Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration
No. 333-143793
BigString
Corporation
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
Number
13
to
Prospectus
dated November 13, 2007
of
BIGSTRING
CORPORATION
18,524,866
Shares of Common Stock
This
prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus dated November 13, 2007, as
previously supplemented, relating to the offer and sale by certain persons who
are or may become stockholders of BigString Corporation of up to 18,524,866
shares of BigString Corporation’s common stock. We are not selling
any of the shares in this offering and therefore will not receive any proceeds
from the offering.
This
prospectus supplement is part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the
prospectus dated November 13, 2007, the prospectus supplement number 1 dated
November 20, 2007, the prospectus supplement number 2 dated December 5, 2007,
the prospectus supplement number 3 dated December 26, 2007, the prospectus
supplement number 4 dated January 25, 2008, the prospectus supplement number 5
dated February 12, 2008, the prospectus supplement number 6 dated March 6, 2008,
the prospectus supplement number 7 dated April 4, 2008, the prospectus
supplement number 8 dated April 23, 2008, the prospectus supplement number 9
dated May 20, 2008, the prospectus supplement number 10 dated June 17, 2008, the
prospectus supplement number 11 dated July 17, 2008, and the prospectus
supplement number 12 dated August 28, 2008. This prospectus
supplement is qualified by reference to the prospectus, except to the extent the
information in this prospectus supplement updates and supersedes the information
contained in the prospectus, as previously supplemented. The primary
purpose of this prospectus supplement is to update certain financial information
of BigString Corporation to June 30, 2008.
This
prospectus supplement includes the attached Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, with
exhibits, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
14, 2008.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of the securities being offered through the prospectus
dated November 13, 2007, or determined if this prospectus supplement is truthful
or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date
of this prospectus supplement is September 5, 2008
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
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x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June 30,
2008
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¨
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the Transition Period from
to
.
Commission
File Number 000-51661
BIGSTRING
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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20-0297832
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3 Harding Road, Suite E, Red
Bank, New Jersey
07701
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(732)
741-2840
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
______________________________________________________________
(Former
name, former address and formal fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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
x
No
¨
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
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large
accelerated filer
¨
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Accelerated
filer
¨
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Non-accelerated
filer
¨
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Smaller
reporting company
x
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
¨
No
x
Number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding at August 12, 2008:
Common Stock, par
value $0.0001 per share
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52,244,394
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(Class)
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(Number
of Shares)
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BIGSTRING
CORPORATION
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E-1
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information included in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other filings of the Registrant under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as well as information
communicated orally or in writing between the dates of such filings, contains or
may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such
statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from expected
results. Among these risks, trends and uncertainties are the
availability of working capital to fund the company’s operations, the
competitive market in which the company operates, the efficient and
uninterrupted operation of the company’s computer and communications systems,
the company’s ability to generate a profit and execute the company’s business
plan, the retention of key personnel, the company’s ability to protect and
defend intellectual property, the effects of governmental regulation and other
risks identified in the Registrant’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) from time to time, including the company’s registration
statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-143793), filed with the SEC on June
15, 2007, and the subsequent amendments and supplements thereto.
In some cases, forward-looking
statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,”
“could,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,”
“potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable
terminology. Although the Registrant believes that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, the
Registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. Moreover, neither the Registrant, nor any other person,
assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such
statements. The Registrant is under no duty to update any of the
forward-looking statements contained herein after the date of this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q.
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMA
T
ION
Item
1.
Financial Statem
e
nts
Certain
information and footnote disclosures required under accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or
omitted from the following consolidated financial statements pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”). It is suggested that the following consolidated financial
statements be read in conjunction with the year-end consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the year ended December 31, 2007 of BigString Corporation
(“BigString”).
The
results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, are not necessarily indicative of the results of the entire fiscal
year or for any other period.
BIGSTRING
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(A
DEVELOPM
E
NT STAGE COMPANY)
(Unaudited)
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June
30, 2008
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December
31, 2007
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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173,415
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$
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298,033
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Accounts
receivable - net of allowance of $10 and $90
|
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1,662
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2,609
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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|
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9,239
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|
|
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8,039
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Total
current assets
|
|
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184,316
|
|
|
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308,681
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Property
and equipment - net
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95,696
|
|
|
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162,156
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Intangible
assets - net
|
|
|
1,000,640
|
|
|
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1,480,946
|
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Other
assets
|
|
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200,370
|
|
|
|
156,100
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$
|
1,481,022
|
|
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$
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2,107,883
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
|
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$
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236,900
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|
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$
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282,524
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Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
45,445
|
|
|
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52,642
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|
Unearned
revenue
|
|
|
5,177
|
|
|
|
9,288
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
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20,250
|
|
|
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31,134
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
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307,772
|
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375,588
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Long
term liabilities:
|
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Long-term
debt
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758,136
|
|
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207,304
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|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
|
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1,065,908
|
|
|
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582,892
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Stockholders'
equity:
|
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Preferred
stock, $.0001 par value - authorized 1,000,000 shares; outstanding 400,000
and 400,000 shares, respectively
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40
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40
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Common
stock, $.0001 par value - authorized 249,000,000 shares; outstanding
51,344,394 and 50,728,237 shares, respectively
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5,134
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5,073
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Additional
paid in capital
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12,650,433
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11,924,977
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Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
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(12,240,493
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)
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(10,405,099
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)
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Total
stockholders' equity
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415,114
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1,524,991
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$
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1,481,022
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$
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2,107,883
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See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
BIGSTRING
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS O
F
OPERATIONS
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
(Unaudited)
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Period
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October
8, 2003
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For
the Three Months Ended
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For
the Six Months Ended
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(Date
of Formation)
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June
30,
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June
30,
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Through
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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June
30, 2008
|
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Operating
revenues
|
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$
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12,646
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|
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$
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9,412
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|
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$
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22,344
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$
|
19,187
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|
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$
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90,303
|
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Operating
expenses:
(1)
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cost
of revenues
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|
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18,356
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25,796
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|
|
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39,596
|
|
|
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69,120
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|
|
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452,450
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
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125,430
|
|
|
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118,290
|
|
|
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255,560
|
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|
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257,387
|
|
|
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1,850,288
|
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
109,569
|
|
|
|
136,793
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|
|
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142,218
|
|
|
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203,739
|
|
|
|
930,726
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
411,328
|
|
|
|
319,676
|
|
|
|
729,453
|
|
|
|
594,923
|
|
|
|
3,424,839
|
|
Amortization
of intangibles
|
|
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240,153
|
|
|
|
270,803
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|
|
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480,306
|
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|
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541,606
|
|
|
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4,000,134
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Impairment
of assets
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|
|
-
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|
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-
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-
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-
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|
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415,292
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
904,836
|
|
|
|
871,358
|
|
|
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1,647,133
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|
|
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1,666,775
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|
|
|
11,073,729
|
|
Loss
from operations
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|
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(892,190
|
)
|
|
|
(861,946
|
)
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|
|
(1,624,789
|
)
|
|
|
(1,647,588
|
)
|
|
|
(10,983,426
|
)
|
Other
income (expense):
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
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1,241
|
|
|
|
5,314
|
|
|
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3,372
|
|
|
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9,470
|
|
|
|
71,695
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(19,875
|
)
|
|
|
(8,000
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)
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|
|
(32,873
|
)
|
|
|
(8,000
|
)
|
|
|
(64,007
|
)
|
Other,
net
|
|
|
(91,191
|
)
|
|
|
(48,210
|
)
|
|
|
(181,104
|
)
|
|
|
(48,210
|
)
|
|
|
(1,043,609
|
)
|
Total
other income (expenses)
|
|
|
(109,825
|
)
|
|
|
(50,896
|
)
|
|
|
(210,605
|
)
|
|
|
(46,740
|
)
|
|
|
(1,035,921
|
)
|
Loss
before income tax benefit
|
|
|
(1,002,015
|
)
|
|
|
(912,842
|
)
|
|
|
(1,835,394
|
)
|
|
|
(1,694,328
|
)
|
|
|
(12,019,347
|
)
|
Income
tax benefit
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
258,854
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(1,002,015
|
)
|
|
$
|
(912,842
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,835,394
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,694,328
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,760,493
|
)
|
Net
loss per common share calculation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(1,002,015
|
)
|
|
$
|
(912,842
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,835,394
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,694,328
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Imputed
dividend on preferred shares
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss attributable to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
(1,002,015
|
)
|
|
$
|
(912,842
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,835,394
|
)
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|
$
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(1,694,328
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)
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|
|
|
|
Net
loss per common share:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.04
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)
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|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Basic
and diluted
|
|
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51,248,225
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|
|
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47,334,158
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|
|
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51,124,910
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|
|
|
47,198,108
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1)
Stock-based
and other non-cash compensation by function above:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of revenues
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
903
|
|
|
$
|
5,653
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
16,372
|
|
|
|
10,770
|
|
|
|
61,885
|
|
|
|
21,832
|
|
|
|
132,268
|
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
23,023
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
117,159
|
|
|
|
222,725
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
158,118
|
|
|
|
138,554
|
|
|
|
315,706
|
|
|
|
254,218
|
|
|
|
1,274,773
|
|
Other,
net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
269,094
|
|
Total
stock-based and other non-cash compensation
|
|
$
|
174,490
|
|
|
$
|
172,347
|
|
|
$
|
377,591
|
|
|
$
|
394,112
|
|
|
$
|
1,904,513
|
|
See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
BIGSTRING
CORPORATION
A
ND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
Stock
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No.
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
No.
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-In
|
|
|
Subscription
|
|
|
Retained
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Receivable
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
October 8, 2003
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock (at $.0001 per share)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
21,210,000
|
|
|
|
2,121
|
|
|
|
(2,121
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Contribution
of capital
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Sale
of common stock (at $0.25 per share)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
9,996
|
|
|
|
(10,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(29,567
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(29,567
|
)
|
Balance,
December 31, 2003
|
|
|
15,433
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
21,250,000
|
|
|
|
2,125
|
|
|
|
52,875
|
|
|
|
(10,000
|
)
|
|
|
(29,567
|
)
|
Cash
received from prior sale of common stock
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Sale
of common stock (at $0.25 per share)
|
|
|
217,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
870,000
|
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
217,413
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for services (valued at $0.21 per share)
|
|
|
39,251
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
185,000
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
39,232
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for acquisition (valued at $0.24 per
share)
|
|
|
4,800,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20,000,000
|
|
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
4,798,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of warrants for services (valued at $0.07 per share)
|
|
|
3,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(729,536
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(729,536
|
)
|
Balance,
December 31, 2004
|
|
|
4,356,148
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
42,305,000
|
|
|
|
4,231
|
|
|
|
5,111,020
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(759,103
|
)
|
Sale
of common stock (at $0.25 per share)
|
|
|
230,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
922,000
|
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
230,408
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercise
of warrants (at $0.25 per share)
|
|
|
11,250
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
11,246
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for services (valued at $0.25 per share)
|
|
|
12,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
12,495
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Sale
of common stock (at $0.16 per share)
|
|
|
1,511,700
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
9,448,125
|
|
|
|
945
|
|
|
|
1,510,755
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of warrants for services (valued at $0.07 per share)
|
|
|
179,200
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
179,200
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(2,102,587
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,102,587
|
)
|
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
4,198,711
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
52,770,125
|
|
|
|
5,277
|
|
|
|
7,055,124
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,861,690
|
)
|
Redemption
of shares from stockholders (at $0.05 per share)
|
|
|
(400,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(8,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
(800
|
)
|
|
|
(399,200
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services (valued at $0.82 per
share)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,250,000
|
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
(125
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
314,250
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
314,250
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of warrants for consulting services (valued at $0.08, $0.18 and $0.42 per
share)
|
|
|
36,595
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
36,595
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for website acquisition (valued at $0.80 per
share)
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
599,925
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Sale
of preferred stock (at $.0001 per share)
|
|
|
1,860,000
|
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,859,960
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Dividends
from allocation of proceeds for the beneficial conversion feature of
preferred stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
480,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(480,000
|
)
|
Exercise
of warrants (at $0.16, $0.20 and $0.25 per share)
|
|
|
18,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
165,000
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
34,233
|
|
|
|
(16,250
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(3,114,225
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,114,225
|
)
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
3,513,331
|
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
46,935,125
|
|
|
|
4,694
|
|
|
|
9,980,762
|
|
|
|
(16,250
|
)
|
|
|
(6,455,915
|
)
|
Cash
received from prior exercise of warrants
|
|
|
16,250
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
16,250
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services (valued at $0.50 and $0.33 per
share)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
432,000
|
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Allocation
to warrants from sale of convertible promissory notes and
warrants
|
|
|
31,320
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31,320
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature of promissory notes
|
|
|
666,648
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
666,648
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for conversion of promissory notes (at $0.18 per
share)
|
|
|
155,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
861,111
|
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
|
154,914
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
672,532
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
672,532
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of warrants, net (valued at $0.10 per share)
|
|
|
19,094
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,094
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for waiver and release (valued at $0.25 per
share)
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
249,900
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercise
of warrants (at $0.10 per share)
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,500,001
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
|
149,850
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(3,949,184
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,949,184
|
)
|
(Continued)
BIGSTRING
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
Stock
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No.
