crwgform10q073109.htm


 

 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2009
   
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  For the transition period from                                  to                                   
       
Commission File Number: 000-52143

CrowdGather, Inc.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Nevada
20-2706319
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

20300 Ventura Blvd. Suite 330, Woodland Hills, California 91364
(Address of principal executive offices)

(818) 435-2472
(Issuer’s Telephone Number)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  xYes  oNo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated file, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer
o
 
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer       
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). oYes  xNo

As of September 14, 2009, there were 40,684,818 shares of the issuer’s $.001 par value common stock issued and outstanding.
 

 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1.  Financial Statements
 
 
 
CROWDGATHER, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


ASSETS
   
July 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
   
April 30, 2009
 
Current assets
           
Cash
  $ 767,634     $ 2,601  
Prepaid expenses and deposits
    3,472       8,472  
 
               
Total current assets
    771,106       11,073  
                 
                 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
  depreciation of $37,435 and $29,086, respectively
    78,113       83,951  
                 
Intangible assets
    614,410       606,610  
 
Total assets
  $ 1,463,629     $ 701,634  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities
           
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 Accrued interest
 
$
 
43,529
39,571
   
$
 
54,107
62,283
 
   Income taxes payable
    800       800  
   Unearned revenue
    5,000       12,500  
   Note payable
    -       50,000  
   Convertible notes payable
    -       1,162,000  
                 
        Total current liabilities
    88,900       1,341,690  
                 
Long-term liabilities
               
   Convertible notes payable, net of debt discount
    1,711,209       -  
                 
        Total liabilities
    1,711,209       1,341,690  
                 
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 975,000,000 shares
   authorized, 40,684,818 issued and
   outstanding, respectively
    40,685       40,685  
Additional paid-in capital
    3,653,043       2,205,115  
Stock issuance obligation
    122,160       -  
Accumulated deficit
    (4,152,368 )     (2,885,856 )
                 
    Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
    (336,480 )     (640,056 )
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
  $ 1,463,629     $ 701,364  

 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
UNAUDITED


   
2009
   
2008
 
 
Revenue
  $ 53,071     $ 9,636  
 
Operating expenses
    (652,160 )     (566,377 )
 
Loss from operations
    (599,089 )     (556,741 )
                 
Other income (expense):
               
     Interest income
    802       659  
     Interest expense
    (39,571 )     (2,500 )
     Amortization of debt discount
    (64,283 )     -  
     Loss on extinguishment of debt
    (563,571 )     -  
          Other income (expense), net
    (666,623 )     (1,841 )
                 
Net loss before provision for income taxes
    (1,265,712 )     (558,582 )
                 
Provision for income taxes
    800       800  
                 
 
Net loss
  $ (1,266,512 )   $ (559,382 )
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding- basic and diluted
      40,684,818         40,247,318  
                 
 
Net loss per share – basic and diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.01 )



 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
 CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
UNAUDITED


 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (1,266,512 )   $ (559,382 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    8,349       1,447  
Stock-based compensation
    157,000       140,000  
Stock issued for services
    122,160       7,500  
Amortization of debt discount
    64,283       -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    563,571       -  
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Prepaid expenses
    5,000       (3,022 )
Other receivable
    -       (1,500 )
Security deposits
    -       (1,647 )
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    28,993       25,441  
  Unearned revenue
    (7,500 )     -  
 
Net cash used in operating activities
    (324,656 )     (391,163 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (2,511 )     (29,927 )
Deposit in escrow
    -       75,334  
Purchase of intangible assets
    (7,800 )     (438,970 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (10,311 )     (393,563 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from the sale of common stock
    -       420,000  
Proceeds from issuance of debt
    1,354,000       500,000  
 Repayment of debt
    (254,000 )     -  
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    1,100,000       920,000  
                 
Net increase in cash
    765,033       135,274  
Cash, beginning of period
    2,601       295,934  
Cash, end of period
  $ 767,634     $ 431,208  
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for:
Interest
  $ -          
  $ -  
Income taxes
  $ 800     $ -  
Non-cash transactions:
Issuance of common stock for intangible assets
  $ -     $ 33,300  
Stock based compensation     157,000      140,000  
Stock issued for services    122,160     7,500  


 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED


 
1.   NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 
Background and Nature of Operations

CrowdGather, Inc. is an internet company that specializes in developing and hosting forum based websites and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.

CrowdGather, Inc. (formerly WestCoast Golf Experiences, Inc., or “WestCoast”), (the "Company") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 20, 2005.

