UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10



GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


BRIGHT MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida

27-2977890

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



6400 Congress Avenue, Suite 2250, Boca Raton, Florida

33487

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

561-998-2440



Securities to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

to be so registered

Name of each exchange on which

each class is to be registered

None

n/a


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of class)


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).


Large accelerated filer

o

Accelerated filer

o

Non-accelerated filer

o

Smaller reporting company

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title

Page Number

 

ITEM 1.

BUSINESS.

1

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS.

7

ITEM 2.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

13

ITEM 3.

PROPERTIES.

17

ITEM 4.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.

17

ITEM 5.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

18

ITEM 6.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

20

ITEM 7.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

21

ITEM 8.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

21

ITEM 9.

MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY

  

AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

22

ITEM 10.

RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.

23

ITEM 11.

DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

24

ITEM 12.

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

24

ITEM 13.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

25

ITEM 14.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING

  

AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

25

ITEM 15.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

25

 


CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This registration statement contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

our ability to raise sufficient working capital necessary to continue to implement our business plan and satisfy our obligations as they become due,

our ability to continue as a going concern,

our ability to develop revenue producing operations,

our ability to establish our brand and effectively compete in our target market, and

risks associated with the external factors that impact our operations, including economic and leisure trends.




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Forward-looking statements are typically identified by use of terms such as “may”, “could”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “project”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “pursue”, “target” or “continue”, the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, although some forward-looking statements may be expressed differently.  The forward-looking statements contained in this registration statement are largely based on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management.  These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors.  Although we believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control.  In addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate.  Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this registration statement are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur.  Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

You should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made herein, including under Risk Factors appearing later in this registration statement, which address additional factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and readers should carefully review this registration statement in its entirety.  Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this registration statement, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

Unless specifically set forth to the contrary, when used in this registration statement the terms “BMH”, “Bright Mountain,” “TheBright.com,” “we”, “our”, the “Company”, its subsidiaries Bright Mountain LLC and Five Peaks, LLC, both Florida limited liability companies and similar terms refer to Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc., a Florida corporation.  



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ITEM 1.

BUSINESS.

Organization and Nature of Operations

We are a development stage company formed as a Florida corporation on May 20, 2010. Activities during the development stage have been principally devoted to organizational activities, raising capital, software development, evaluating operational activities and business opportunities.

We are developing a personal website “portal” designed to attract and retain Internet audiences whose main purpose is to be a starting point when connecting to or searching the World Wide Web (Web), with a special emphasis on consumer needs, original news, original content, employment opportunities and giving back. Our website, TheBright.com, seeks to fulfill its mission to help people in need by developing a profitable enterprise and giving back a portion of pre-tax operating profits to charity.

We filed this Form 10 on a voluntary basis in order to become a 12(g) registered company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 60 days after filing, this registration statement will be effective and we are automatically subject to future reporting obligations.  Given the development stage nature of our company, we do not believe we will be able to raise the necessary capital until a market for our common stock has been established.  At such time as the staff of the SEC advises us that it has no further comments on this registration statement, we intend to seek a market maker to file an application for the quotation of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on Form 15(c)2-11.  While we reasonably believe we will be able to complete these steps, there are no assurances that we will be successful in ultimately raising the necessary capital.  Even if we are ultimately able to raise the capital, there are no assurances that our business model will be successful or that we will ever develop any revenue generating operations.  

Market Commentary

The Internet 1 is a global system of interconnected computer networks that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical networking technologies.  While many incorrectly assume that the Internet and the World Wide Web are one and the same, it should be noted here that the Internet is really the infrastructure that supports the vast amount of information and documents that constitute the World Wide Web or WWW.  The origins of the Internet go way back to the 1960s when the US Government in collaboration with private commercial interests built the first robust computer networks.  The National Science Foundation and other private ventures participated in the development of additional computer networks in the 1980s and ultimately led to worldwide participation in the development of new networking technologies and the merger of many of these networks.  This 30-year development of computer networks resulted in the commercialization of these networks in the 1990s, which further led to international popularity, and the incorporation of the Internet into virtually every aspect of modern human life.

Commerce

The Internet has enabled or accelerated new forms of human interactivity including instant messaging, Internet forums, and the current interest in social networking.  The biggest impact, however, on the worldwide economy has been the development of E-Commerce and all of the business activities now conducted through the Internet. E-Commerce is defined as the exchange of goods and services over the Internet. 2  These activities include the proliferation of online shopping as well as business-to-business and financial services. Complete supply chains using the Internet have impacted how companies do business and have created efficiencies and reduced costs for thousands of different businesses from the big automakers to small local floral shops. The list of business activity conducted through the Internet today is virtually endless and continues to grow on a worldwide scale.

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1 From Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org

2 From Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org



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Worldwide Internet Usage

Statistically 1 , the proliferation of the Internet globally is quite amazing! The chart below shows on a worldwide basis the numbers of Internet users by region, penetration as a percentage of population and the growth of usage over the past decade.

 

 

Internet

Internet

 

 

World

Population

Users

Users

Penetration

% Growth

Regions

2011 Est.

12/31/00

12/31/11

% Population

2000-2011

Asia

3,879,740,877

114,304,000

1,016,799,076

23.80%

789.60%

Africa

1,037,524,058

4,514,400

139,875,242

11.40%

2988.40%

Europe

816,426,346

105,096,093

500,723,686

58.30%

376.40%

Latin America

597,283,165

18,068,919

235,819,740

36.20%

1205.10%

North America

347,394,870

108,096,800

273,067,546

78.30%

152.60%

Middle East

216,258,843

3,284,800

77,020,995

31.70%

2244.80%

Oceania/Australia

35,426,995

7,620,480

23,927,457

60.10%

214.00%

World Total  

6,930,055,154

360,985,492

2,267,233,742

32.72%

528.10%


While certainly impressive, there continues to be tremendous opportunities for growth.  According to Cisco Systems 2 , global Internet traffic will quadruple from 2009 to 2014.  Additionally, global mobile Internet traffic, is expected to increase 26-fold from 2010 to 2015.  This traffic is driven by a wide range of applications including online video, social networking, gaming as well as increased penetration of smartphones and tablets.

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1  From www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

2 Cisco Systems, Inc. Visual Networking Index



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Web Portals

Today, most daily Internet users access the World Wide Web through their own personal favorite web portal.  These portals provide a whole host of information and services.  Most can be “customized” to provide the user with information or news that is of particular interest to him or her.  Users rarely have to pay for portal services 1 .  As a replication of the free TV broadcast revenue model, portals supply free content and services that will attract sufficient visitors to make a profit from advertising alone.  

As online access and Internet usage continues to increase, this advertising model appears to make a lot of sense. At the same time, the costs associated with providing users with free content, reliable delivery and sales and marketing efforts to attract users has made it much more difficult to generate profits from advertising alone. Over reliance on single revenue sources can ultimately prove to be a risky proposition. This had led portals to develop additional sources of revenue through their websites as a way to provide additional services and features to their users and a way to generate profitability. In the end, a portfolio of revenue generating sources appears a potential way to move forward, and portal operators are starting to realize the need for new business models. The charts 2 below outline the top Worldwide and U.S. websites that specialize in portals, social media, news and other activities:

Monthly Worldwide Web Traffic for Top Websites May 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Rank

Website

Unique
Visitors

Page Views

Reach 3

1

facebook.com

980 million

910 billion

52.00%

2

youtube.com

870 million

110 billion

46.00%

3

yahoo.com

600 million

77 billion

32.00%

4

live.com

540 million

100 billion

29.00%

5

msn.com

460 million

27 billion

24.00%

6

wikipedia.org

410 million

7.1 billion

22.00%

7

blogspot.com

230 million

3.0 billion

12.00%

8

baidu.com

300 million

64 billion

16.00%

9

microsoft.com

300 million

2.7 billion

16.00%

10

qq.com

280 million

58 billion

15.00%

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly U.S. Web Traffic for Top Websites May 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Rank

Website

Unique
Visitors

Page Views

Reach

1

facebook.com

210 million

240 billion

76.00%

2

yahoo.com

190 million

39 billion

68.00%

3

youtube.com

170 million

32 billion

61.00%

4

msn.com

120 million

8.6 billion

43.00%

5

wikipedia.org

73 million

1.3 billion

26.00%

6

live.com

97 million

18 billion

34.00%

7

amazon.com

80 million

4.9 billion

29.00%

8

bing.com

88 million

8.5 billion

32.00%

9

ebay.com

67 million

9.5 billion

24.00%

10

blogspot.com

51 million

720 million

18.00%


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1 Article from www.investopedia.com

2 Statistics provided by www.google.com/adplanner

3 Refers to number of users: the percentage in the tables represents the percentage of all Internet users who visit a given site



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TheBright.com

Website Overview

The website, www.TheBright.com, is owned and operated by Bright Mountain and has its own unique characteristics including design elements like colors, shapes, layout and typefaces, as well as certain dynamic or interactive elements such as boxes, buttons and menus.  The “look and feel” of TheBright.com can, in management’s opinion, be described in terms such as “colorful”, “quality”, “fun” and “trustworthy”.  It contains in a number of sections a vast amount of consumer oriented information including:

·

News content including national and international news, sports, entertainment, weather, and business news from Associated Press and McClatchy newspapers.

·

Original content news stories exclusive to TheBright.com and written only for TheBright.com which has begun in November 2012.

·

Financial Markets information, data, and news; visitors will be able to track their personal stock portfolios and research information on thousands of publicly traded companies.

·

Free original content financial research reports written by TheBright.com that focus on value, income and speculative investments.

·

Blog section, consisting of all original content, written by independent writers devoted to many different subjects and topics. We currently have seven active bloggers.

·

Coupon section where visitors, each day, can print out directly from TheBright.com website hundreds of money-saving coupons to be used at a variety of stores and for a number of different products.

·

Shopping section contains thousands of products specifically targeted to Internet users including books, electronics, house and home goods, outdoor gear, sporting goods, watches, and many others.

·

Classifieds section is extensive and includes:

·

Classified Home Page with 12 featured ads.

·

Search Classifieds Page.

·

Search Jobs Page with 4 featured ad spots and over 750,000 jobs to search plus a tool box of career tools and resources.

·

Search Resume Page with 4 featured ad spots, over 4 million resumes to search and a set of tools and resources for recruiters and human resource managers.

·

A Trading Post available to individuals seeking to buy and sell their stuff .

·

Military Page, as part of the Jobs Page, with a military to civilian job search function, career, education, training and resource tools.

·

Directory Page with 12 featured ad spots and a business and residential lookup feature.

·

TheBright.com is developing a US Military Veteran honor roll where website users can list all living and deceased US Veterans. Access to this can be found on the Military Resources part of the Jobs page.

·

A section of the website is devoted to Giving Back to a number of local, national and international charities, outlining their mission and objectives and enabling easy access for those wanting to make donations to help others in need.  The key part of the TheBright.com mission is not only to provide a conduit for charitable giving, but also to give 10% of all of TheBright.com pre-tax operating profits equally to the charities shown in the “Giving Back” section. Presently Bright Mountain does not have any operating income to give to these charities.

Finally, upon registration by its users, the TheBright.com home page is customizable based on individual interests. It has links to social media websites and enables Internet search directly from its header section from all website pages.



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Business Strategy

Growth and retention of user traffic is paramount to TheBright.com success and specific efforts to develop this user traffic will include:

·

Development of TheBright.com news.

·

Exclusive TheBright.com news articles will be provided daily to its users. With five news writers at this time, management is planning for this service to be the source of several hundred original content articles that will be published monthly with other aggregated news sources such as the Associated Press and McClatchy newspapers.

·

Blogs and other original content, such as periodic financial research reports written by TheBright.com staff, and by independent writers are currently being published. Management believes that frequently published original content is one of the keys to growing and maintaining our user base.

·

Cultivation of celebrity spokes people to write blogs for Bright Mountain. TheBright.com is in early conversations with two possible celebrity bloggers but no agreement has been reached at this time.

Management believes TheBright.com website will facilitate consumers and businesses to conveniently shop and advertise utilizing its shopping and classified ad sections. TheBright.com shopping intends to provide consumers with a number of unique and interesting products that are often not available through mass-market websites.  The classified ad section of the TheBright.com website enables both businesses and consumers to sell their products or promote their business through a highly developed yet easy-to-use platform. Additionally, the Jobs Section, a separate area, has available over 750,000 job openings from companies all over the US, both large and well known, as well as small and local.

·

Development of a Social Media Platform focused on Military Veterans and others that protect us , is being planned for TheBright.com website. Special public relations events in concert with and for the benefit of certain Veteran groups will be an integral part of TheBright.com initiative. Of note, TheBright.com sponsored an event on September 11, 2012 that featured a group of professional mountain climbers and disabled Veterans that climbed to the summit of the Grand Tetons in Wyoming. Information on this event can be viewed at www.TheBright.com/veteransClimb .

·

Strategic Acquisition Program: all of the programs and efforts to develop organic website traffic and bring users and consumers to TheBright.com website would be enhanced through potential strategic acquisition of other small Internet companies. TheBright.com management is committed to adding to its website platform or bringing under its umbrella, a number of Internet properties that will fit strategically into the company’s business objectives. As of this writing, we have not yet contacted any potential internet acquisitions.

Revenue Sources

Management has identified the following potential sources of revenue:

·

Advertising. TheBright.com website has advertising locations available throughout for paid advertising.  These locations include high valued banner ads as well as strategically placed text and image ads throughout the website.  The initial population of ads for the TheBright.com website will be accomplished by working with several ad suppliers including video, image, and text advertising where TheBright.com will receive about 30% to 68% of the ad revenue earned.

·

Financial Research.  TheBright.com Special Situation investment research reports will be offered to subscribers for $99 per annum. These reports will focus on specific investment opportunities that become available due to special events that occur in the marketplace or are triggered by world events. Special Situations research is written by TheBright.com.

·

Shopping.  TheBright.com Shopping section enables visitors to purchase a variety of products including watches, books, electronics, house and home goods, outdoor gear, sporting goods, and many other products. At the present time there are over 1,600 products for sale through the TheBright.com shopping section. Most of existing sales are watches.



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Classifieds.  TheBright.com Classifieds is an entire section of the website devoted to classified advertising in multiple categories including individuals buying and selling products, business opportunities, business services, and a Yellow Pages directory for looking up businesses. The classified ads range in price from free for the most basic ad to $499 per month.

·

Jobs.  Over 750,000 jobs are listed plus over 4,000,000 resumes are available on TheBright.com. There is no charge for searching through the 750,000 jobs and the posting of resumes vary in cost from free to $89.99 per month depending upon desired features. Employers may search the 4,000,000 resumes for $299 per month and post jobs from $49.99 to $499.99 per month.

·

Coupons. TheBright.com Coupons section provides easy access to hundreds of coupons each day for visitors to save money on every day products. These coupons will include a variety of consumer-oriented goods including food products, health care, apparel, and many other items.  Bright Mountain receives about 3 to 4 cents for each coupon printed out from the TheBright.com website.

Competition

The Internet and industries that operate through it are intensely competitive. We compete with other companies that have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, and distribution resources. Our competitors include Yahoo and AOL for our homepage; Huffington Post and Foxnews.com for our news pages; Amazon.com for Shopping; Craig's List for classifieds; and Monster.com and Career Builder for Jobs.

We believe that we can be competitive because TheBright.com will be a website whose mission is to give back 10% of all pre-tax profits to charity. Although our competition is formidable, management believes in the positive force of goodwill throughout America, and that all things being equal, people will visit, read, and shop in an environment of "giving back" vs. a similar one that does not give back, especially when the product, price, and terms are the same.

Management also believes that the 10% extra cost (giving back) of doing business is a meaningful barrier to entry, particularly for mature companies whose cost structure is well established. However, this may not hinder new companies who build the 10% cost into their business models". Further, the “2010 Cone Cause Evolution Study” generally supports the positive effect of cause-based marketing. For example, the study concludes “85% of consumers have a more positive image of a product or company when it supports a cause they care about”. 1

Employees

At January 15, 2013, we have five full-time employees.  There are no collective bargaining agreements covering any of our employees.

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1 The 2010 Cone (Inc.) Cause Evolution Study represents the findings of an online survey conducted July 29-30, 2010 comprised of 1,057 U.S. adults.



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ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS.

An investment in our common stock involves a significant degree of risk. You should not invest in our common stock unless you can afford to lose your entire investment. You should consider carefully the following risk factors and other information in this registration statement before deciding to invest in our common stock.

General Business Risk Factors

Risks Related to the Early Stage of our Company

We are a development stage company and our success is subject to the substantial risks inherent in the establishment of a new business venture.

The implementation of our business strategy is in a very early stage. Our business and operations should be considered to be in an early stage and subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business venture. Accordingly, our intended business and operations may not prove to be successful in the near future, if at all. Any future success that we might enjoy will depend upon many factors, several of which may be beyond our control, or which cannot be predicted at this time, and which could have a material adverse effect upon our consolidated financial condition, business prospects and operations and the value of an investment in our company.

We have a very limited operating history and our business plan is unproven and may not be successful.

Our company was formed in May 2010 but we have not yet begun full-scale operations. We have not sold any substantial amount of products through our websites and do not have any definitive agreements to do so. We have not proven that our business model will allow us to generate a profit.

We have suffered operating losses since inception and we may not be able to achieve profitability.

Our company has generated operating losses of $1,381,241 since inception through September 30, 2012 and we expect to incur significant developmental expenses in the foreseeable future related to the completion of development and commercialization of our websites. As a result, we are sustaining substantial operating and net losses, and it is possible that we will never be able to sustain or develop the revenue levels necessary to attain profitability or generate positive cash flows.

Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm has issued a “going concern” opinion which is cautionary to potential shareholders.

In our most recent audit our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm expressed an opinion commonly called the “Going Concern Opinion”,  in which they indicate substantial doubt that our company can continue due to lack of capital and revenues.  This should indicate to potential investors that our business could fail in its current condition.

We may have difficulty raising additional capital, which could deprive us of necessary revenues.

We expect to continue to devote significant capital resources to fund research and development. In order to support the initiatives envisioned in our business plan, we will need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing, collaborative relationships or other arrangements. Our ability to raise additional financing depends on many factors beyond our control, including the state of the capital markets, the market price of our common stock and the development or prospects for development of competitive technology by others. Sufficient additional financing many not be available to us or may be available only on terms that would result in further dilution to the current owners of our common stock.

We expect to raise additional capital during 2013 but we do not have any firm commitments for funding. If we are unsuccessful in raising additional capital, or the terms of raising such capital are unacceptable, we may have to modify our business plan and/or significantly curtail our planned activities and other operations.



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There are substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern and if we are unable to continue our business, our shares may have little or no value.

The company’s ability to become a profitable operating company is dependent upon its ability to generate revenues and/or obtain financing adequate to fulfill its research and market introduction activities, and achieving a level of revenues adequate to support our cost structure has raised substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern. We plan to attempt to raise additional equity capital by selling our shares through one or more private placement or public offerings. However, the doubts raised, relating to our ability to continue as a going concern, may make our shares an unattractive investment for potential investors. These factors, among others, may make it difficult to raise any additional capital.

Failure to effectively manage our growth could place strains on our managerial, operational and financial resources and could adversely affect our business and operating results.

If our business grows, we will be required to manage multiple relationships. Any further growth by us or our subsidiaries, or an increase in the number of our strategic relationships will increase this strain on our managerial, operational and financial resources. This strain may inhibit our ability to achieve the rapid execution necessary to implement our business plan, and could have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, business prospects and operations and the value of an investment in our company.

Risks Related to Bright Mountain’s Business and Industry

Bright Mountain expects to rely upon trademark, copyright and trade secret laws to protect its proprietary rights, which might not provide Bright Mountain with adequate protection.

Bright Mountain’s success and ability to compete depend to a significant degree upon the protection of Bright Mountain’s intellectual property rights, including without limitation its trademarks, trade names and trade secrets. Bright Mountain might not be successful in protecting Bright Mountain’s intellectual property, and Bright Mountain’s intellectual property rights might not provide Bright Mountain with a meaningful competitive advantage. To protect Bright Mountain’s intellectual property, Bright Mountain expects to rely on a combination of trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, each of which affords only limited protection. Any inability to protect Bright Mountain’s intellectual property rights could seriously harm Bright Mountain’s business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect Bright Mountain’s proprietary rights in Bright Mountain’s products to the same extent, as do the laws of the United States. Despite the measures taken by Bright Mountain, it may be possible for a third party to copy or otherwise obtain and use Bright Mountain’s intellectual property without authorization.

Policing unauthorized use of Bright Mountain’s intellectual property rights is difficult, and litigation could become necessary in the future to enforce Bright Mountain’s intellectual property rights. Any litigation could be time consuming and expensive to prosecute or resolve, result in substantial diversion of management attention and resources, and materially harm Bright Mountain’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Claims that Bright Mountain infringes upon third parties’ intellectual property rights could be costly to defend or settle.

Bright Mountain may, from time to time, encounter disputes over rights and obligations concerning intellectual property. Such claims may be with or without merit. Any litigation to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources. Furthermore, a party making such a claim could secure a judgment that requires Bright Mountain to pay substantial damages. A judgment could also include an injunction or other court order that could prevent Bright Mountain from selling its products. Bright Mountain’s business, consolidated operating results and financial condition could be harmed if any of these events occurred.