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
No.
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-In
|
|
|
Subscription
|
|
|
Retained
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Receivable
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
1,524,991
|
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
50,728,237
|
|
|
|
5,073
|
|
|
|
11,924,977
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10,405,099
|
)
|
Exercise
of warrants (at $0.10 per share)
|
|
|
21,333
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
213,333
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
21,312
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for conversion of promissory notes (at $0.18 per
share)
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
111,111
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
19,989
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Allocation
to warrants from sale of convertible promissory notes and
warrants
|
|
|
76,176
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
76,176
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature of promissory notes
|
|
|
186,660
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
186,660
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
377,591
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
377,591
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for accrued interest (at $0.15 per share)
|
|
|
43,757
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
291,713
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
43,728
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(1,835,394
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,835,394
|
)
|
Balance,
June 30, 2008
|
|
$
|
415,114
|
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
|
51,344,394
|
|
|
$
|
5,134
|
|
|
$
|
12,650,433
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(12,240,493
|
)
|
See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
BIGSTRING
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(A
DEVELOPME
N
T STAGE COMPANY)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October
8, 2003
|
|
|
|
For
the Six Months Ended
|
|
|
(Date
of Formation)
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(1,835,394
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,694,328
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,760,493
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
|
|
19,164
|
|
|
|
25,926
|
|
|
|
119,297
|
|
Gain
on sale of property and equipment
|
|
|
(3,513
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,513
|
)
|
Amortization
of intangibles
|
|
|
480,306
|
|
|
|
541,606
|
|
|
|
4,000,135
|
|
Amortization
of other assets
|
|
|
47,436
|
|
|
|
9,434
|
|
|
|
140,275
|
|
Impairment
of assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
415,092
|
|
Accretion
for beneficial conversion feature and discount on notes
|
|
|
133,668
|
|
|
|
38,776
|
|
|
|
393,940
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
377,591
|
|
|
|
394,112
|
|
|
|
1,635,419
|
|
Other
non-cash compensation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
269,094
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease
(increase) in accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
947
|
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
|
(1,662
|
)
|
(Increase)
in prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
(92,906
|
)
|
|
|
(171,655
|
)
|
|
|
(349,884
|
)
|
(Decrease)
increase in accounts payable
|
|
|
(45,624
|
)
|
|
|
94,649
|
|
|
|
236,900
|
|
(Decrease)
increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
(18,081
|
)
|
|
|
(101,579
|
)
|
|
|
62,629
|
|
(Decrease)
increase in unearned revenue
|
|
|
(4,111
|
)
|
|
|
9,501
|
|
|
|
5,177
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(940,517
|
)
|
|
|
(853,605
|
)
|
|
|
(4,837,394
|
)
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(262,290
|
)
|
Sale
of property and equipment
|
|
|
50,809
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,809
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(13,000
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
50,809
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(224,481
|
)
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible notes and warrants
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of preferred stock, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,860,000
|
|
Proceeds
from exercise of common stock warrants and issuance of common
stock
|
|
|
65,090
|
|
|
|
16,250
|
|
|
|
2,275,290
|
|
Payments
for redemption of common stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(400,000
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
765,090
|
|
|
|
816,250
|
|
|
|
5,235,290
|
|
Net
(decrease) increase in cash
|
|
|
(124,618
|
)
|
|
|
(37,355
|
)
|
|
|
173,415
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents - beginning of period
|
|
|
298,033
|
|
|
|
517,074
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents - end of period
|
|
$
|
173,415
|
|
|
$
|
479,719
|
|
|
$
|
173,415
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplementary
information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid during the periods for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
13,000
|
|
Details
of acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of assets acquired
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
2,790
|
|
Fair
value of liabilities assumed
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(5,857
|
)
|
Intangibles
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,416,067
|
|
Common
stock issued to effect acquisition
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
5,400,000
|
|
Non-cash
transactions during the periods for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion
of promissory notes
|
|
$
|
20,000
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
175,000
|
|
Common
stock issued for services
|
|
$
|
170,834
|
|
|
$
|
331,250
|
|
|
$
|
991,028
|
|
Common
stock options issued for services
|
|
|
184,209
|
|
|
|
40,314
|
|
|
|
357,446
|
|
Common
stock warrants issued for services
|
|
|
22,548
|
|
|
|
22,548
|
|
|
|
286,945
|
|
Total
stock-based compensation:
|
|
|
377,591
|
|
|
|
394,112
|
|
|
|
1,635,419
|
|
Issue
of warrants, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
19,094
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for waiver and release
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
Total
other non-cash compensation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
269,094
|
|
Total
stock-based and other non-cash compensation
|
|
$
|
377,591
|
|
|
$
|
394,112
|
|
|
$
|
1,904,513
|
|
See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 20
0
7 AND THE PERIOD OCTOBER 8, 2003 (DATE
OF FORMATION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
NOTE
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
BASIS OF
PRESENTATION
The
consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2008, and the consolidated statements
of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods presented
herein have been prepared by BigString and are unaudited. In the opinion
of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring
adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of
operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for all periods
presented have been made. The information for the consolidated balance
sheet as of December 31, 2007 was derived from audited financial
statements. The results of operations for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for the year ending December 31, 2008.
These
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes
included in BigString’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on
March 31, 2008.
ORGANIZATION
BigString
was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 8, 2003 under the name
“Recall Mail Corporation.” The company’s name was formally changed to
“BigString Corporation” in July 2005. BigString was formed to develop
technology that would allow the user of email services to have comprehensive
control, security and privacy relating to the email generated by the
user. In March 2004, the BigString email service was introduced to
the market.
BigString
Interactive, Inc. (“BigString Interactive”), incorporated in the State of New
Jersey, was formed by BigString in early 2006 to develop technology relating to
interactive web portals. BigString Interactive is currently
BigString’s only operating subsidiary.
Email
Emissary, Inc. (“Email Emissary”), incorporated in the State of Oklahoma, was
acquired by BigString in July 2004; in September 2006, all of Email Emissary’s
assets, including its pending patent application, were transferred to
BigString. Email Emissary was dissolved on May 17, 2007.
BigString
is considered a development stage enterprise as defined in Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 7, “Accounting and Reporting for
Development Stage Companies,” issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(the “FASB”). BigString has limited revenue to date, continues to
raise capital and there is no assurance that ultimately BigString will achieve a
profitable level of operations.
PRINCIPLES OF
CONSOLIDATION
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BigString and its
subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries. All
intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
USE OF
ESTIMATES
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going
basis, BigString evaluates its estimates. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain
reclassifications have been made to prior period balances in order to conform to
the current period’s presentation.
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
CASH
EQUIVALENTS
Cash
equivalents include short-term investments in United States treasury bills and
commercial paper with an original maturity of three months or less when
purchased. At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, cash equivalents
approximated $149,000 and $296,000, respectively.
CERTAIN RISKS AND
CONCENTRATION
Financial
instruments which potentially subject BigString to concentrations of credit risk
consist principally of temporary cash investments. BigString places
its temporary cash investments with established financial
institutions.
Accounts
receivable are typically unsecured and are primarily derived from advertising
revenues earned from customers in the United States, Canada, Europe and
Asia.
Unearned
revenue consists primarily of prepaid electronic commerce and subscription fees
billed and paid in advance. Under certain agreements, BigString may be obligated
to provide refunds if services are not delivered.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION
BigString
derives revenue from online services, electronic commerce, advertising and data
network services. BigString also derives revenue from marketing
affiliations. BigString recognizes revenue in accordance with the
guidance contained in the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104,
“Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.”
Consistent
with the provisions of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No.
99-19, “Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal Versus Net as an Agent,”
BigString generally recognizes revenue associated with its advertising and
marketing affiliation programs on a gross basis due primarily to the following
factors: BigString is the primary obligor; has general inventory
risk; has latitude in establishing prices; has discretion in supplier selection;
performs part of the service; and determines specifications. In
connection with contracts to provide email services to marketing affiliates,
BigString may be obligated to make payments, which may represent a portion of
revenue, to its marketing affiliates.
Consistent
with EITF Issue No. 01-9, “Accounting for Considerations Given by a Vendor to a
Customer (Including the Reseller of the Vendor’s Product),” BigString accounts
for cash considerations given to customers, for which it does not receive a
separately identifiable benefit or cannot reasonable estimate fair value, as a
reduction of revenue rather than an expense. Accordingly,
corresponding distributions to active users and distributions of referral fees
are recorded as a reduction of gross revenue.
BigString
records its allowance for doubtful accounts based upon an assessment of various
factors, including historical experience, age of the accounts receivable
balances, the credit quality of customers, current economic conditions and other
factors that may affect customers’ ability to pay. Allowances at June
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 were $10 and $90, respectively.
DEPRECIATION
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and
amortization. Depreciation and amortization are calculated primarily
using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of these
assets.
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
BigString
accounts for research and development costs in accordance with accounting
pronouncements, including SFAS No. 2, “Accounting for Research and Development
Costs,” and SFAS No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be
Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed.” BigString has determined that
technological feasibility for its software products is reached shortly before
the products are released. Research and development costs incurred
between the establishment of technological feasibility and product release have
not been material and have accordingly been expensed when incurred.
All
research and development for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007 was performed internally for the benefit of BigString. BigString
does not perform such activities for others.
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
EVALUATION OF LONG-LIVED
ASSETS
BigString
reviews property and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not
be recoverable. In accordance with the guidance provided in SFAS No.
144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” if the
carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds the estimated future undiscounted
cash flows to be generated by such asset, the asset would be adjusted to its
fair value and an impairment loss would be charged to operations in the period
identified.
INTANGIBLES
SFAS No.
142, “Goodwill and other Intangible Assets,” specifies the financial accounting
and reporting for acquired goodwill and other indefinite life intangible
assets. Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are no
longer amortized, but are reviewed for impairment at least
annually.
DEFERRED FINANCING
COSTS
Costs
incurred in raising debt were deferred and amortized in other income (expense)
over the term of the related debt. BigString issued convertible notes in
February 2008 and May 2007 and incurred issuance costs of $91,706 and
$248,939, respectively, which are being amortized over the term of the
convertible notes. Amortization expense related to these costs is included in
other, net in the consolidated statements of operations and was $23,847 and
$9,434 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and
$140,275 for the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through June 30,
2008.
INCOME
TAXES
BigString
accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach under which
deferred income taxes are recognized by applying enacted tax rates applicable to
future years to the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts
and the tax basis of reported assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance
reduces the deferred tax assets to the amount estimated more likely than not to
be realized.
The
principal items giving rise to deferred taxes are timing differences between
book and tax amortization of intangible assets and other
expenditures.
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON
SHARE
Basic
earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the specified
period and after preferred stock dividend requirements. Diluted
earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by
the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares
outstanding during the specified period and after preferred stock dividend
requirements. All potentially dilutive securities, which include
convertible notes, outstanding preferred stock, warrants and options, have been
excluded from the computation, as their effect is antidilutive.
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
Effective
January 1, 2006, BigString accounts for stock-based compensation under SFAS No.
123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123(R)”). BigString adopted
SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective method. Under this
method, SFAS No. 123(R) applies to new awards and to awards modified,
repurchased, or cancelled after the required effective date of SFAS No.
123(R). Additionally, compensation costs for the portion of the
awards outstanding as of the required effective date of SFAS No. 123(R), for
which the requisite service has not been rendered, are being recognized as the
requisite service is rendered after the required effective date of SFAS No.
123(R). The compensation cost for the portion of awards is based on
the grant-date fair value of those awards as calculated for either recognition
or pro forma disclosures under SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based
Compensation.” Changes to the grant-date fair value of equity awards
granted before the required effective date of SFAS No. 123(R) are
precluded. The compensation cost for those earlier awards is
attributed to periods beginning on or after the required effective date of SFAS
No. 123(R) using the attribution method that was used under SFAS No. 123, except
that the method of recognizing forfeitures only as they occur was not
continued.
BigString
issues shares of common stock to non-employees as stock-based
compensation. BigString accounts for the services using the fair
market value of the consideration issued, generally measured at the closing
price of BigString’s common stock on the date of the agreement. For
the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, BigString recorded compensation
expense of $85,417 and $140,916, respectively, in connection with the issuance
of shares of common stock to non-employees. For the six months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation)
through June 30, 2008, BigString recorded compensation expense of $170,834,
$331,250 and $991,028,
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
respectively,
in connection with the issuance of shares of common stock to non-employees. For
the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through June 30, 2008, BigString
also recorded $250,000 other non-cash compensation expense for shares of common
stock issued to non-employees.