On April 2, 2008, the Company, General Mayhem LLC (“General”) and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, General Mayhem Acquisition Corp. (the “Acquisition Subsidiary”), entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”). The merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement (“the “Merger”) closed on April 8, 2008. The Merger resulted in General merging into the Acquisition Subsidiary, with the Acquisition Subsidiary surviving. Prior to the Merger, the Company effected a 13-for-1 stock split of its Shares. All share numbers presented in the accompanying financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the stock split. Each share of General was converted into and became one (1) share, on a post-stock split basis, such that former members of General now hold 26,000,000, or approximately 64.9%, of the outstanding shares of the Company. On April 8, 2008, pursuant to the Agreement of Merger and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated April 8, 2008 by and between WestCoast and Acquisition Subsidiary, the Acquisition Subsidiary merged with and into WestCoast, with WestCoast surviving. In connection with the latter merger, WestCoast changed its name to CrowdGather, Inc.

Basis of Presentation

The condensed unaudited financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Item 10 of Regulation S-X.  They do not include all information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no material changes in the information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K of CrowdGather, Inc. for the year ended April 30, 2009. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended July 31, 2009, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or the entire year. For further information, these unaudited financial statements and the related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2009, included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K.
 

 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED


1.  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Basis of Presentation (Continued)

Further, in connection with preparation of the condensed unaudited financial statements and in accordance with the recently issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 165 “Subsequent Events” (SFAS 165), the Company evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date of July 31, 2009 through the issuance date of September 14, 2009.

 
Use of Estimates

 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods.  Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 
Cash Equivalents

 
For purposes of the balance sheets and statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 
Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 107, “Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments”, the Company is required to estimate the fair value of all financial instruments included on its balance sheet.  The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to the short period to maturity of these instruments.




 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED






1.  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Identifiable Intangible Assets

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized but instead are measured for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter, or when events indicate that an impairment exists.  As required by SFAS 142, in the impairment tests for indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Company compares the estimated fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets, website domain names, using a combination of discounted cash flow analysis and market value comparisons.  If the carrying value exceeds the estimate of fair value, the Company calculates the impairment as the excess of the carrying value over the estimate of fair value and accordingly, records the loss.

Intangible assets that are determined to have definite lives are amortized over their useful lives and are measured for impairment only when events or circumstances indicate the carrying value may be impaired in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”) discussed below.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with SFAS 144, the Company estimates the future undiscounted cash flows to be derived from the asset to assess whether or not a potential impairment exists when events or circumstances indicate the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired.  If the carrying value exceeds the Company’s estimate of future undiscounted cash flows, the Company then calculates the impairment as the excess of the carrying value of the asset over the Company’s estimate of its fair value.






 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED





 

1.  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). Under the asset and liability method of SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  Under SFAS 109, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period the enactment occurs.  The components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are individually classified as current and non-current based on their characteristics.  A valuation allowance is provided for certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize tax assets through future operations.

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

In accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share”, basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted loss per common share is computed similar to basic loss per common share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive.  As of July 31, 2009, the Company had $2,374,283 convertible debt that could potentially be converted into 3,690,282 shares of the Company’s common stock, 1,599,997 warrants and approximately 610,625 of vested stock options that could be converted into 610,625 shares of the Company’s common stock.  These potential common shares are excluded from the diluted loss per share computation in net loss periods as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.






 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED







1.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Revenue Recognition

The Company currently works with third-party advertising networks and advertisers pay for advertising on a cost per thousand views, cost per click or cost per action basis.  Additionally the Company has entered into a web-based software development contract with a customer, for which revenue is accounted for in accordance with Statement of Position No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” and all related interpretations.  All sales are recorded in accordance with Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition.”  Revenue is recognized when all the criteria have been met:

• When persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists.
• The services have been provided to the customer.
• The fee is fixed or determinable.
• Collectability is reasonably assured.

Revenue deferrals relate to the timing of revenue recognized for the sale of software in which the customer has already paid for the development costs in advance.  Revenue is recognized ratably over the periods in which the services are performed.

Stock Based Compensation

The Company accounts for employee stock option grants in accordance with SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. SFAS 123(R) requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award - the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). No compensation cost is recognized for equity instruments for which employees do not render the requisite service.