Bright Mountain could incur substantial costs in defending itself against infringement claims. In the event of a claim of infringement, Bright Mountain might be required to obtain one or more licenses from third parties. Bright Mountain might be unable to obtain necessary licenses from third parties at a reasonable cost, if at all. Defense of any lawsuit or failure to obtain any such required licenses could harm Bright Mountain’s business, consolidated operating results and consolidated financial condition.



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Bright Mountain depends on the services of our Chairman.

Our success largely depends on the efforts, reputation and abilities of W. Kip Speyer. Bright Mountain intends to leverage his experience and reputation to develop and launch its products and services. As such, the loss of the services of Mr. Speyer could materially harm Bright Mountain business. In addition, we do not presently maintain a key-man life insurance policy on Mr. Speyer.

Bright Mountain’s failure to retain and attract qualified personnel could harm Bright Mountain’s business.

Bright Mountain’s success depends on Bright Mountain’s ability to attract, train and retain qualified personnel. Competition for qualified personnel is intense and Bright Mountain may not be able to hire sufficient personnel to achieve Bright Mountain’s goals or support the anticipated growth in Bright Mountain’s business. The market for the personnel Bright Mountain requires is competitive. If Bright Mountain fails to attract and retain qualified personnel, Bright Mountain’s business will suffer.

Additionally, companies whose employees accept positions with competitors often claim that such competitors have engaged in unfair hiring practices. Bright Mountain may receive such claims in the future as Bright Mountain seeks to hire qualified employees. Bright Mountain could incur substantial costs in defending against any such claims.

Bright Mountain may have difficulty managing any future growth.

To implement Bright Mountain’s business objectives, it may need to grow rapidly in the future and Bright Mountain expects that such growth would lead to increased responsibility for both existing and new management personnel. To help manage future growth effectively Bright Mountain must maintain and enhance its financial and accounting systems and controls, hire and integrate new personnel and manage expanded operations. The growth in business, headcount and relationships with customers and other third parties is expected to place a significant strain on Bright Mountain’s management systems and resources. Bright Mountain will need to continue to improve its operational, managerial and financial controls, reporting systems and procedures, and will need to continue to expand, train and manage its work force. Bright Mountain’s failure to manage its future growth successfully would have a material adverse effect on the quality of its products and technology, its ability to retain customers and key personnel and its operating results and financial condition.

Bright Mountain’s current management must manage transition to a reporting company, which may put it at a competitive disadvantage.

Bright Mountain’s management team may not successfully or efficiently manage our transition into a public company that will be subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under federal securities laws. In particular, these new obligations will require substantial attention from our executive officers and may divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business, which would materially and adversely impact our business operations. Bright Mountain intends to hire additional executive level employees, but there can be no assurance that our current or future management team will be able to implement and affect programs and policies in an effective and timely manner that adequately respond to such increased legal, regulatory compliance, and reporting requirements. Our failure to do so could lead to penalties, loss of trading liquidity, and regulatory actions and further result in the deterioration of our business through the redirection of resources.

Bright Mountain may not be successful at marketing our website or the underlying products.

We may not be able to market our website or the underlying products and any financial or research efforts we exert to develop, commercialize or promote our website and products many not result in any revenue or earnings.

We may lose out to larger and better-established competitors.

The Internet and industries that operate through it are intensely competitive. Most of our competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and distributions resources as well as greater experience in the industry than we have. Our website may not be competitive with other technologies. If this happens, our sales and revenues will likely decline. In addition, our current and potential competitors may establish cooperative relationships with larger companies, to gain access to greater development or marketing resources. Competition may results in price reductions, reduced gross margins and loss of market share. Our website may be displaced by newer technology.



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The Internet is undergoing significant and rapidly growing technological change.

Third parties may succeed in developing or marketing technologies or products that are more effective than those developed or marketed by us, or that would make our technology and website obsolete or non-competitive. Accordingly, our success will depend, in part, on our ability to respond quickly to technological changes through the development and introduction of website changes and products. We may not have the resources to do this. If our website becomes obsolete and we do not develop a new website or secure and develop new products, our revenues may decline.

The acquisition of new businesses is costly and these acquisitions may not enhance our financial condition.

A significant element of our growth strategy is to acquire companies, which complement our business. The process to undertake a potential acquisition can be time-consuming and costly. We expect to expend significant resources to undertake business, financial and legal due diligence on our potential acquisition targets and there is no guarantee that we will acquire the company after completing due diligence. The process of identifying and consummating an acquisition could result in the use of substantial amounts of cash and exposure to undisclosed or potential liabilities of acquired companies. In addition, even if we are successful in acquiring additional companies, there are no assurances that the operations of these businesses will enhance our future financial condition. To the extent that a business we acquire does not meet the performance criteria used to establish a purchase price, some or all of the goodwill related to that acquisition could be charged against our future earnings, if any.

Our management may be unable to effectively integrate our acquisitions and to manage our growth and we may be unable to fully realize any anticipated benefits of these acquisitions.

We are subject to various risks associated with our growth strategy, including the risk that we will be unable to identify and recruit suitable acquisition candidates in the future or to integrate and manage the acquired companies. Acquired companies’ histories, the geographical location, business models and business cultures will be different from ours in many respects. Successful integration of these acquisitions is subject to a number of challenges, including:

·

the diversion of management time and resources and the potential disruption of our ongoing business;

·

difficulties in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

·

unexpected costs and time associated with upgrading both the internal accounting systems as well as educating each of their staff as to the proper methods of collecting and recording financial data;

·

potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses;

·

the difficulty of retaining key alliances on attractive terms with partners and suppliers; and

·

the difficulty of retaining and recruiting key personnel and maintaining employee morale.


There can be no assurance that our efforts to integrate the operations of any acquired assets or companies will be successful, that we can manage our growth or that the anticipated benefits of these proposed acquisitions will be fully realized.

Technological problems may impact our operations and any capacity constraints or system disruptions could have a material adverse effect.

We rely heavily on technology to sell and deliver our products. Our ability to attract and retain customers, compete and operate effectively depends in part on a reliable and easy to use technology infrastructure. Any disruption to the Internet or our technology infrastructure, including those affecting our websites and computer systems, may cause a decline in our customer satisfaction, impact our sales volumes or result in increased costs. Although we continue to invest in our technology, if we are unable to continually add software and hardware, effectively manage and upgrade our systems and network infrastructure, and develop effective system availability, disaster recovery plans and protection solutions, our business may be adversely affected which could negatively impact our results of operations in future periods.



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We may need additional capital, which, if obtained, could result in dilution or significant debt service obligations. We may not be able to obtain additional capital on commercially reasonable terms, which could adversely affect our liquidity and financial position.

We may require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments. If our current sources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain a credit facility. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and liquidity. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of uncertainties. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any failure to raise additional funds on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial condition.

We have all of the risk of new untested venture, and investors could lose their investment as a result of any of such risks.

We are a development stage business.  We have a limited history of operation and no history of earnings.  As a new development stage business, we will be subject to all of the difficulties associated with establishing a new business enterprise, including the following: hiring and retaining skilled employees or contractors; licensing, permitting, and operating problems; competing with established operators; and implementing the business infrastructure and support systems to effectively carryout the business plan.

Risk Factors Relating to our Common Stock

There may not be sufficient liquidity in the market for our securities in order for investors to sell their securities.

Currently there is not a public market for our common stock. We intend to seek a listing for our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board.  Once listed, as to which there are no assurances, there can be no assurance that a trading market will develop or be maintained in the future.  

The market price of our common stock may be volatile.

The market price of our common stock, once listed, will likely be highly volatile, as is the stock market in general, and the market for OTC Bulletin Board quoted stocks in particular. Some of the factors that may materially affect the market price of our common stock are beyond our control, such as changes in financial estimates by industry and securities analysts, conditions or trends in the industry in which we operate or sales of our common stock. These factors may materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our performance. In addition, the public stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volume volatility. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Our Common Stock is considered “penny stock.”

The SEC has adopted regulations, which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. The market price of our common stock may become less than $5.00 per share and therefore a “penny stock.” Brokers and dealers effecting transactions in “penny stock” must disclose certain information concerning the transaction, obtain a written agreement from the purchaser and determine that the purchaser is reasonably suitable to purchase the securities. These rules may restrict the ability of brokers or dealers to sell our common stock and may affect your ability to sell shares.



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FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholders ability to buy and sell our stock.

In addition to the penny stock rules promulgated by the SEC, which are discussed in the immediately preceding risk factor, FINRA rules require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative, low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must have reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit the ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market value for our shares.

An investor’s ability to trade our common stock may be limited by trading volume.

A consistently active trading market for our common stock may not occur on the OTCBB. A limited trading volume may prevent our shareholders from selling shares at such times or in such amounts, as they may otherwise desire. The company’s shares may never be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or listed on an exchange.

Our company has a concentration of stock ownership and control, which may have the effect of delaying, preventing, or deterring a change of control

Our common stock ownership is highly concentrated. Through ownership of shares of our common stock, one shareholder, W. Kip Speyer, Chairman, beneficially owns approximately 55% of our total outstanding shares of common stock. As a result of the concentrated ownership of the stock, this stockholder, acting alone, will be able to control all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of mergers and other significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of our company. It would also deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and it may affect the market price of our common stock.

We have not voluntarily implemented various governance measures, in the absence of which, shareholders may have more limited protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.

Recent federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements; other have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements; others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as NYSE or the NASDAQ Stock Market, on which their securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required under the rules of national securities exchanges and NASDAQ, are those that address the board of director’s independence, audit committee oversight and the adoption of a code of ethics. It is possible that if we were to adopt some or all of these corporate governance measures, shareholders would benefit from somewhat greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define responsible conduct. For example, in the absence of audit, nominating and compensation committees comprised of at least a majority of independent directors, decisions concerning matters such as compensation packages to our senior officers and recommendations for director nominees, may be made by a majority of directors who have an interest in the outcome of the matters being decided. Prospective investors should bear in mind our current lack of corporate governance measures in formulating their investment decisions.

Because we will not pay dividends in the foreseeable future, stockholders will only benefit from owning common stock if it appreciates.

We have never paid dividends on our common stock and we do not intend to do so in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain any future earnings to finance our growth. Accordingly, any potential investor who anticipates the need for current dividends from his investment should not purchase our common stock.



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ITEM 2.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

The following discussion is intended to provide an analysis of our consolidated financial condition and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto set forth herein. The matters discussed in these sections that are not historical or current facts deal with potential future circumstances and developments.  Our actual results could differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed below.

Overview

We are a development stage company organized in May 2010. Bright Mountain is developing a personal website “portal” designed to attract and retain Internet audiences whose main purpose is to be a starting point when connecting to or searching the World Wide Web (Web), with a special emphasis on consumer needs, original news, original content, employment opportunities and giving back. Our website seeks to fulfill its mission to help people in need by developing a profitable enterprise and giving back a portion of pre-tax operating profits to charity.

The website, www.TheBright.com , has its own unique characteristics including design elements like colors, shapes, layout and typefaces, as well as certain dynamic or interactive elements such as boxes, buttons and menus.  The “look and feel” of Bright Mountain can be described in terms such as “colorful”, “quality”, “fun” and “trustworthy”.  It contains in a number of sections a vast amount of consumer oriented information including aggregated and original news content, financial markets information and data, blogs, coupons, shopping, classified ads, and giving back.

Basis of Presentation - Development Stage Company

We have only earned nominal revenues from limited operations. Accordingly, our activities have been accounted for as those of a “development stage enterprise” as set forth in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification (“FASB ASC”) 915. Among the disclosures required by FASB ASC are that our consolidated financial statements be identified as those of a development stage company, and that the statements of operations, shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows disclose activity since the date of our inception.

Critical Accounting Policies

We have identified the policies below as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results from operations.  The impact and any associated risks related to these policies on our business operations are discussed throughout this Financial Information section where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results.  For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note (1) in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-1 of this document. Note that our preparation of this document requires us to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognized on an accrual basis after services have been performed or products sold under contract terms, the price to the client is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

Inventory Policy

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using a first-in, first-out method.


Long-Lived Assets

The Company regularly reviews the carrying value of intangible and other long-lived assets for the existence of facts or circumstances, both internally and externally, that may suggest impairment.  If impairment testing indicates a lack of recoverability, an impairment loss is recognized by the Company if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value.



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Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based instruments issued to employees for services in accordance with ASC Topic 718. ASC Topic 718 requires companies to recognize in the statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity based compensation issued to employees.  The value of the portion of an employee award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line attribution method.  The Company accounts for non-employee share-based awards in accordance with the measurement and recognition criteria of ASC Topic 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.

Plan of Operations

We recently commenced our website operations. As a development stage company, we are engaged in ongoing website development and branding, marketing, advertising and promotion.

As of December 31, 2012, our operating activities have been funded by the private sale of the Company’s common stock in the amount of $1,725,000 as well as by shareholder long-term loans in the amount of $300,000. At September 30, 2012, we had cash of $127,365, which was increased to $321,232 as of December 31, 2012, as a result of stock sales and shareholder loans made subsequent to September 30, 3012. In order to be able to continue current operations and fully implement our business strategy it is projected that we will need to raise additional capital.  While we believe that we can raise $1 million as a private company, we believe any additional financing beyond $1 million will require that there is a trading market for our common stock.  Accordingly, at such time as the staff of the SEC has no further comments on this registration statement, we intend to seek a market maker to file an application for the quotation of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board.  Thereafter, we will seek to raise an additional $3 million from the sale of equity, convertible debt or a combination of equity and convertible debt.

We expect to initially seek to raise proceeds of $1 million through a private placement to finance our operations over the next 12 months.  During that period of time we intend to use the proceeds to help achieve our strategic goals of increasing visitors to TheBright.com and to increase quarterly revenues. We will attempt to achieve these goals by:

·

Hiring additional writers and bloggers to increase the amount of original content on TheBright.com.

·

Engage celebrity spokes people who will write articles, blogs, and submit videos for publication on TheBright.com.

·

Lease a small warehouse facility to allow the company to properly inventory and ship products to continue to grow TheBright.com shopping business.

·

Hire programmers to develop TheBright.com social network for those that protect us including military veterans, active duty military, first responders, firemen and police.

Management believes that these actions will result in monthly unique visitor traffic of 100,000 or more and quarterly revenue increases to $60,000 after year one.

The proceeds of a $1 million financing is expected to be used in the following manner:

 

Yr. 1

Ongoing website development and operation

 $100,000

General and administrative expenses

 400,000

Rent and facility expenses

 50,000

Legal and audit expenses

 100,000

Insurance costs- liability, E&O, D&O, workers comp

 50,000

Branding, marketing, advertising and promotion

 200,000

Inventory and warehouse facility

 100,000

Total     

 $1,000,000




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The actual use of the proceeds of any funds raised will be determined at the sole discretion of management at the time the offering is closed and based upon what management believes will be the most effective use of the funds to further the development of the business. We cannot be sure we will achieve the goals listed above.


Following the first twelve months and assuming the closing of the private offering, our priorities for the next 24 months will be to:


·

Continue to hire additional writers of original content


·

Look for small to midsize websites for acquisition that fit our strategic goals.


·

Engage additional celebrity bloggers to continue driving traffic to TheBright.com.


·

Advertise TheBright.com shopping section.


·

Continue to develop the social network for those that protect .


·

Promote the classifieds and jobs sections.


Management believes that these actions will result in growth of monthly unique visitors to 250,000 and quarterly sales revenues to $150,000 after year two. There can be no assurances that we will achieve these goals.


Assuming we are successful in raising the $3 million in equity, convertible debt or a combination of both, the proceeds will be used over a 24-month period as follows:


 

Year 2

 

Year 3

Ongoing website development and operation

 $100,000

 

 $100,000

General and administrative expenses

 500,000

 

 700,000

Rent and facility expenses

 75,000

 

 75,000

Legal and audit expenses

 125,000

 

 125,000

Insurance costs- liability, errors and omissions, directors and officers, workers comp

 75,000

 

 75,000

Branding, marketing, advertising and promotion

 250,000

 

 250,000

Inventory and warehouse facility

 250,000

 

 300,000

Total     

 $1,375,000

 

 $1,625,000


Certain of the above expenditures involve expansion of the Company’s current facility or the addition of other corporate facilities, hiring of additional personnel, and the identification of strategic Internet businesses that will complement our existing website or represent a valuable partner in our overall business strategy.  There are no assurances that we will be able to identify and secure new facilities, personnel or partners.  The level of these future activities will be dependent on the amount and timing of funds raised.

Results of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011

Revenue: The Company’s revenues increased from zero during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $8,167 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. This reflects the early development of revenues from the sale of company products.

Operating Expenses: The Company’s operating expenses increased from $418,985 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $633,091 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in operating expenses can be attributed to the addition of part-time workers as well as adding errors and omissions insurance coverage.  Spending increases for website development (programming), hosting fees, third-party content, and SEO development represented approximately $100,000 of the above increase.  We also began a modest program of advertising and marketing including Internet ads, email campaigns, traffic builder costs, advertising and promotion agency fees, and other promotion and marketing endeavors representing approximately $50,000 of the above noted increase in operating expenses.



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Interest Expense: The Company’s interest expense increased from $0 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $4,157 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 due to the issuance of Notes to Related Parties in the amount totaling $250,000 on August 1, 2012 and interest related to an insurance premium finance loan payable.

Net loss from operations:  The Company’s net loss from operations increased from $418,985 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $635,753 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 due primarily to the increase in operating expenses attendant to the implementation of its business plan.

For the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to the year ended December 31, 2010

Revenue:  During the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 30, 2010, we did not recognize any revenue.

Operating Expenses: The Company’s operating expenses increased from $60,544 during the year ended December 31, 2010 to $685,001 for the year ended December 31, 2011. The increase in operating expenses can be attributable to the first full year of operations as compared to a partial year of operation with limited expenses. Specifically during 2011 we leased office space, hired employees, paid executive compensation and began software development. The increase includes compensation expense of $35,560 relating to the grant of stock options to employees.

Interest Expense: During the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 30, 2010, we did not recognize any interest expense.

Net loss from operations:  The Company’s net loss from operations increased from $60,554 during the year ended December 31, 2010 to $684,935 for the year ended December 31, 2011, due primarily to the increased operating expenses attendant to the implementation of our business plan.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since inception we have had a net loss of $1,381,241 and at September 30, 2012, we have working capital of $131,717. These development stage losses have been funded through the sale of our common stock and shareholder loans. Cash proceeds from the sale of our common stock is $1,265,000 through September 30, 2012, plus additional cash proceeds of $460,000 from October 1 st through December 31, 2012.  Shareholder loans at September 30, 2012 are $248,781. An additional shareholder loan amount of $50,000 was received on November 1, 2012. While we generated nominal revenues during the first nine months of 2012, we do not anticipate that we will generate sufficient income to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months. During that period of time we will need to obtain additional equity or debt financing as to which, at this time, we have no assurances of its availability, and if available, its terms.

Presently, our monthly operating overhead is approximately $70,000. We intend to increase this overhead to $100,000 if we are able to raise additional capital with the initial proceeds being used for an increase in general and administrative expenses, branding, marketing, advertising and promotion, ongoing website development and operation and inventory. In the absence of additional funding, we will need to decrease our expenses, which will adversely impact on our plan of operations.

Going Concern

The independent registered public accounting firm's report on the Company's consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 includes a “going concern” explanatory paragraph that describes substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company is dependent on raising additional equity and/or, debt to fund any negotiated settlements with its outstanding creditors and meet its ongoing operating expenses. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the necessary equity and/or debt that the Company will need to be able to negotiate acceptable settlements with its outstanding creditors or fund its ongoing operating expenses.  The Company cannot make any assurances that the Company will be able to raise funds through such activities.



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ITEM 3.

PROPERTIES.

Our principal mailing address is 6400 Congress Avenue, Suite 2250, Boca Raton, FL  33487, and the telephone number is (561) 998-2440; and the facsimile number is (561) 998-2660.

We lease approximately 2,000 square feet under a lease expiring on April 3, 2014. Our annual rental for this facility is approximately $45,000 for 2013 and $12,000 for the period January 2014 through March 31, 2014.

ITEM 4.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.

The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our Company's outstanding common stock by:

·

each person who is known by us to be the beneficial owner of five percent (5%) or more of our common stock;

·

Our chief executive officer, its other executive officers, and each director as identified in the Management -- Executive Compensation section; and

·

all of the Company's directors and executive officers as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.  Shares of common stock and options, warrants and convertible securities that are currently exercisable or convertible within 60 days of the date of this document into shares of our common stock are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the person holding the options, warrants or convertible securities for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

The information below is based on the number of shares of our common stock that we believe was beneficially owned by each person or entity as of December 31, 2012 based on 15,230,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

Names and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)

 

Number of
Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned

 

Percentage
of Class
Beneficially
Owned

W. Kip Speyer, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board

     

8,314,000

     

54.59%

Gregory J. Stepic, Chief Financial Officer (2)

 

0

 

0

Todd F. Speyer, Director (3)

 

300,000

 

1.97%

Todd Davenport, Director (4)

 

20,000

 

0.13%

Andrew Handwerker

 

1,800,000

 

11.82%

 

 

 

 

 

All officers and directors as a group (four persons) (2) (3) (4)

 

8,634,000

 

56.69%

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(1)

Except as noted above the business address for all listed individuals or entities is Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc., 6400 Congress Avenue, Suite 2250, Boca Raton, FL  33487.

