain such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information appearing in the section “Report of the Board of Directors” shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K.

 

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PART IV
Item 15.  
Exhibits, Financial Statements and Schedules.
(a)  
List of Documents Filed:
 
(1)  
Financial Statements
 
   
See Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1 following this Part IV.
 
(2)  
Financial Statement Schedules
 
   
All schedules have been omitted since they are either not applicable or the information is contained within the accompanying financial statements.
 
(b)  
Exhibits:
         
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibits
       
 
  3.1    
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zap.Com Corporation (“Zap.Com”) (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 to Zap.Com’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-76135) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 1999, as amended.)
       
 
  3.2    
Amended and Restated By-laws of Zap.Com (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 to Zap.Com’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 filed November 4, 2009 (File No. 0-27729.))
       
 
  4.1    
Specimen Stock Certificate (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to Zap.Com’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-76135) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 1999, as amended.)
       
 
  4.2    
Registration Rights Agreement between Zap.Com and Zapata Corporation (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit No. 10.4 to Zap.Com’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-76135) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 1999, as amended.)
       
 
  10.1    
Investment and Distribution Agreement between Zap.Com and Zapata Corporation (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to Zap.Com’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-76135) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 1999, as amended.)
       
 
  10.2    
Services Agreement between Zap.Com and Zapata Corporation (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit No. 10.2 to Zap.Com’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-76135) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 1999, as amended.)
       
 
  10.3    
Amended and Restated Tax Sharing and Indemnity Agreement between Zap.Com and Zapata Corporation (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Zap.Com’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2008 (File No. 000-27729.)
       
 
  10.4    
Form of Indemnification Agreement by and among Zapata Corporation and Zap.Com and the Directors or Officers of Zapata Corporation and Zap.Com (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Zap.Com’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 filed November 4, 2009 (File No. 0-27729.)
       
 
  10.5    
Amended and Restated 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Zap.Com (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Zap.Com’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2006 (File No. 000-27729.))

 

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Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibits
       
 
  10.6 *  
Indemnification Agreement by and between Zap.Com and Richard H. Hagerup, dated as of December 1, 2010.
       
 
  31.1 *  
Certification of CEO Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
       
 
  31.2 *  
Certification of CFO Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
       
 
  32.1 **  
Certification of CEO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
       
 
  32.2 **  
Certification of CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
     
*  
Filed herewith
 
**  
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  Zap.Com Corporation
(Registrant)
 
 
March 11, 2011  By:   /s/ FRANCIS T. McCARRON    
    (Francis T. McCarron)  
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
    (on behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Financial Officer)   
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
       
/s/ PHILIP A. FALCONE
 
(Philip A. Falcone)
  President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman of the Board of Directors   March 11, 2011
 
       
/s/ FRANCIS T. McCARRON
 
(Francis T. McCarron)
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)   March 11, 2011
 
       
/s/ RICHARD H. HAGERUP
 
(Richard H. Hagerup)
  Interim Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
  March 11, 2011
 
       
/s/ PETER A. JENSON
 
(Peter A. Jenson)
  Director    March 11, 2011
 
       
/s/ KEITH M. HLADEK
 
(Keith Hladek)
  Director    March 11, 2011

 

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ZAP.COM CORPORATION
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
         
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Zap.Com Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Zap.Com Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2010, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG

New York, NY
March 11, 2011

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Zap.Com Corporation
Rochester, NY
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Zap.com Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2009 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Zap.Com Corporation as of December 31, 2009, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Rochester, NY
February 26, 2010

 

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ZAP.COM CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
               
ASSETS:
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3)
  $ 546,407     $ 1,441,166  
Short-term investments (Note 3)
    749,450        
Interest receivable
    175        
 
           
Total assets
  $ 1,296,032     $ 1,441,166  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 886     $ 6,119  
Accrued liabilities
          9,849  
 
           
Total liabilities
    886       15,968  
 
           
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
               
Stockholders’ equity (Note 5):
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding
           
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized; 50,004,474 shares issued and outstanding
    50,004       50,004  
Additional paid in capital
    10,941,471       10,925,546  
Accumulated deficit
    (9,696,329 )     (9,550,352 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    1,295,146       1,425,198  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,296,032     $ 1,441,166  
 