BigString
issues stock purchase warrants to non-employees as stock-based
compensation. The fair value of each stock purchase warrant is
estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, BigString
recorded compensation expenses of $11,274 and $11,274, respectively, associated
with issuances of stock purchase warrants. For the six months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation)
through June 30, 2008, BigString recorded compensation expense of $22,548,
$22,548 and $286,945, respectively, in connection with the issuance of stock
purchase warrants for services. For the period October 8, 2003 (Date of
Formation) through June 30, 2008, BigString also recorded $19,094 other non-cash
compensation expense, net for the cancellation and issue of
warrants.
BigString
has one stock-based compensation plan under which incentive and nonqualified
stock options or rights to purchase stock may be granted to employees, directors
and other eligible participants. BigString has also granted nonqualified stock
options to one non-employee vendor. The fair value of each stock option is
estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, BigString
recorded compensation expense of $77,799 and $20,157,
respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the
period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through June 30, 2008, BigString
recorded compensation expense of $184,209, $40,314 and $357,446,
respectively. BigString did not grant stock options prior to
2006.
BUSINESS
COMBINATIONS
Business
combinations which have been accounted for under the purchase method of
accounting include the results of operations of the acquired business from the
date of acquisition. Net assets of the company acquired are recorded at their
fair value at the date of acquisition.
ACCOUNTING FOR
DERIVATIVES
BigString
evaluates its options, warrants or other contracts to determine if those
contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be
separately accounted for under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS No. 133”), and related
interpretations, including EITF Issue No. 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative
Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own
Stock” (“EITF Issue No. 00-19”).
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
For
financial instruments, including cash investments, accounts receivable, accounts
payable and accrued expenses, the carry amount approximates fair value because
of the short maturities of such instruments. Convertible notes are carried at
estimated fair value less any unamortized discount.
BENEFICIAL CONVERSION
FEATURE
When debt
or equity is issued which is convertible into common stock at a discount from
the common stock market price at the date the debt or equity is issued, a
beneficial conversion feature for the difference between the closing price and
the conversion price multiplied by the number of shares issuable upon conversion
is recognized. The beneficial conversion feature is presented as a discount to
the related debt or a dividend to the related equity, with an offsetting amount
increasing additional paid-in capital.
NEW FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
STANDARDS
In June
2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. EITF 03-6-1,
“Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are
Participating Securities” (“FSP EITF 03-6-1”), which requires entities to
apply the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share for
participating securities that include awards that accrue cash dividends (whether
paid or unpaid) any time common shareholders receive dividends and those
dividends do not need to be returned to the entity if the employee forfeits the
award. FSP EITF 03-6-1 will be effective for BigString on January 1,
2009 and will require retroactive disclosure. BigString is currently evaluating
the impact of adopting FSP EITF 03-6-1 on its consolidated financial
position, cash flows and results of operations.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles” (“SFAS No. 162”). SFAS No. 162 identifies
the sources of accounting principles and the framework for
selecting
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
the
principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of
nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States. This
Statement is effective sixty days following the SEC’s approval of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of
Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.” BigString is currently evaluating the impact of adopting
SFAS No. 162 on its consolidated financial position, cash flows and results of
operations.
In May
2008, the FASB issued FSP Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”)
No. 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled
in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (“FSP APB 14-1”),
which requires the issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be
settled in cash (or other assets) on conversion to separately account for the
liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the instrument in
a manner that reflects the issuer’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. FSP APB
14-1 will be effective for BigString on January 1, 2009 and will require
retroactive disclosure. BigString is currently evaluating the impact of adopting
FSP APB 14-1 on its consolidated financial position, cash flows and results of
operations.
In
April 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 142-3, “Determination of the
Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP FAS 142-3”). In determining the
useful life of acquired intangible assets, FSP FAS 142-3 removes the requirement
to consider whether an intangible asset can be renewed without substantial cost
of material modifications to the existing terms and conditions and, instead,
requires an entity to consider its own historical experience in renewing similar
arrangements. FSP FAS 142-3 also requires expanded disclosure related to the
determination of intangible asset useful lives. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008, and may impact any intangible assets BigString
acquires.
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - an Amendment of FASB Statement
133” (“SFAS No. 161”), which provides new disclosure requirements for an
entity’s derivative and hedging activities. SFAS No. 161 is effective for
periods beginning after November 15, 2008. BigString is currently
evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 161 on its consolidated
financial position, cash flows and results of operations.
NOTE
2. GOING CONCERN
For the
six months ended June 30, 2008, BigString’s consolidated financial statements
reflect a net loss of $1,835,394, net cash used in operations of $940,517, a
working capital deficit of $123,456, a stockholders’ deficit accumulated during
the development stage of $12,240,493 and a cumulative net loss of
$11,760,493. These matters raise doubt about the ability of BigString
to continue as a going concern. BigString’s consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible effects on
recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of
liabilities that may result from the inability to continue as a going
concern.
The
ability of BigString to continue as a going concern is dependent on BigString’s
ability to further implement its business plan, raise capital and generate
additional revenues. BigString can give no assurances that it will
generate sufficient cash flow from operations or obtain additional
financing.
The time
required for BigString to become profitable is highly uncertain, and BigString
can give no assurances that it will achieve or sustain profitability or generate
sufficient cash flow from operations to meet planned capital expenditures,
planned marketing expenditures and working capital requirements. If
required, the ability to obtain additional financing from other sources also
depends on many factors beyond BigString’s control, including the state of the
capital markets and the prospects for BigString’s business. The
necessary additional financing may not be available to BigString or may be
available only on terms that would result in further dilution to the current
stockholders of BigString.
NOTE
3. ACQUISITIONS
On
December 11, 2006, BigString completed the acquisition of the website, DailyLOL,
pursuant to an asset purchase agreement. The cash purchase price of
$13,000 has been allocated to intangible assets based on estimated fair
value. The acquisition includes right, title and interest in domain
names, customer and member lists and source code. The results of operations of
the assets acquired were not material.
On May
19, 2006, BigString completed the acquisition of certain assets, including two
websites, from a principal of Lifeline Industries, Inc. In
consideration for the assets, BigString issued 750,000 shares of BigString’s
common stock. The market value of BigString’s common stock on May 19,
2006 was $0.80 per share. In conjunction with this acquisition,
BigString acquired an intangible asset for $600,000 based on estimated fair
value. The acquisition included right, title and interest in domain
names, customer and member lists and source code. The results of operations of
the
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
assets
acquired were not material. Lifeline Industries, Inc. previously entered an
agreement on May 2, 2006, to provide business consultant services to BigString
for three years.
On July
16, 2004, BigString completed the acquisition of Email
Emissary. BigString purchased 100% of Email Emissary’s stock for
20,000,000 shares of BigString’s common stock. BigString acquired
Email Emissary to consolidate its marketing and development
operations. The purchase price of $4,800,000 was allocated to both
tangible and intangible assets and liabilities based on estimated fair
values. Approximately $4,803,000 of identifiable intangible assets
(patent application, trademark and websites) arose from this
transaction. Such intangible assets are being amortized on a
straight-line basis over the estimated economic life of five years.
This
acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and
accordingly, the results of operations of Email Emissary has been included in
BigString’s consolidated financial statements from July 16, 2004, the date of
closing.
NOTE
4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment consist of the following:
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
Computer
equipment and internal software
|
|
$
|
186,609
|
|
|
$
|
255,171
|
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
|
|
5,969
|
|
|
|
5,969
|
|
|
|
|
192,578
|
|
|
|
261,140
|
|
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
96,882
|
|
|
|
98,984
|
|
|
|
$
|
95,696
|
|
|
$
|
162,156
|
|
Depreciation
expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $9,539 and
$12,963, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the
period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through June 30, 2008, depreciation
expense was $19,164, $25,926 and $119,297, respectively.
NOTE
5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES
Other
intangibles consist of a patent application and trademark, logos, source codes
and websites. Amounts assigned to these intangibles have been
determined by management. Management considered a number of factors
in determining the allocations, including an independent formal
appraisal. Other intangibles are being amortized over five
years.
Other
intangible assets consist of the following:
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
Patent
application and trademark
|
|
$
|
4,803,067
|
|
|
$
|
4,803,067
|
|
Logos,
websites and source codes
|
|
|
197,708
|
|
|
|
197,708
|
|
|
|
|
5,000,775
|
|
|
|
5,000,775
|
|
Accumulated
amortization
|
|
|
4,000,135
|
|
|
|
3,519,829
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,000,640
|
|
|
$
|
1,480,946
|
|
Amortization
expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $240,153 and
$270,803, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007 and the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through June 30, 2008,
amortization expense was $240,153, $270,803 and $4,000,135,
respectively.
Other
intangibles are tested annually for impairment. If events indicate that
impairment could exist, a recoverability test is performed comparing future net
cash flows from the asset to the carrying value of the asset. If the
recoverability test indicates the asset is impaired and the asset carrying
amount is greater than fair market value, an impairment charge adjusts the
carrying value to fair market value.
Continuing
losses associated with the assets indicated that impairment may exist. The most
recent recoverability test for the patent application and trademark assets
indicated that the assets were not impaired. In addition, evaluations of fair
market value and weighted, discounted cash flows were greater than the carrying
value.
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
In 2007,
the recoverability test for the logos, websites and source codes, which
primarily include the websites FindItAll, AmericanMoBlog and DailyLOL, indicated
impairment. The fair market value, based on weighted, discounted cash flows and
disposition values, was not material, and an impairment loss of $415,292 for the
carrying amount was recognized.
In June
2008, BigString entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell FindItAll and
AmericanMoBlog for a nominal fee and 20,000,000 shares of common stock in
FindItAll, Inc. The shares and fee were received in July 2008. Accordingly,
BigString recorded a receivable and recorded a gain on sale of intangible assets
of $3,100. Fair market value was determined using the cost method of investment
because BigString has determined that this is a passive investment in a
non-marketable equity and BigString does not have significant influence over the
company.
Estimated
remaining amortization expenses for intangible assets are shown for the
remainder of 2008 and the next four years, as applicable, as
follows:
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|
Estimated
|
|
Years
Ending
|
|
Amortization
|
|
December
31,
|
|
Expense
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
480,308
|
|
2009
|
|
|
520,332
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,000,640
|
|
NOTE
6. OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Other
income (expense) consists of interest income, interest expense, and other,
net.
Interest
income was $1,241 and $5,314 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. Interest income was $3,372, $9,470 and $71,695 for the six months
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation)
through June 30, 2008, respectively.
Interest
expense consists of interest on convertible debt payable on each anniversary
date of the promissory notes and is included in accrued interest. Interest
expense was $19,875 and $8,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007, respectively. Interest expense was $32,873, $8,000 and $64,007 for the six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the period October 8, 2003 (Date of
Formation) through June 30, 2008, respectively.
The
components of other, net consist of expenses related to the convertible
debenture financing, preferred stock financing and warrant and common stock
financings and are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October
8, 2003
|
|
|
|
For
the Three Months Ended
|
|
|
For
the Six Months Ended
|
|
|
(Date
of Formation)
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Amortization
of debt issue costs
|
|
$
|
23,847
|
|
|
$
|
9,434
|
|
|
$
|
47,436
|
|
|
$
|
9,434
|
|
|
$
|
140,275
|
|
Amortization
of promissory note discount
|
|
|
8,388
|
|
|
|
1,740
|
|
|
|
13,167
|
|
|
|
1,740
|
|
|
|
24,831
|
|
Amortization
of beneficial conversion feature
|
|
|
58,956
|
|
|
|
37,036
|
|
|
|
120,501
|
|
|
|
37,036
|
|
|
|
369,109
|
|
Other
financing expenses
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
509,394
|
|
|
|
$
|
91,191
|
|
|
$
|
48,210
|
|
|
$
|
181,104
|
|
|
$
|
48,210
|
|
|
$
|
1,043,609
|
|
Debt
issue costs for the February 2008 and May 2007 financings were $91,706 and
$248,939, respectively, and are being amortized over the term of each note,
which is three years. Amortization is accelerated for the proportion of
promissory notes which are converted in a period.
Other
financing expenses include $250,000 of stock-based other non-cash compensation
for the fair market value of common stock issued for a waiver and release
related to the debt financing in 2007.
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
NOTE
7. INCOME TAXES
BigString
adopted the provisions of the FASB Financial Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), on January 1, 2007. As a
result of the implementation of FIN 48, BigString recognized no adjustment in
the net liability for unrecognized income tax benefits.