 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED





1.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Continued)

Stock Based Compensation (continued)

For options and warrants issued as compensation to non-employees for services that are fully vested and non-forfeitable at the time of issuance, the estimated value is recorded in equity and expensed when the services are performed and benefit is received as provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 96-18, “Accounting For Equity Instruments That Are Issued To Other Than Employees For Acquiring Or In Conjunction With Selling Goods Or Services.” For unvested shares, the change in fair value during the period is recognized in expense using the graded vesting method.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) SFAS No. 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly”.  Based on the guidance, if an entity determines that the level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased and that a transaction is not orderly, further analysis of transactions or quoted prices is needed, and a significant adjustment to the transaction or quoted prices may be necessary to estimate fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). This FSP is to be applied prospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company adopted this FSP for its quarter ending July 31, 2009. There was no impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments. The guidance applies to investments in debt securities for which other-than-temporary impairments may be recorded. If an entity’s management asserts that it does not have the intent to sell a debt security and it is more likely than not that it will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, then an entity may separate other-than-temporary impairments into two components: 1) the amount related to credit losses (recorded in earnings), and 2) all other amounts (recorded in other comprehensive income). This FSP is to be applied prospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company adopted this FSP for its quarter ending July 31, 2009. There was no impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 


 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED



1.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”. The FSP amends SFAS No. 107 “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” to require an entity to provide disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial information. This FSP is to be applied prospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company included the required disclosures in its quarter ending July 31, 2009.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations”, which became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 via prospective application to business combinations. This Statement requires that the acquisition method of accounting be applied to a broader set of business combinations, amends the definition of a business combination, provides a definition of a business, requires an acquirer to recognize an acquired business at its fair value at the acquisition date and requires the assets and liabilities assumed in a business combination to be measured and recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date (with limited exceptions). The Company adopted this Statement on May 1, 2009. There was no impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption, and its effects on future periods will depend on the nature and significance of business combinations subject to this statement.

 In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 141(R)-1, “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies”. This FSP requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination that arise from contingencies be recognized at fair value if fair value can be reasonably estimated. If fair value cannot be reasonably estimated, the asset or liability would generally be recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies” and FASB Interpretation No. 14, “Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss”. Further, the FASB removed the subsequent accounting guidance for assets and liabilities arising from contingencies from SFAS No. 141(R). The requirements of this FSP carry forward without significant revision the guidance on contingencies of SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations”, which was superseded by SFAS No. 141(R) (see previous paragraph). The FSP also eliminates the requirement to disclose an estimate of the range of possible outcomes of recognized contingencies at the acquisition date. For unrecognized contingencies, the FASB requires that entities include only the disclosures required by SFAS No. 5. This FSP was adopted effective May 1, 2009. There was no impact upon adoption, and its effects on future periods will depend on the nature and significance of business combinations subject to this statement.
 

 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED


1.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

Effective May 1, 2009, the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statement- an Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”).  SFAS 160 changed the accounting and reporting for minority interests, which will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and classified as a component of equity.  SFAS 160 required retrospective adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests.  All other requirements of SFAS 160 will be applied prospectively.  The adoption of SFAS 160 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events,” which requires entities to disclose the date through which they have evaluated subsequent events and whether the date corresponds with the release of their financial statements.  The statement established general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.  SFAS No. 165 is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009, and is applied within these financial statements.  The adoption of SFAS No. 165 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168,  “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS 168”).  SFAS 168 will become the single source authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), superseding existing FASB, American Institute of Certified Public Accounts, EITF, and related accounting literature.  SFAS 168 reorganized the thousands of GAAP pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics and displays them using a consistent structure.  Also included is relevant SEC guidance organized using the same topical structure in separate sections.  SFAS 168 will be effective for financial statements issued for reporting periods that end after September 15, 2009.  The Company does not expect the adoption of the Codification to have an impact on its financial position or results of operations.

 2.
 GOING CONCERN

The Company has incurred a net loss of $1,266,512 for the three months ended July 31, 2009 and has an accumulated deficit of $4,152,368 as of July 31, 2009, and additional debt or equity financing will be required by the Company to fund its activities and to support its operations.  However, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain additional financing.  Furthermore, there is no assurance that rapid technological changes, changing customer needs and evolving industry standards will enable the Company to introduce new products on a continual and timely basis so that profitable operations can be attained.
 

 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED


3.
FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 
Determination of Fair Value
 
At July 31, 2009, the Company calculated the fair value of its assets and liabilities for disclosure purposes only as discussed under “Financial Instruments” in Note 1 above and as described below.
 
Valuation Hierarchy
 
SFAS 157 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for the use of fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date:
 
         Level 1.     Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 1 assets and liabilities include debt and equity securities and derivative financial instruments actively traded on exchanges, as well as U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government and agency mortgage-backed securities that are actively traded in highly liquid over-the-counter markets.
 