(2)

Does not include options to purchase 100,000 shares at $0.25 per share granted January 3, 2011, which vest annually over four years.

(3)

Does not include options to purchase 100,000 shares at $0.25 per share granted January 3, 2011, which vest annually over four years.

(4)

Does not include options to purchase 30,000 shares at $0.50 per share granted February 17, 2012, which vest annually over three years.




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Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 governs the determination of beneficial ownership of securities.  That rule provides that a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who directly or indirectly has or shares voting power and/or investment power with respect to such security.  Rule 13d-3 also provides that a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within sixty days, including through the exercise of any option, warrant or conversion of a security.  Any securities  not  outstanding  which are subject to such options, warrants or conversion  privileges are deemed to be outstanding  for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding securities of the class owned by such person.  Those securities are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the class owned by any other person.  Included in this table are only those derivative securities with exercise prices that we believe have a reasonable likelihood of being “in the money” within the next sixty days.

ITEM 5.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

The following table sets forth information as to persons who currently serve as Bright Mountain directors or executive officers, including their ages as of January 15, 2013.

Name

 

Age

 

Position

W. Kip Speyer

     

64

     

CEO, President, Chairman

Gregory J. Stepic

 

62

 

CFO, Secretary

Todd F. Speyer

 

31

 

Director, Director of Business Development and Website Manager

Todd Davenport

 

62

 

Director


Biographical Information

W. Kip Speyer has been our CEO, President and Chairman since May 2010. From 2005 to 2009 Mr. Speyer served as a director, the president and chief executive officer of Speyer Door and Window, LLC, which was sold to Haddon Windows, LLC (SecuraSeal, LLC, AccuWeld Corporation) in December 2009. From October 2002 to May 2005 Mr. Speyer had been a private investor. Mr. Speyer was president and chief executive officer of Intelligent Systems Software, Inc. (ISSI) from October 2000 through June 2002, whereby Mr. Speyer became chief executive officer of ICAD, Inc. (ICAD: Nasdaq) which was a combination of ISSI and Howtek, Inc. (HOWT:Nasdaq). Mr. Speyer was the president and chief executive officer of Galileo Corporation (GAEO: Nasdaq) from 1998 to 1999. Galileo Corporation changed its name to NetOptix (OPTX: Nasdaq) and was merged with Corning Corporation (GLW: NYSE) in a stock purchase in May 2000. From 1996 to 1998 Mr. Speyer was the president of Leisegang Medical Group, three medical device companies owned by Galileo Corporation. Prior to joining Galileo Corporation, Mr. Speyer founded Leisegang Medical, Inc. and served as its president and chief executive officer from 1986 to 1996. Leisegang Medical, Inc. was a company specializing in medical devices for women’s health. From 1982 to 1985 Mr. Speyer served as president of Hays Medical Companies, a six-company multi-national and part of the Hays Group. Mr. Speyer is a graduate of Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration in 1972.  Mr. Speyer was chosen as a director for his experience as CEO and Chairman of other public and private companies.

Gregory J. Stepic has been our CFO and Secretary since May 2010. He has had extensive and diverse experience in start-up situations. From 2005 to 2009 Mr. Stepic served as vice president and CFO of Speyer Door and Window, Inc. where he oversaw all financial aspects of the company and also was in charge of Human Resources. Mr. Stepic also teamed with Mr. Speyer in June 2001 and helped lead Intelligent Systems Software, Inc. through the development of its initial business structure and systems. Mr. Stepic teamed with Mr. Speyer in the merger with Howtek, Inc., which led to the formation of ICAD, Inc., which is presently trading on NASDAQ under the symbol ICAD. From June 2002 until September 2003 Mr. Stepic served as director of finance of ICAD. After ICAD, Mr. Stepic joined DT&F LLC, a yacht brokerage business, as chief financial officer. Mr. Stepic’s early career in the New York area began in public accounting and eventually led to his joining start-up National Realty & Development Corp. in Greenwich, CT. Mr. Stepic directed all financial operations for this company from 1978 through 1996 and helped build it from a small team of five into a major real estate development and management company in the Northeast. Mr. Stepic holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana and an MBA from New York University, New York, New York. Mr. Stepic is also a certified public accountant licensed in the State of New York. Mr. Stepic was chosen as a director for his experience as a CFO and extensive experience in start-up situations.



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Todd F. Speyer has been our director and the Director of Business Development and Website Manager since January 2011. Prior to joining Bright Mountain Holdings Inc., Mr. Speyer was the marketing and product manager for Speyer Door and Window from 2005 to 2009. He was responsible for developing all the company’s websites, from product conception in 2005 through the sale of the company in 2009, including writing copy and initiating animations on the website to illustrate product concept prior to prototype completion. Additionally, he was responsible for market research, pricing, design, feature and studying distribution characteristics of other companies in the door and window space. His input was felt in product design areas including, pricing, colors, appearance, features, performance and overall perceived salability. Mr. Speyer created the Speyer Seven product features as the most important customer buying attributes based on customer feedback. Mr. Speyer graduated from Florida State University in 2004 with a BA in English Literature.  Mr. Todd Speyer was chosen as a director because of his prior experience in developing websites.

Todd F. Davenport has been a director since February 17, 2012. Mr. Davenport is an accomplished executive with significant domestic and international marketing, sales and general managerial experience. He is currently President and CEO of Oxira Medical, Inc., Boca Raton, FL and has been since 2008. Mr. Davenport was recruited by the board of Cardio Optics, Inc. to be its President and CEO, where he worked from 2005 to 2007. Prior to that he was President, CEO and co-founder of Viacor, Inc. from 2000 to 2004. During this time he was the co-inventor of eight issued U.S. patents. Mr. Davenport’s early career began in 1972 where he worked as a Sales Rep for C.R. Bard, Inc., a major international medical device company.  Additional work experience included Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Cordis Corporation from 1974 to 1986, Vice President and GM for Abiomed, Inc. from 1986 to 1990, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Baxter International, Inc. from 1990 to 1992, President, International Division, St. Jude Medical, Inc. from 1992 to 1995.  Mr. Davenport served on the boards of the World Medical Manufacturing Corporation from 1995 to 1996 and Net Optix, Inc. from 1997 to 2000.  Mr. Davenport was chosen as a director because of his marketing, sales and executive experience.

Terms of Officers and Directors

Our directors hold office until the next special meeting of the shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.  Our officers are elected at the special meeting of the Board of Directors and hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified or until their death, resignation, or removal.

Annual Meeting

Our annual meeting of our stockholders is expected to be held at a future date. This will be an annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors. The annual meeting will be held at our principal office or at such other place as permitted by the laws of the State of Florida and on such date as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of our board of directors.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Our Company is managed under the direction of its board of directors.  Our board of directors plans to establish an audit committee as soon as practicable.

Audit Committee

We currently do not have an audit committee.  When formed, the audit committee will be comprised solely of directors who are independent and financially literate, as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  At least one member of the committee will have accounting or related financial management expertise.



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ITEM 6.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

The following table sets forth the officer compensation received during the last two fiscal years, including salary, bonus and certain other compensation.

Summary Executive Compensation Table


Name & Position

 

 

Year

 

 

Salary

($)

 

Bonus

($)

 

Stock

Awards

($)

 

Option

Awards

($)

 

Non-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compen-
sation
($)

 

Non-
qualified
Deferred
Compen-
sation
Earnings
($)

 

All

Other
Compen-
sation

($)

 

Total

($)

W. Kip Speyer, CEO,

   

2011

   

60,000

   

2,000

   

0

   

0

   

0

   

0

   

0

   

62,000

President, Chairman

 

2010

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greg Stepic, Secretary

 

2011

 

60,000

 

2,000

 

0

 

17,220

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

79,220

CFO

 

2010

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

0


Employment Agreement

We do not have employment agreements with our executive officers. Annual base salary is presently $65,000 for Messrs. Speyer and Stepic. Subject to the availability of funding, the base salaries may be increased.

Director Compensation

We have not established standard compensation arrangements for our directors and the compensation payable to each director for services on the Board is determined by the Board. No director compensation was paid in 2012.

2011 Stock Option Plan

On April 20, 2011, the Company’s board of directors and majority stockholder adopted the 2011 Stock Option Plan (the “2011 Plan”), to be effective on January 3, 2011.  The purpose of the 2011 Plan is to provide an incentive to attract and retain directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable, to encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of such persons into our development and financial success. Under the 2011 Plan, the Company is authorized to issue incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, restricted stock and long-term incentive awards. The Company has reserved for issuance an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock under the 2011 Plan. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Company stock that shall be subject to Grants made under the Plan to any individual during any calendar year shall be 100,000 shares. The 2011 Plan will be administered by the Company’s board of directors until such time as such authority has been delegated to a committee of the board of directors.

The material terms of each option granted pursuant to the 2011 Plan by the Company shall contain the following terms: (i) that the purchase price of each share purchasable under an incentive option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, (ii) the term of each option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no option shall be exercisable more than 10 years after the date such option is granted and (iii) in the absence of any option vesting periods designated by the Committee at the time of grant, options shall vest and become exercisable in terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee and specified in the Grant Instrument.

On January 3, 2011, the Company granted, pursuant to the 2011 Plan, ten-year stock options to purchase 400,000 common shares of the Company, of which (i) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2012 at $0.25 per share, (ii) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2013 at $0.25 per share, (iii) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2014 and (iv) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2015 at $0.25 per share.



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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End


The following table provides information concerning unexercised options, stock that has not vested and equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer outstanding as of December 31, 2011:

 

 

OPTION AWARDS

 

 

STOCK AWARDS

 

Name

 

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

(#)

Exercisable

 

 

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

(#)

Unexercisable

 

 

Equity

Incentive

Plan Awards:

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Unearned

Options

(#)

 

 

Option

Exercise

Price

($)

 

 

Option

Expiration

Date

 

 

Number of

Shares or

Units of

Stock That

Have Not

Vested

(#)

 

 

Market

Value of

Shares

or Units

of Stock

That

Have

Not

Vested

($)

 

 

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Number of

Unearned

Shares,

Units or

Other

Rights that

Have Not

Vested

(#)

 

 

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Market or

Payout

Value of

Unearned

Shares,

Units or

Other

Rights That

Have Not

Vested

(#)

 

W. Kip Speyer     

  

 

0

  

 

 

0

  

 

 

0

  

 

 

0

  

 

 

0

 

  

 

0

 

  

 

0

 

  

 

0

 

  

 

0

 

 

 

 

                    

 

 

 

                    

 

 

 

                    

 

 

 

                    

 

 

 

                    

 

 

 

                    

 

 

 

                    

 

 

 

                    

 

 

 

                    

 

Greg Stepic

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.25

 

 

 

1/3/21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


ITEM 7.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

There are no family relationships between any of our executive officers and directors with the exception of our chairman and CEO, W. Kip Speyer, who is the father of Todd F. Speyer, director and Director of Business Development and Website Manager.

On August 1, 2012 the Company secured notes from its majority shareholder, W. Kip Speyer in the amount of $100,000, and from shareholders Andrew Handwerker and Andrew Handwerker, Jr. in the amounts of $100,000 and $50,000 respectively. Each of the notes contain the same terms: maturity date, August 1, 2022, bear an interest rate of 10%, and are to be repaid, principle and interest monthly, based on a ten-year amortization schedule. As security for payment of these notes, the Company has granted a continuing lien and security interest in and to the following assets of the Company now owned or existing or hereafter acquired, reacquired or arising, and all related or derivative properties, rights, interests, accessions, products, proceeds, replacements or substitutions, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising (collectively, the “Collateral”), consisting of: all of Company’s rights, title and interest in and to all tangible and intangible assets pertaining to the business including all accounts, chattel paper, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, electronic paper chattel, goods, equipment, fixtures, general intangibles, inventory, instruments, intellectual property, investment property, letter of credit rights, payment intangibles, securities, securities accounts, and software. The Notes constitute a security agreement under the Florida Uniform Commercial Code.

On November 1, 2012 the Company secured an additional note from its majority shareholder, W. Kip Speyer, in the amount of $50,000 based on the same terms and conditions as noted above.

Mr. Davenport is considered an independent director within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5605.

ITEM 8.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

Bright Mountain anticipates that it will from time to time become subject to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.  It is not feasible to predict the outcome of any such proceedings and Bright Mountain cannot assure you that their ultimate disposition will not have a material adverse effect on Bright Mountain business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. There are no legal claims or proceedings in progress or pending as of the date of this registration statement.



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ITEM 9.

MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

Market Information

There is no current public trading market for the common stock and there is no assurance that one will develop in the near future, if ever. We intend to seek application to be quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board trading facility (“OTCBB”) shortly after filing this Form 10 Registration Statement.  We cannot assure that our shares will be approved for quotation or will trade with any volume or price.

Holders

There are approximately 34 holders of record of our common stock as of December 31, 2012.

Dividend Policy

We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. Payment of dividends will be within the sole discretion of our board of directors and will depend, among other factors, upon our earnings, capital requirements and our operating and financial condition. In addition, under Florida law, we may declare and pay dividends on our capital stock either out of our surplus, as defined in the relevant Florida statutes, or if there is no such surplus, out of our net profits for the year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding year. If, however, the capital of our company computed in accordance with the relevant Florida statutes, has been diminished by depreciation in the value of our property, or by losses, or otherwise, to an amount less than the aggregate amount of the capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets, we are prohibited from declaring and paying out of such net profits any dividends upon any shares of our capital stock until the deficiency in the amount of capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets shall have been repaired.

Shares Eligible for Future Sale

Bright Mountain currently has 15,230,000 shares of common stock outstanding at December 31, 2012.  A current shareholder who is an “affiliate” of Bright Mountain, defined in Rule 144 as a person who directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with Bright Mountain will be required to comply with the resale limitations of Rule 144. As of the date hereof a total of 13,560,000 shares have been held for 1 year or more and are eligible for resale under Rule 144. Sales by affiliates will be subject to the volume and other limitations of Rule 144, including certain restrictions regarding the manner of sale, notice requirements, and the availability of current public information about Bright Mountain. The volume limitations generally permit an affiliate to sell, within any three month period, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock or the average weekly trading volume during the four calendar weeks preceding his sale. A person who ceases to be an affiliate at least three months before the sale of restricted securities beneficially owned for at least six months may sell the restricted securities under Rule 144 without regard to any of the Rule 144 limitations.

The Company is filing this Form 10 in order to pursue additional funding opportunities in the public markets. We intend to seek a market maker to apply to have our common stock approved for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board market immediately after the SEC advises us it has no further comments on this Form 10.



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ITEM 10.

RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

The following information reflects all of the sales of our securities within the past three years. Shares purchased in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D are as follows:

Name

 

Date
of Issue

 

No. of
Shares

 

Price
per Share

 

Value of
Consideration(1)

 

     

 

     

 

     

 

     

 

W. Kip Speyer

 

7/15/10

 

10,000,000

 

$0.01

 

$100,000

Andrew and Barbara Handwerker

 

12/1/10

 

1,600,000

 

$0.25

 

$400,000

Joseph A. and Kathy S. Colletta

 

12/1/10

 

200,000

 

$0.25

 

$50,000

Andrew J. Handwerker

 

12/3/10

 

240,000

 

$0.25

 

$60,000

Craig A. Handwerker Trust dtd 12/28/92

 

12/3/10

 

140,000

 

$0.25

 

$35,000

Andrew J. Handwerker Trust dtd 12/28/92

 

12/3/10

 

140,000

 

$0.25

 

$35,000

Dawn Marie Handwerker Trust dtd 12/28/92

 

12/3/10

 

140,000

 

$0.25

 

$35,000

Eugenia Alonso

 

12/1/10

 

400,000

 

$0.25

 

$100,000

Angela Alonso and Jennifer Hunecke

 

12/1/10

 

100,000

 

$0.25

 

$25,000

Stacy Stoddard

 

12/1/10

 

50,000

 

$0.25

 

$12,500

Laura Haase

 

12/1/10

 

50,000

 

$0.25

 

$12,500

Karl and Carol Scott

 

12/31/10

 

100,000

 

$0.25

 

$25,000

Robert A. Lilly

 

1/26/11

 

400,000

 

$0.25

 

$100,000

Charles and Gayle Lichtman

 

3/15/11

 

400,000

 

$0.25

 

$100,000

Todd Davenport

 

2/15/12

 

20,000

 

$0.50

 

$10,000

Drew Ricco (IRA)

 

2/22/12

 

100,000

 

$0.50

 

$50,000

Betsy Lichtman

 

3/9/12

 

50,000

 

$0.50

 

$25,000

William and Mary Ann Davenport

 

5/2/12

 

20,000

 

$0.50

 

$10,000

William C. Swaney Trust

 

5/2/12

 

50,000

 

$0.50

 

$25,000

Odette Worrell

 

5/29/12

 

50,000

 

$0.50

 

$25,000

Steven Arak

 

5/29/12

 

20,000

 

$0.50

 

$10,000

Richard Staller

 

7/25/12

 

40,000

 

$0.50

 

$20,000

Joseph Raio(2)

 

12/31/12

 

10,000

 

$0.50

 

$5,000

Cary Bartlett(2)

 

12/31/12

 

10,000

 

$0.50

 

$5,000

John Hoerber

 

12/31/12

 

20,000

 

$0.50

 

$10,000

Andrew Handwerker

 

12/31/12

 

100,000

 

$0.50

 

$50,000

Andrew J. Handwerker

 

12/31/12

 

100,000

 

$0.50

 

$50,000

Craig A. Handwerker Trust dtd 12/28/92

 

12/31/12

 

20,000

 

$0.50

 

$10,000

Andrew J. Handwerker Trust dtd 12/28/92

 

12/31/12

 

20,000

 

$0.50

 

$10,000

Dawn Marie Handwerker Trust dtd 12/28/92

 

12/31/12

 

20,000

 

$0.50

 

$10,000

Eugenia Alonso

 

12/31/12

 

100,000

 

$0.50

 

$50,000

Odette Worrell

 

12/31/12

 

30,000

 

$0.50

 

$15,000

Karl and Carol Scott

 

12/31/12

 

50,000

 

$0.50

 

$25,000

Betsy Lichtman

 

12/31/12

 

20,000

 

$0.50

 

$10,000

Drew Ricco

 

12/31/12

 

100,000

 

$0.50

 

$50,000

Richard Rogers

 

12/31/12

 

100,000

 

$0.50

 

$50,000

Robert A. Lilly

 

12/31/12

 

200,000

 

$0.50

 

$100,000

Pearlman Schneider LLP(2)

 

12/31/12

 

20,000

 

$0.50

 

$10,000

James De Blasio

 

1/31/13

 

100,000

 

$0.50

 

$50,000

———————

(1)

Cash consideration unless shown otherwise.

(2)

Consideration was for services.




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Sales and issuances by Company of the unregistered securities listed above were made by the Company in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 of Regulation D.  All of the individuals and/or entities listed above that purchased the unregistered securities were all known to the Company and its management, through pre-existing business relationships, as long standing business associates, friends, and employees. All purchasers were provided access to all material information, which they requested, and all information necessary to verify such information and were afforded access to management of the Company in connection with their purchases. All purchasers of the unregistered securities acquired such securities for investment and not with a view toward distribution, acknowledging such intent to the Company.  Each purchaser made written representation under Rule 506 of Regulation D, including net worth and sophistication.  The Company required written representation that each purchaser who was not an accredited investor, either alone or with his purchaser representative, had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment, and the issuer reasonably believed (based on written representations) immediately prior to making any sale that the purchaser came within this description.

ITEM 11.  

DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

Authorized Capital Stock

Common Stock

Our authorized common stock consists of eighty million (80,000,000) shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share.  As of December 31, 2012, 15,230,000 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding.

The holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights.  The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock, which we may designate, and issue in the future.

Preferred Stock

Our Articles of Incorporation authorize Bright Mountain to issue twenty million (20,000,000) Shares of Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2012, we had no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.  The Board of Directors of the Company is authorized to issue the preferred stock from time to time in classes and series and is further authorized to establish such classes and series, to fix and determine the variations in the relative rights and preferences as between series, to fix voting rights, if any, for each class or series, and to allow for the conversion of preferred stock into common stock.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

We currently act as our own transfer agent and registrar.

ITEM 12.  

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

Under our Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, we may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any proceeding, including a lawsuit, because of his position, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interest.  No officer or director may be may be indemnified, however, where the officer or director acted committed intentional misconduct, fraud, or an intentional violation of the law.

We may advance expenses incurred in defending a proceeding.  To the extent that the officer or director is successful on the merits in a proceeding as to which he is to be indemnified, we must indemnify him against all expenses incurred, including attorney's fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending the proceeding, and if the officer or director is judged liable, only by a court order. The indemnification is intended to be to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Florida.

Regarding the indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, which may be permitted to officers and directors under Florida law, we are informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted by our officer(s),



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director(s), or controlling person(s) in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our legal counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit the question of whether such indemnification is against public policy to a court of appropriate jurisdiction.  We will then be governed by the court's decision.

ITEM 13.  

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, appear as pages F-1 through F-30.

ITEM 14.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

Not applicable.