BigString
participated in the State of New Jersey’s Economic Development Authority
Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program (the “Program”), which
allows certain high technology and biotechnology companies to sell unused net
operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards to other New Jersey corporation business
taxpayers. The Program requires that the purchaser pay at least 75% of the
amount of the surrendered tax benefit. For the period October 8, 2003 (Date of
Formation) through June 30, 2008, BigString recorded a net state tax benefit of
$258,854 as a result of its sale of $2,442,561 of New Jersey state NOLs and
$74,359 of New Jersey state research and development credits. Gross sales
proceeds were $294,189. Since New Jersey law provides that NOLs can be carried
over for up to seven years, BigString may be able to transfer its unused New
Jersey state NOLs in future years.
The tax
effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of
deferred tax assets include NOL carry forwards and research and development
credits. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that
some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Valuation
allowances for the three and six months ending June 30, 2008 and 2007, and for
the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through June 30, 2008, have been
applied to offset the deferred tax assets in recognition of the uncertainty that
such tax benefits will be realized as BigString continues to incur
losses.
At June
30, 2008, BigString has available NOL carry forwards of approximately $8.5
million for federal income tax reporting purposes and $6.0 million for state
income tax reporting purposes which expire in various years through 2028. The
differences between book income and tax income primarily relates to amortization
of intangible assets and other expenditures. Pursuant to
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the annual
utilization of a company’s NOL and research credit carryforwards may be limited,
and, as such, BigString’s NOL carryforwards available to offset future federal
taxable income may be limited. Similarly, BigString may be restricted in using
its research credit carryforwards to offset future federal income tax
expense.
NOTE
8. LONG-TERM DEBT
On
February 29, 2008, BigString entered into a financing arrangement with several
accredited financing parties. Proceeds from the financing will be used to
support ongoing operations and the advancement of BigString’s technology, and
fund the marketing and the development of its business.
Pursuant
to the Subscription Agreement entered into by BigString with Whalehaven Capital
Fund Limited, Alpha Capital Anstalt and Excalibur Small Cap Opportunities LP
(collectively, the “2008 Subscribers”), the 2008 Subscribers purchased
convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $700,000, which notes are
convertible into shares of BigString’s common stock, and warrants to purchase up
to 2,333,333 shares of BigString's common stock, resulting in net proceeds of
approximately $608,000 after transaction fees of approximately
$92,000. BigString accounted for the convertible notes under SFAS No.
133, and related interpretations including EITF Issue No.
00-19. Approximately $76,200 of the proceeds was allocated to the
warrants based on fair value, and included as additional paid in
capital. Due to the beneficial conversion feature of the convertible
notes, $186,660 was included as additional paid in capital based on the
conversion discount.
Each
convertible note has a term of three years and accrues interest at a rate of six
percent (6%) annually. The holder of a convertible note shall have
the right from and after the issuance thereof until such time as the convertible
note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion
thereof into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.15 per
share. The conversion price and number and kind of shares to be
issued upon conversion of the convertible notes are subject to adjustment from
time to time. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.15 per
share.
In
connection with the February 29, 2008 financing, BigString paid Gem Funding LLC
(the “Finder”) $56,000 and issued a warrant to purchase 373,333 shares of
BigString’s common stock to the Finder on February 29, 2008. The
Finder's warrant is similar to and carries the same rights as the warrants
issued to the 2008 Subscribers.
As a
result of this financing, the conversion price for the outstanding convertible
notes previously issued by BigString in May 2007 was adjusted from $0.18 to
$0.15. In addition, the conversion price of the shares of outstanding
Series A Preferred Stock was adjusted as provided for in the Certificate of
Designations with respect to same.
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
On May 1,
2007, BigString entered into a financing arrangement with several accredited
financing parties. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement entered into by
BigString with Whalehaven Capital Fund Limited, Alpha Capital Anstalt, Chestnut
Ridge Partners LP, Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. and Penn Footwear (collectively,
the “2007 Subscribers”), the 2007 Subscribers purchased convertible notes in the
aggregate principal amount of $800,000, which notes are convertible into shares
of BigString’s common stock, and warrants to purchase up to 1,777,779 shares of
BigString's common stock, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $551,000
after transaction fees of approximately $249,000. BigString accounted
for the convertible notes under SFAS No. 133, and related interpretations
including EITF Issue No. 00-19. Approximately $31,300 of the proceeds
was allocated to the warrants based on fair value, and included as additional
paid in capital. Due to the beneficial conversion feature of the
convertible notes, $666,648 was included as additional paid in capital based on
the conversion discount.
Each
convertible note has a term of three years and accrues interest at a rate of six
percent (6%) annually. The holder of a convertible note shall have
the right from and after the issuance thereof until such time as the convertible
note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion
thereof into shares of BigString’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.15
per share, as adjusted. The conversion price and number and kind of
shares to be issued upon conversion of the convertible notes are subject to
adjustment from time to time. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.30 per
share.
In
connection with the May 1, 2007 financing, BigString paid the Finder $64,000 and
issued a warrant to purchase 213,333 shares of BigString’s common stock to the
Finder on May 1, 2007. The Finder's warrant is similar to and carries
the same rights as the warrants issued to the 2007 Subscribers.
On
November 30, 2007, BigString and the 2007 Subscribers entered into an Agreement,
Waiver and Limited Release. As part of the Agreement, Waiver and Limited
Release, the 2007 Subscribers released BigString from liquidated damages
relating to the outstanding convertible notes. At the date of the Agreement,
Waiver and Limited Release, BigString had accrued $24,267 in liquidated damages.
BigString also granted the 2007 Subscribers 1,000,000 restricted shares of
BigString’s common stock. BigString recorded $250,000 of stock-based other
non-cash compensation expense related to the debt issue.
NOTE
9. COMMON STOCK
On July
18, 2005, BigString amended its Certificate of Incorporation to, among other
things, (i) change its name from Recall Mail Corporation to BigString
Corporation, and (ii) increase the number of shares BigString is authorized to
issue from 50,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares, consisting of 249,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The board of directors
has the authority, without action by the stockholders, to designate and issue
the shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to designate the rights,
preferences and privileges of each series, any or all of which may be greater
than the rights of BigString’s common stock. Currently, there are
400,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding.
In
October 2003, the month of BigString’s formation, BigString issued 21,210,000
shares of its common stock to principals of BigString at no cost to such
principals.
During
2003, BigString concluded a private placement of BigString’s securities,
pursuant to which it sold 40,000 shares of its common stock at a per share
purchase price of $0.25. BigString received $10,000 in gross proceeds
as a result of this private placement.
During
2004, BigString concluded a private placement of BigString’s securities,
pursuant to which it sold 870,000 shares of its common stock at a per share
purchase price of $0.25. BigString received $217,500 in gross
proceeds as a result of this private placement.
During
2004, BigString issued 185,000 shares of its common stock valued at $0.21 per
share in consideration for consulting services provided by two marketing
consultants. BigString recorded consulting expense of $39,251 in
connection with the issuance of these shares. Fair market value was based on
most recent private placement per share purchase price and an agreed upon per
share purchase price discount.
During
2004, BigString completed the acquisition of Email Emissary for 20,000,000
shares of BigString’s common stock for a purchase price of $4,800,000. Fair
market value of $0.24 per share was based on the weighted average private
placement per share purchase prices in 2004 and 2003.
During
2005, BigString issued 50,000 shares of its common stock valued at $0.25 per
share for business advisory services. Fair market value was based on the
concurrent private placement per share purchase price.
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
For the
year ended December 31, 2005, BigString concluded several private placements
pursuant to which it sold 922,000 shares of its common stock at a per share
purchase price of $0.25 and 9,448,125 shares of its common stock at a per share
purchase price of $0.16. As a result of these private placements,
BigString received $1,742,200 in gross proceeds.
On May 2,
2006, BigString issued 1,250,000 shares of its common stock in consideration for
business consultant services. The market value of BigString’s common
stock at May 2, 2006 was $0.82 per share.
On May
19, 2006, BigString completed the acquisition of certain assets and issued
750,000 shares of its common stock. The market value of BigString’s
common stock at May 19, 2006 was $0.80 per share.
During
2006, BigString redeemed 2,000,000 shares of its common stock from each of two
former directors of BigString, and 2,000,000 shares of its common stock from
each of their spouses, at a purchase price of $0.05 per share.
On
February 26, 2007, BigString agreed to issue 140,000 shares of its common stock
to CEOcast, Inc. in consideration for investor relations
services. The market value of BigString’s common stock at February
26, 2007 was $0.50 per share.
Additionally,
on February 26, 2007, BigString agreed to issue 192,000 shares of its common
stock to Howard Greene in consideration for public relations services provided
by Greene Inc. Communications. The market value of BigString’s common
stock at February 26, 2007 was $0.50 per share.
On May 1,
2007, BigString issued 100,000 shares of its common stock to Jonathan Bomser in
consideration for online marketing services provided by CAC, Inc. The
market value of BigString’s common stock at May 1, 2007 was $0.33 per
share.
On
November 30, 2007, BigString agreed to issue 1,000,000 shares of its common
stock to the 2007 Subscribers as part of the Agreement, Waiver and Limited
Release. The market value of BigString’s common stock at November 30, 2007 was
$0.25 per share.
During
November and December 2007, BigString issued an aggregate 861,111 shares of
common stock for the conversion of convertible promissory notes totaling
$155,000. The conversion price was $0.18 per share.
On
February 8, 2008, BigString issued 111,111 shares of its common stock for the
conversion of convertible promissory notes totaling $20,000. The conversion
price was $0.18 per share.
On May 1,
2008, BigString issued 291,713 shares of its common stock for accrued interest
on convertible promissory notes totaling $43,757. The conversion price was $0.15
per share.
NOTE
10. PREFERRED STOCK
On May 19
2006, BigString issued a total of 400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
par value $0.0001 per share, and warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of its
common stock to Witches Rock Portfolio Ltd., The Tudor BVI Global Portfolio
Ltd. and Tudor Proprietary Trading, L.L.C., for an aggregate purchase price of
$2,000,000. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible
under certain circumstances into shares of BigString’s common stock, and have
certain dividend, voting, liquidation and conversion
rights. The warrants are convertible into shares of BigString’s
common stock at an exercise price per share of $1.25. BigString has
registered the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and the shares of common stock underlying the
warrants. In conjunction with this transaction, BigString incurred a
fee of $140,000, which is included in additional paid in capital.
BigString
accounted for the convertible preferred stock under SFAS No. 133, and related
interpretations including EITF Issue No. 00-19. BigString performed
calculations allocating the proceeds of the Series A Preferred Stock with
detachable warrants to each respective security at their fair
values. The value of the warrants of $400,000 was recorded as a
reduction of the Series A Preferred Stock and credited to additional
paid-in-capital. The recorded discount of $480,000 resulting from
allocation of proceeds to the beneficial conversion feature is analogous to a
dividend and is recognized as a return to the preferred stockholders at the date
of issuance of the convertible preferred stock.
NOTE
11. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
On
January 1, 2006, BigString adopted SFAS No. 123(R) requiring the recognition of
compensation expense in the consolidated statements of operations related to the
fair value of its employee and non-employee share-based options
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
and
warrants. SFAS No. 123(R) revises SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation,” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS No. 123(R) is supplemented by SAB
No. 107 and SAB No. 110 which express the SEC staff’s views regarding the
interaction between SFAS No. 123(R) and certain SEC positions and regulations
including the valuation of share-based payment arrangements.
Warrants:
During
2004, BigString granted warrants as payment for advisory
services. The warrants provided for the purchase of 60,000 shares of
BigString’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25. Certain of
these warrants were exercised in 2005, which resulted in 45,000 shares of
BigString’s common stock being issued to the holders thereof. As a
result of these exercises, BigString received $11,250 in gross
proceeds. The remainder of these warrants was exercised in 2006,
which resulted in 15,000 shares of BigString’s common stock being issued to the
holder thereof. As a result of this exercise, BigString recorded a
subscription receivable of $3,750. In connection with the grant of
these warrants, BigString recorded an expense of $3,500 which is included in
BigString’s consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31,
2004. The fair value of the warrants granted was estimated on the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following
weighted average assumptions used: dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of
47%; risk free rate of return of 5%; and expected life of 2
years. The weighted average fair value of these warrants was $0.07
per share.
On
January 1, 2005, BigString granted warrants to two consultants as payment for
advisory services. Each warrant provided for the purchase of 50,000 shares of
BigString’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. One
of the warrants was exercised in 2006, which resulted in 50,000 shares of
BigString’s common stock being issued to the holder thereof. As a
result of this exercise, BigString recorded a subscription receivable of
$12,500. In addition, the other warrant providing for the purchase of
50,000 shares of BigString’s common stock expired on January 1,
2007. In connection with the grant of these warrants, BigString
recorded an expense of $7,400 which is included in BigString’s consolidated
statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005. The
fair value of the warrants granted was estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions used: dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 47%; risk free
rate of return of 5%; and expected life of 2 years. The weighted
average fair value of these warrants was $0.07 per share.