         Level 2.     Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs that are observable or can be corroborated, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 2 assets and liabilities include debt instruments that are traded less frequently than exchange traded securities and derivative instruments whose model inputs are observable in the market or can be corroborated by market observable data. Examples in this category are certain variable and fixed rate non-agency mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt securities and derivative contracts.
 
         Level 3.     Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable but significant to the fair value measurement. Examples in this category include interests in certain securitized financial assets, certain private equity investments, and derivative contracts that are highly structured or long-dated.
 
Application of Valuation Hierarchy
 
A financial instrument's categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following is a description of the valuation methodology used to measure fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.


 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED

 

3.
FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (continued)
 
         Convertible notes payable, net of debt discount.     Market prices are not available for the Company's convertible notes payable, nor are market prices of similar convertible notes available. The Company assessed that the fair value of this liability approximates its carrying value due to its nature, the stated interest rate of the notes and the embedded conversion features as calculated. 
 
The method described above may produce a current fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. If readily determined market values became available or if actual performance were to vary appreciably from assumptions used, assumptions may need to be adjusted, which could result in material differences from the recorded carrying amounts. The Company believes its method of determining fair value is appropriate and consistent with other market participants. However, the use of different methodologies or different assumptions to value certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value.
 
The following table presents the fair value of financial instruments as of July 31, 2009, by caption on the consolidated balance sheet and by SFAS 157 valuation hierarchy described above.

                           
 
Liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring and nonrecurring basis
at July 31, 2009:
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
carrying
value
 
 
Nonrecurring:
                       
 
Convertible notes payable, net of debt discount
  $ -     $ -     $ 1,711,209     $ 1,711,209  
                                   
 
Total liabilities at fair value
  $ -     $ -     $ 1,711,209     $ 1,711,209  
                                   

4.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

The Company maintains its cash deposits in two bank accounts which at times have exceeded federally insured limits.  The Company has not experienced any losses with respect to its cash balances.




 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED




5.     INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company purchased online forums, message boards and website domain names for cash and stock in the amount of $7,800 during the three months ended July 31, 2009 and a total of $614,410 since inception. These assets have been determined to have indefinite lives.  The Company accounts for its intangible assets at cost.  Intangible assets acquired in a business combination, if any, are recorded under the purchase method of accounting at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.  As of July 31, 2009, the Company does not believe any impairment of intangible assets has occurred.

6.     NOTES PAYABLE

On April 8, 2009 the Company issued a promissory note to its majority shareholder for $50,000.  The note was due 60 days from the closing of the transaction.  In the event the note was not repaid in the 60 day period, interest at 10% will accrue for two years.  The note was repaid May 29, 2009 and there was no balance outstanding at July 31, 2009.

On May 4, 2009 the Company issued a promissory note to its majority shareholder for $54,000.  The note was due 60 days from the closing of the transaction.  In the event the note was not repaid in the 60 day period, interest at 10% will accrue for two years.  The note was repaid May 29, 2009 and there was no balance outstanding at July 31, 2009.

7.     CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

On May 21, 2009, the Company closed the first tranches of a private offering of its 18-month Secured Convertible Debentures (“Debentures”) with a limited number of foreign institutional purchasers.  During the initial closing, the Company received cash proceeds of $1,300,000, and approximately $1,075,000 in previously issued short-term promissory obligations were exchanged for the Debentures.  In connection with the initial closing, the Company granted warrants (exercisable at $0.70 per share – the closing market price on May 21, 2009, the date of signature of the cash investors on their Subscription Agreements) to purchase an aggregate of up to 1,599,997 shares of the Company’s common stock.  
 
The Debentures bear interest at a rate of 8 % per annum, which is due and payable upon conversion or upon maturity in November 2010.  The majority of the Debentures are convertible into common stock, at the holder’s option, at an initial conversion price of the greater of $0.50 or a 20% discount to the volume weighted average share price (“VWAP”) for the 10 days prior to the date of conversion.  The remaining Debentures ($532,500 of initial principal value) that were exchanged by the holders of existing short-term promissory notes are convertible into common stock, at the holder’s option, at an initial conversion price of the greater of $0.50 or a 32% discount to the VWAP for the 10 days prior to the date of conversion.
 

 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED


7.     CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

Under EITF 98-5 and 00-27, the relative fair value of the warrants and the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature were recorded as a discount to the notes.  A debt discount of $727,357 was recorded thereby reducing the carrying value of the Debentures with a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. The debt discount is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes payable.  Total amortized interest expense for the three months ended July 31, 2009 was $64,283.