ITEM 15.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a)

Audited financial statements for December 31, 2011 and 2010

Unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

(b)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

 

Description

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation

3.2

 

Bylaws

10.1

 

2011 Stock Option Plan

10.2

 

Lease*

21.1

 

List of Subsidiaries

———————

* To be filed by amendment.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  January 31, 2013

BRIGHT MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:  

/s/ W. Kip Speyer

 

 

Name:

W. Kip Speyer

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 















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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)


INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


September 30, 2012


 

Page

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

F-2

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

F-3

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)

F-4

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

F-6

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-7


December 31, 2011 and 2010


 

Page

 

 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-16

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

F-17

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

F-18

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

F-19

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

F-20

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-21






F-1



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Consolidated Balance Sheets




 

 

September 30,

2012

 

 

December 31,

2011

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

     

                         

   

  

                         

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

127,365

 

 

$

328,749

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

21,864

 

 

 

24,713

 

Inventories

 

 

22,765

 

 

 

6,252

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

171,994

 

 

 

359,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets, net

 

 

31,132

 

 

 

33,754

 

Other Assets

 

 

8,700

 

 

 

8,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

211,826

 

 

$

402,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued Expenses

 

$

6,953

 

 

$

22,097

 

Accrued Interest Payable

 

 

2,073

 

 

 

-

 

Premium Finance Loan Payable

 

 

15,659

 

 

 

-

 

Long Term Debt to Related Parties, Current Portion

 

 

15,592

 

 

 

-

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

40,277

 

 

 

22,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Term Debt to Related Parties

 

 

233,189

 

 

 

-

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

273,466

 

 

 

22,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments & Contingencies (Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock, par value $0.01, 80,000,000 shares authorized, 14,310,000 and 13,960,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

143,100

 

 

 

139,600

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

1,176,501

 

 

 

985,960

 

Deficit accumulated during development stage

 

 

(1,381,241

)

 

 

(745,489

)

Total Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

(61,640

)

 

 

380,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

$

211,826

 

 

$

402,168

 






See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


F-2



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)




 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

May 20, 2010

(Inception) to

September 30,

2012

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

     

                         

   

  

                         

   

  

                         

 

Product Sales

 

$

7,169

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

7,169

 

Revenues from Services

 

 

998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

Total Revenue

 

 

8,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

(6,687

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(6,687

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

1,480

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

633,091

 

 

 

418,985

 

 

 

1,378,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(631,611

)

 

 

(418,985

)

 

 

(1,377,165

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

15

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

81

 

Interest expense

 

 

(4,157

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,157

)

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(4,142

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,076

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(635,753

)

 

$

(418,985

)

 

$

(1,381,241

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.10

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic and Diluted

 

 

14,176,266

 

 

 

13,816,410

 

 

 

13,268,094

 










See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


F-3



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)

For the Period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010, Year Ended December 31, 2011

and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012




 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 




Common Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

 

Deficit

Accumulated

During

Development

Stage

 

 

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

(Deficit)

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of common stock for cash ($0.01/share)

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

$

100,000

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

100,000

 

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

Sale of common stock for cash ($0.25/share) pursuant to Private Placement Memorandum dated September 2, 2010

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,160,000

 

 

 

31,600

 

 

 

758,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

790,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(60,554

)

 

 

(60,554

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

13,160,000

 

 

$

131,600

 

 

$

758,400

 

 

$

(60,554

)

 

$

829,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of common stock for cash ($0.25/share) pursuant to Private Placement Memorandum dated September 2, 2010

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

800,000

 

 

$

8,000

 

 

$

192,000

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option compensation expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,560

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(684,935

)

 

 

(684,935

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

13,960,000

 

 

$

139,600

 

 

$

985,960

 

 

$

(745,489

)

 

$

380,071

 




See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


F-4



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)

For the Period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010, Year Ended December 31, 2011

and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012




 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 




Common Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

 

Deficit

Accumulated

During

Development

Stage

 

 

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

(Deficit)

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

13,960,000

 

 

$

139,600

 

 

$

985,960

 

 

$

(745,489

)

 

$

380,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of common stock for cash ($0.50/share) pursuant to an Access Letter dated December 1, 2011

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

350,000

 

 

$

3,500

 

 

$

171,500

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

175,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option compensation expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,041

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(635,753

)

 

 

(635,753

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2012

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

14,310,000

 

 

$

143,100

 

 

$

1,176,501

 

 

$

(1,381,241

)

 

$

(61,640

)






See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


F-5



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)




 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

May 20, 2010

(Inception) to

September 30,

2012

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

     

                         

   

  

                         

   

  

                         

 

Net Loss

 

$

(635,753

)

 

$

(418,985

)

 

$

(1,381,241

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

5,322

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,418

 

Stock options compensation expense

 

 

19,041

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

54,601

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

(16,513

)

 

 

(922

)

 

 

(22,765

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

2,849

 

 

 

(22,291

)

 

 

(21,864

)

Accrued expenses

 

 

516

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

22,612

 

Accrued interest

 

 

2,073

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,073

 

Other assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(8,700

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(622,465

)

 

 

(442,198

)

 

 

(1,342,866

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of fixed assets

 

 

(2,700

)

 

 

(11,967

)

 

 

(43,550

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(2,700

)

 

 

(11,967

)

 

 

(43,550

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of common stock

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

1,265,000

 

Proceeds from loans payable, related parties

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

250,000

 

Principal repayments loans payable, related party

 

 

(1,219

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,219

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

423,781

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

1,513,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

(201,384

)

 

 

(254,165

)

 

 

127,365

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

328,749

 

 

 

775,037

 

 

 

-

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

127,365

 

 

$

520,872

 

 

$

127,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

2,083

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,083

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Cash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premium finance loan payable recorded as prepaid

 

$

15,659

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

15,659

 






See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


F-6



Bright Mountain Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012



NOTE 1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


Organization and Nature of Operations


Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. (“BMHI” or the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”, “Bright Mountain”) is a Florida corporation formed on May 20, 2010.  Its wholly owned subsidiaries, Bright Mountain LLC, and Five Peaks LLC, were formed as Florida limited liability companies in May 2011.


Bright Mountain is developing a personal website “portal” designed to attract and retain Internet audiences whose main purpose is to be a starting point when connecting to or searching the World Wide Web (Web), with a special emphasis on consumer needs, original news, original content, and giving back. The Bright Mountain website mission is to help people in need by developing a profitable enterprise and giving back a portion of pre-tax operating profits to charity.


The website, www.mybrightmountain.com , has it’s own unique characteristics including design elements like colors, shapes, layout and typefaces, as well as certain dynamic or interactive elements such as boxes, buttons and menus.  The “look and feel” of Bright Mountain can be described in terms such as “colorful”, “quality”, “fun” and “trustworthy”.  It contains in a number of sections a vast amount of consumer oriented information including aggregated and original news content, financial markets information and data, blogs, coupons, shopping, classified ads, and giving back.


Finally, upon registration by its users, the Bright Mountain home page is customizable based on individual interests. It has links to social media websites and enables Internet search directly from its header section from all website pages.


Basis of Presentation


The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and the financial position as of September 30, 2012 have been made. The results of operations for such interim period is not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full year.


Principles of Consolidation


The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BMHI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Bright Mountain LLC and Five Peaks LLC.  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


Development Stage Company


The Company has been in the development stage from inception to September 30, 2012. Activities during the development stage have been principally devoted to organizational activities, raising capital, software development and evaluating operational activities and business opportunities. Since its formation, the Company has had minimal revenues from its planned operations.




F-7



Bright Mountain Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012



Use of Estimates


Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).  These accounting principles require management to make certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments, and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments, and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of our consolidated financial statements as well as reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods presented. Our consolidated financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. Significant estimates included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the valuation of inventory, valuation of intangible assets, estimates of amortization period for intangible assets, valuation of equity based transactions, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.


Inventories


Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using a first-in, first-out method.


Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements


The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with GAAP.  For certain of our financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and the short-term portion of long-term debt, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities.


We adopted accounting guidance for financial and non-financial assets and liabilities (ASC 820).  The adoption did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.  This standard defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures.  This standard does not require any new fair value measurements, but rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.  This guidance does not apply to measurements related to share-based payments.  This guidance discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost).  The guidance utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.  The following is a brief description of those three levels:


Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly.  These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.


Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore developed using estimates and assumptions developed by us, which reflect those that a market participant would use.




F-8



Bright Mountain Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012



Revenue Recognition and Cost of Goods Sold


The Company recognizes revenue on our products in accordance with ASC 605-10, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements .  Under these guidelines, revenue is recognized on sales transactions when all of the following exist:  persuasive evidence of an arrangement did exist, delivery of product has occurred, the sales price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.  The Company has several revenue streams generated directly from its website and specific revenue recognition criteria for each revenue stream is as follows:


·

Sale of merchandise directly to consumers:  The Company s product sales are recognized either FOB shipping point or FOB destination, dependent on the customer.  Revenues are therefore recognized at point of ownership transfer, accordingly.  

·

Sale of classified advertisements: Sales revenue is recognized pro rata over the advertising period.

·

Sale of investment research:  Sales revenue is recognized pro rata over the term of the customer s subscription.

·

Coupons clipped by consumers on Company website:  Sales revenue is recognized upon payment to the Company by the vendor, Coupons.com. since the revenue is not determinable until it is received.

·

Advertising revenues are generated by users clicking on website advertisements utilizing several ad network partners:  Revenues are recognized, on a net basis, upon receipt of payment by the ad network partner since the revenue is not determinable until it is received.


The Company follows the guidance of ASC 605-50-25, “Revenue Recognition, Customer Payments”.  Accordingly, any incentives received from vendors are recognized as a reduction of the cost of products included in inventories. Promotional products or samples given to customers or potential customers are recognized as a cost of goods sold. Cash incentives provided to our customers are recognized as a reduction of the related sale price, and, therefore, are a reduction in sales.


Shipping and Handling Costs


The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenues and shipping and handling costs for shipments to customers as cost of revenues.


Sales Return Reserve Policy


Our return policy generally allows our end users to return purchased products for refund or in exchange for new products. We estimate a reserve for sales returns, if any, and record that reserve amount as a reduction of sales and as a sales return reserve liability. Sales to consumers on our web site generally may be returned within a reasonable period of time.  


Warranty Reserve Policy


The Company is a retail distributor of products and warranties are the responsibility of the manufacturer. Therefore the Company does not record a record a reserve for product warranty.


Basic and Diluted Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share


In accordance with ASC 260-10, Earnings Per Share , basic net earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net earnings (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings (loss) per share are computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common stock equivalent shares outstanding during the period.  As of September 30, 2012, there were 440,000 common stock equivalent shares outstanding.  Equivalent shares are not utilized when the effect is anti-dilutive.  




F-9



Bright Mountain Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012



Segment Information


In accordance with the provisions of ASC 280-10, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information , the Company is required to report financial and descriptive information about its reportable operating segments.  The Company does not have any operating segments as of September 30, 2012.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements


Recent accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption.


NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.  The Company sustained net losses of $635,753 and used cash in operating activities of $622,465 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The Company had a shareholders’ deficiency and accumulated deficit of $61,640 and $1,381,241, respectively, at September 30, 2012.   These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.  The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate revenues and its ability to continue receiving investment capital and loans from related parties to sustain its current level of operations.  

 

Management plans to continue to raise additional capital through its existing Private Placement Memorandum and is exploring additional avenues for future fund-raising through both public and private sources.


The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 3 – INVENTORIES


Inventories consisted of the following at September 30, 2012:


Total Finished Goods

 

$

22,765


NOTE 4– FIXED ASSETS


Fixed assets consists of the following:


 

 

September 30,

2012

 

 

December 31,

2011

 

 

Depreciable

Life

(Years)

 

Computer Equipment

 

$

24,745

 

 

$

22,046

 

 

5

 

Office Furniture & Equipment

 

 

18,804

 

 

 

18,804

 

 

7

 

Total Fixed Assets

 

 

43,549

 

 

 

40,850

 

 

 

 

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

 

 

(12,417

)

 

 

(7,096

)

 

 

 

Total Fixed Assets, net

 

$

31,132

 

 

$

33,754

 

 

 

 


Depreciation expense was $5,321 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $7,096 for the year ended December 31, 2011.




F-10



Bright Mountain Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012



NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES


Notes payable, classified as both short-term and long-term at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, consists of the following:


Notes Payable-Related Parties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

2012

 

 

December 31,

2011

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Current portion of debt:

     

 

   

  

 

 

W. Kip Speyer

 

$

6,237

 

 

$

-

 

Andrew Handwerker

 

 

6,237

 

 

 

-

 

Andrew Handwerker, Jr.

 

 

3,118

 

 

 

-

 

Total

 

$

15,592

 

 

$

-

 

Long term debt:

     

 

                       

   

  

 

                       

 

W. Kip Speyer

 

$

93,276

 

 

$

-

 

Andrew Handwerker

 

 

93,276

 

 

 

-

 

Andrew Handwerker, Jr.

 

 

46,637

 

 

 

-

 

Total

 

$

233,189

 

 

$

-

 


On August 1, 2012 the Company borrowed funds and issued notes to its majority shareholder, W. Kip Speyer in the amount of $100,000, and to shareholders Andrew Handwerker and Andrew Handwerker, Jr. in the amounts of $100,000 and $50,000 respectively. Each of the notes contain the same terms: maturity date, August 1, 2022, bear an interest rate of 10%, and are to be repaid, principle and interest monthly, based on a ten-year amortization schedule.  The notes are secured by substantially all assets of the Company.


NOTE 6 – ACCRUED EXPENSES


The major components of accrued expenses are summarized as follows:


 

 

September 30,

2012

 

 

December 31,

2011

 

Accrued Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory vendor

 

$

1,779

 

 

$

872

 

Ad agency fees

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,000

 

Advertising

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,941

 

Consulting fees

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,649

 

Legal fees

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,345

 

Other

 

 

5,174

 

 

 

2,290

 

Total

 

$

6,953

 

 

$

22,097

 


NOTE 7 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


Legal


From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. As of September 30, 2012, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of our operations.




F-11



Bright Mountain Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012



Lease Commitment


Leases


On January 3, 2011, the Company entered into a lease of approximately 2,000 square feet for a term of 39 months in Boca Raton, Florida at a base rent of approximately $4,000 per month. Rent is all-inclusive and includes electricity during normal business hours, heat, air-conditioning, and water.


Future anticipated minimum lease payments total $11,766 for 2012, $45,050 for 2013, and $11,766 for the three-month period ending March 31, 2014.


Rent expense for the period ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 was $35,299 and $28,170 respectively.


Other Commitments

 

The Company entered into various contracts or agreements in the normal course of business, which may contain commitments.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 the Company entered into agreements with third party vendors to supply website content and data, website software development, advertising, public relations, and legal services. All of these commitments contain provisions whereby either party may terminate the agreement with specified notice, normally 30 days, and with no further obligation on the part of either party.


All expenses and liabilities relating to such contracts were recorded in accordance with GAAP during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  


NOTE 8 – RELATED PARTIES


A related party founder was issued 10,000,000 common shares as founder shares for $100,000 cash in 2010 and related parties were issued 1,600,000 common shares in a private placement in 2010 for $400,000 (included in the 3,160,000 common shares sold for cash in 2010).  


In 2011, related party officers were granted 200,000 stock options.  


In 2012, a director purchased 20,000 common shares for $10,000.


NOTE 9– SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY


Preferred Stock


The Company authorized 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01; none have been issued as of September 30, 2012.


Common Stock


The Company authorized 80,000,000 shares of common stock and issued 10,000,000 to the Company founder in July 2010 for $100,000 in cash at $.01 per share.  Subsequently, the Company raised additional capital through the issuance of common stock pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum Dated September 2, 2010, whereby $790,000 and $200,000 in capital was raised through the issuance of 3,160,000 and 800,000 shares of common stock at $.25 per share, in 2010 and 2011, respectively.  The Company raised additional capital of $175,000 through an Access Letter Dated December 1, 2011 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 through the issuance of 350,000 shares of common stock at $.50 per share.




F-12



Bright Mountain Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012



Stock Incentive Plan and Stock Option Grants to Employees and Directors


On April 20, 2011, the Company’s board of directors and majority stockholder adopted the 2011 Stock Option Plan (the “2011 Plan”), to be effective on January 3, 2011. The purpose of the 2011 Plan is to provide an incentive to attract and retain directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable, to encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of such persons into our development and financial success. Under the 2011 Plan, the Company is authorized to issue incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, restricted stock and long-term incentive awards. The Company has reserved for issuance an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock under the 2011 Plan. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Company stock that shall be subject to Grants made under the Plan to any individual during any calendar year shall be 100,000 shares. The 2011 Plan will be administered by the Company’s board of directors until such time as such authority has been delegated to a committee of the board of directors.


The material terms of each option granted pursuant to the 2011 Plan by the Company shall contain the following terms: (i) that the purchase price of each share purchasable under an incentive option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, (ii) the term of each option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no option shall be exercisable more than 10 years after the date such option is granted and (iii) in the absence of any option vesting periods designated by the Committee at the time of grant, options shall vest and become exercisable in terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee and specified in the Grant Instrument.


On January 3, 2011, the Company granted, pursuant to the 2011 Plan, ten-year stock options to purchase 400,000 common shares of the Company, of which (i) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2012 at $0.25 per share, (ii) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2013 at $0.25 per share, (iii) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2014 and (iv) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2015 at $0.25 per share.


The total fair value of stock option awards granted to employees during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $68,880, which is being recognized over the respective vesting periods. The Company recorded compensation expense of $35,560 for the year ended December 31, 2011.


On February 17, 2012 the Company granted 30,000 ten-year stock options to an employee which have an exercise price of $0.50 per share and cliff vest annually over three years starting February 17, 2013.  The fair value was computed at $10,302 or $0.3434 per option.


On April 16, 2012, the Company granted 10,000 ten-year stock options to a non-employee which have an exercise price of $0.50 and cliff vest annually over three years starting on April 16, 2013.  The fair value was computed at $3,432 or $0.3434 per option.  


The Company recorded $19,041 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 in connection with all the options.


As of September 30, 2012, 60,000 shares were remaining under the 2011 Plan for future issuance.




F-13



Bright Mountain Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012



The Company estimates the fair value of share-based compensation utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which is dependent upon several variables such as the expected option term, expected volatility of our stock price over the expected option term, expected risk-free interest rate over the expected option term, expected dividend yield rate over the expected option term, and an estimate of expected forfeiture rates. The Company believes this valuation methodology is appropriate for estimating the fair value of stock options granted to employees and directors, which are subject to ASC Topic 718 requirements. These amounts are estimates and thus may not be reflective of actual future results, nor amounts ultimately realized by recipients of these grants. The Company recognizes compensation on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each award. The following table summarizes the assumptions the Company utilized to record compensation expense for stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2012:



For the Nine

Months Ended

September 30, 2012

Assumptions:

 

Expected term (years)

6.5

Expected volatility

80.0%

Risk-free interest rate

0.41%

Dividend yield

0.00%

Expected forfeiture rate

0.0%

 

The expected life is computed using the simplified method, which is the average of the vesting term and the contractual term. The expected volatility is based on an average of similar public companies historical volatility, as the Company does not currently trade on the open market. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yields with terms equivalent to the expected term of the related option at the time of the grant. Dividend yield is based on historical trends. While the Company believes these estimates are reasonable, the compensation expense recorded would increase if the expected life was increased, a higher expected volatility was used, or if the expected dividend yield increased.


A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is presented below:


 

 

No. of

Options

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2011

 

 

400,000

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

9.0

 

 

$

100,000

 

Granted

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Forfeited

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Expired

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Balance Outstanding, September 30, 2012

 

 

440,000

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

 

8.4

 

 

$

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2012

 

 

100,000

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

 

8.25

 

 

 

 

 


The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted to employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.34.  As of September 30, 2012, there were total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements of $28,013.




F-14



Bright Mountain Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012



NOTE 10 – CONCENTRATIONS


Concentration of Credit Risk


Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk, consist principally of temporary cash investments. The Company places its temporary cash investments with financial institutions not insured by the FDIC.   There have been no losses in these accounts through September 30, 2012.

 

Concentration of Funding


During 2012 a large portion of the Company’s funding was provided by shareholder loans as well as the sale of additional shares of the Company’s common stock to existing shareholders.


NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On November 1, 2012 the Company received funding and issued a note to its majority shareholder, W. Kip Speyer in the amount of $50,000. The terms of the note is as follows: maturity date, November 1, 2022, bears an interest rate of 10%, and is to be repaid $660.75, principle and interest monthly, based on a ten-year amortization schedule.  The note is secured by substantially all assets of the Company.


The Company has raised additional capital during the period October 2012 through January 2013 through the issuance of common stock pursuant to the Access Letter Dated December 1, 2011. It has raised capital in the amount of $490,000 through the issuance of 980,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share.


On December 31, 2012 the Company issued 40,000 common shares for services rendered and valued the shares at $20,000 or $0.50 per share based on the contemporaneous sale price resulting in a $20,000 expense.





F-15



 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of:

Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc.


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries (a development stage company) at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2011, the period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010 and the period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2011. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsib i lity is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries (a development stage company) at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2011, the period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010 and for the period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.  As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company reported a net loss and cash used in operations in 2011 of $684,935 and $634,321, respectively, and has a deficit accumulated during the development stage of $745,489 at December 31, 2011, and through the date of this report has been in the development stage with minimal revenues. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  Management’s plans as to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.




/s/ Salberg & Company, P.A.


SALBERG & COMPANY, P.A.