On
September 23, 2005, BigString granted warrants to a consultant, as payment for
advisory services. One warrant provides for the purchase of 1,246,707 shares of
BigString’s common stock with a per share exercise price of $0.16, and the
second warrant provides for the purchase of 1,196,838 shares of BigString’s
common stock with a per share exercise price of $0.20. Each of these
warrants is due to expire on September 23, 2010 and each grant is
non-forfeitable. A portion of each warrant, representing 50,000
shares of common stock, was assigned to a third party. The assigned
portions of the warrants were exercised in 2006, which resulted in 100,000
shares of BigString’s common stock being issued to the holder
thereof. As a result of these exercises, BigString received $18,000
in gross proceeds. In connection with the grant of these warrants,
BigString recorded an expense of $171,800 which is included in BigString’s
consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31,
2005. The fair value of the warrants granted was estimated on the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following
weighted average assumptions used: dividend yield of 0%; expected
volatility of 47%; risk free rate of return of 5%; and expected life of 2
years. The weighted average fair value of these warrants was $0.07
per share.
On May 2,
2006, BigString granted warrants to purchase shares of BigString’s common stock
in consideration for business consultant services to be provided by Lifeline
Industries, Inc. A total of $135,300 of the deferred compensation in
connection with the warrants is being expensed over a period of 36
months. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, BigString
expensed $11,274 and $11,274, respectively, in connection with these services,
and the balance of $37,585 of total unrecognized compensation cost is included
within paid-in-capital on BigString’s consolidated balance sheet. The
fair value of the warrants granted was estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions used: dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 47%; risk free
rate of return of 5%; and expected life of 2 years. The weighted
average fair value of these warrants was $0.42 and $0.18 per share.
On
December 1, 2006, BigString granted warrants to two consultants, as payment for
advisory services. Each warrant provides for the purchase of 50,000
shares of BigString’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per
share. Each of these warrants is due to expire on December 1,
2011. In connection with the grant of these warrants, BigString
recorded an expense of $6,530 which is included in BigString’s consolidated
statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006. The fair value of
the warrants granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used:
dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 47%; risk free rate of return of
4%; and expected life of 3 years. The weighted average fair value of
these warrants was $0.08 per share.
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
As
discussed in Note 8, on May 1, 2007, BigString granted warrants to purchase up
to 1,991,112 shares of BigString's common stock to the 2007 Subscribers and the
Finder. Each of the warrants has a term of five years from May 1,
2007 and was fully vested on the date of issuance. The warrants are exercisable
at $0.30 per share of common stock. A total of $31,320 of the
purchase price for the convertible notes and warrants was allocated to the
warrants based on fair value.
In
November 2007, BigString repriced warrants to purchase 1,713,334 shares of
common stock previously issued to the 2007 Subscribers, which warrants were
subsequently exercised by the 2007 Subscribers at the reduced exercise
price. The exercise price of the repriced warrants was reduced from
$0.30 per share to $0.10 per share. As a result of this repricing,
the warrants with an exercise price of $0.30 per share were deemed cancelled and
new warrants with an exercise price of $0.10 per share were deemed
issued. In December 2007, five repriced warrants were exercised at
the exercise price of $0.10 per share, which resulted in 1,500,001 shares of
BigString’s common stock being issued to the holders thereof. As a
result of these exercises, BigString received $150,000 in gross proceeds. In
addition, one repriced warrant was exercised in January 2008 at the exercise
price of $0.10 per share, which resulted in 213,333 shares of BigString’s common
stock being issued to the holder thereof and $21,333 in gross proceeds to
BigString. The fair value of the warrants deemed cancelled and deemed issued was
estimated on the date of approval by the board of directors of BigString using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions used: dividend yield of 0% and 0%; expected volatility of 69% and
69%; risk free rate of return of 4% and 3%; and expected life of 4 and 0 years
for the deemed cancellation and deemed issue of warrants,
respectively. The weighted average fair value of the deemed
cancellation and deemed issue of warrants was $0.11 per share and $0.12 per
share, respectively. BigString expensed the net fair value of $19,094 for the
year ended December 31, 2007.
As
discussed in Note 8, on February 29, 2008, BigString granted warrants to
purchase up to 2,706,666 shares of BigString's common stock to the 2008
Subscribers and Finder. Each of the warrants has a term of five years
from February 29, 2008 and was fully vested on the date of issuance. The
warrants are exercisable at $0.15 per share of common stock. A total
of $76,176 of the purchase price for the convertible notes and warrants was
allocated to the warrants based on fair value.
The
number of warrants outstanding as of January 1, 2008 and changes to such number
during the six months ended June 30, 2008 are as follows:
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Weighted
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Contractual
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Warrants
outstanding at January 1, 2008
|
|
|
4,384,656
|
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
|
$
|
211,916
|
|
Warrants
granted
|
|
|
2,706,666
|
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
exercised
|
|
|
(213,333
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
cancelled/forfeited/expired
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
6,877,989
|
|
|
$
|
0.37
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Warrants
exercisable at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
6,877,989
|
|
|
$
|
0.37
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax
intrinsic value (the aggregate difference between the closing stock prices of
BigString’s common stock at the specified dates and the exercise prices for
in-the-money warrants) that would have been received by the warrant holders if
all in-the-money warrants had been exercised on the specified
dates.
Warrants
granted during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were 2,706,666 and
1,991,112, respectively. For the period October 8, 2003 (Date of
Formation) through June 30, 2008, warrants to purchase a total of 10,564,657
shares of BigString’s common stock were granted. The weighted average grant date
fair value of warrants granted in the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
was $0.11 and $0.13 per share, respectively.
Warrants
exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were 213,333 and 0,
respectively. Cash received during the six months ended June 30, 2008
and 2007 from the exercise of warrants was $21,333 and $16,250,
respectively. For the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation)
through June 30, 2008, a total of 1,923,334 shares of BigString’s common stock
were purchased upon the exercise of warrants. The total intrinsic value of
warrants exercised in the six months ended June 30, 2008 was
$29,867.
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, 0 and 50,000 warrants were
cancelled, forfeited or expired. During the period October 8, 2003 (Date of
Formation) through June 30, 2008, warrants to purchase a total of 50,000 shares
of BigString’s common stock expired with an aggregate intrinsic value of $26,000
at the date of expiration. In addition, for the period October 8, 2003 (Date of
Formation) through June 30, 2008, warrants to purchase a total of 1,713,334
shares of common stock were cancelled with an aggregate intrinsic value of $0 at
the date of cancellation.
Equity
Incentive Plan and Stock Options Issued to Consultant:
At the
2006 annual meeting of stockholders of BigString, the BigString Corporation 2006
Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) was adopted and approved by
a majority of BigString’s stockholders. Under the Equity Incentive
Plan, incentive and nonqualified stock options and rights to purchase
BigString’s common stock may be granted to eligible
participants. Options are generally priced to be at least 100% of the
fair market value of BigString’s common stock at the date of the
grant. Options are generally granted for a term of five or ten
years. Options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan generally vest
between one and five years.
On July
11, 2006, BigString approved the grant of a non-qualified stock option to
purchase 575,100 shares of BigString’s common stock to Kieran Vogel in
connection with his participation in OurPrisoner, the interactive Internet
television program on the entertainment portal operated by BigString’s
wholly-owned subsidiary, BigString Interactive. As of December 16, 2006, Mr.
Vogel completed his obligation in connection to provide his participation in the
OurPrisoner program and subsequently entered into a contractual relationship
with BigString. The non-qualified stock option has a term of five
years from July 11, 2006 and an exercise price of $0.32 per
share. For the year ended December 31, 2006, BigString recorded a
consulting expense of $47,775 in connection with the contractual relationship
between Mr. Vogel and BigString.
On July
11, 2006, BigString granted incentive stock options to purchase 2,620,000 shares
of BigString’s common stock under its Equity Incentive Plan to certain of
BigString’s employees. Incentive stock options to purchase 1,450,000
shares of BigString’s common stock were granted at an exercise price of $0.32
per underlying share with 25% vesting every three months for one year, and
incentive stock options to purchase 1,170,000 shares of BigString’s common stock
were granted at an exercise price of $0.50 per underlying share with vesting
over periods of three and four years. In addition, non-qualified
stock options to purchase 600,000 shares of BigString’s common stock were
granted to two non-employee directors at an exercise price of $0.50 per
underlying share with vesting over a period of three years.
On
September 18, 2006, BigString granted an incentive stock option to purchase
1,800,000 shares of BigString’s common stock under its Equity Incentive Plan to
BigString’s newly appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer. When vested, 400,000 shares of BigString’s common
stock will be eligible for purchase at the per share price equal to $0.24;
600,000 shares of BigString’s common stock will be eligible for purchase at
$0.50 per share; 400,000 shares of BigString’s common stock will be eligible for
purchase at $.90 per share; and 400,000 shares of BigString’s common stock will
be eligible for purchase at $1.25 per share. The incentive stock option vests
quarterly over a three year period, and the shares of BigString’s common stock
subject to the incentive stock option will vest in order of exercise price, with
the shares with the lower exercise price vesting first.
On
November 14, 2007, BigString granted incentive stock options to purchase
1,275,000 shares of BigString’s common stock under its Equity Incentive Plan to
certain of BigString’s employees. Incentive stock options were
granted at an exercise price of $0.18 per underlying share with 25% vesting
every three months for one year. In addition, non-qualified stock
options to purchase 800,000 shares of BigString’s common stock were granted to
three non-employee directors at an exercise price of $0.18 per underlying share
with 25% vesting every three months for one year.
On
January 14, 2008, BigString granted incentive stock options to purchase 800,000
shares of BigString’s common stock under its Equity Incentive Plan to a new
BigString employee. Incentive stock options were granted at an
exercise price of $0.22 per underlying share with 25% vesting every three months
for one year. These options were forfeited.
On April
11, 2008, BigString granted incentive stock options to purchase 2,580,000 shares
of BigString’s common stock under its Equity Incentive Plan to certain of
BigString’s employees. Incentive stock options were granted at an
exercise price of $0.21 per underlying share with 25% vesting every three months
for one year. In addition, non-qualified stock options to purchase
1,000,000 shares of BigString’s common stock were granted to two non-employee
directors at an exercise price of $0.21 per underlying share with 25% vesting
every three months for one year.
For the
three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, BigString recorded stock-based option
compensation expense of $77,799 and $20,157, respectively. For the
six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the period October 8, 2003 (Date of
Formation) through June 30, 2008, BigString recorded stock-based option
compensation expense of $184,209, $40,314 and $357,446,
respectively. SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at
the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual
forfeitures differ from initial estimates. Stock-based compensation
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
expense
was recorded net of estimated forfeitures. For the six months ended June 30,
2008, revisions based on actual forfeitures were an expense of
$82,905.
The
number of stock options outstanding as of January 1, 2008 and changes to such
number during the six months ended June 30, 2008 are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Contractual
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Options
outstanding at January 1, 2008
|
|
|
7,150,100
|
|
|
$
|
0.41
|
|
|
|
7.7
|
|
|
$
|
221,575
|
|
Options
granted
|
|
|
4,380,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
cancelled/forfeited/expired
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
10,530,100
|
|
|
$
|
0.34
|
|
|
|
6.2
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Options
exercisable at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
4,550,100
|
|
|
$
|
0.33
|
|
|
|
5.9
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax
intrinsic value (the aggregate difference between the closing stock prices of
BigString’s common stock at the specified dates and the exercise prices for
in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders if all
in-the-money options had been exercised on the specified
dates.
Options
granted during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were 4,380,000 and 0,
respectively. For the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through
June 30, 2008, options to purchase a total of 12,050,100 shares of BigString’s
common stock were granted. The weighted average grant date fair value of options
granted in the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $0.08 per share.
No
options were exercised, and no cash received from option exercises and purchases
of shares for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the period October
8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through June 30, 2008. The total tax benefit
attributable to options exercised in the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
and the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through June 30, 2008 was
$0.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the period October 8, 2003 (Date
of Formation) through June 30, 2008, options to purchase a total of 1,000,000,
245,000 and 1,520,000 shares of BigString’s common stock, respectively, were
forfeited or expired with an aggregate intrinsic value of $0 at the date of
expiration.
The fair
value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes valuation model, consistent with the provisions of SFAS No.
123(R), SAB No. 107 and SAB No. 110. Because option-pricing models
require the use of subjective assumptions, changes in these assumptions can
materially affect the fair value of the options. BigString has
limited relevant historical information to support the expected exercise
behavior because BigString’s common stock has been publicly traded only since
May 1, 2006.
The
following table presents the weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the
fair values of the stock options granted in the periods presented:
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|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
%
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
%
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
97
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
%
|
|
|
98
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
%
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term
consistent with the expected life of the awards in effect at the time of the
grant.
BigString
estimates the volatility of its common stock at the date of the grant based on
historical volatility, expected volatility and publicly traded peer
companies.