           
See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ZAP.COM CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
                       
Revenues
  $     $     $  
Cost of revenues
                 
 
                 
Gross profit
                 
Operating expenses:
                       
General and administrative (Note 8)
    146,200       180,385       84,147  
 
                 
 
Operating loss
    (146,200 )     (180,385 )     (84,147 )
Other income:
                       
Interest income
    223       576       29,743  
Other, net
                6,197  
 
                 
 
    223       576       35,940  
 
                 
 
Loss before income taxes
    (145,977 )     (179,809 )     (48,207 )
Income taxes (Note 4)
                 
 
                 
Net loss
  $ (145,977 )   $ (179,809 )   $ (48,207 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net loss per share —basic and diluted (Note 6)
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    50,004,474       50,004,474       50,004,474  
 
                 
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ZAP.COM CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
                       
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net loss
  $ (145,977 )   $ (179,809 )   $ (48,207 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                       
Contributed capital from Harbinger Group Inc. for unreimbursed management services and rent
    15,925       11,018       13,724  
Changes in assets and liabilities
                       
Interest receivable
    (175 )           2,836  
Accounts payable
    (5,233 )     3,251       (20,370 )
Accrued liabilities
    (9,849 )     9,699       (37,600 )
 
                 
Net cash used in operating activities
    (145,309 )     (155,841 )     (89,617 )
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Purchases of investments
    (749,450 )           (3,245,284 )
Maturities of investments
                3,245,284  
 
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (749,450 )            
 
                 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (894,759 )     (155,841 )     (89,617 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    1,441,166       1,597,007       1,686,624  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  $ 546,407     $ 1,441,166     $ 1,597,007  
 
                 
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ZAP.COM CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                         
                    Additional             Total  
    Common Stock     Paid In     Accumulated     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Equity  
 
                                       
Balance, January 1, 2008
    50,004,474     $ 50,004     $ 10,900,804     $ (9,322,336 )   $ 1,628,472  
Contributed capital from Harbinger Group Inc. for unreimbursed management services and rent (Note 8)
                13,724             13,724  
Net loss and comprehensive loss
                      (48,207 )     (48,207 )
 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2008
    50,004,474       50,004       10,914,528       (9,370,543 )     1,593,989  
Contributed capital from Harbinger Group Inc. for unreimbursed management services and rent (Note 8)
                11,018             11,018  
Net loss and comprehensive loss
                      (179,809 )     (179,809 )
 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2009
    50,004,474       50,004       10,925,546       (9,550,352 )     1,425,198  
Contributed capital from Harbinger Group Inc. for unreimbursed management services and rent (Note 8)
                15,925             15,925  
Net loss and comprehensive loss
                      (145,977 )     (145,977 )
 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2010
    50,004,474     $ 50,004     $ 10,941,471     $ (9,696,329 )   $ 1,295,146  
 
                             
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ZAP.COM CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Business and Organization
Zap.Com Corporation (“Zap.Com” or the “Company”) was formed for the purpose of creating and operating a global network of independently owned web sites. Harbinger Group Inc. (the Company’s “Principal Stockholder”) is the holder of approximately 98% of Zap.Com’s outstanding common stock and, prior to its reincorporation in December 2009, was named Zapata Corporation. Other than complying with its reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Zap.Com has no business operations. Zap.Com may seek assets or businesses to acquire so that it can become an operating company.
On July 9, 2009, Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. (“Master Fund”), Global Opportunities Breakaway Ltd. (“Global Fund”) and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. (“Special Situations Fund” and, together with the Master Fund and Global Fund, the “Harbinger Parties”) purchased 9,937,962 shares, or 51.6%, of the Principal Stockholder’s common stock and 757,907 shares, or 1.5%, of Zap.Com’s common stock. This transaction is referred to as the “2009 Change of Control.” The Harbinger Parties subsequently purchased 740 additional shares of Zap.Com’s common stock and 12,099 additional shares of the Principal Stockholder’s common stock during 2009.
On January 7, 2011, the Principal Stockholder acquired a controlling financial interest in Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., a global consumer products company, from the Harbinger Parties. In exchange, the Principal Stockholder issued 119,909,829 shares of its common stock to the Harbinger Parties. After completing this transaction, the Harbinger Parties hold approximately 93.3% of the outstanding common stock of the Principal Stockholder.
Management believes that Zap.Com has sufficient resources to satisfy its existing and contingent liabilities and its anticipated operating expenses for at least the next twelve months.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results reported in future periods could differ from these estimates. The Company’s significant estimates relate to the valuation allowance for its deferred income tax assets (see Note 4).
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company principally invests its excess cash in U.S. Government instruments. All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents at December 31, 2010.
Investments
The Company also invests in U.S. Government instruments with maturities greater than three months. As the Company has both the intent and the ability to hold these securities to maturity, they are considered held-to-maturity investments. These investments are recorded at original cost plus accrued interest, which is included in “Interest receivable” in the accompanying balance sheets.