Boca Raton, Florida

January 31, 2013




F-16



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Consolidated Balance Sheets




 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

 

2010

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

     

                         

   

  

                         

 

Cash

 

$

328,749

 

 

$

775,037

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

24,713

 

 

 

16,826

 

Inventories

 

 

6,252

 

 

 

-

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

359,714

 

 

 

791,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets, net

 

 

33,754

 

 

 

28,883

 

Other Assets

 

 

8,700

 

 

 

8,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

402,168

 

 

$

829,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued Expenses

 

$

22,097

 

 

$

-

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

22,097

 

 

 

-

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

22,097

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock, par value $0.01, 80,000,000 shares authorized, 13,960,000 and 13,160,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

139,600

 

 

 

131,600

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

985,960

 

 

 

758,400

 

Deficit accumulated during development stage

 

 

(745,489

)

 

 

(60,554

)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

380,071

 

 

 

829,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

$

402,168

 

 

$

829,446

 






See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


F-17



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Consolidated Statements of Operations




 

 

For the

Year Ended

December 31,

2011

 

 

For the

Period from

May 20, 2010

(Inception) to

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

2011

 

 

     

                         

   

  

                         

   

  

                         

 

Sales

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Cost of sales

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

685,001

 

 

 

60,554

 

 

 

745,555

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(685,001

)

 

 

(60,554

)

 

 

(745,555

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

66

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

66

 

Total other income (expense)

 

 

66

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(684,935

)

 

$

(60,554

)

 

$

(745,489

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic and diluted

 

 

13,864,658

 

 

 

10,545,563

 

 

 

12,802,996

 









See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


F-18



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011, the Period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to

December 31, 2010 and the Period from May, 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2011




 

 




Preferred Stock

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

 

Deficit

Accumulated

During

Development

Stage

 

 

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of common stock for cash ($0.01/share)

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

10,000,000

 

 

$

100,000

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of common stock for cash ($0.25/share) pursuant to Private Placement Memorandum dated September 2, 2010

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,160,000

 

 

 

31,600

 

 

 

758,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

790,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(60,554

)

 

 

(60,554

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

13,160,000

 

 

$

131,600

 

 

$

758,400

 

 

$

(60,554

)

 

$

829,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of common stock for cash ($0.25/share) pursuant to Private Placement Memorandum dated September 2, 2010

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

800,000

 

 

$

8,000

 

 

$

192,000

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option compensation expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,560

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(684,935

)

 

 

(684,935

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

13,960,000

 

 

$

139,600

 

 

$

985,960

 

 

$

(745,489

)

 

$

380,071

 




See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


F-19



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows




 

 

For the

Year ended

December 31,

2011

 

 

For the

Period from

May 20, 2010

(inception) to

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

2011

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

     

                         

   

  

                         

   

  

                         

 

Net Loss

 

$

(684,935

)

 

$

(60,554

)

 

$

(745,489

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

7,096

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,096

 

Stock option compensation expense

 

 

35,560

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,560

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

(6,252

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(6,252

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(7,887

)

 

 

(16,826

)

 

 

(24,713

)

Accrued expenses

 

 

22,097

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

22,097

 

Other assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

(8,700

)

 

 

(8,700

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(634,321

)

 

 

(86,080

)

 

 

(720,401

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of fixed assets

 

 

(11,967

)

 

 

(28,883

)

 

 

(40,850

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(11,967

)

 

 

(28,883

)

 

 

(40,850

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of common stock

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

890,000

 

 

 

1,090,000

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

890,000

 

 

 

1,090,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

(446,288

)

 

 

775,037

 

 

 

328,749

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

775,037

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

328,749

 

 

$

775,037

 

 

$

328,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Income taxes

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 





See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


F-20



Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



NOTE 1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Organization and Nature of Operations


Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. (“BMHI” or the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”, “Bright Mountain”) is a Florida corporation formed on May 20, 2010.  Its wholly owned subsidiaries, Bright Mountain LLC, and Five Peaks LLC, were formed as Florida limited liability companies in May 2011.


Bright Mountain is developing a personal website “portal” designed to attract and retain Internet audiences whose main purpose is to be a starting point when connecting to or searching the World Wide Web (Web), with a special emphasis on consumer needs, original news, original content, and giving back. The Bright Mountain website mission is to help people in need by developing a profitable enterprise and giving back a portion of pre-tax operating profits to charity.


The website, www.mybrightmountain.com , has it’s own unique characteristics including design elements like colors, shapes, layout and typefaces, as well as certain dynamic or interactive elements such as boxes, buttons and menus.  The “look and feel” of Bright Mountain can be described in terms such as “colorful”, “quality”, “fun” and “trustworthy”.  It contains in a number of sections a vast amount of consumer oriented information including aggregated and original news content, financial markets information and data, blogs, coupons, shopping, classified ads, and giving back.


Finally, upon registration by its users, the Bright Mountain home page is customizable based on individual interests. It has links to social media websites and enables Internet search directly from its header section from all website pages.


Principles of Consolidation


The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BMHI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Bright Mountain LLC and Five Peaks LLC.  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


Development Stage Company


The Company has been in the development stage from inception through to December 31, 2011.  Activities during the development stage have been principally devoted to organizational activities, raising capital, software development and evaluating operational activities and business opportunities. Since its formation, the Company has had minimal revenues from its planned operations.


Use of Estimates


Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These accounting principles require management to make certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments, and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments, and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of our consolidated financial statements as well as reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods presented. Our consolidated financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. Significant estimates included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the valuation of inventory, valuation of intangible assets, estimates of amortization period for intangible assets, valuation of equity based transactions, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.




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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



Cash and Cash Equivalents


The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.


Inventories


Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using a first-in, first-out method.


Property, Equipment and Depreciation


Property and equipment is recorded at cost.  Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the related assets of seven years for office furniture and equipment and five years for computer equipment. Leasehold improvements, if any, would be amortized over the lesser of the lease term or the useful life of the improvements.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs along with fixed assets below our capitalization threshold are expensed as incurred.


Website Development Costs


The Company accounts for its website development costs in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 350-10 “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use” (“ASC 350-10”).  These costs, if any, are included in intangible assets in the accompanying consolidated financial statements or expensed immediately if the Company cannot support recovery of these costs from positive future cash flows.


ASC 350-10 requires the expensing of all costs of the preliminary project stage and the training and application maintenance stage and the capitalization of all internal or external direct costs incurred during the application development stage.  The Company amortizes the capitalized cost of software developed or obtained for internal use over an estimated life of three years.


Impairment of Long-Lived Assets


The Company accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 360-10, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”.  This statement requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.  If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.  Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.


Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements


The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with GAAP.  For certain of our financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and expenses, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short term maturities.




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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



We adopted accounting guidance for financial and non-financial assets and liabilities (ASC 820).  The adoption did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.  This standard defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures.  This standard does not require any new fair value measurements, but rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.  This guidance does not apply to measurements related to share-based payments.  This guidance discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost).  The guidance utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.  The following is a brief description of those three levels:


Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly.  These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.


Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore developed using estimates and assumptions developed by us, which reflect those that a market participant would use.


Revenue Recognition and Cost of Goods Sold


The Company recognizes revenue on our products in accordance with ASC 605-10, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements .  Under these guidelines, revenue is recognized on sales transactions when all of the following exist:  persuasive evidence of an arrangement did exist, delivery of product has occurred, the sales price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.  The Company has several revenue streams generated directly from its website and specific revenue recognition criteria for each revenue stream is as follows:


·

Sale of merchandise directly to consumers:  The Company s product sales are recognized either FOB shipping point or FOB destination, dependent on the customer.  Revenues are therefore recognized at point of ownership transfer, accordingly.  

·

Sale of classified advertisements: Sales revenue is recognized pro rata over the advertising period.

·

Sale of investment research:  Sales revenue is recognized pro rata over the term of the customer s subscription.

·

Coupons clipped by consumers on Company website:  Sales revenue is recognized upon payment to the Company by the vendor, Coupons.com since the revenue is not determinable until it is received.

·

Advertising revenues are generated by users clicking on website advertisements utilizing several ad network partners:  Revenues are recognized, on a net basis, upon receipt of payment by the ad network partner since the revenue is not determinable until it is received.


The Company follows the guidance of ASC 605-50-25, “Revenue Recognition, Customer Payments”.  Accordingly, any incentives received from vendors are recognized as a reduction of the cost of products included in inventories. Promotional products or samples given to customers or potential customers are recognized as a cost of goods sold. Cash incentives provided to our customers are recognized as a reduction of the related sale price, and, therefore, are a reduction in sales.


Shipping and Handling Costs


The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenues and shipping and handling costs for shipments to customers as cost of revenues.



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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



Sales Return Reserve Policy


Our return policy generally allows our end users to return purchased products for refund or in exchange for new products. We estimate a reserve for sales returns, if any, and record that reserve amount as a reduction of sales and as a sales return reserve liability. Sales to consumers on our web site generally may be returned within a reasonable period of time.  


Warranty Reserve Policy


The Company is a retail distributor of products and warranties are the responsibility of the manufacturer. Therefore the Company does not record a record a reserve for product warranty.


Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based instruments issued to employees for services in accordance with ASC Topic 718. ASC Topic 718 requires companies to recognize in the statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity based compensation issued to employees.  The value of the portion of an employee award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line attribution method.  The Company accounts for non-employee share-based awards in accordance with the measurement and recognition criteria of ASC Topic 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.


Advertising


Advertising is expensed as incurred and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the accompanying statement of operations.  For the year ended December 31, 2011 and the period May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010, advertising expense was $33,406 and $0, respectively.


Income Taxes


The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method pursuant to ASC 740-10, Accounting for Uncertain Income Tax Positions .  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to be reversed.


The Company uses a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions.  The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount, which is more than 50% (fifty percent) likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating our tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments.  At December 31, 2011 and the period May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010, respectively, the Company did not record any liabilities for uncertain tax positions.

 

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 740-10,   “Accounting for Uncertain Income Tax Positions.”   When tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained.  In accordance with the guidance of ASC 740-10, the benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any.  Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions.  Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority.  The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as



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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



described above should be reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.  The Company believes its tax positions are all highly certain of being upheld upon examination.  As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits.  


As of December 31, 2011, tax years 2011 and 2010 remain open for IRS audit.  The Company has received no notice of audit or any notifications from the IRS for any of the open tax years.


The Company adopted ASC 740-10, Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48 , (“ASC 740-10”), which was issued on May 2, 2007.  ASC 740-10 amends FIN 48 to provide guidance on how an entity should determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits.  The term “effectively settled” replaces the term “ultimately settled” when used to describe recognition, and the terms “settlement” or “settled” replace the terms “ultimate settlement” or “ultimately settled” when used to describe measurement of a tax position under ASC 740-10.  ASC 740-10 clarifies that a tax position can be effectively settled upon the completion of an examination by a taxing authority without being legally extinguished.  For tax positions considered effectively settled, an entity would recognize the full amount of tax benefit, even if the tax position is not considered more likely than not to be sustained based solely on the basis of its technical merits and the statute of limitations remains open.  The adoption of ASC 740-10 did not have an impact on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.


Basic and Diluted Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share


In accordance with ASC 260-10, Earnings Per Share , basic net earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net earnings (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings (loss) per share are computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common stock equivalent shares outstanding during the period.  As of December 31, 2011 there were 400,000 common stock equivalent shares outstanding.  Equivalent shares are not utilized when the effect is anti-dilutive.  


Segment Information


In accordance with the provisions of ASC 280-10, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information , the Company is required to report financial and descriptive information about its reportable operating segments.  The Company does not have any operating segments as of December 31, 2011.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements


Recent accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption.

 

NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.  The Company sustained net losses of $684,935 and used cash in operating activities of $634,321 for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $745,489 at December 31, 2011. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate revenues and its ability to continue receiving investment capital and loans from related parties to sustain its current level of operations.  

 

Management plans to continue to raise additional capital through its existing Private Placement Memorandum and is exploring additional avenues for future fund-raising through both public and private sources.



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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.


NOTE 3 – INVENTORIES


Inventories consisted of the following at December 31, 2011:


Finished Goods

 

$

6,252


NOTE 4– FIXED ASSETS


Fixed assets consists of the following:


 

 


December 31,

 

 

Depreciable

Life

(Years)

 

 

 

2011

 

 

2010

 

 

 

Computer Equipment

 

$

22,046

 

 

$

16,799

 

 

5

 

Office Furniture & Equipment

 

 

18,804

 

 

 

12,084

 

 

7

 

Total Fixed Assets

 

 

40,850

 

 

 

28,883

 

 

 

 

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

 

 

(7,096

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Assets, net

 

$

33,754

 

 

$

28,883

 

 

 

 


Depreciation expense was $7,096 and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the period May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010, respectively.


NOTE 5 – ACCRUED EXPENSES


The major components of accrued expenses are summarized as follows:


 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

 

2010

 

Inventory vendor

 

$

872

 

 

$

-

 

Ad agency fees

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

-

 

Advertising

 

 

2,941

 

 

 

-

 

Consulting fees

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

-

 

Legal fees

 

 

12,345

 

 

 

-

 

Other

 

 

2,290

 

 

 

-

 

Total

 

$

22,097

 

 

$

-

 


NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


Legal


From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2011 there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of our operations.




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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



Lease Commitment


Leases


On January 3, 2011, the Company entered into a lease of approximately 2,000 square feet for a term of 39 months in Boca Raton, Florida at a base rent of approximately $4,000 per month. Rent is all-inclusive and includes electricity during normal business hours, heat, air-conditioning, and water.


Future anticipated minimum lease payments total $45,109 for 2012, $45,050 for 2013, and $11,766 for the three-month period ending March 31, 2014.


Rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010 was $45,081 and $0 respectively.


Other Commitments

 

The Company entered into various contracts or agreements in the normal course of business, which may contain commitments.  During 2011 and the period May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010 the Company entered into agreements with third party vendors to supply website content and data, website software development, advertising, public relations, and legal services.


All of these commitments contain provisions whereby either party may terminate the agreement with specified notice, normally 30 days, and with no further obligation on the part of either party.


All expenses and liabilities relating to such contracts were recorded in accordance with GAAP during 2011 and the period May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010.  


NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTIES


A related party founder was issued 10,000,000 common shares as founder shares for $100,000 cash in 2010 and related parties were issued 1,600,000 common shares in a private placement in 2010 for $400,000 (included in the 3,160,000 common shares sold for cash in 2010).  (See Note 8).


In 2011, related party officers were granted 200,000 stock options.  (See Note 8)


NOTE 8– SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY


Preferred Stock


The Company authorized 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01; none have been issued as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.


Common Stock


The Company has authorized 80,000,000 shares of common stock and issued 10,000,000 to the Company founder in July 2010 for $100,000 in cash at $.01 per share.  Subsequently, the Company raised additional capital through the issuance of common stock pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum Dated September 2, 2010, whereby $790,000 and $200,000 in capital was raised through the issuance of 3,160,000 and 800,000 shares of common stock at $.25 per share, in 2010 and 2011, respectively.  


Stock Incentive Plan and Stock Option Grants to Employees and Directors


On April 20, 2011, the Company’s board of directors and majority stockholder adopted the 2011 Stock Option Plan (the “2011 Plan”), to be effective on January 3, 2011.  The purpose of the 2011 Plan is to provide an incentive to



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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



attract and retain directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable, to encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of such persons into our development and financial success. Under the 2011 Plan, the Company is authorized to issue incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, restricted stock and long-term incentive awards. The Company has reserved for issuance an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock under the 2011 Plan. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Company stock that shall be subject to Grants made under the Plan to any individual during any calendar year shall be 100,000 shares. The 2011 Plan will be administered by the Company’s board of directors until such time as such authority has been delegated to a committee of the board of directors.


The material terms of each option granted pursuant to the 2011 Plan by the Company shall contain the following terms: (i) that the purchase price of each share purchasable under an incentive option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, (ii) the term of each option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no option shall be exercisable more than 10 years after the date such option is granted and (iii) in the absence of any option vesting periods designated by the Committee at the time of grant, options shall vest and become exercisable in terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee and specified in the Grant Instrument.


On January 3, 2011, the Company granted, pursuant to the 2011 Plan, ten-year stock options to purchase 400,000 common shares of the Company, of which (i) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2012 at $0.25 per share, (ii) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2013 at $0.25 per share, (iii) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2014 and (iv) 100,000 are exercisable on January 3, 2015 at $0.25 per share.


The total fair value of stock option awards granted to employees during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $68,880, which is being recognized over the respective vesting periods. The Company recorded compensation expense of $35,560 for the year ended December 31, 2011 in connection with these stock options.


As of December 31, 2011, 100,000 shares were remaining under the 2011 Plan for future issuance.


The Company estimates the fair value of share-based compensation utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which is dependent upon several variables such as the expected option term, expected volatility of our stock price over the expected option term, expected risk-free interest rate over the expected option term, expected dividend yield rate over the expected option term, and an estimate of expected forfeiture rates. The Company believes this valuation methodology is appropriate for estimating the fair value of stock options granted to employees and directors, which are subject to ASC Topic 718 requirements. These amounts are estimates and thus may not be reflective of actual future results, nor amounts ultimately realized by recipients of these grants. The Company recognizes compensation on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each award. The following table summarizes the assumptions the Company utilized to record compensation expense for stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2011:


 

For the

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

Assumptions:

 

 

Expected term (years)

6.25

 

Expected volatility

80.0%

 

Risk-free interest rate

0.61%

 

Dividend yield

0.00%

 

Expected forfeiture rate

0.00%

 

 



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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



The expected life is computed using the simplified method, which is the average of the vesting term and the contractual term. The expected volatility is based on an average of similar public companies historical volatility, as the Company does not currently trade on the open market. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yields with terms equivalent to the expected term of the related option at the time of the grant. Dividend yield is based on historical trends. While the Company believes these estimates are reasonable, the compensation expense recorded would increase if the expected life was increased, a higher expected volatility was used, or if the expected dividend yield increased.


A summary of the Company’s stock option activity during the year ended December 31, 2011 is presented below:


 

 

Number of

Options

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2010

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

Granted

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

0.25

 

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

-

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Forfeited

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Expired

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2011

 

 

400,000

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

-

 

Exercisable, December 31, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

-

 


The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted to employees during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $0.17. The Company expects all non-contingent outstanding employee stock options to eventually vest.


As of December 31, 2011, there were total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements of $33,320.


NOTE 9 – INCOME TAX


For the year ended December 31, 2011 and the period from May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010, there was no provision for income taxes and deferred tax assets have been entirely offset by valuation allowances.


As of December 31, 2011, the Company has net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $688,000.  The carryforwards expire in the year 2031.  The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations, which could reduce or defer the utilization of the losses as a result of an ownership change as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.  

  

The Company’s tax expense differs from the “expected” tax expense for Federal income tax purposes, (computed by applying the United States Federal tax rate of 34% to loss before taxes), as follows:


 

 

Year Ended

December 31,

2011

 

 

May 20,

2010

(Inception) to

December 31,

2010

 

Tax expense (benefit) at the statutory rate

 

$

(232,878

)

 

$

(20,588

)

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

 

(16,952

)

 

 

(1,499

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

249,830

 

 

 

22,087

 

Total

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 


The tax effects of the temporary differences between reportable financial statement income and taxable income are recognized as deferred tax assets and liabilities.



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Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(a development stage company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2011 and 2010



The tax effect of significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2011 and 2010, are as follows:


 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

 

2010

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforward

 

$

250,887

 

 

$

22,087

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

8,059

 

 

 

-

 

Stock option expense

 

 

12,971

 

 

 

-

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

 

271,917

 

 

 

22,087

 

Less: Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

 

 

(271,917

)

 

 

(22,087

)

Total net deferred tax assets

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 


In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.


Because of the historical earnings history of the Company, the net deferred tax assets for 2011, and the period May 20, 2010 (inception) to December 31, 2010 were fully offset by a 100% valuation allowance.  


NOTE 10 – CONCENTRATIONS


Concentration of Credit Risk


Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk, consist principally of temporary cash investments. The Company places its temporary cash investments with financial institutions not insured by the FDIC.   There have been no losses in these accounts through December 31, 2011.

 

Concentration of Funding


During 2011 a large portion of the Company’s funding was provided by the purchase of additional shares of the Company’s common stock by existing shareholders.

 

NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In 2012, the Company has raised additional capital through the issuance of common stock pursuant to an Access Letter Dated December 1, 2011. It has raised capital in the amount of $665,000 through the issuance of 1,330,000 shares of common stock at $.50 per share.


On November 1, 2012 the Company secured a note from its majority shareholder, W. Kip Speyer in the amount of $50,000. The terms of the note is as follows: maturity date, November 1, 2022, bears an interest rate of 10%, and is to be repaid $660.75, principle and interest monthly, based on a ten-year amortization schedule.  The note is secured by substantially all assets of the Company.


On December 31, 2012 the Company issued 40,000 common shares for services rendered and valued the shares at $20,000 or $0.50 per share based on the contemporaneous sale price resulting in a $20,000 expense.






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EXHIBIT 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED


ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

B RIGHT M OUNTAIN H OLDINGS , I NC .