The
expected life of stock options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan is based
on management judgment, historical experience and publicly traded peer
companies.
BigString
has no history or expectations of paying cash dividends on its common
stock.
NOTE
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Consulting
Agreements:
On
January 27, 2004, BigString entered into an agreement with Greene Inc.
Communications to provide public relations services. In consideration
for services performed, BigString agreed to issue to Howard Greene 140,000
shares of its common stock in April, 2005 and 192,000 shares of its common stock
in February, 2007. Public relation expenses involving Greene Inc.
Communications were $26,184 and $22,149 for the six months ended June 30, 2008
and 2007, respectively, and $172,632 for the period October 8, 2003 (Date of
Formation) through June 30, 2008. Share-based compensation for the period
October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through June 30, 2008 was
$96,000.
On May 2,
2006, BigString signed a three-year business consultant services agreement with
Lifeline Industries, Inc. In consideration for the services to be
performed under the agreement, BigString issued to Lifeline Industries, Inc. (i)
1,250,000 shares of its common stock, (ii) a fully vested, five year warrant to
purchase 225,000 shares of its common stock at a per share purchase price of
$0.48, and (iii) a fully vested, five year warrant to purchase 225,000
shares of its common
stock at a per share purchase price of $1.00. BigString incurred
corresponding non-cash expenses of $193,382, $193,381 and $837,992 for the six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and for the period October 8, 2003 (Date of
Formation) through June 30, 2008, respectively.
On
February 28, 2008, BigString signed a three month, renewable, consulting
agreement with OTC Financial Network, a division of National Financial
Communications Corp., to provide investor relations services. Expenses for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2008 were $75,000 and $80,000,
respectively.
On March
18, 2008, BigString signed a month-to-month consulting agreement with Jayson
Marketing Group, Inc. to provide public relations and event marketing services.
Expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 were $30,587 and
$49,587, respectively.
On April
1, 2008, BigString signed an agreement with Medialink Worldwide, Inc. to provide
media services. Expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were
$23,000.
On April
2, 2008, BigString signed a one month agreement with Coburn Communications, Inc.
for Bill Stanton to provide public relations and marketing services. Expenses
for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were $31,000.
Marketing
Affiliate Commitments:
In
connection with contracts to provide email services to marketing affiliates,
BigString may be obligated to make payments, which may represent a portion of
net advertising revenues, to its marketing affiliates. As of June 30,
2008 and 2007, and for the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation) through
June 30, 2008, these commitments were not material to BigString.
Other
Commitments:
In the
ordinary course of business, BigString may provide indemnifications to
customers, vendors, lessors, marketing affiliates, directors, officers and other
parties with respect to certain matters. It is not possible to
determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification
agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and unique
circumstances involved in each agreement. Historically, BigString has
not incurred material costs as a result of obligation under these agreements and
has not accrued any liabilities related to such agreements.
As of
June 30, 2008, BigString did not have any relationships with unconsolidated
entities or financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special
purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of
facilitating off-
BIGSTRING CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
balance
sheet arrangements or other limited purposes. BigString is not
exposed to financing, liquidity, market or credit risks that could arise under
such relationships.
NOTE
13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July
9, 2008, BigString entered into an asset purchase agreement with
Buddystumbler.com Inc. to purchase websites and related assets for 900,000
shares of BigString common stock. In consideration for certain advisory services
to be provided by the seller over 36 months, BigString will pay to seller a
percentage of net revenues.
Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Provided
below is information about BigString Corporation’s (“BigString”) financial
condition and results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30,
2008 and 2007. This information should be read in conjunction with
BigString’s consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the period October 8, 2003 (Date of Formation)
through June 30, 2008, including the related notes thereto, which are included
on pages 1 through 22 of this report.
Background
BigString
was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 8, 2003 under the name
“Recall Mail Corporation.” The company’s name was formally changed to
“BigString Corporation” in July 2005. BigString was formed to develop
technology that would allow the user of email services to have comprehensive
control, security and privacy relating to the email generated by the
user.
BigString
Interactive, Inc. (“BigString Interactive”), incorporated in the State of New
Jersey, was formed by BigString in early 2006 to develop technology relating to
interactive web portals. BigString Interactive is currently
BigString’s only operating subsidiary.
Email
Emissary, Inc. (“Email Emissary”), incorporated in the State of Oklahoma, was
acquired by BigString in July 2004. In September 2006, all of Email Emissary’s
assets, including its pending patent application, were transferred to
BigString. Email Emissary was dissolved on May 17, 2007.
Development
Stage Company
BigString
is considered a development stage enterprise as defined in Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 7, “Accounting and Reporting for
Development Stage Companies,” issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(the “FASB”). BigString has limited revenue to date and continues to
raise capital. There is no assurance that ultimately BigString will achieve a
profitable level of operations.
Overview
BigString is a technology firm with a
global client base, focused on providing a superior online communications
experience for its users. BigString’s goal is to make Internet communication
more efficient, reliable and valuable, while protecting individual privacy and
proprietary information. BigString has developed innovative messaging
services that allow users to easily send, recall, erase, self-destruct and
secure electronic messages.
BigString’s innovations in recallable,
erasable email provide a new level of privacy and security for those who wish to
protect their proprietary information and manage their digital
rights. BigString serves three main email markets: free and paid
email accounts for individuals, professional business email solutions, and email
marketing services. BigString 3.0 email provides, at no cost to its users,
advanced spam filters, virus protection and large-storage, web-based email
accounts with features similar to those offered by AOL
®
,
Yahoo
®
,
Hotmail
®
,
Google
®
,
Verizon
®
and
Comcast
®
. In
addition to the equivalent features provided by competitors, BigString 3.0
offers erasable, recallable and self-destructing applications, non-printable and
non-forwardable emails, set time or number of views (including ‘view-once’) and
masquerading to protect the sender’s privacy and security. BigString 3.0 also
allows a sender to view tracking reports that indicate when emails were opened
by the recipient and how many times they were viewed. Senders can
add, change and/or delete attachments before or after a recipient opens the
email. In addition, BigString 3.0 allows senders to direct emails to
disintegrate in front of their recipient’s eyes and allows senders to create,
save and send self-destructing video email.
Building
on the popularity of the social networking sites such as Facebook
®
,
MySpace
®
,
Friendster
®
and
LinkedIn
®
,
BigString’s social networking applications allow users to easily send and
receive messages, notifications, email and videos that self-destruct on command.
These rapidly growing, adjacent markets offer BigString the opportunity to
leverage its capabilities in messaging and streaming audio and video to create
complementary messaging applications. BigString’s development efforts are
focused to address security and privacy gaps in social networking messaging
applications.
BigString’s self-destructing, instant
messaging technology enables users to send instant messages (“IM”) that
self-destruct after being sent. BigStringIM, available as a web version or a
free plug-in for AOL’s AIM™, prevents logging, saving or screen printing to
address security and privacy gaps in the large, growing instant messaging
market. BigString also offers a multi-platform IM integration which allows users
to sign into BigStringIM, AIM™, Yahoo™, MSN™ and Google Talk™
concurrently.
BigString also provide hosting, private
label, and co-branded solutions. Web publishers and content sites may offer
BigString’s messaging services to their existing registered member base as well
as all future members that register. The web publishers and content sites are
responsible for marketing. BigString receives advertising revenue associated
with these marketing affiliations and may also receive premium fees when
registered members upgrade service. In conjunction with contracts to
provide email services to marketing affiliates, BigString may be obligated to
make payments, which may represent a portion of revenue, to its marketing
affiliates.
In order for BigString to grow its
business and increase its revenue, it is critical for BigString to attract and
retain new customers. For BigString to increase its revenue,
BigString needs to establish a large customer base. A large customer
base of free email and messaging services provides BigString with more
opportunities to sell its premium services, which could result in increased
revenue. In addition, a large customer base may allow BigString to
increase its advertising rates and attract other Internet based advertising and
marketing firms to advertise and form marketing affiliations with BigString,
which could result in increased advertising and product fee
revenues.
BigString’s
marketing efforts focus on increasing brand awareness and consumer adoption of
its messaging products. Promotions included email tag lines, organic search,
paid search, banners, blogs, social networks, video and other viral tactics,
multimedia, print, and radio. BigString has also developed product packages
which may help BigString in achieving critical mass, including hosting, private
label, and co-branded solutions, email marketing services and a video alliance
program.
BigString
currently markets to Internet users who seek to utilize the Internet as their
source for email and messaging services. Generally, BigString
products and services can be readily accessed through the Internet and thus from
virtually anywhere where the Internet is accessible. Email users can
access BigString’s English language site, www.BigString.com, on a global basis,
24 hours a day. As of June 30, 2008, BigString email visitors
accessed www.BigString.com from 216 countries/territories, compared to 190
countries/territories as of December 31, 2007, and 60 countries/territories as
of December 31, 2006. The top five countries by visits to
www.BigString.com are as follows: United States 63%, United Kingdom 7%, Canada
5%, India 3%, and Australia 2%, followed by Germany, Italy, Philippines, Brazil
and the Netherlands.
Certain criteria BigString reviews to
measure its performance are set forth below:
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the
number of first time and repeat users of the
services;
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the
number of pages of the website viewed by a
user;
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the
number of free and/or paid accounts for each
service;
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the
number of users of the free services who purchase one of the premium
product packages;
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the
length of time between the activation of a free account and the conversion
to a paid account;
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the
retention rate of customers, including the number of account closures and
the number of refund requests;
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the
acquisition cost per user for each of the
services;
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the
cost and effectiveness for each of the promotional
efforts;
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the
revenue and effectiveness of advertisements served;
and
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the
revenue, impressions, clicks and actions per
user.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
BigString’s discussion and analysis of
financial condition and results of operations are based upon BigString’s
consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements
requires BigString to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. On an on-going basis, BigString evaluates its estimates,
including those related to intangible assets, income taxes and contingencies and
litigation. BigString bases its estimates on historical expenses and
various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under
different assumptions or conditions.
BigString believes the following
critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates
used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition.
BigString derives revenue from online services,
electronic commerce, advertising and data network services. BigString
also derives revenue from marketing affiliations. BigString
recognizes revenue in accordance with the guidance contained in the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104,
“Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.”
Consistent
with the provisions of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No.
99-19, “Reporting Revenue Gross As A Principal Versus Net As An Agent,”
BigString generally recognizes revenue associated with its advertising and
marketing affiliation programs on a gross basis due primarily to the following
factors: BigString is the primary obligor; has general inventory
risk; has latitude in establishing prices; has discretion in supplier selection;
performs part of the service; and determines specifications. In
connection with contracts to provide email services to marketing affiliates,
BigString may be obligated to make payments, which may represent a portion of
revenue, to its marketing affiliates.
Consistent
with EITF Issue No. 01-9, “Accounting for Considerations Given by a Vendor to a
Customer (Including the Reseller of the Vendor’s Product),” BigString accounts
for cash considerations given to customers, for which it does not receive a
separately identifiable benefit or cannot reasonable estimate fair value, as a
reduction of revenue rather than an expense. Accordingly,
corresponding distributions to active users and distributions of referral fees
are recorded as a reduction of gross revenue.
BigString records its allowance for
doubtful accounts based upon an assessment of various factors, including
historical experience, age of the accounts receivable balances, the credit
quality of customers, current economic conditions and other factors that may
affect customers’ ability to pay.
Stock-Based
Compensation.
Effective January 1, 2006, BigString
accounts for stock-based compensation under SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based
Payment” (“SFAS No. 123(R)”). BigString adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using
the modified prospective method. Under this method, SFAS No. 123(R)
applies to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after
the required effective date of SFAS No. 123(R). Additionally,
compensation costs for the portion of the awards outstanding as of the required
effective date of SFAS No. 123(R), for which the requisite service has not been
rendered, are being recognized as the requisite service is rendered after the
required effective date of SFAS No. 123(R). The compensation cost for
the portion of awards is based on the grant-date fair value of those awards as
calculated for either recognition or pro forma disclosures under SFAS No. 123,
“Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.” Changes to the grant-date
fair value of equity awards granted before the required effective date of SFAS
No. 123(R) are precluded. The compensation cost for those earlier
awards is attributed to periods beginning on or after the required effective
date of SFAS No. 123(R) using the attribution method that was used under SFAS
No. 123, except that the method of recognizing forfeitures only as they occur
was not continued.
BigString
has one stock-based compensation plan under which incentive and nonqualified
stock options or rights to purchase stock may be granted to employees, directors
and other eligible participants. BigString issues shares of its common stock,
warrants to purchase common stock and non-qualified stock options to
non-employees as stock-based compensation. BigString accounts for the
services using the fair market value of the consideration issued.
Research and
Development.