 

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Income Taxes
The Company recognizes deferred income tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of existing temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax-reporting bases of assets and liabilities, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards for tax purposes. The Company is included in its Principal Stockholder’s consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return. The Company’s income tax provision is calculated under the separate return method and allocated to the Company based on its stand-alone contribution of taxable income to consolidated taxable income.
A valuation allowance is provided to reduce deferred income tax assets to a level which, more likely than not, will be realized. Primary factors considered by management to determine the size of the allowance include the estimated taxable income level for future years and the limitations on the use of such carryforwards and expiration dates.
The Company also applies the accounting guidance for uncertain tax positions which prescribes a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. It also provides information on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
There are no recent accounting pronouncements that have not yet been adopted that the Company believes may have a material impact on its financial statements.
Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date when the financial statements were issued. During this period, the Company did not have any material recognizable, or unrecognizable, subsequent events.
Note 3. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company classifies its U.S. Treasury investments as held-to-maturity, unless original maturities are three months or less, and, accordingly, their carrying amounts represent amortized cost, which is original cost adjusted for the amortization of premiums and discounts, plus accrued interest. The accrued interest receivable is included in “Interest receivable” in the accompanying balance sheets. The carrying amounts approximate fair value. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments for which the disclosure of fair values is required were as follows:
                                                 
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
    Carrying     Fair     Unrecognized     Carrying     Fair     Unrecognized  
    Amount     Value     Gain or Loss     Amount     Value     Loss  
Cash and cash equivalents:
                                               
U.S. Treasury Bills
  $     $     $     $ 1,400,000     $ 1,399,986     $ (14 )
Treasury money market
                      32,589       32,589        
Checking accounts
    546,407       546,407             8,577       8,577        
 
                                   
Total cash and cash equivalents
    546,407     $ 546,407             1,441,166     $ 1,441,152       (14 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Short-term investments
                                               
U.S. Treasury Bills
    749,625       749,625                          
 
                                   
Total short-term investments
    749,625     $ 749,625                 $        
 
                                   
Less: Interest receivable classified separately
    (175 )                                      
 
                                           
Total short-term investments, at cost
    749,450                                        
 
                                           
 
                                               
Total cash and investments
  $ 1,295,857             $     $ 1,441,166             $ (14 )
 
                                       

 

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As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s short-term investments had maturities of approximately five months with an interest rate of 0.15%. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had investments in U.S. Treasuries with original maturities of less than three months with an interest rate of 0.00%.
Note 4. Income Taxes
As a result of a full valuation allowance provided against net operating loss carryforward tax benefits, the Company has no income tax benefit for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008. The components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets and related valuation allowance at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:
                 
    December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Deferred tax assets:
               
Assets and accruals not yet deductible
  $ 9,984     $ 10,159  
Net operating loss carryforwards
    76,978       25,833  
 
           
Total deferred tax assets
    86,962       35,992  
Less: valuation allowance
    (86,962 )     (35,992 )
 
