UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)
450 Park Avenue, 27th Floor
New York, NY		10022
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(212) 906-8555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (section 232.405 of this chapter) 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 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. (Check one):

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 Exchange Act). Yes þ or o

There were 50,004,474 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of August 10, 2011.

 

 

ZAP.COM CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements:
Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010			3
Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010			4
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010			5
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements			6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			7
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			8
Item 4. Controls and Procedures			9
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings			11
Item 1A. Risk Factors			11
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			11
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities			11
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)			11
Item 5. Other Information			11
Item 6. Exhibits			11
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1
Exhibit 32.2
EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.		Financial Statements

ZAP.COM CORPORATION

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

		June 30,				December 31,
		2011				2010(A)
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	465,913			$	546,407
Short-term investments			748,941				749,450
Interest receivable			166				175
Total assets		$	1,215,020			$	1,296,032
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	8,026			$	886
Accrued liabilities			7,574				—
Total liabilities			15,600				886
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock			50,004				50,004
Additional paid in capital			10,956,771				10,941,471
Accumulated deficit			(9,807,355	)			(9,696,329	)
Total stockholders’ equity			1,199,420				1,295,146
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	1,215,020			$	1,296,032

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

ZAP.COM CORPORATION

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
		(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
Revenues		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
Cost of revenues			—				—				—				—
Gross profit			—				—				—				—
Operating expenses:
General and administrative			28,247				65,424				111,567				100,066
Total operating expenses			28,247				65,424				111,567				100,066
Operating loss			(28,247	)			(65,424	)			(111,567	)			(100,066	)
Interest income			268				18				541				48
Loss before income taxes			(27,979	)			(65,406	)			(111,026	)			(100,018	)
Benefit from income taxes			—				—				—				—
Net loss		$	(27,979	)		$	(65,406	)		$	(111,026	)		$	(100,018	)
Net loss per common share — basic and diluted		$	(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

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

ZAP.COM CORPORATION

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2011				2010
		(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(111,026	)		$	(100,018	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Contributed capital from Harbinger Group Inc. for unreimbursed management services and rent			15,300				8,269
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable			9				—
Accounts payable			7,140				(677	)
Accrued liabilities			7,574				(9,849	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(81,003	)			(102,275	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of investment			(748,941	)			—
Maturity of investment			749,450				—
Net cash provided by investing activities			509				—
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(80,494	)			(102,275	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			546,407				1,441,166
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	465,913			$	1,338,891

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

ZAP.COM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by Zap.Com Corporation (“Zap.Com” or the “Company”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of such information. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures, including a description of significant accounting policies normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived and condensed from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2011. The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent periods or the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

Note 2. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments for which the disclosure of fair value is required were as follows:

		June 30, 2011								December 31, 2010
		Carrying								Carrying
		Amount				Fair Value				Amount				Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents		$	465,913			$	465,913			$	546,407			$	546,407
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable)		$	749,107			$	749,107			$	749,625			$	749,625

The carrying amounts of accounts payable approximate fair value and, accordingly, they are not presented in the table above. The fair values of short-term investments, which consist entirely of U.S. Treasury instruments classified as held-to-maturity, are generally based on quoted or observed market prices.

As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s short-term investments consisted of a U.S Treasury Bill, which had a remaining maturity of approximately ten months with an interest rate of 0.14%. As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s short-term investments consisted of a U.S. Treasury Bill with a remaining maturity of approximately five months with an interest rate of 0.15%.

Note 3. Related Party Transactions

Since its inception, the Company has utilized the services of the management and staff of Harbinger Group Inc., the Company’s Principal Stockholder (the“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 $15,000 and $8,000 as contributed capital for such services and office space for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, 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.

Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of Zap.Com Corporation (the “Company,” “Zap.Com,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed financial statements included elsewhere in this report and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 11, 2011. Certain statements we make under this Item 2 constitute “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Projections” in “Part II — Other Information” of this report. You should consider our forward-looking statements in light of our unaudited condensed financial statements, related notes, and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report, our Form 10-K and our other filings with the Commission.

Overview

The Company was incorporated in Nevada in 1999 for the purpose of creating and operating a global network of independently owned web sites. Harbinger Group Inc., our Principal Stockholder (the “Principal Stockholder”) owns approximately 98% of our outstanding common stock. Currently, we have no business operations, other than complying with our reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). We may search for assets or businesses to acquire so that we may in the future 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.

Results of Operations

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, our operations consisted of the following:

Revenues. We had no revenues for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, and we do not presently have any revenue-generating business.

Cost of revenues. We had no cost of revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

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 shared services agreement, and various other costs. General and administrative expenses decreased by $37,000 to $28,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $65,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This decrease is principally due to the timing of professional fees related to our Annual Meeting of Stockholders. We had our 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in the second quarter of our 2010 fiscal year. We expect to hold our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (or a shareholder action in lieu of a meeting) in the third quarter of our 2011 fiscal year. Accordingly, we expect to incur comparable costs for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in the third quarter of 2011. General and administrative expenses increased by $12,000 to $112,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $100,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This increase was principally due to an increase in professional fees associated with the transition of our legal counsel and auditors, as well as an increase in non-cash expenses under the shared services agreement with our Principal Stockholder, which more than offset the decrease related to the timing of our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Interest Income. Interest income was insignificant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010. 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 our 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 June 30, 2011, our cash and cash equivalents were $466,000 and we held $749,000 in short-term investments.

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. Our Principal Stockholder has waived its rights under the shared services agreement to be reimbursed these costs. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, we recorded approximately $15,000 and $8,000, 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 reporting 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 June 30, 2011 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 $81,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $102,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The decrease in cash used in operating activities is principally due to the timing of general and administrative payments.

Cash provided by investing activities was $500 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to none for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in cash provided by investing activities is the result of the purchase and maturity of short-term investments.

We had no cash flows from financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010.

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 would have a material impact on our financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

As of June 30, 2011, our critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed materially from those set forth in our Form 10-K.

Contractual Obligations

We do not have any long-term debt obligations, capital leases obligations, operating lease obligations or purchase obligations at June 30, 2011.

Item 3.		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 June 30, 2011. At that date, our investments consist entirely of a U.S Treasury security with a maturity of less than one year that is being held to maturity. We had no outstanding derivative instruments or long-term debt at June 30, 2011.

Item 4.		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 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the “Exchange Act”) 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 June 30, 2011, 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 Commission’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.

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 the quarter ended June 30, 2011. 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 June 30, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Zap.Com Corporation (referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) has made forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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 plans 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 “Part I-Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 11, 2011 (the “Form 10-K”), 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 (the “Principal Stockholder”) whose interests may conflict with interests of our other 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 Commission’s 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 or Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or negative reports concerning our internal.

Item 1.		Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A.		Risk Factors

As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s risk factors have not changed materially from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Form 10-K.

Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3.		Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.		(Removed and Reserved)

Item 5.		Other Information

None.

Item 6.		Exhibits

	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
	101.INS	**		XBRL Instance Document
	101.SCH	**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
	101.CAL	**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
	101.DEF	**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
	101.LAB	**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
	101.PRE	**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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, thereunto duly authorized.