BigString accounts for research and development
costs in accordance with accounting pronouncements, including SFAS No. 2
“Accounting for Research and Development Costs,” and SFAS No. 86, “Accounting
for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise
Marketed.” BigString has determined that technological feasibility
for its software products is reached shortly before the products are
released. Research and development costs incurred between the
establishment of technological feasibility and product release have not been
material and have accordingly been expensed when incurred.
Evaluation of Long-Lived
Assets.
BigString reviews property and equipment and
finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. In
accordance with the guidance provided in SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” if the carrying value of the
long-lived asset exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows to be
generated by such asset, the asset would be adjusted to its fair value and an
impairment loss would be charged to operations in the period identified. Should
the impairment loss be significant, the charge to operations could have a
material adverse effect on BigString’s results of operations and financial
condition.
Intangible
Assets.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill
and other Intangible Assets.” SFAS No. 142 specifies the financial
accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill and other indefinite life
intangible assets. Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are no
longer amortized, but are reviewed for impairment at least
annually. The valuation of intangible assets has been determined by
management after considering a number of factors.
Accounting for
Derivatives.
BigString evaluates its options, warrants or
other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those
contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for under
SFAS
No. 133
and related interpretations including EITF 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative
Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own
Stock.”
Results
of Operations
For
the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
Net Loss.
For the
three months ended June 30, 2008, net loss was $1,002,015, as compared to a net
loss of $912,842 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The $89,173 increase
in net loss was primarily attributable to a $58,929 increase in other income
(expense) related to interest and amortization expenses on convertible
promissory notes.
For the
six months ended June 30, 2008, net loss was $1,835,394, as compared to a net
loss of $1,694,328 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The $141,066 increase
in net loss was primarily attributable to a $163,865 increase in other income
(expense) related to interest and amortization expenses on convertible
promissory notes.
Revenues.
For the
three months ended June 30, 2008, revenues were $12,646, a $3,234 increase from
revenues of $9,412 earned in the three months ended June 30, 2007. Of
the revenues generated for the three months ended June 30, 2008, $3,835 was
generated from advertisers and $8,811 was generated from product and service
fees, as compared to $4,306 from advertisers and $5,106 from product and service
fees for the three months ended June 30, 2007.
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BigString’s
advertising revenues are paid based on a mix of impressions, clicks and
actions. The 11% decrease in advertising revenues was primarily
attributable to reduced rates partially offset by increased
traffic.
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BigString
offers three products for purchase: premium upgrades for individual
accounts; professional business email solutions; and email marketing
services. BigString also charges development fees for its private label
services. Pre-paid purchases are deferred and recognized as revenues as
the services are performed. The 73% increase in product and service fee
revenues was primarily attributable to the private label
services.
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For the
six months ended June 30, 2008, revenues were $22,344, a $3,157 increase from
revenues of $19,187 earned in the six months ended June 30, 2007. Of
the revenues generated for the six months ended June 30, 2008, $8,260 was
generated from advertisers and $14,084 was generated from product and service
fees, as compared to $8,682 from advertisers and $10,505 from product and
service fees for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
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The
5% decrease in advertising revenues was primarily attributable to reduced
rates partially offset by increased
traffic.
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The
34% increase in product and service fee revenues was primarily
attributable to the private label
services.
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At June
30, 2008, unearned revenue from product and service fees decreased to $5,177
from $9,288 at December 31, 2007.
Operating
Expenses.
For the three months ended June 30, 2008, operating
expenses were $904,836, a $33,478 increase from operating expenses of $871,358
incurred in the three months ended June 30, 2007. Operating expenses, excluding
amortization, depreciation and share-based compensation expenses, for the three
months ended June 30, 2008 were $480,654, a $65,409 increase from the same prior
year period.
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Cost
of revenues: Cost of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008
were $18,356, as compared to $25,796 for the same prior year
period. The $7,440 decrease in cost was primarily attributable
to a reduction in staffing and associated overhead
expenses.
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Research
and development: Research and development expenses for the three months
ended June 30, 2008 were $125,430, as compared to $118,290 for the same
prior year period. The $7,140 increase in expenses was
primarily attributable to an increase in development staffing and
associated overhead costs.
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Sales
and marketing: Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 were $109,569, as compared to $136,793 for the same prior
year period. The $27,224 decrease in expenses was primarily
attributable to a reduction in staffing and associated overhead expenses.
The decrease in online marketing expenses was offset by an increase in
public relations expenses.
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General
and administrative: General and administrative expenses for the three
months ended June 30, 2008 were $411,328, as compared to $319,676 for the
same prior year period. The $91,652 increase in expenses was
primarily attributable to increased stock option expense for employee
retention and increased legal and professional
fees.
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Amortization:
Amortization expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were
$240,153, as compared to $270,803 for the same prior year
period. The $30,650 decrease in expense was primarily
attributable to the 2007 impairment of intangible assets related to
FindItAll, AmericanMoBlog and
DailyLOL.
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For the
six months ended June 30, 2008, operating expenses were $1,647,133, a $19,642
decrease from operating expenses of $1,666,775 incurred in the six months ended
June 30, 2007. Operating expenses, excluding amortization, depreciation and
share-based compensation expenses, for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were
$770,072, a $64,941 increase from the same prior year period.
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Cost
of revenues: Cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were
$39,596, as compared to $69,120 for the same prior year
period. The $29,524 decrease in cost was primarily attributable
to a reduction in staffing and associated overhead
expenses.
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Research
and development: Research and development expenses for the six months
ended June 30, 2008 were $255,560, as compared to $257,387 for the same
prior year period. The $1,827 decrease in expenses was
primarily attributable to a reduction in development staffing and
associated overhead costs.
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Sales
and marketing: Sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June
30, 2008 were $142,218, as compared to $203,739 for the same prior year
period. The $61,521 decrease in expenses was primarily
attributable to a reduction in advertising and staffing and associated
overhead expenses, partially offset by an increase in public relations
expenses.
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General
and administrative: General and administrative expenses for the six months
ended June 30, 2008 were $729,453, as compared to $594,923 for the same
prior year period. The $134,530 increase in expenses was
primarily attributable to increased stock option expense for employee
retention, including revisions based on actual forfeitures of option grant
estimates under SFAS No. 123(R), partially offset by a reduction in legal
and professional fees, staffing and associated overhead
expenses.
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Amortization:
Amortization expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were
$480,306, as compared to $541,606 for the same prior year
period. The $61,300 decrease in expense was primarily
attributable to the 2007 impairment of intangible assets related to
FindItAll, AmericanMoBlog and
DailyLOL.
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Other income
(expense).
For the three months ended June 30, 2008, other
expenses were $109,825, a $58,929 increase over other expenses of $50,896 in
three months ended June 30, 2007.
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Interest
income: Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was
$1,241, as compared to $5,314 for the same prior year period. The $4,073
decrease was attributable to both lower rates and lower cash
balances.
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Interest
expense: Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was
$19,875, as compared to $8,000 for the same prior year period. Interest
expense consists of accrued interest on convertible promissory
notes.
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Other,
net: Other, net expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were
$91,191, as compared to $48,210 for the same prior year period. The
$42,981 increase was primarily attributable to the February 29, 2008 and
May 1, 2007 convertible note and warrant financings, including
amortization of debt issue costs, amortization of promissory note discount
and amortization of beneficial conversion
features.
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For the
six months ended June 30, 2008, other expenses were $210,605, a $163,865
increase over other expenses of $46,740 in six months ended June 30,
2007.
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Interest
income: Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $3,372,
as compared to $9,470 for the same prior year period. The $6,098 decrease
was attributable to both lower rates and lower cash
balances.
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Interest
expense: Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was
$32,873, as compared to $8,000 for the same prior year period. Interest
expense consists of accrued interest on convertible promissory
notes.
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Other,
net: Other, net expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were
$181,104, as compared to $48,210 for the same prior year period. The
$132,894 increase was primarily attributable to the February 29, 2008 and
May 1, 2007 convertible note and warrant financings, including
amortization of debt issue costs, amortization of promissory note discount
and amortization of beneficial conversion features. For the six months
ended June 30, 2008, debt issue costs were $91,706 and are being amortized
over the term of the convertible notes, which is three years. Amortization
is accelerated for the proportion of promissory notes which are converted
in a period.
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Income Taxes.
For
the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, BigString has applied
valuation allowances to offset the deferred tax assets in recognition of the
uncertainty that such tax benefits will be realized.
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At
June 30, 2008, BigString has available net operating loss carry forwards
of approximately $8.5 million for federal income tax reporting purposes
and $6.0 million for state income tax reporting purposes which expire in
various years through 2027. The differences between book income and tax
income primarily relates to amortization of intangible assets and other
expenditures. Pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the annual utilization of a company’s
net operating loss and research credit carry forwards may be limited, and,
as such, BigString may be restricted in using its net operating loss and
research credit carry forwards to offset future federal income tax
expense.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
BigString’s
operating and capital requirements have exceeded its cash flow from operations
as BigString has been building its business. Since inception through
June 30, 2008, BigString has expended $5,061,875 for operating and investing
activities, which has been primarily funded by investments of $5,235,290 from
BigString’s stockholders and convertible note and warrant
holders. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, BigString expended
$889,708 for operating and investing activities, an increase of $36,103 from the
amount expended during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
BigString’s
cash balance as of June 30, 2008 was $173,415, which was a decrease of $124,618
from the cash balance of $298,033 as of December 31, 2007. This
decrease to the cash balance was related to operating outlays of $940,517
primarily associated with the development of products and services, marketing
and professional fees. These cash outflows were partially offset by $815,899
raised through the exercise of warrants and private placement of convertible
notes, warrants and common stock, and the sale of property and
equipment.
Management
believes BigString’s current cash balance of $77,379 at August 12, 2008 is not
sufficient to fund the minimum level of operations for the next twelve
months.
BigString’s
consolidated financial statements beginning on page 2 have been prepared
assuming BigString will continue as a going concern. As more fully
explained in Note 2 to BigString’s consolidated financial statements, BigString
has a working capital deficit and has incurred losses since operations
commenced. BigString’s continued existence is dependent upon its
ability to obtain needed working capital through additional equity and/or debt
financing and revenue to cover expenses as BigString continues to incur
losses. These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about BigString’s
ability to continue as a going concern. BigString’s consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the
outcome of these uncertainties should BigString be unable to continue as a going
concern.
On
February 29, 2008, BigString entered into a financing arrangement with
Whalehaven Capital Fund Limited, Alpha Capital Anstalt and Excalibur Small Cap
Opportunities LP (collectively, the “2008 Subscribers”), pursuant to which the
2008 Subscribers purchased convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount
of $700,000, which notes are convertible into shares of BigString’s common
stock, and warrants to purchase up to 2,333,333 shares of BigString's common
stock. Each convertible note has a term of three years and accrues interest at a
rate of six percent (6%) annually. The holder of a convertible note
shall have the right from and after the issuance thereof until such time as the
convertible note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal
portion thereof into shares of BigString’s common stock at a conversion price of
$0.15 per share. The conversion price and number and kind of shares
to be issued upon conversion of the convertible notes are subject to adjustment
from time to time. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.15 per
share.
If the
revenue from BigString’s operations are not adequate to allow BigString to pay
the principal and interest on the outstanding convertible notes, and the
convertible notes are not converted into shares of common stock, BigString will
seek additional equity financing and/or debt financing. It is also
possible that BigString will seek to borrow money from traditional lending
institutions, such as banks.
BigString
has completed significant development of its email and messaging services and
has made adjustments to its cost structure, such as the elimination of expenses
associated with the production of OurPrisoner and the reduction of a portion of
compensation costs associated with development. BigString has also
reduced general expenses such as rent and other discretionary expenses. As
discussed under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, operating expenses, excluding amortization, depreciation,
impairment and share-based compensation expenses, were $770,072 for the six
months ended June 30, 2008.
BigString
expects to continue development of its messaging, email and related product and
service offerings. BigString also expects sales, marketing and advertising
expenses and cost of revenues to increase as BigString promotes and grows its
product and service offerings. However, if revenue and cash balances
are insufficient to fund the
continued
growth of its business, BigString will seek additional funds. There
can be no assurance that such funds will be available to BigString or that
adequate funds for its operations, whether from debt or equity financings, will
be available when needed or on terms satisfactory to
BigString. Failure to obtain adequate additional financing may
require BigString to delay or curtail some or all of its business efforts and
could cause BigString to seek bankruptcy protection. Any additional equity
financing may involve substantial dilution to BigString’s then-existing
stockholders.
BigString’s
officers and directors have not, as of the date of this filing, loaned any funds
to BigString. There are no formal commitments or arrangements to advance or loan
funds to BigString or repay any such advances or loans.
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3.
Quantitative a
n
d Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
BigString
is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide this
information.
Item
4T.