Under EITF 96-19, the $1,075,000 in previously issued short-term promissory obligations that were exchanged for the Debentures were considered to have been extinguished.  Accordingly, the Company recorded a $563,571 loss on extinguishment of debt which represents the difference between the fair value of the new debt and the original value of the exchanged debt.

8.     COMMON STOCK

In May 2009, the Company entered into a consulting and advisory agreement with a third party.  Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is required to compensate the advisory firm a non-refundable fee of $8,000 in four payments and 21,000 shares of its restricted common stock over three months.  The shares were valued at $18,060 based on the fair value of the shares on the date of the contract. The term of the agreement is for three months and expired August 26, 2009.  The stock-based expense for these shares included in operating expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2009 was $18,060.

In May 2009, the Company entered into a consulting and advisory agreement with a third party.  Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is required to compensate the advisory firm a non-refundable fee of $8,000 in four payments and 60,000 shares of its restricted common stock over three months.  The shares were valued at $51,600 based on the fair value of the shares on the date of the contract. The term of the agreement is for three months and expired August 26, 2009.  The stock-based expense for these shares included in operating expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2009 was $51,600.

In May 2009, the Company entered into a consulting and advisory agreement with a third party.  Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is required to compensate the advisory firm a non-refundable fee of $2,500 and 75,000 shares of its restricted common stock.  The shares were valued at $52,500 based on the fair value of the shares on the date of the contract. The term of the agreement is for six months and expired August 26, 2009.  The stock-based expense for these shares included in operating expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2009 was $52,500.
 

 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED


9.     STOCK OPTIONS

In May 2008 the board of directors of the Company approved the CrowdGather, Inc. 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan permits flexibility in types of awards, and specific terms of awards, which will allow future awards to be based on then-current objectives for aligning compensation with increasing long-term shareholder value.
 
During the three months ended July 31, 2009, the Company issued 325,000 stock options for a total outstanding of 2,885,000 as of July 31, 2009, exercisable at various dates through May 2013 and for various prices ranging from $0.86 - $1.55, and convertible into approximately 2,885,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to employees, directors and consultants pursuant to the Plan.  The compensation cost for the three months ended July 31, 2009 was $157,000, and is included in operating expenses.
 
For the three months ended July 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized $157,000 and $140,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation costs as a result of the issuance of options to employees, directors and consultants.  These costs were calculated in accordance with SFAS 123(R) and are reflected in operating expenses.

 
 
Stock option activity was as follows for the three months ended July 31, 2009:
 
                 
   
Number of
Options
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contract
Term
(Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 
                     
 
Outstanding, May 1, 2009
2,560,000
 
$
1.16
 
3.04
$
-
 
 
Granted
325,000
   
0.86
 
3.81
 
-
 
 
Forfeited/Expired
-
   
-
 
-
 
-
 
 
Exercised
-
   
-
 
-
 
-
 
                     
 
Outstanding, July 31, 2009
2,885,000
 
$
1.13
 
2.96
$
-
 
 
Exercisable, July 31, 2009
610,625
 
$
1.15
 
2.83
$
-
 
                     



 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED





9.   STOCK OPTIONS (continued)

 
A summary of the status of the Company’s unvested shares as of July 31, 2009 is presented below:
 
               
     
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted-
Average
Grant-
Date Fair
Value
 
               
 
Non-vested balance, May 1, 2009
 Granted
   
2,119,375
   
$
0.93
 
 
 Vested
   
325,000
     
0.68
 
 
 Forfeited/Expired
   
(170,000
)
   
(0.93
)
       
-
     
-
 
                   
 
Non-vested balance, July 31, 2009
   
2,274,375
   
$
0.89
 
 

As of July 31, 2009, total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to unvested stock options was $1,880,437, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.96 years.
 
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following weighted-average assumptions:

 
     
Three Months
Ended July 31,
 
     
2009
   
2008
 
 
 
Risk-free interest rate
   
0.47%
     
2.08%
 
 
Expected volatility
   
125.00%
     
125%
 
 
Expected option life (in years)
   
4.00
     
2.00
 
 
Expected dividend yield
   
0.00
     
0.00
 
 

The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero coupon issues. The expected volatility is primarily based on historical volatility levels of the Company’s public company peer group. The expected option life of each award granted was calculated using the “simplified method” in accordance with SAB No. 107, as amended by SAB No. 110.