A FLORIDA CORPORATION

Pursuant to Sections 607.1003 and 607.1007 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, Chapter 607, Florida Statutes (the " FBCA "), the Articles of Incorporation of Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. , a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, the Articles of Incorporation of which were initially filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida (the “ Department ”) on June 16, 2010, effective June 17, 2010, and with an organizational date deemed effective May 20, 2010 (under the original name of the Corporation), and were amended (to change the name of the Corporation to Speyer Investment Research, Inc.) through Articles of Amendment filed with the Department on July 26, 2010, and amended once again (to change the name of the Corporation to its current name) through Articles of Amendment filed with the Department on June 29, 2012, are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I - NAME

The name of the Corporation is Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter called the " Corporation ").

ARTICLE II - PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

The street and mailing address of the current principal place of business and registered office of the Corporation is 6400 Congress Ave., Suite 2250, Boca Raton, FL 33487; such principal place of business of the Corporation may be relocated to such address and city within or without the State of Florida as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the " Board of Directors ") from time to time.  The name and address of the Corporation's registered agent in the State of Florida, whose Consent to Appointment as Registered Agent accompanies these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, is W. Kip Speyer, located at 6400 Congress Ave., Suite 2250, Boca Raton, FL 33487.

ARTICLE III - PURPOSE

The Corporation is formed to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the FBCA, including any amendments thereto.

ARTICLE IV - CAPITAL STOCK

The aggregate number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares, consisting of (a) Eighty Million (80,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the " Common Stock "), and



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(b) Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the " Preferred Stock ").

A statement of the powers, privileges and relative rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, in respect of each class of stock of the Corporation, is as follows:

A.

Common Stock .

1.

General .  All shares of Common Stock shall be identical and shall entitle the holders thereof to the same powers, preferences, qualifications, limitations, privileges and other rights provided under the FBCA (except as expressly provided under these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation). The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock (when, if and to the extent shares or series of such stock are designated and issued).

2.

Voting Rights .  Each holder of record of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock standing in such holder’s name on the books of the Corporation.  Except as otherwise required by law or by or pursuant to Section B of this Article IV of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Preferred Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to shareholders for a vote (including any action by written consent).  

3.

Dividends .  Subject to provisions of law and Section B of this Article IV of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available therefor at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors may determine in its sole discretion.

4.

Liquidation .  Subject to provisions of law and Section B of this Article IV of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after the payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Corporation and any and all preferential amounts to which the holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled with respect to the distribution of the net assets of the Corporation in liquidation, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to share ratably in the remaining net assets of the Corporation available for distribution.

B.

Preferred Stock

1.

Issuance of Preferred Stock in Classes or Series .  The Preferred Stock of the Corporation may be issued in one or more classes or series at such time or times and for such consideration as the Board of Directors may determine in its sole discretion.  Each class or series shall be designated so as to distinguish the shares thereof from the shares of all other classes and series.  All shares of a series shall have preferences, limitations and relative rights identical with those of other shares of the same series and, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the designation and description of the series, with those of other series of the same class.  Different series of Preferred Stock



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shall not be construed to constitute different classes of shares for the purpose of voting by classes unless specifically provided for herein.

2.

Authority to Establish Variations Between Classes or Series of Preferred Stock .  The Board of Directors is expressly authorized, subject to the limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, to provide, by adopting a resolution or resolutions of the Board, for the designation and issuance of the undesignated Preferred Stock in one or more classes or series, each with such preferences, limitations and relative rights and privileges as shall be set forth in articles of amendment to these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, which shall be filed in accordance with the FBCA.  Without limiting the foregoing, the authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each such class or series shall include the right to determine and fix:

(a)

the distinctive designation of such class or series and the number of shares to constitute such class or series;

(b)

the rate at which dividends on the shares of such class or series shall be declared and paid, or set aside for payment, whether dividends at the rate so determined shall be cumulative or accruing, and whether the shares of such class or series shall be entitled to any participating or other dividends in addition to dividends at the rate so determined, and if so, on what terms or in what events;

(c)

the right or obligation, if any, of the Corporation to redeem shares of the particular class or series of Preferred Stock and, if redeemable, the price, terms and manner of such redemption;

(d)

the special and relative rights and preferences, if any, and the amount or amounts per share, which the shares of such class or series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in preference over any or all other class(es) or series, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (and distribution of the net assets of the Corporation in connection therewith);

(e)

the terms and conditions, if any, upon which shares of such class or series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock of any other class or series, including the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange, the terms and conditions of conversion or exchange, and the terms of adjustment, if any;

(f)

the obligation, if any, of the Corporation to retire, redeem or purchase shares of such class or series pursuant to a sinking fund or fund of a similar nature or otherwise, and the terms and conditions of such obligation;

(g)

voting rights, if any, including special, conditional or limited voting rights with respect to any matter, including with respect to the election of directors and matters adversely affecting any class or series of Preferred Stock;

(h)

limitations, if any, on the issuance of additional shares of such class or series or any shares of any other class or series of Preferred Stock; and



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(i)

such other preferences, limitations or relative rights and privileges thereof as the Board of Directors, acting in accordance with applicable law and these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, may deem advisable and which are not inconsistent with law or with the provisions of these Amended and Restated Articles of  Incorporation.

C.

Options, Warrants & Rights .

1.

The Corporation may issue options, warrants and rights for the purchase of shares of any class or series of the Corporation.  The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, shall determine the terms and conditions on which the options, warrants or rights are issued, their form and content and the consideration for which, and terms and conditions upon which, the shares are to be issued.

2.

The terms and conditions of rights or options to purchase shares of any class or series of the Corporation may include, without limitation, restrictions or conditions that preclude or limit the exercise, transfer, receipt or holding of such rights or options by any person or persons, including any person or persons owning (beneficially or of record) or offering to acquire a specified number or percentage of the outstanding shares of any class or series, or any transferee or transferees of any such person or persons, or that invalidate or void such rights or options held by any such person or persons or any such transferee or transferees.

ARTICLE V - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors shall consist of not fewer than three (3) nor more than five (5) members.  The number of directors constituting the Board within these limits may be fixed, and increased or decreased, from time to time as provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.  All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors.  Members of the Board of Directors must be natural persons who are at least 18 years of age but need not be residents of Florida or shareholders of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI - DIRECTOR ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING

Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors (or of a committee of the Board of Directors) may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if the action is taken by the written consent of all members of the Board of Directors (or of such committee of the Board of Directors).  The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken and signed by each director (or committee member), which consent(s) shall be filed in the official minute books of the Corporation in which proceedings of meetings of the Board of Directors are recorded.  Any action taken by written consent under this Article VI shall be deemed effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies otherwise, and shall have the same effect as a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.



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ARTICLE VII - CALL OF SPECIAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

Except as otherwise required by law or by or pursuant to these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Corporation shall not be required to call or hold a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation unless (in addition to any other requirement(s) of applicable law or elsewhere in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation) (i) the holders of not less than forty percent (40%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation's Secretary one or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held; or (ii) the meeting is called by (a) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, (b) the Corporation's Chairman of the Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer, or (c) the Corporation's Secretary upon the written request of any two (2) or more members of the Board of Directors.  Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the special meeting notice required by Section 607.0705 of the FBCA (or a successor provision of such law) may be conducted at a special shareholders' meeting.

ARTICLE VIII - SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if such action is taken by the written consent of the holders of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on such action having not less than the minimum number of votes (including, if and as applicable, the minimum number of votes of any voting groups entitled to vote separately on the matter) necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.  In order to be effective, the action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, dated and signed by approving shareholders having the requisite number of votes entitled to vote thereon, and delivered to the Secretary or other officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the official minute books of the Corporation in which proceedings of meetings of the shareholders are recorded (the “ Shareholder Minute Books ”).  Whenever action is taken pursuant to this Article VIII, the written consent(s) of shareholders, or the written reports of inspectors appointed to tabulate shareholder consents, shall be filed in the Shareholder Minute Books.  No written consent of shareholders shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the date of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner provided in this Article VIII, written consents executed and delivered by the number of holders required to take action are delivered to the Corporation by delivery as required in this Article VIII.  Within ten (10) days after obtaining authorization of corporate action by written consent of shareholders, notice shall be given to those shareholders who have not consented in writing or who are not entitled to vote on the action, which notice shall comply with the provisions of the FBCA.  Any action taken by written consent under this Article VIII shall have the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

ARTICLE IX - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the fullest extent permitted under the FBCA and other applicable law, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its shareholders or any other person for monetary damages for or relating to any statement, vote, decision, action or failure to act, regarding corporate management or policy, by a director, unless the breach or



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failure to perform his or her duties as a director satisfies the standards set forth in Section 706.0831(1) of the FBCA (or a successor provision of such law) as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.  To the fullest extent permitted under the FBCA and other applicable law, a director of the Corporation shall not be or held liable for any action taken as a director, or any failure to take action, if he or she performed the duties of his or her office in compliance with Section 607.0830 of the FBCA (or a successor provision of such law) as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.  If the FBCA is amended hereafter to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the FBCA, as so amended.  Any repeal or modification of this Article IX shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE X - INDEMNIFICATION

The Corporation shall indemnify its directors to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law, as now or hereafter in effect, and such right to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors, administrators and personal and legal representatives; provided , however , that, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director (or his or her heirs, executors, administrators or personal or legal representatives) in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors.  The right to indemnification conferred by this Article X shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition only upon the Corporation’s receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director to repay such amounts if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time in the Corporation’s Bylaws or otherwise by resolution of the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and/or to the advancement of expenses to officers, employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors of the Corporation.

The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article X shall not be exclusive of any other right(s) which any person may have or hereafter acquire under these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Corporation, any statute, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

Any repeal or modification of this Article X shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification and/or to the advancement of expenses of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

The Corporation shall have the power and authority to purchase and maintain insurance (including, without limitation, errors and omissions insurance) on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request



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of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability or expenses asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability or expenses under the provisions of this Article X.


ARTICLE XI - BYLAW AMENDMENTS

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Florida, each of the Board of Directors and the shareholders of the Corporation is expressly authorized and empowered to make, alter, amend and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation in any respect not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Florida or with these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.  For the shareholders to make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation in any respect, such action (in addition to any other vote required under applicable law or elsewhere in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation) must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon.  The Corporation’s Board of Directors may freely alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation unless (a) these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or the FBCA (as the same exists or may hereafter be amended) reserves the power to alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws generally or a particular Bylaw provision exclusively to the shareholders, or (b) the shareholders of the Corporation, in altering, amending or repealing the Bylaws generally or a particular Bylaw provision, provide expressly that the Board of Directors may not alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws or that particular Bylaw provision.

ARTICLE XII – AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES

The Corporation reserves the right to alter, amend or repeal any provision contained in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, or any amendment thereto, in the manner provided in the FBCA (as the same exists or may hereafter be amended), and any and all rights conferred upon the shareholders is subject to this reservation.

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This amendment and restatement of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation has been duly authorized and directed by the Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors and the Majority Shareholders of the Corporation, dated October 6, 2011, which Board and shareholders’ consent was sufficient for the approval of the amendment and restatement under Florida law.  Such amendment and restatement of the Articles of Incorporation supersedes the original Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and all amendments thereto effected prior to the date hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned, for the purpose of amending and restating the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida, has executed these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation as of the 6th day of October 2011.

 

Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ W. Kip Speyer

 

 

By:

W. Kip Speyer

 

 

Its:

President

 





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CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT AS REGISTERED AGENT

OF


S PEYER I NVESTMENT R ESEARCH , I NC .

The undersigned, W. Kip Speyer, whose business address is 6400 Congress Ave., Suite 2250, Boca Raton, FL 33487, hereby accepts appointment as the registered agent of Speyer Investment Research, Inc. , a Florida corporation, and is familiar with and accepts the obligations provided for in Section 607.0505, Florida Statutes.


 

/s/ W. Kip Speyer

 

 

W. Kip Speyer

 

 

Registered Agent

 







CERTIFICATE

REGARDING THE


AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION


OF


B RIGHT M OUNTAIN H OLDINGS , I NC .


Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. , a Florida corporation (the " Corporation "), hereby certifies, pursuant to and n accordance with Sections 607.1003 and 607.1007 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (Chapter 607, Florida Statutes), for the purpose of filing its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Department of State of the State of Florida that:


1.

The name of the Corporation is Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc.

2.

The Corporation's Articles of Incorporation were initially filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida on June 16, 2010, effective June 17, 2010, with an organizational date deemed effective May 20, 2010 (and were assigned Document Number P10000050881), and were amended by Articles of Amendment filed on July 26, 2010 and again on June 29, 2012.

3.

The Corporation's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation attached hereto (the " Restated Articles ") contain various amendments to the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation, all as set forth in full in the attachment hereto.

4.

The Amendment and Restatement hereby made to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was duly adopted by written consents executed by the holders of not less than a majority of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of, and all the members of the Board of Directors of, the Corporation as of the 6th day of October, 2011, pursuant to Sections 607.0704 and 607.0821 of the Florida Business Corporation Act.  The number of votes cast was sufficient for approval of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of the 6 th day of October 2011.

 

Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ W. Kip Speyer

 

 

Name: 

W. Kip Speyer

 

 

Its:

President

 






EXHIBIT 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED


BYLAWS


OF


B RIGHT M OUNTAIN H OLDINGS , I NC .,

(Formerly known as Speyer Investment Research, Inc.)

A FLORIDA CORPORATION


(Adopted Effective October 6, 2011)



ARTICLE I.  OFFICES AND REGISTERED AGENT


Section 1.   Principal Office .   Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “ Corporation ”) shall maintain its principal office in the State of Florida.


Section 2.   Registered Office and Registered Agent .  The Corporation shall at all times maintain a registered office in the State of Florida, which registered office need not be the same as the Corporation’s place of business.  The Corporation’s registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board of Directors.  The Corporation shall also continuously maintain a registered agent in the State of Florida whose business office shall be located at the Corporation’s registered office.  The Corporation shall comply with all filing requirements relating to any designation or change of the registered office or registered agent as may be required by law.


Section 3.   Other Business Office(s) .  The Corporation may have such other business office(s), either within or outside of the State of Florida, as the Board of Directors may designate from time to time.


ARTICLE II.  SHAREHOLDERS


Section 1.   Annual Meeting .  An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held once each calendar year for the purpose of electing the members of the Board of Directors (each such member, a “ Director ”) and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.  The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held during the month of August each year (or during such other month in that year as determined by the Board of Directors) at such date and time as shall be designated for any such meeting by the Board of Directors.  In the absence of any such designation, the annual meeting of shareholders shall be held at ten o’clock in the morning on the second Tuesday of the month during which the annual meeting is to be held. The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or outside of the State of Florida, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting of shareholders.  If the Board of Directors fails to designate the place for the annual meeting of shareholders, such meeting shall be held at the Corporation’s principal office.



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Section 2.   Special Meetings .  Except as otherwise required by law or by or pursuant to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “ Articles ”), the Corporation shall not be required to call or hold a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation unless (in addition to any other requirement(s) under applicable law or in the Articles) (i) the holders of not less than forty percent (40%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation's Secretary one or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held (with the dates of all such demands to be within a 30-day period); or (ii) the meeting is called by (a) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, (b) the Corporation's Chairman of the Board of Directors, President or Chief Executive Officer, or (c) the Corporation's Secretary upon the written request of any two (2) or more members of the Board of Directors.  Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the special meeting notice required by Section 607.0705 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (or a successor provision of such Act, or a successor law or act) (as amended from time to time, the " FBCA ") may be conducted at a special meeting of shareholders.  Special meetings of shareholders may be held at such time and date, and at such place, within or without the State of Florida, as shall be designated by the Board of Directors and set forth in the notice of meeting required pursuant to Section 3 of this Article II and the FBCA.  If the Board of Directors fails to designate the place for a special meeting of the shareholders, such meeting shall be held at the Corporation’s principal office.


Section 3.   Notice of Meeting .  Notice of each annual and special meeting of shareholders, stating the date, time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting no fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, either personally, or by telegraph, telephone, teletype, facsimile or other form of electronic communication, or by mail or courier service, by or at the direction of the President, the Secretary, or the other person(s) calling the meeting.  If mailed, such notice must be by first class mail, except if mailed thirty (30) days before the date of the meeting, in which case it may be done by a class other than first class.  Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States Mail, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.  All other forms of notice shall be effective when received.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no notice of a meeting of shareholders need be given to a shareholder if (a) an annual report and proxy statements for two (2) consecutive annual meetings of shareholders, or (b) all and at least two (2) checks in payment of dividends or interest on securities during a twelve (12) month period, have been sent by first-class United States mail, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the share transfer books of the Corporation, and returned undeliverable.  The obligation of the Corporation to give notice of a meeting of shareholders to any such shareholder shall be reinstated once the Corporation has received a new address for such shareholder for entry on its share transfer books.




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Section 4.   Notice of Adjourned Meeting .  If an annual or special meeting of shareholders is adjourned to a different date, time or place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the date, time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and any business may be transacted at the adjourned meeting that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting.  If a meeting is adjourned to a date more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date fixed for the original meeting and the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to persons who are shareholders as of the new record date and who are entitled to notice of the meeting.


Section 5.   Waiver of Notice .  A shareholder may waive any notice required by any statute, or the Articles of Incorporation or these Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) of the Corporation, before or after the date and time stated in the notice.  The waiver must be in writing signed by the shareholder entitled to such notice, and delivered to the Corporation.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual or special meeting of shareholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice.  Attendance of a shareholder at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except if, at the beginning of the meeting, the shareholder objects to the transaction of any business.  Attendance shall also constitute a waiver of objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.


Section 6.   Quorum .  A majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders.


This quorum requirement can be changed only by an amendment to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third (1/3) of the shares entitled to vote.  Such amendment must meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote and voting groups required to take action under the quorum and voting requirements then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever requires the greater number of votes.


After a quorum has been established at a meeting of shareholders, the subsequent withdrawal of shareholders, so as to reduce the number of shares entitled to vote at the meeting below the number required for a quorum, shall not affect the validity of any action taken at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.


Section 7.   Voting and Shareholder Action .  Each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.


If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the shareholders.


Section 8.   Proxies .  A shareholder or his attorney-in-fact, or any other person entitled to vote on behalf of a shareholder, may vote the shareholder’s share(s) in person or by proxy.




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A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment form, either personally or by his attorney-in-fact.  A telegram or cablegram appearing to have been transmitted by such person, or a photographic, photostatic, or equivalent reproduction of an appointment form is a sufficient appointment form.  An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, and is valid for up to eleven (11) months unless a longer period is expressly provided in the appointment form, regardless of the death or incapacity of the shareholder appointing such proxy (unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises his authority under the appointment).


An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.


Section 9.   Record Date and Shareholder List .  The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall fix a record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action.  Such record date may not be more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders and may not be a date preceding the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted.


After fixing a record date for a meeting of shareholders, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all its shareholders who are entitled to notice of such meeting, arranged by voting group with the address of, and the number and class and series, if any, of shares held by each.


The list of shareholders shall be available for inspection by any shareholder for a period of ten (10) days prior to the meeting of shareholders or such shorter time as exists between the record date and the meeting and continuing through the meeting at the Corporation’s principal office, at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held, or at the office of the Corporation’s transfer agent or registrar.  A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect the list during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection, on the conditions that: (a) his demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose, (b) he describes with reasonable particularity his purpose and the records he desires to inspect, and (c) the records are directly connected with his purpose.


The Corporation shall make the list of shareholders available at the meeting of shareholders, and any shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled to inspect the list at any time during such meeting or any adjournment thereof.


The list of shareholders is prima facie evidence of the identity of shareholders entitled to examine the list of shareholders or to vote at a meeting of shareholders.




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If the requirements of this section have not been substantially complied with or if the Corporation refuses to allow a shareholder or his agent or attorney to inspect the list of shareholders before or at the meeting of shareholders, then, on the demand of any shareholder in person or by proxy who failed to obtain access to such list, such meeting shall be adjourned until such requirements are complied with.


Refusal or failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting of shareholders.


Section 10.   Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting .  Unless otherwise provided by the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if such action is taken by the written consent of the holders of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on such action having not less than the minimum number of votes (including, if and as applicable, the minimum number of votes of any voting groups entitled to vote separately on the matter) necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.  In order to be effective, the action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, dated and signed by approving shareholders having the requisite number of votes entitled to vote thereon, and delivered to the Secretary or other officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the official minute books of the Corporation in which proceedings of meetings of the shareholders are recorded (the “ Shareholder Minute Books ”).  Whenever action is taken pursuant to this Section 10, the written consent(s) of shareholders, or the written reports of inspectors appointed to tabulate shareholder consents, shall be filed in the Shareholder Minute Books.  No written consent of shareholders shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the date of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner provided in this Section 10, written consents executed and delivered by the number of holders required to take action are delivered to the Corporation by delivery as required in this Section 10.  Within ten (10) days after obtaining authorization of corporate action by written consent of shareholders, notice must be given to those shareholders who have not consented in writing or who are not entitled to vote on the action, which notice shall be consistent with the requirements of the FBCA.  Any action properly taken by written consent under this Section 10 shall have the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.  If the action to which the shareholders consent would have required the filing of a certificate had such action been voted on by shareholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed under such other section shall state that written consent has been given in accordance with the provisions of this section.  



ARTICLE III.  DIRECTORS


Section 1.

Powers .  Except as otherwise provided by the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors.  




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Section 2.

Number and Qualifications .  The number of Directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time, within any limits set forth in the Articles, by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that no incumbent Director’s term shall be shortened by reason of a resolution reducing the number of Directors.  Directors must be natural persons who are at least 18 years of age but need not be residents of Florida or shareholders of the Corporation.