           
Net deferred income taxes
  $     $  
 
           
The 2009 Change of Control resulted in an ownership change pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) section 382. As a result, the Company’s ability to utilize pre-ownership change net operating loss carryforwards of $8.2 million was eliminated.
The Company believes sufficient uncertainty exists regarding the realizability of its deferred tax assets such that a full valuation allowance is required. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had approximately $219,937 net operating loss carryforwards which will expire beginning in 2029. In the event there is another change of control in the ownership of the Company, as defined by the IRC, the annual utilization of the net operating losses could be limited.
The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2010 or 2009. Future amounts of accrued interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions will be recorded as a component of income tax expense. The Company does not expect that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly in the next twelve months.
The Company has been, and expects to continue to be for the foreseeable future, a member of its Principal Stockholder’s consolidated tax group and is subject to Federal and state income tax examinations for years after 2006. Although the Company has entered into a tax sharing and indemnity agreement with its Principal Stockholder if the Principal Stockholder or members of its consolidated tax group (other than the Company) fail to pay tax liabilities arising prior to the time that the Company is no longer a member of its Principal Stockholder’s consolidated tax group, the Company could be required to make payments in respect of these tax liabilities and these payments could materially adversely affect its financial condition.
Note 5. Stock Options and Stock Issuance Plans
The Company’s 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “1999 Plan”) allows the Company to provide awards to existing and future officers, employees, consultants and directors of the Company from time to time. The 1999 Plan is intended to promote the long-term financial interests and growth of the Company by providing employees, officers, directors, and consultants of the Company with appropriate incentives and rewards to enter into and continue in the employment of, or relationship with, the Company and to acquire a proprietary interest in the long-term success of the Company.

 

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Under the 1999 Plan, 3,000,000 shares of common stock are available for awards. As of December 31, 2010, there were 3,000,000 shares available for grant under the 1999 Plan. The 1999 Plan provides for the grant of any or all of the following types of awards: stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, cash awards, or other rights or interests. Allocations of awards are made by the Company’s board of directors at its sole discretion within the provisions of the 1999 Plan. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, there were no cash awards or other rights or interests outstanding under the 1999 Plan.
Stock appreciation rights are rights to receive, without payment to the Company, cash or shares of common stock with a value determined by reference to the difference between the exercise or strike price of the stock appreciation rights and the fair market value or other specified valuation of the shares at the time of exercise. Stock appreciation rights may be granted in tandem with stock options or separately.
Stock awards may consist of shares of common stock and may provide for voting rights and dividend equivalent rights. The Company may specify conditions for awards, including vesting service and performance conditions. Vesting conditions may include, without limitation, provision for acceleration in the case of a change-in-control of the Company, vesting conditions and performance conditions, including, without limitation, performance conditions based on achievement of specific business objectives, increases in specified indices and attaining specified growth measures or rates.
As of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had no stock-based compensation awards outstanding and, therefore, no unrecognized compensation cost. The Company had no stock-based grants and no options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008. The Company had 511,300 fully-vested stock options (with a weighted average exercise price of $0.08 per share) outstanding at December 31, 2008, which expired during 2009. As a result, there were no stock-based compensation costs recognized in the Company’s statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Note 6. Net Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share has been computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. The potential effect of outstanding stock options during 2009 and 2008 was excluded from those years’ computations of diluted net loss per share because it would have been antidilutive.
Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company does not have any commitments or contingencies that it believes may be material to its financial statements.
Note 8. Related Party Transactions
Since its inception, the Company has utilized the services of the management and staff of its Principal Stockholder, under a shared services agreement that allocated these costs on a percentage of time basis. The Company also shares office space with its Principal Stockholder under such agreement. The Principal Stockholder has waived its rights under the shared services agreement to be reimbursed for these costs. The Company recorded approximately $16,000, $11,000, and $14,000 as contributed capital for such services and office space for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company believes these allocations were made on a reasonable basis; however, they do not necessarily represent the costs that would have been incurred by the Company on a stand-alone basis.

 

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Note 9. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2010     2010     2010  
Revenues
  $     $     $     $  
Gross profit
                       
Operating loss
    (34,642 )     (65,424 )     (25,980 )     (20,154 )
Net loss
    (34,612 )     (65,406 )     (25,980 )     (19,979 )
Net loss per share (basic and diluted)
    (0.00)       (0.00)       (0.00)       (0.00)  
                                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2009     2009     2009  
Revenues
  $     $     $     $  
Gross profit
                       
Operating loss
    (50,268 )     (56,139 )     (42,686 )     (31,292 )
Net loss
    (50,268 )     (55,860 )     (42,411 )     (31,270 )
Net loss per share (basic and diluted)
    (0.00)       (0.00)       (0.00)       (0.00)  

 

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