 
 
 
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CROWDGATHER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009
UNAUDITED


10.   PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

For the three months ended July 31, 2009, the Company has recognized the minimum amount of franchise tax required under California corporation law of $800.  The Company is not currently subject to further federal or state tax since it has incurred losses since its inception.

As of July 31, 2009, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $3,500,000 which can be used to offset future federal income tax.  The federal and state net operating loss carry forwards expire at various dates through 2029.  Deferred tax assets resulting from the net operating losses are reduced by a valuation allowance, when, in the opinion of management, utilization is not reasonably assured.

As of July 31, 2009, the Company had the following deferred tax assets related to net operating losses.  A 100% valuation allowance has been established as management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
 
 
Federal net operating loss (at 34%)
  $ 1,190,000  
 
State net operating loss (at 8.84%)
    310,000  
           
        1,500,000  
 
Less: valuation allowance
    (1,500,000 )
           
 
Net deferred tax assets
  $ -  

The Company’s valuation allowance increased by approximately $351,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2009.




 
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Item 2.  Plan of Operation

This following information specifies certain forward-looking statements of management of the company. Forward-looking statements are statements that estimate the happening of future events and are not based on historical fact. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may”, “shall”, “could”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “predict”, “probable”, “possible”, “should”, “continue”, or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. The forward-looking statements specified in the following information have been compiled by our management on the basis of assumptions made by management and considered by management to be reasonable. Our future operating results, however, are impossible to predict and no representation, guaranty, or warranty is to be inferred from those forward-looking statements.

The assumptions used for purposes of the forward-looking statements specified in the following information represent estimates of future events and are subject to uncertainty as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry, and other circumstances. As a result, the identification and interpretation of data and other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions from and among reasonable alternatives require the exercise of judgment. To the extent that the assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially from anticipated or projected results, and, accordingly, no opinion is expressed on the achievability of those forward-looking statements. We cannot guaranty that any of the assumptions relating to the forward-looking statements specified in the following information are accurate, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section discusses our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, accrued expenses, financing operations, and contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include estimates as to the appropriate carrying value of certain assets and liabilities which are not readily apparent from other sources.

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2009, together with notes thereto as previously filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-K.  In addition, these accounting policies are described at relevant sections in this discussion and analysis and in the notes to the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2009.

 
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Overview. We are an Internet company that specializes in monetizing a network of online forums and message boards designed to engage, provide information to and build community around users. We are in the process of building what we hope will become one of the largest social, advertising, and user generated content networks by consolidating  existing groups of online users that post on message boards and forums. Our goal is to create the world's best user experience for forum communities, and world class service offerings for forum owners. We believe that the communities built around message boards and forums are one of the most dynamic sources of information available on the web because forums are active communities built around interest and information exchange on specific topics.
 
Part of our growth strategy includes identifying and acquiring web properties.  In the last six months we have been researching potential opportunities to acquire online forums within targeted content and advertising verticals in our industry in order to expand our operations. In addition to the over 70 properties and 300 domain names acquired to date, we also maintain ongoing discussions with representatives of certain web properties and other companies that may be interested in being acquired by us or entering into a joint venture agreement with us.
 
The network we create will rely initially upon our own properties, but it is our goal to build a network that is open to third-party owned forums as well.  Ultimately, the integration of these message board communities on our central CrowdGather platform will allow for the creation of three things: a user generated content network driven by a proprietary search interface; a social network powered by central ID and log-on management through our proprietary user profile; and an advertising network that allows for us to leverage the targeted demographics of the combined network in order to generate the highest advertising rates for all of our member sites.
  
Our Community of Online Forums. Our forum community connects what we believe is a robust and vibrant network of people sharing their questions, expertise and experiences.  We hope that this collection of forums will help users easily access relevant, dynamic, and compelling user-generated content, conversations and commerce.  Some of our representative properties include:
 
 
Forum Name
Target Community/Discussion Topic
 
 
ZuneBoards.com
Microsoft Zune community
 
 
Ngemu.com
Software emulators
 
 
Freepowerboards.com
Free forum hosting
 
 
ABXZone.com
Computer help
 
 
GenMay.com
Off-topic and humor
 
 
AdminFusion.com
Webmasters
 
 
MotorcycleForum.com
Motorcycles and scooters
 
 
AquaticPlantCentral.com
Aquascapes
 
 
VistaBabble.com
Microsoft Vista discussion
 
 
Fashion-Forums.org
Fashion
 
 
DemocracyForums.com
Politics
 
 
MJHQ.com
Celebrities and their fans
 
 
FoodForums.com
Food and dining
 
 
ActorsForum.com
Acting and theater arts
 
 
Pocketbikeplanet.com
Clubxb.com
Zealot.com
Wiispace.com
Mini-bike owner society
Scion xB owner community
Hobby enthusiast forum
Nintendo Wii enthusiast community
 