Section 3.

Election and Terms of Directors .  Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote at the first annual meeting of shareholders and at each annual meeting of shareholders thereafter.


The terms of the initial Directors of the Corporation expire at the first annual meeting of shareholders.  The terms of all other Directors expire at the next Annual Meeting of shareholders following their election unless their terms are staggered.  Despite the expiration of a Director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of Directors.


Section 4.

Resignation .  A Director of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Corporation.  Such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.  If a resignation is made effective at a later date, the Board of Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board of Directors provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.


Section 5.

Removal .  Any Director may be removed, with or without cause, by the shareholders at a meeting of shareholders, provided the notice of such meeting states that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is the removal of the Director.


Section 6.

Vacancies .  Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including any vacancy created by reason of an increase in the number of Directors, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors, though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by an election at an annual or special meeting of the shareholders called, noticed and held for that purpose.  A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date (by reason of a Director’s resignation or otherwise) may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new Director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.  The term of a Director elected to fill a vacancy expires at the next meeting of the shareholders at which Directors are elected.


Section 7.

Compensation .  The Board of Directors (a) shall pay each Director a fixed sum of $250.00 for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and (b)  may pay each Director a stated salary as such or a fixed sum for attendance at meetings of any committees of the Board of Directors and may reimburse each Director for his expenses of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof.  The Board of Directors may also pay to each Director rendering services in such capacity, special compensation appropriate to the value of such services, as determined by the Board of Directors from time to time.  None of these payments shall preclude any Director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.  The Board of Directors may determine the compensation of a Director who is also an officer for service as an officer as well as for service as a Director.



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Section 8.

Meetings .  The Board of Directors may hold regular or special meetings either within or outside of the State of Florida.  A majority of the Directors present, whether or not a quorum exists, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of Directors to another time and place.  Notice of any such adjourned meeting shall be given to the Directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment and, unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are announced at the time of adjournment, to the other Directors.  Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, if one is elected, or by the President of the Corporation or any two (2) Directors.  Directors shall be deemed present at a meeting of the Board of Directors if a conference telephone or similar communications equipment is used, by means of which all persons participating in the meeting may simultaneously hear each other.


Section 9.

Action by Directors Without a Meeting .  Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors (or of a committee of the Board of Directors) may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if the action is taken by the written consent of all members of the Board of Directors (or of such committee of the Board of Directors).  The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken and signed by each Director (or committee member), which consent(s) shall be filed in the official minute books of the Corporation in which proceedings of meetings of the Board of Directors are recorded.  The action taken by written consent shall be deemed effective when the last Director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies otherwise, and shall have the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.


Section 10.

Notice of Meetings .  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be preceded by at least two (2) days’ notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting.  The notice need not describe the purpose of the special meeting.  Notice may be communicated in person or by telephone (where oral notice is reasonable under the circumstances), by telecopy or by mail.  Written notice shall be effective on the earlier of receipt or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail.


Section 11.

Waiver of Notice .  A Director may waive the requirement of notice of a  meeting of the Board of Directors by signing a waiver of notice either before or after the meeting.  The attendance of a Director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting and a waiver of any and all objections to the place or time of such meeting or the manner in which it has been called or convened, except when the Director states, at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival at the meeting, any objection to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.


Section 12.

Quorum and Voting .  A majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, but if less than such majority is present at the meeting, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn such meeting to another time and place without further notice.




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Except as otherwise required by law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, the affirmative vote of the majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present and a vote is taken shall be the act of the Board of Directors.  A Director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which corporate action is taken is presumed to have assented to the action taken unless he votes against or abstains from such action or objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding such meeting or transacting specified business at the meeting.


Section 13.

Committees .  The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of Directors, may designate from among its members an executive committee and/or one (1) or more other committees each of which, to the extent provided in such resolution, shall have and may exercise all the authority of the Board of Directors, except as limited by law.  Sections of these Bylaws which govern meetings, notice and waiver of notice, and quorum and voting requirements of the Board of Directors shall apply to committees and their members as well.  Each committee must have two (2) or more members who serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.  The Board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of Directors, may designate one (1) or more Directors as alternate members of any such committee who may act in the place and stead of any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee.


Section 14.

Liability of Directors .  No Director of the Corporation shall be personally liable for monetary damages to the Corporation or any other person for any statement, vote, decision, or failure to act, regarding corporate management or policy, by such Director, unless the Director breached or failed to perform his duties as a Director and the Director’s breach of, or failure to perform, those duties constitutes:


(a)

a violation of the criminal law, unless the Director had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  A judgment or other final adjudication against a Director in any criminal proceeding for a violation of the criminal law shall estop such Director from contesting the fact that his breach, or failure to perform, constitutes a violation of the criminal law; but shall not estop the Director from establishing that he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful;


(b)

a transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or indirectly;


(c)

a vote for or assent to an unlawful distribution;


(d)

in a proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or by or in the right of a shareholder, conscious disregard for the best interest of the Corporation, or willful misconduct; or




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(e)

in a proceeding by or in the right of someone other than the Corporation or a shareholder, recklessness (i.e., a conscious disregard of a risk known, or so obvious that it should have been known, to the Director, and known to the Director, or so obvious that it should have been known to the Director, to be so great as to make it highly probable that harm would follow from such action or omission) or an act or omission which was committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property.


Section 15.

Director Conflicts of Interest .  No contract or other transaction between the Corporation and one (1) or more of its Directors or any other corporation, firm association or entity in which one (1) or more of its Directors are directors or officers or are financially interested, shall be either void or voidable because of such relationship or interest or because such Director or Directors are present at the meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves or ratifies such contract or transaction or because his or their votes are counted for such purpose if:


(a)

The fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the Board of Directors or committee which authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or transaction by a vote or consent sufficient for the purpose without counting the votes or consents of such interested Directors;


(b)

The fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the shareholders entitled to vote and they authorize, approve or ratify such contract or transaction by vote or written consent; or


(c)

The contract or transaction is fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time it is authorized by the Board of Directors, a committee or the shareholders.


Common or interested Directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves or ratifies such contract or transaction.  A conflict of interest transaction is authorized, approved, or ratified if it receives the vote of a majority of the shares entitled to be counted under this section.  Shares owned by or voted under the control of a Director who has a relationship or interest in a conflict of interest transaction may not be counted in a vote of shareholders to determine whether to authorize, approve, or ratify such conflict of interest transaction.  A majority of the shares, whether or not present, that are entitled to be counted in a vote on a conflict of interest transaction constitutes a quorum for the purpose of taking action under this section.


Section 16.

Loans to Officers, Directors and Employees; Guaranty of Obligations .  The Corporation may lend money to, guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer, director or employee of the Corporation (or any subsidiary thereof) in procuring any personal loan, whenever, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the Corporation.  Such loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the Corporation.



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Section 17.

Liability for Unlawful Distributions .  A Director who votes for or assents to a distribution made in violation of the Articles of Incorporation or an unlawful distribution as defined in this section shall be personally liable to the Corporation for the amount of the distribution that exceeds what could have been distributed without violating the Articles of Incorporation or without constituting an unlawful distribution if it is established that he did not adhere to the general standards for the Directors.  A distribution shall be deemed to be an “unlawful distribution” if, after giving it effect, (a) the Corporation would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business, or (b) the Corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the Corporation were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of shareholders whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution.


In any proceeding commenced against a Director under this section, a Director shall have all of the defenses ordinarily available to a director.  A Director held liable for an unlawful distribution shall be entitled to contribution from every other Director who could be liable for the unlawful distribution and from each shareholder for the amount the shareholder accepted knowing the distribution was made in violation of the Articles of Incorporation or was an unlawful distribution.



ARTICLE IV.  OFFICERS


Section 1.

Officers .  The Officers of the Corporation shall include a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors from time to time.  Such other officers, assistant officers and agents as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors shall delegate to one (1) of the Officers the responsibility for preparing minutes of the meetings of shareholders or Directors and for authenticating records of the Corporation.  Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person.  The appointment of an Officer does not itself create rights.


Section 2.

Election and Term of Office .  The Officers of the Corporation shall be elected at the organizational meeting and at each annual meeting of the Board of Directors following the election of Directors.  Each Officer shall hold office until the election of Directors at the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors.  Despite the expiration of an Officer’s term, such Officer will continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies.


Section 3.

Resignation .  An Officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation.  A resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.  If a resignation is made effective at a later date and the Corporation accepts the future effective date, its Board of Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board of Directors provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.  An Officer’s resignation shall not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the Officer.




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Section 4.

Removal .  The Board of Directors may remove any Officer at any time with or without cause.


Section 5.

Vacancies .  A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.


Section 6.

Salaries .  The salaries of the Officers shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and no Officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a Director of the Corporation.


Section 7.

President .  The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, and, under the direction of the Board of Directors, shall have general responsibility for the management and direction of the business, properties and affairs of the Corporation.  The President shall have general executive powers, including all powers required by law to be exercised by a president of a corporation as such, as well as the specific powers conferred by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.


Section 8.

Vice President .  In the absence of the President or in the event of his death, inability or refusal to act, the Vice President, if one has been appointed or elected by the Board of Directors (or in the event there are more than one (1) Vice Presidents, the Vice Presidents in the order of their appointment or election), shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.


Each Vice President shall have general executive powers as well as the specific powers conferred by these Bylaws.  Each Vice President shall also have such further powers and duties as may from time to time be conferred upon, or assigned to, him by the Board of Directors or the President.


Section 9.

Secretary .  The Secretary shall (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors and the shareholders in one (1) or more books provided for that purpose, (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law, (c) be custodian of the corporate records and affix the corporate seal to all documents authorizing the use of the corporate seal, (d) be the registrar of the Corporation and keep a register of the post office addresses of all shareholders which shall be furnished to the Secretary by the shareholders, (e)  have charge of the stock transfer books of the Corporation, and (f)  in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties assigned to the Secretary by the President or by the Board of Directors.


Section 10.

Treasurer .  The Treasurer shall (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation, (b) receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such monies in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as the Board of Directors may select, and (c) in general perform all of the duties assigned to the Treasurer by the President or by the Board of Directors.  If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine.



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ARTICLE V.  SHARE CERTIFICATES


Section 1.

Share Certificates .  Certificates representing shares of the Corporation shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with Florida law.  The share certificates shall state the name of the Corporation; the name of the person to whom issued; and the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, the certificate represents.  The share certificates shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or by the Secretary of the Corporation (or any other Officer designated by the Board of Directors) and may be sealed with the corporate seal or a facsimile thereof.  Each share certificate shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified.  The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the Corporation.  No certificate shall be issued for any share until such share is fully paid.  Consideration in the form of a promise to pay money or to perform services shall be deemed received by the Corporation at the time such promise is made, unless the agreement specifically provides otherwise.


Section 2.

Legends for Preferences and Restrictions on Transfer .   The designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations applicable to each class of shares and the variations in rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series within a class (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate.  Alternatively, each certificate may state conspicuously on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder a full statement of this information on request and without charge.  Every certificate representing shares that are restricted as to the sale, disposition, or transfer of such shares shall also indicate that such shares are restricted as to transfer and there shall be set forth or fairly summarized upon the certificate, or the certificate shall indicate that the Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of such restrictions.  If the Corporation issues any shares that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and registered or qualified under the applicable state securities laws, the transfer of any such shares shall be restricted substantially in accordance with the following legend:


“THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE “ ACT ”), OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.  THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, GIFTED, ASSIGNED, CONVEYED, ENCUMBERED, DISTRIBUTED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN ANY MATTER UNLESS (1) REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR (2) PURSUANT TO AVAILABLE EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AND UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.  NO MARKET EXISTS FOR THE SHARES, AND NONE MAY DEVELOP, AND THE HOLDER HEREOF MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.”



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Section 3.

Transfer of Shares .  The Corporation or its duly authorized agent shall register a share certificate presented to it for transfer if (a) the certificate is endorsed or the instruction was originated by the appropriate person or persons, (b) reasonable assurance is given that those endorsements or instructions are genuine and effective, (c) the Corporation or its duly authorized agent has no duty as to adverse claims or has discharged the duty, (d) any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes has been complied with, and (e) the transfer is in fact rightful or is to a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim.  Any new certificate shall be issued only upon surrender of the old certificate, which shall be cancelled upon the issuance of the new certificate.  The person whose name appears as shareholder on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed by the Corporation to be the owner of the shares for all purposes.


Section 4.

Lost, Destroyed and Stolen Share Certificates .  If the owner of a share certificate claims that his share certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Corporation or its duly authorized agent shall issue a new share certificate in the place of the original share certificate if the owner (a) requests the issuance of a new share certificate before the Corporation or its duly authorized agent has notice that the share certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, (b) files with the Corporation or its duly authorized agent an affidavit stating that the original share certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken and agrees to indemnify the Corporation and its agents against any and all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred as a result of or arising from any inaccurate or false statement contained in said affidavit, (c) files with the Corporation or its duly authorized agent a sufficient indemnity bond if requested by the Board of Directors, and (d) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation or its duly authorized agent.



ARTICLE VI.  RECORDS AND REPORTS


Section 1.

Corporate Records .  The Corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its shareholders and Board of Directors, a record of all actions taken by the shareholders or Board of Directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the Board of Directors in place of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Corporation.


The Corporation shall maintain accurate accounting records and a record of its shareholders in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders in alphabetical order by class of shares showing the number and series of shares held by each shareholder.  The Corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.


The Corporation shall keep a copy of the following records:


(a)

Articles of Incorporation or Restated Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto which are currently in effect;




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(b)

Bylaws or Restated Bylaws and all amendments thereto which are currently in effect;


(c)

Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors creating one (1) or more classes or series of shares and fixing their relative rights, preferences, and limitations, if shares issued pursuant to those resolutions are outstanding;


(d)

Minutes of all meetings of shareholders and records of all action taken by shareholders without a meeting for the past three (3) years;


(e)

Written communications to all shareholders generally or all shareholders of a class or series within the past three (3) years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three (3) years;


(f)

List of names and business street addresses of the current Directors and officers of the Corporation; and


(g)

Copy of the Corporation’s most recent Annual Report filed with the Department of State.


Section 2.

Inspection of Records by Shareholders .  Each shareholder is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the Corporation’s principal office, any of the records of the Corporation described in the immediately preceding section if he gives the Corporation written notice of his demand at least five (5) business days before the date on which he wishes to inspect and copy said records.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, a shareholder is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location specified by the Corporation, any of the following records of the Corporation if the shareholder meets the requirements of the following paragraph and gives the Corporation written notice of his demand at least five (5) business days before the date on which he wishes to inspect and copy the following records:


(a)

Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of the Board of Directors, records of any action of a committee of the Board of Directors while acting in place of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Corporation, minutes of any meeting of the shareholders, and records of action taken by the shareholders or Board of Directors without a meeting, to the extent not subject to inspection under the first paragraph of this section;


(b)

Accounting records of the Corporation;


(c)

The record of shareholders; and


(d)

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Any Shareholder may inspect and copy the records described in the second paragraph of this section only if (a) his demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose, (b) he describes with reasonable particularity his purpose and the records he desires to inspect, and (c) the records are directly connected with his purpose.  For purposes of this section, a “proper purpose” means a proper purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a shareholder.


The Corporation may deny any demand for inspection made pursuant to the second paragraph of this section if such demand was made for an improper purpose, or if the demanding shareholder has, within two (2) years preceding the demand, sold or offered for sale any list of shareholders of the Corporation or any other corporation, has aided or abetted any person in procuring any list of shareholders for any such purpose, or has improperly used any information secured through any prior examination of the records of the Corporation or any other corporation.


If the Corporation’s principal office is outside of Florida, a shareholder is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location in Florida specified by the Corporation, a copy of the Corporation’s Bylaws or Restated Bylaws and all amendments thereto which are currently in effect and a list of the names and business street addresses of the current Directors and officers of the Corporation if he gives the Corporation written notice of his demand at least fifteen (15) business days before the date on which he wishes to inspect and copy said records.


Section 3.

Financial Statements for Shareholders .  Unless modified by resolution of the shareholders, within ninety (90) days of the close of each fiscal year, the Corporation shall furnish its shareholders with annual financial statements for the Corporation that include a balance sheet as of the end of its fiscal year, an income statement for that year, and a statement of cash flows for that year.  If financial statements are prepared for the Corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements shall also be prepared on that basis.


If the Corporation’s annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the accountant’s report shall accompany the annual financial statements.  If not, the annual financial statements shall be accompanied by a statement of the President of the Corporation or the person responsible for the Corporation’s accounting records:


(a)

Stating his reasonable belief as to whether the financial statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and


(b)

Describing any respects in which the financial statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the financial statements prepared for the preceding year.




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The Corporation shall mail the annual financial statements to each shareholder within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year or within such additional time thereafter as is reasonably necessary to enable the Corporation to prepare its financial statements if, for reasons beyond the Corporation’s control, the Corporation is unable to prepare its financial statements within the prescribed period.  Thereafter, on written request from a shareholder who was not mailed the statements, the Corporation shall mail to such shareholder the latest annual financial statements.


Section 4.

Other Reports to Shareholders .  If the Corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to any Director, officer, employee, or agent otherwise than by court order or action by the shareholders or by an insurance carrier pursuant to insurance maintained by the Corporation, the Corporation shall report the indemnification or advance in writing to the shareholders with or before the notice of the next meeting of shareholders, or prior to such meeting if the indemnification or advance occurs after the giving of such notice but prior to the time such meeting is held, which report shall include a statement specifying the persons paid, the amounts paid, and the nature and status at the time of such payment of the litigation or threatened litigation.


If the Corporation issues or authorizes the issuance of shares for promises to render services in the future, the Corporation shall report in writing to the shareholders the number of shares authorized or issued, and the consideration received by the Corporation, with or before the notice of the next meeting of shareholders.


Section 5.

Annual Reports .  The Corporation shall file with the Department of State of the State of Florida, on or after January 1 and on or before May 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the Corporation was incorporated and of every year thereafter, a sworn Annual Report, on such forms and containing such information as the Department of State may prescribe.  The information on the Annual Report shall be current as of the date the Annual Report is executed on behalf of the Corporation.



ARTICLE VII.  MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1.

Fiscal Year .  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors by the filing of the Corporation’s U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return.


Section 2.

Dividends .  The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare and the Corporation may pay dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by law and the Articles of Incorporation.


Section 3.

Execution of Instruments .  All bills, notes, checks, other instruments for the payment of money, agreements, indentures, mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings, proxies and other instruments or documents may be signed, executed, acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the Corporation by such officers, employees or agents of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may direct.



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Section 4.

Indemnification of Officers, Directors, Employees and Agents .  The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or other type of proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether formal or informal:


(a)

(Other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent (including a volunteer) of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent (including a volunteer) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including employee benefit plans), against any liability for judgments, settlements, penalties, fines (including excise taxes assessed with respect to any employee benefit plans) and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such an action, suit or other proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful; and


(b)

By or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent (including a volunteer) of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent (including a volunteer) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including employee benefit plans) against expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) and amounts paid in settlement, not exceeding, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, suit or other proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this subsection in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such proceeding was brought, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.


To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or other proceeding referred to in subsections (a) or (b) above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.



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Unless made pursuant to judicial determination, any indemnification under subsections (a) or (b) above shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) or (b) above.  Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not parties to such action, suit or other proceeding; (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, by a majority vote of the committee duly designated by the Board of Directors (in which Directors who are parties may participate) consisting solely of two (2) or more Directors not at the time parties to such action, suit or other proceeding; (iii) by independent legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors prescribed in subsection (i) above or by the committee prescribed in subsection (ii) above (or by majority vote of the full Board of Directors, in which Directors who are parties to such action, suit or other proceeding may participate, if a quorum of the Directors cannot be obtained or if the committee cannot be designated); or (iv) by the shareholders by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of shareholders who were not parties to such proceeding or, if no such quorum is obtainable, by a majority vote of shareholders who were not parties to such action, suit or other proceeding.


Evaluation of the reasonableness of expenses and authorization of indemnification shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible.  However, if the determination of permissibility is made by independent legal counsel, persons specified by subsection (iii) of the preceding paragraph shall evaluate the reasonableness of expenses and may authorize indemnification.


Expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or other proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or other proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by, or on behalf of, such director or officer to repay such amount if he is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification by the Corporation pursuant to this section.  Expenses incurred by other employees and agents may be paid in advance upon such terms or conditions that the Board of Directors deems appropriate.


The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided pursuant to this section are not exclusive.  The Corporation may make any other or further indemnification or advancement of expenses of any of its directors, officers, employees or agents, under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.  However, indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on behalf of any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that his actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute:


(a)

a violation of the criminal law, unless the director, officer, employee or agent had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful;



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(b)

a transaction from which the director, officer, employee or agent derived an improper personal benefit;


(c)

in the case of a Director, a circumstance under which liability for unlawful distributions may exist; or


(d)

willful misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the Corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder.


Indemnification and advancement of expenses as provided in this section shall continue, unless otherwise provided, when authorized or ratified, as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and the administrators of such person.


The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent (including a volunteer) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including employee benefit plans), against any liability for judgments, settlements, penalties, fines (including excise taxes assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan) and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) actually and reasonably incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this section.