Controls and
P
rocedures
As
required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period
covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, BigString carried out an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of BigString’s
disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out
under the supervision and with the participation of BigString’s management,
including BigString’s President and Chief Executive Officer and BigString’s
Chief Financial Officer, who concluded that BigString’s disclosure controls and
procedures are effective. There has been no change in BigString’s
internal controls during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, BigString’s internal control over
financial reporting.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in BigString’s reports filed or
submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without
limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed in BigString’s reports filed under the Exchange Act is
accumulated and communicated to management, including BigString’s Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
PART
II.
O
THER INFORMATION
Item
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BigString
is not a party to, and none of its property is the subject of, any pending
legal proceedings. To BigString’s knowledge, no governmental authority is
contemplating any such proceedings.
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Item
1A.
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BigString
is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide
this information.
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Item
2.
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Unregister
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d Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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None.
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Defaults U
p
on Senior Securities
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None.
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4.
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Submissi
o
n of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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The
following matter was submitted to a vote of BigString’s stockholders at
BigString’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 29, 2008 (the
“Annual Meeting”). The number of shares of BigString’s common
stock that were present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy was
36,698,909.
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Election of
Directors
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At
the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected each of Robert S.
DeMeulemeester, Marc W. Dutton, Adam M. Kotkin, Darin M. Myman and Todd M.
Ross to serve as a director of BigString. Each nominee for
director was elected for a one year term. The balloting for
election was as
follows:
|
Name
of Director
|
|
Votes
For
|
|
|
Percentage
|
|
Votes
Withheld
|
|
Percentage
|
Robert
S. DeMeulemeester
|
|
|
34,701,432
|
|
|
|
94.6
|
%
|
|
|
1,997,477
|
|
|
|
5.4
|
%
|
Marc
W. Dutton
|
|
|
36,592,654
|
|
|
|
99.7
|
%
|
|
|
106,255
|
|
|
|
0.3
|
%
|
Adam
M. Kotkin
|
|
|
36,369,920
|
|
|
|
99.1
|
%
|
|
|
328,989
|
|
|
|
0.9
|
%
|
Darin
M. Myman
|
|
|
36,340,420
|
|
|
|
99.0
|
%
|
|
|
358,489
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
%
|
Todd
M. Ross
|
|
|
36,372,920
|
|
|
|
99.1
|
%
|
|
|
325,989
|
|
|
|
0.9
|
%
|
Item
5.
|
|
|
|
|
None.
|
|
|
Item
6.
|
|
|
|
|
See
Index of Exhibits commencing on page
E-1.
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
BigString
Corporation
|
|
Registrant
|
|
|
|
|
Dated: August
14, 2008
|
/s/
Darin M. Myman
|
|
Darin
M. Myman
|
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
Dated: August
14, 2008
|
/s/
Robert S. DeMeulemeester
|
|
Robert
S. DeMeulemeester
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
(Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of
Exhibit
|
|
|
|
|
3.1.1
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of BigString, placed into effect on October 8, 2003,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on August
29, 2005.
|
|
|
3.1.2
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of BigString, placed into
effect on July 19, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed
with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
3.1.3
|
Certificate
of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share,
of BigString, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.3 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22, 2006.
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
Amended
and Restated By-laws of BigString, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No.
333-127923) filed with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
4.1
|
Specimen
certificate representing BigString’s common stock, par value $.0001 per
share, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
Form
of Convertible Note, dated May 1, 2007, issued to the following persons
and in the following amounts: Whalehaven Capital Fund Limited ($250,000);
Alpha Capital Anstalt ($250,000); Chestnut Ridge Partners LP ($125,000);
Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. ($125,000); and Penn Footwear ($50,000),
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 3, 2007.
|
|
|
4.3
|
Form
of Convertible Note, dated February 29, 2008, issued to the following
subscribers and in the following amounts: Whalehaven Capital Fund Limited
($250,000); Alpha Capital Anstalt ($250,000); and Excalibur Small Cap
Opportunities LP ($200,000), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6,
2008.
|
|
|
10.1
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 2005, between BigString and AJW New
Millennium Offshore, Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923)
filed with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
|
10.2
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 2005, between BigString and AJW
Partners, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed
with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.3
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 2005, between BigString and AJW
Qualified Partners, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed
with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
|
10.4
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2005, between BigString and David Matthew
Arledge, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.5
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2005, between BigString and David A.
Arledge, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.6
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated July 31, 2005, between BigString and Jeffrey M.
Barber and Jo Ann Barber, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed
with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2005, between BigString and Nicholas
Codispoti, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.8
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2005, between BigString and Nicholas
Codispoti, IRA Account, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed
with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.9
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2005, between BigString and Nicholas
Codispoti, President, Codispoti Foundation, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.9 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No.
333-127923) filed with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.10
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2005, between BigString and Jon M.
Conahan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.11
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated July 31, 2005, between BigString and Michael
Dewhurst, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.12
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2005, between BigString and Theodore
Fadool, Jr., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed
with the SEC on August 29, 2005
|
|
|
10.13
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2005, between BigString and Charles S.
Guerrieri, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.14
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated August 9, 2005, between BigString and James R.
Kauffman and Barbara Kauffman, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14
to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923)
filed with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.15
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated July 31, 2005, between BigString and Joel Marcus,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on August
29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.16
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 2005, between BigString and New
Millennium Capital Partners II, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.16 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No.
333-127923) filed with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.17
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated July 31, 2005, between BigString and Richard and
Georgia Petrone, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed
with the SEC on August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.18
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated July 31, 2005, between BigString and David and Kim
Prado, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.19
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated August 4, 2005, between BigString and Marc
Sandusky, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.20
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated August 6, 2005, between BigString and Shefts
Family LP, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.21
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 17, 2005, between BigString and Thomas
Shields, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-127923) filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2005.
|
|
|
10.22
|
Agreement,
dated December 1, 2005, by and among BigString and the following selling
stockholders: AJW New Millennium Offshore, Ltd., AJW Qualified
Partners, LLC, AJW Partners, LLC, David M. Adredge, David A. Arledge,
Susan Baran, Jeffrey M. Barber and JoAnn Barber, Nicholas Codispoti,
Nicholas Codispoti, IRA, Codispoti Foundation, Jon M. Conahan, Dean G.
Corsones, Michael Dewhurst, Marc Dutton, Theodore Fadool, Jr., Howard
Greene, Harvey M. Goldfarb, Charles S. Guerrieri, Brenda L. Herd and Glenn
A. Herd, Herd Family Partnership, Ronald C. Herd and Michele Herd, Steven
Hoffman, James R. Kaufman and Barbara Kaufman, Jeffrey Kay and Lisa Kay,
Gerald Kotkin, Paul A. Levis PSP, Joel Marcus, Barbara A. Musco and Barrie
E. Bazar, Craig Myman, New Millennium Capital Partners II, LLC, Alfred
Pantaleone, Sara R. Pasquarello, Richard P. Petrone and George Petrone,
David Prado and Kim Prado, Lee Rosenberg, Todd M. Ross, Marc Sandusky,
Adam Schaffer, H. Joseph Sgroi, Shefts Family LP, Thomas Shields, Mark
Yuko, Bradley Zelenitz and Shefts Associates, Inc., incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with
the SEC on March 31, 2006.
|
10.23
|
Business
Consultant Services Agreement by and between BigString and Shefts
Associates, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No.
333-127923) filed with the SEC on October 21, 2005.
|
|
|
10.24
|
Lease
between BigString, as Tenant, and Walter Zimmerer & Son, as Landlord,
dated May 8, 2007, for the premises located at 3 Harding Road, Suite E,
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to
the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-143793)
filed with the SEC on June 15, 2007.
|
|
|
10.25
|
Business
Consultant Services Agreement, dated May 2, 2006, by and between BigString
and Lifeline Industries, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32
to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 4,
2006.
|
|
|
10.26
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2006, by and among BigString and
Witches Rock Portfolio Ltd., The Tudor BVI Global Portfolio Ltd. and
Tudor Proprietary Trading, L.L.C., including Schedule 1 – Schedule of
Purchasers, and Exhibit C – Form of Warrant. Upon the request
of the SEC, BigString agrees to furnish copies of each of the following
schedules and exhibits:
Schedule
2-3.2(d)
– Warrants;
Schedule 2-3.3
– Registration Rights;
Schedule 2-3.7
– Financial Statements;
Schedule 2-3.10
– Broker’s or Finder’s Fees;
Schedule 2-3.11
– Litigation;
Schedule 2-3.16
– Intellectual Property Claims Against the Company;
Schedule 2-3.17
– Subsidiaries;
Schedule
2-3.19(a)
– Employee Benefit Plans;
Schedule 2-3.22
– Material Changes;
Exhibit A
–
Form of Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock;
Exhibit B
–
Form of Registration Rights Agreement;
Exhibit D
–
Form of Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Legal Opinion, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on May 22, 2006.
|
|
|
10.27
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2006, by and among BigString and
Witches Rock Portfolio Ltd., The Tudor BVI Global Portfolio Ltd. and
Tudor Proprietary Trading, L.L.C., incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.34 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22,
2006.
|
|
|
10.28
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2006, by and between BigString and
Robb Knie. Upon the request of the SEC, BigString agrees to
furnish a copy of
Exhibit A
–
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, and
Exhibit B
–
Investor Suitability Questionnaire, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.35 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22,
2006.
|
|
|
10.29
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2006, by and between BigString and
Robb Knie, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22, 2006.
|
|
|
10.30
|
Stock
Redemption Agreement, dated May 31, 2006, by and between BigString and
David L. Daniels, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-135837) filed
with the SEC on July 18, 2006.
|
|
|
10.31
|
Stock
Redemption Agreement, dated May 31, 2006, by and between BigString and
Deborah K. Daniels, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-135837) filed
with the SEC on July 18, 2006.
|
|
|
10.32
|
Stock
Redemption Agreement, dated May 31, 2006, by and between BigString and
Charles A. Handshy, Jr., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-135837) filed
with the SEC on July 18, 2006.
|
|
|
10.33
|
Stock
Redemption Agreement, dated May 31, 2006, by and between BigString and
June E. Handshy, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-135837) filed
with the SEC on July 18, 2006.
|
|
|
10.34
|
Letter
Agreement, dated September 18, 2006, between BigString and Robert
DeMeulemeester, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 21,
2006.
|
|
|
10.35
|
BigString
Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.42 to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on
April 2, 2007.
|
|
|
10.35.1
|
Form
of Incentive Option Agreement (Employees), incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.42.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on
April 2, 2007.
|
|
|
10.35.2
|
Form
of Director Option Agreement (Non-employee
Directors), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42.2 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on April 2,
2007.
|
10.36
|
Subscription
Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2007, by and among BigString and
Whalehaven Capital Fund Limited, Alpha Capital Anstalt, Chestnut Ridge
Partners LP, Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. and Penn Footwear, including
Exhibit B
–
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant. Upon the request of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, BigString agrees to furnish copies of
each of the following schedules and exhibits:
Schedule 5(a)
–
Subsidiaries;
Schedule 5(d)
–
Additional Issuances/Capitalization;
Schedule 5(f)
–
Conflicts;
Schedule 5(q)
–
Undisclosed Liabilities;
Schedule 5(v)
–
Transfer Agent;
Schedule 8
–
Finder’s Fee;
Schedule 9(s)
–
Lockup Agreement Providers;
Schedule
11.1(iv)
– Additional Securities to be Included in the Registration
Statement;
Exhibit A
–
Form of Convertible Note (included as Exhibit 4.2);
Exhibit C
–
Form of Escrow Agreement;
Exhibit D
–
Form of Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Legal Opinion;
Exhibit E
–
Proposed Public Announcement; and
Exhibit F
–
Form of Lock-Up Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 3,
2007.
|
|
|
10.37
|
Agreement,
Waiver and Limited Release, dated as of November 30, 2007, by and among
BigString and the Releasors, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 5,
2007.
|
|
|
10.38
|
Subscription
Agreement, dated as of February 29, 2008, by and among BigString and
Whalehaven Capital Fund Limited, Alpha Capital Anstalt and Excalibur Small
Cap Opportunities LP, including
Exhibit B
–
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant. Upon the request of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, BigString agrees to furnish copies of
each of the following schedules and exhibits:
Schedule 5(a)
–
Subsidiaries;
Schedule 5(d)
–
Additional Issuances/Capitalization;
Schedule 5(f)
–
Conflicts;
Schedule 5(q)
–
Undisclosed Liabilities;
Schedule 5(v)
–
Transfer Agent;
Schedule 8
–
Finder’s Fee;
Schedule 9(s)
–
Lockup Agreement Providers;
Exhibit A
–
Form of Convertible Note (included as Exhibit 4.2);
Exhibit C
–
Form of Escrow Agreement;
Exhibit D
–
Form of Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Legal Opinion;
Exhibit E
–
Proposed Public Announcement; and
Exhibit F
–
Form of Lock-Up Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6,
2008.
|
|
|
|
Section
302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
|
|
|
|
Section
302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
|
|
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.
|
|
|
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.
|
|
|
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