 
The CrowdGather Network currently represents an aggregate of approximately 16 to 20 million monthly page views, 1.3 to 1.7 million monthly unique visitors, and 1.7 million discussions comprising over 40.5 million individual replies. Additionally, approximately 2.9 million users have registered on CrowdGather Network sites to date. We have noticed an organic increase in the number of page views and ad impressions across several of our major properties after the initial acquisition and integration periods, but our belief is that the strong search engine rankings of many of our properties will continue to result in increased page views and registered members as we go forward.
 
We seek to continually add to the number of communities our website services by acquiring additional active forums, thereby increasing traffic to our site and the number of forums we host.
 
 
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For the three months ended July 31, 2009, as compared to the three months ended July 31, 2008.

Results of Operations

Revenue. We realized revenues of $53,071 for the three months ended July 31, 2009, as compared to revenue of $9,636 for the three months ended July 31, 2008. The increase in revenues is attributable to three factors: the increase of advertising revenues from acquired properties; the increase in average effective CPM’s through improved optimization of our network properties; and our efforts in generating services revenues. We anticipate that as we operate our new business and expand our holdings of websites and domain names, we will begin to generate more significant revenues as we implement the advertising and sponsorship initiatives for all of our web properties.

Additionally, we have decided to leverage our excess engineering capabilities towards developing web services applications for third-party customers.  This will not be a significant focus of ours going forward, but will help us towards reducing our net monthly operating deficit.

We have also decided to develop, market, and sell products that are focused on expanding our visibility amongst owners of forums.  The first such product will be our proprietary forum Content Management System (CMS), CrowdReport™.  We have already completed beta testing of our CMS on our busiest sites commencing in January, 2009 and based upon the insights we have received from the members of those respective communities, we are now developing the final feature specification.  We anticipate the initial free version of our CrowdReport™ CMS should be available for distribution beginning in October, 2009.

To implement our business plan during the next twelve months, we need to generate increased revenues by expanding our online forum offerings and increasing the capabilities of our existing online forums. Our failure to do so will hinder our ability to increase the size of our operations and generate additional revenues. If we are not able to generate additional revenues to cover our estimated operating costs, we may not be able to expand our operations.

Operating Expenses. For the three months ended July 31, 2009, our operating expenses were $652,160, including $287,509 of non-cash charges for depreciation and stock-based expense as compared to total operating expenses of $566,377 for the three months ended on July 31, 2008, including $148,947 of non-cash charges for depreciation and stock-based expense.  The increase between the comparable periods is primarily due to an increase in non-cash compensation to consultants, which increased from $7,500 for the three months ended July 31, 2008, to $122,160 for the three months ended July 31, 2009. This non cash compensation is related to restricted shares of common stock issued to non-employee consultants for services rendered.

We anticipate that our future ongoing expenses in fiscal 2010 will be similar to our 2009 expenses barring any additional overhead related to large acquisitions as we move forward with raising capital for further acquisitions. We will continue to incur significant general and administrative expenses, but expect to generate increased revenues after further developing our business using the funds raised in our recent private offering.

Other Income and Expense. For the three months ended July 31, 2009, we also had other income of $802, interest expense of $39,571, interest expense related to the amortization of our debt discount in the amount of $64,283 and a loss on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $563,571 resulting in net other expense of $666,623.  By comparison, for the three months ended July 31, 2008, we had other income of $659 and interest expense of $2,500, resulting in net other expense of $1,841. The increase in net other expense between the comparable periods is primarily due to the interest expense, debt discount and loss on extinguishment of debt which resulted from the secured convertible debenture financing that we closed in May 2009.
 
Net Income or Loss.  For the three months ended July 31, 2009, our net loss was $1,266,512, as compared to a net loss of $559,382 for the three months ended July 31, 2008.  The increase in our net loss between the two periods was primarily due to an increase in other expenses, which resulted from interest expense, amortization of debt discount and the loss from extinguishment of debt associated with the secured convertible debenture financing that we closed in May 2009, and an increase in non-cash compensation to consultants, all as discussed above.
 
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources. Our total assets were $1,463,629 as of July 31, 2009, which consisted of cash of $767,634, prepaid expenses of $3,472, property and equipment with a net value of $78,113, and intangible assets of $614,410, represented by our domain names and other intellectual property owned.