For purposes of this section, the term “serving at the request of the Corporation” includes any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation that imposes duties on such persons, including duties relating to an employee benefit plan and its participants or beneficiaries, and the term “not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation” describes the actions of a person who acts in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan.  In addition, solely for purposes of this section, the term “Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting Corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of a constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including employee benefit plans), is in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have been with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.





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ARTICLE VIII.  AMENDMENTS


These Bylaws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in part, by the Board of Directors or by the shareholders of the Corporation; provided, that any such amendments are not inconsistent with any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or any provisions set forth in Chapter 607, Florida Statutes, as may be amended from time to time.


ARTICLE IX.  SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT


Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if all of the shareholders have entered into a Shareholders’ Agreement pursuant to Section 607.0731, Florida Statutes, as may be amended from time to time, the provisions of said Agreement shall, to the extent not inconsistent with applicable law, govern and supersede any provisions set forth herein to the contrary and these Bylaws shall be so interpreted and construed.  Said Shareholders’ Agreement shall constitute an agreement described in Sections 607.0731 and 607.0732, Florida Statutes, and the terms of said Shareholders’ Agreement shall be incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.


ARTICLE X.  COORDINATION WITH ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

AND CHAPTER 607, FLORIDA STATUTES


Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any provision contained in these Bylaws shall not apply to the extent such provision is inconsistent with applicable law or to the extent such provision is inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation, as may be amended from time to time.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of these Bylaws shall not affect the other provisions thereof, and these Bylaws shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision has been omitted.   


ARTICLE XI.  REIMBURSEMENT OF DISALLOWED COMPENSATION OR
OTHER EXPENSES PAID TO EMPLOYEES


If any payments are made by the Corporation to or on behalf of an employee of the Corporation as either (i) compensation for past, present or future services rendered or to be rendered to the Corporation, or (ii) reimbursement for any business related expenses, and subsequent thereto, such payments are disallowed by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), in whole or in part, as a deductible expense for federal income tax purposes, said employee shall reimburse the Corporation for the amount of any additional federal or state income tax liability assessed to the Corporation which is attributable to said disallowance, together with any and all interest and penalties thereon.  Such reimbursement shall be made within sixty (60) days following the Corporation’s written notification to said employee informing him of the final disposition of said disallowance by the IRS.  The Corporation shall be authorized to withhold any such amounts owed to the Corporation by said employee from any amounts owed by the Corporation to said employee in addition to any other remedies provided by law to which the Corporation may be entitled.  This provision shall survive any employee’s termination of employment except to the extent specifically provided otherwise in any subsequent agreement which specifically incorporates this section by reference.


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The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bright Mountain Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Speyer Investment Research, Inc.) are the Bylaws of and for the Corporation duly adopted and ratified by written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Corporation and all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as of the 6th day of October, 2011.



 

/s/ W. Kip Speyer

 

 

W. Kip Speyer

 

 

President

 




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EXHIBIT 10.1

SPEYER INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC.

2011 STOCK OPTION PLAN

The purpose of the Speyer Investment Research, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide (i) designated employees of Speyer Investment Research, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, (ii) certain consultants and advisors who perform services for the Company or its subsidiaries and (iii) non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) with the opportunity to receive grants of incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options. The Company believes that the Plan will encourage the participants to contribute materially to the growth of the Company, thereby benefiting the Company's stockholders, and will align the economic interests of the participants with those of the stockholders.

1.

Administration

a.

Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by a committee appointed by the Board (the “Committee”), which may consist of two or more persons who are “outside directors” as defined under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and related Treasury regulations and “non-employee directors” as defined under Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In the event the Company does not have at least two outside directors, the Board shall constitute the Committee.

b.

Committee Authority.  The Committee shall have the sole authority to (i) determine the individuals to whom grants shall be made under the Plan, (ii) determine the type, size and terms of the grants to be made to each such individual, (iii) determine the time when the grants will be made and the duration of any applicable exercise period, including the criteria for exercisability and the acceleration of exercisability, (iv) amend the terms of any previously issued grant, and (v) deal with any other matters arising under the Plan.

c.

Committee Determinations.  The Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations and to adopt or amend such rules, regulations, agreements and instruments for implementing the Plan and for the conduct of its business as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion. The Committee's interpretations of the Plan and all determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having any interest in the Plan or in any awards granted hereunder. All powers of the Committee shall be executed in its sole discretion, in the best interest of the Company, not as a fiduciary, and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan and need not be uniform as to similarly situated individuals.

2.

Grants

Awards under the Plan may consist of grants of incentive stock options (“Incentive Stock Options”) and nonqualified stock options (“Nonqualified Stock Options”).  Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options are collectively referred to as “Options” and “Grants”.  All Grants shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to such other terms and conditions



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consistent with this Plan as the Committee deems appropriate and as are specified in writing by the Committee to the individual in a grant instrument or an amendment to the grant instrument (the “Grant Instrument”). The Committee shall approve the form and provisions of each Grant Instrument. Grants under the Plan need not be uniform as among the grantees.

3.

Shares Subject to the Plan

a.

Shares Authorized.  Subject to adjustment as described below, the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Company (“Company Stock”) that may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 500,000 shares. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Company Stock that shall be subject to Grants made under the Plan to any individual during any calendar year shall be 100,000 shares, subject to adjustment as described below. The shares may be authorized but unissued shares of Company Stock or reacquired shares of Company Stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan. If and to the extent Options granted under the Plan terminate, expire, or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged or surrendered without having been exercised, the shares subject to such Grants shall again be available for purposes of the Plan.

b.

Adjustments .  If there is any change in the number or kind of shares of Company Stock outstanding (i) by reason of a stock dividend, spinoff, recapitalization, stock split, or combination or exchange of shares, (ii) by reason of a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the Company is the surviving corporation, (iii) by reason of a reclassification or change in par value, or (iv) by reason of any other extraordinary or unusual event affecting the outstanding Company Stock as a class without the Company's receipt of consideration, or if the value of outstanding shares of Company Stock is substantially reduced as a result of a spinoff or the Company's payment of an extraordinary dividend or distribution, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock available for Grants, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock that any individual participating in the Plan may be granted in any year, the number of shares covered by outstanding Grants, the kind of shares issued under the Plan, and the price per share or the applicable market value of such Grants may be appropriately adjusted by the Committee to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of, or change in the kind or value of, issued shares of Company Stock to preclude, to the extent practicable, the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under such Grants; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated. Any adjustments determined by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.

4.

Eligibility for Participation

a.

Eligible Persons.  All employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Employees”), including Employees who are officers or members of the Board, and members of the Board who are not Employees (“Non-Employee Directors”) shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. Consultants and advisors who perform services for the Company or any of its subsidiaries (“Key Advisors”) shall be eligible to participate in the Plan if the Key Advisors render bona fide services to the Company or its subsidiaries, the services are not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and the Key Advisors do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company's securities.



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b.

Selection of Grantees.  The Committee shall select the Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Key Advisors to receive Grants and shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock subject to a particular Grant in such manner as the Committee determines. Employees, Key Advisors and Non-Employee Directors who receive Grants under this Plan shall hereinafter be referred to as “Grantees.”

5.

Granting of Options

a.

Number of Shares. The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock that will be subject to each Grant of Options to Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Key Advisors.

b.

Type of Option and Price.

i.

The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of section 422 of the Code or Nonqualified Stock Options that are not intended so to qualify or any combination of Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Nonqualified Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Key Advisors.

ii.

The purchase price (the “Exercise Price”) of Company Stock subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and may be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of a share of Company Stock on the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that an Incentive Stock Option may not be granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company, unless the Exercise Price per share is not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of Company Stock on the date of grant.

iii.

If the Company Stock is publicly traded, then the Fair Market Value per share shall be determined as follows: (x) if the principal trading market for the Company Stock is a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, the last reported sale price thereof on the relevant date or (if there were no trades on that date) the latest preceding date upon which a sale was reported, or (y) if the Company Stock is not principally traded on such exchange or market, the mean between the last reported “bid” and “asked” prices of Company Stock on the relevant date, as reported on Nasdaq or, if not so reported, as reported by the National Daily Quotation Bureau, Inc. or as reported in a customary financial reporting service, as applicable and as the Committee determines. If the Company Stock is not publicly traded or, if publicly traded, is not subject to reported transactions or “bid” or “asked” quotations as set forth above, the Fair Market Value per share shall be as determined by the Committee.

c.

Option Term. The Committee shall determine the term of each Option. The term of any Option shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant. However, an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, or



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any parent or subsidiary of the Company, may not have a term that exceeds five years from the date of grant.

d.

Exercisability of Options. Options shall become exercisable in accordance with such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee and specified in the Grant Instrument.  The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any or all outstanding Options at any time for any reason.

e.

Termination of Employment. Disability or Death.

i.

(i) Except for options granted to consultants and advisors and except as provided below, an Option may only be exercised while the Grantee is employed by the Company as an Employee, Key Advisor or member of the Board. In the event that a Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company for any reason other than Disability, death, or termination for Cause (as defined below), any Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Grantee shall terminate unless exercised within 90 days after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Grantee's Options that are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company shall terminate as of such date.

ii.

(ii) In the event the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company on account of a termination for Cause by the Company, any Option held by the Grantee shall terminate as of the date the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company.  In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 5, if the Committee determines that the Grantee has engaged in conduct that constitutes Cause at any time while the Grantee is employed by the Company or after the Grantee's termination of employment, any Option held by the Grantee shall immediately terminate and the Grantee shall automatically forfeit all shares underlying any exercised portion of an Option for which the Company has not yet delivered the share certificates, upon refund by the Company of the Exercise Price paid by the Grantee for such shares. Upon any exercise of an Option, the Company may withhold delivery of share certificates pending resolution of an inquiry that could lead to a finding resulting in a forfeiture.

iii.

(iii) In the event the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company because the Grantee is Disabled, any Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Grantee shall terminate unless exercised within one year after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Grantee's Options which are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company shall terminate as of such date.

iv.

(iv) If the Grantee dies while employed by the Company or within 90 days after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed or provide service on account of a termination specified in Section 5(e)(i) above (or within such other period of time as maybe specified by the Committee), any Option that is otherwise exercisable by the Grantee shall terminate unless exercised within one year after the date on which the Grantee dies or ceases to be employed by the Company (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any



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event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term.  In case of death, the Grantee heirs may exercise any and all rights under this stock option plan within the time frame above.  Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Grantee's Options that are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company shall terminate as of such date.

v.

For purposes of this Section 5(e):

1.

The term “Company” shall mean the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations or other entities, as determined by the Committee.

2.

Employed by the Company shall mean employment as an Employee, Key Advisor or member of the Board (so that, for purposes of exercising Options, a Grantee shall not be considered to have terminated employment until the Grantee ceases to be an Employee, Key Advisor and member of the Board), unless the Committee determines otherwise.

3.

“Disability” shall mean a Grantee's becoming disabled within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the Code or the Grantee becomes entitled to receive long-term disability benefits under the Company's long-term disability plan if said plan exists.  

4.

“Cause” shall mean, except to the extent specified otherwise by the Committee, a finding by the Committee that the Grantee (i) has breached his or her employment contract with the Company, (ii) has engaged in disloyalty to the Company, including, without limitation, fraud, embezzlement, theft, commission of a felony or proven dishonesty in the course of his or her employment, (iii) has disclosed trade secrets or confidential information of the Company to persons not entitled to receive such information or (iv) has engaged in such other behavior detrimental to the interests of the Company as the Committee determines.

f.

Exercise of Options.  A Grantee may exercise an Option that has become exercisable, in whole or in part, by delivering a notice of exercise to the Company with payment of the Exercise Price.  The Grantee shall pay the Exercise Price for an Option as specified by the Committee (w) in cash, (x) with the approval of the Committee, by delivering shares of Company Stock owned by the Grantee (including Company Stock acquired in connection with the exercise of an Option, subject to such restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate) and having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price or by attestation (on a form prescribed by the Committee) to ownership of shares of Company Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price, (y) payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, or (z) by such other method as the Committee may approve.  The Committee may authorize loans by the Company to Grantees in connection with the exercise of an Option, upon such terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.  Shares of Company Stock used to exercise an Option shall have been held by the Grantee for the requisite period of time to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company with respect to the Option. The Grantee shall pay the Exercise Price and the amount of any withholding tax due at the time of exercise.



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g.

Limits on Incentive Stock Options. Each Incentive Stock Option shall provide that, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the stock on the date of the grant with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year, under the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Company or a parent or subsidiary, exceeds $ 100,000, then the Option, as to the excess, shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to any person who is not an Employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary (within the meaning of section 424(f) of the Code).

6.

Deferrals

The Committee may permit or require a Grantee to defer receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of shares that would otherwise be due to such Grantee in connection with any Option. If any such deferral election is permitted or required, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, establish rules and procedures for such deferrals.

7.

Withholding of Taxes

a.

Required Withholding. All Grants under the Plan shall be subject to applicable federal (including FICA), state and local tax withholding requirements. In the case of Options, the Company may require that the Grantee or other person receiving or exercising Grants pay to the Company the amount of any federal, state or local taxes that the Company is required to withhold with respect to such Grants, or the Company may deduct from other wages paid by the Company the amount of any withholding taxes due with respect to such Grants.

b.

Election to Withhold Shares. If the Committee so permits, a Grantee may elect to satisfy the Company's income tax withholding obligation with respect to Options by having shares withheld up to an amount that does not exceed the Grantee's minimum applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA), state and local tax liabilities. The election must be in a form and manner prescribed by the Committee and may be subject to the prior approval of the Committee.

8.

Transferability of Grants

a.

Nontransferability of Grants.  Except as provided below, only the Grantee may exercise rights under a Grant during the Grantee's lifetime. A Grantee may not transfer those rights except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, with respect to Grants other than Incentive Stock Options, if permitted in any specific case by the Committee, pursuant to a domestic relations order. When a Grantee dies, the personal representative or other person entitled to succeed to the rights of the Grantee (“Successor Grantee”) may exercise such rights. A Successor Grantee must furnish proof satisfactory to the Company of his or her right to receive the Grant under the Grantee's will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

b.

Transfer of Nonqualified Stock Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide, in a Grant Instrument, that a Grantee may transfer Nonqualified Stock Options to family members, or one or more trusts or other entities for the benefit of or owned by family members, consistent with the applicable securities laws, according to such terms as the Committee may determine; provided that the Grantee receives no consideration for the transfer of an



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Option and the transferred Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the Option immediately before the transfer.

9.

Change of Control of the Company

As used herein, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

a.

Any “person” (as such term is used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company; provided that a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur as a result of a transaction in which the Company becomes a subsidiary of another corporation and in which the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the transaction, will beneficially own, immediately after the transaction, shares entitling such stockholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all stockholders of the parent corporation would be entitled in the election of directors (without consideration of the rights of any class of stock to elect directors by a separate class vote);

b.

The stockholders of the Company approve (or, if stockholder approval is not required, the Board approves) an agreement providing for (i) the merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation where the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, will not beneficially own, immediately after the merger or consolidation, shares entitling such stockholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all stockholders of the surviving corporation would be entitled in the election of directors (without consideration of the rights of any class of stock to elect directors by a separate class vote), (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (iii) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

c.

Any person has commenced a tender offer or exchange offer for 30% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the Company.

10.

Consequences of a Change of Control

a.

Assumption of Grants. Upon a Change of Control where the Company is not the surviving corporation (or survives only as a subsidiary of another corporation), unless the Committee determines otherwise, all outstanding Options that are not exercised shall be assumed by, or replaced with comparable options or rights by the surviving corporation (or a parent of the surviving corporation), and other outstanding Grants shall be converted to similar grants of the surviving corporation (or a parent of the surviving corporation).

b.

Other Alternatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change of Control, the Committee may, but shall not be obligated to, take any of the following actions with respect to any or all outstanding Grants: the Committee may (i) determine that outstanding Options shall automatically accelerate and become fully exercisable, (ii) require that Grantees surrender their outstanding Options in exchange for a payment by the Company, in cash or Company Stock as determined by the Committee, in an amount equal to the amount by which the then Fair Market Value of the shares of Company Stock subject to the Grantee's unexercised Options exceeds the Exercise Price of the Options or (iii) after giving Grantees an opportunity to exercise their outstanding Options,



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terminate any or all unexercised Options at such time as the Committee deems appropriate. Such surrender, termination or settlement shall take place as of the date of the Change of Control or such other date as the Committee may specify. The Committee shall have no obligation to take any of the foregoing actions, and, in the absence of any such actions, outstanding Grants shall continue in effect according to their terms (subject to any assumption pursuant to Subsection (a)).

11.

Requirements for Issuance or Transfer of Shares

a.

Limitations on Issuance or Transfer of Shares. No Company Stock shall be issued or transferred in connection with any Option exercise hereunder unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance or transfer of such Company Stock have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Committee.  The Committee shall have the right to condition any Grant made to any Grantee hereunder on such Grantee's undertaking in writing to comply with such restrictions on his or her subsequent disposition of such shares of Company Stock as the Committee shall deem necessary or advisable, and certificates representing such shares may be legended to reflect any such restrictions. Certificates representing shares of Company Stock issued or transferred under the Plan will be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as may be required by applicable laws, regulations and interpretations, including any requirement that a legend be placed thereon.

b.

Lock-Up Period. If so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the Managing Underwriter ) in connection with any underwritten offering of securities of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act”), a Grantee (including any successors or assigns) shall not sell or otherwise transfer any shares or other securities of the Company during the 30-day period preceding and the 120-day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act for such underwriting (or such shorter period as may be requested by the Managing Underwriter and agreed to by the Company) (the “Market Standoff Period”). The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff Period.

12.

Amendment and Termination of the Plan

a.

Amendment.  The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that the Board shall not amend the Plan without stockholder approval if (i) such approval is required in order for Incentive Stock Options granted or to be granted under the Plan to meet the requirements of section 422 of the Code, (ii) such approval is required in order to exempt compensation under the Plan from the deduction limit under section 162(m) of the Code, or (iii) such approval is required by applicable stock exchange requirements.

b.

Termination of Plan.  The Plan shall terminate on the day immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of its effective date, unless the Plan is terminated earlier by the Board or is extended by the Board with the approval of the stockholders.

c.

Termination and Amendment of Outstanding Grants.  A termination or amendment of the Plan that occurs after a Grant is made shall not materially impair the rights of a Grantee unless the Grantee consents or unless the Committee acts under Section 18(b).  The termination of the Plan shall not impair the power and authority of the Committee with respect to an outstanding Grant. Whether or not the Plan has terminated, an outstanding Grant may be



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terminated or amended under Section 18(b) or may be amended by agreement of the Company and the Grantee consistent with the Plan.

d.

Governing Document.  The Plan shall be the controlling document. No other statements, representations, explanatory materials or examples, oral or written, may amend the Plan in any manner. The Plan shall be binding upon and enforceable against the Company and its successors and assigns.

13.

Funding of the Plan

This Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Grants under this Plan. In no event shall interest be paid or accrued on any Grant, including unpaid installments of Grants.

14.

Rights of Participants

Nothing in this Plan shall entitle any Employee, Key Advisor, Non-Employee Director or other person to any claim or right to be granted a Grant under this Plan.  Neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any individual any rights to be retained by or in the employ of the Company or any other employment rights.

15.

No Fractional Shares

No fractional shares of Company Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Grant. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

16.

Headings

Section headings are for reference only. In the event of a conflict between a title and the content of a Section, the content of the Section shall control.

17.

Effective Date of the Plan

The Plan shall be effective on January 3, 2011.

18.

Miscellaneous

a.

Grants in Connection with Corporate Transactions and Otherwise.  Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed to (i) limit the right of the Committee to make Grants under this Plan in connection with the acquisition, by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business or assets of any corporation, firm or association, including Grants to employees thereof who become Employees of the Company, or for other proper corporate purposes, or (ii) limit the right of the Company to grant stock options or make other awards outside of this Plan. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may make a Grant to an employee of another corporation who becomes an Employee by reason of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or property, reorganization or liquidation involving the Company or any of its



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subsidiaries in substitution for a stock option or stock awards grant made by such corporation. The terms and conditions of the substitute grants may vary from the terms and conditions required by the Plan and from those of the substituted stock incentives. The Committee shall prescribe the provisions of the substitute grants.

b.

Compliance with Law.  The Plan, the exercise of Options and the obligations of the Company to issue or transfer shares of Company Stock under Grants shall be subject to all applicable laws and to approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. With respect to persons subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that the Plan and all transactions under the Plan comply with all applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act.  In addition, it is the intent of the Company that the Plan and applicable Grants under the Plan comply with the applicable provisions of section 162(m) of the Code and section 422 of the Code. To the extent that any legal requirement of section 16 of the Exchange Act or section 162(m) or 422 of the Code as set forth in the Plan ceases to be required under section 16 of the Exchange Act or section 162(m) or 422 of the Code, that Plan provision shall cease to apply. The Committee may revoke any Grant if it is contrary to law or modify a Grant to bring it into compliance with any valid and mandatory government regulation. The Committee may also adopt rules regarding the withholding of taxes on payments to Grantees. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, agree to limit its authority under this Section.

c.

Governing Law.  The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of the Plan and Grant Instruments issued under the Plan shall be governed and construed by and determined in accordance with the laws of Florida, witho ut giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.



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Exhibit 21.1



LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES


Bright Mountain LLC

Five Peaks LLC