Our current liabilities as of July 31, 2009, totaled $88,900, consisting of accounts payable and accrued expense of $43,529, accrued interest of $39,571, unearned revenue of $5,000 and income taxes payable of $800. We also had long term liabilities of $1,711,209 as of July 31, 2009, all of which is represented by convertible notes payable, net of the debt discount. The terms of those notes are described below. We had no other liabilities and no long-term commitments or contingencies at July 31, 2009.

On May 21, 2009, we closed a private offering of 18-month secured convertible debentures.  As of the initial closing, we received cash proceeds of $1,300,000, and approximately $1,075,000 in previously issued short-term convertible promissory notes were exchanged for the new debentures. The debentures bear interest at a rate of 8 % per annum, which is due and payable upon conversion or upon maturity in November 2010.  The majority of the debentures are convertible into common stock, at the holder’s option, at an initial conversion price of the greater of $0.50 or a 20% discount to the volume weighted average share price (VWAP) for the 10 days prior to the date of conversion.  The remaining debentures ($532,500 of initial principal value) that were exchanged by the holders of existing short-term promissory notes are convertible into common stock, at the holder’s option, at an initial conversion price of the greater of $0.50 or a 32% discount to the VWAP for the 10 days prior to the date of conversion. Following the closing, we had no short-term debt obligations.

After repayment of certain current debt obligations, approximately $1 million was available for our general corporate purposes and working capital. During the three months ended July 31, 2009, we used net cash of $324,656 in operations, and  as of July 31, 2009 we had a cash balance of $767,634.We estimate that our cash on hand will not be sufficient for us to continue and expand our current operations for the next twelve months. Our forecast for the period for which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations involves risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ as a result of a number of factors. Accordingly, we believe we will need to raise additional capital to sustain our operations and to expand our business to the point at which we are able to operate profitably. Other than anticipated increases in general and administrative expenses and the legal and accounting costs of being a public company, we are not aware of any other known trends, events or uncertainties, which may affect our future liquidity.

 Our goal is to keep acquiring sites in order to keep driving revenue growth and achieve our goal of 50,000,000 monthly page-views within the next 12 months.  At this level we believe we will have achieved high enough pay-outs in certain key advertising verticals which we can then pass out to third-party forum owners with sites in those verticals through the form of commission based advertising sales agreements.  We will need access to acquisition financing in order to achieve this target and we are currently in discussions with various sources in order to procure this financing.  We are also offering site owners equity in our company through the form of restricted common shares in lieu of cash, or as a meaningful percentage of the purchase price.  If we are successful in using our equity in this fashion then it will obviate or reduce the need to procure alternate sources of financing.  In the event that we cannot access sufficient financing we will focus on launching and growing our own properties from our extensive portfolio of smaller forums and over 400 domain names.  If this occurs, we will also need to increase our revenues from product and services sales in order to address working capital deficits that will occur.

We are pursuing additional capital through public or private financing as well as borrowings and other sources, including our officers, directors and principal shareholders. We cannot guaranty that additional funding will be available on favorable terms, if at all. If adequate funds are not available from external sources, we may be dependent on our officers, directors and/or shareholders to loan us funds to pay for our expenses to achieve our objectives over the next twelve months. In the event that we are unable to raise additional capital or borrow additional funds, we may be forced to undertake significant cost reductions or curtail operations.

The majority of our research and development activity is focused on development of our proprietary software systems such as our forum CMS, CrowdReport™, and as a result most of the cost of this is covered within our engineering budgets.  We expect to invest under $50,000 for research and development over the next 12 months.

We do not anticipate that we will purchase any significant equipment except for computer equipment and furniture which we anticipate will cost approximately $50,000 over the next twelve months.

We do not anticipate any significant changes in the number of employees unless we are able to significantly increase the size of our operations. Our management believes that we do not require the services of additional independent contractors to operate at our current level of activity. However, if our level of operations increases beyond the level that our current staff can provide, then we may need to supplement our staff in this manner.

 
 
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Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

We had no off-balance sheet arrangements at July 31, 2009.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We maintain controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Based upon their evaluation of those controls and procedures performed as of July 31, 2009, the date of this report, our chief executive officer and the principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in internal controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Not applicable.

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

None.
 
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5.  Other Information

None.

Item 6.  Exhibits
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
CrowdGather, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation
 
       
September 14, 2009   
By:
/s/ Sanjay Sabnani   
 
 
Its:
Sanjay Sabnani
President, Secretary, Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 

 
September 14, 2009   
By:
/s/ Gaurav Singh   
 
 
Its:
Gaurav Singh
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 


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