STAMPS COM INC
8-K, 1999-07-26
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)               July 21, 1999
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                                Stamps.com Inc.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                    000-26427        77-0454966
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(State or other jurisdiction               (Commission      (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                          File Number)  Identification No.)

3420 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 1040, Santa Monica, California         90405
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(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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             (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.  Other Events.

Second Quarter 1999 Financial Results.

     On July 21, 1999, Stamps.com Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced its
financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999. The information
set forth in this paragraph is qualified in its entirety by reference to a press
release issued by Stamps.com Inc. on July 21,1999, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

          99.1 Press Release issued by Stamps.com Inc. on July 21, 1999.
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                                  SIGNATURES*

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


                                                   Stamps.com Inc.
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                                                     (Registrant)

            July 23, 1999                         /s/John W. LaValle
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                Date                        John W. LaValle
                                            Sr. VP Operations, CFO and Secretary

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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

Company Press Release
Stamps.com Reports Second Quarter 1999 Financial Results

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1999--Stamps.com, the innovator
of Postage Server(TM) technology for the delivery of postage over the Internet,
today reported an operating loss of $6.1 million for the second quarter ended
June 30, 1999. This loss is consistent with Stamps.com's continuing progress
towards its expected national launch later this year.

Net loss applicable to common shareholders was $5.7 million, or $0.66 per share,
based on the weighted average number of 8.7 million common shares outstanding.
Assuming the conversion of preferred stock at the respective dates of issuance,
net loss would have been $0.19 per share, based on the weighted average number
of 30.1 million common shares outstanding. Excluding the non-cash deferred
compensation charge of $1.1 million, net loss would have been $4.6 million, or
$0.53 per common share. The pro forma net loss per share is $0.15 excluding the
non-cash deferred compensation charge.

``Stamps.com ended the second quarter with a number of strengths,'' said John
Payne, president and chief executive officer of Stamps.com. ``We have a
portfolio of strategic relationships with leading partners that includes AOL,
Office Depot, Quicken.com and MySoftware Company. We are aggressively building
an infrastructure for a world class brand and legendary customer service, and
look forward to launching our service nationally later this year.''

Recent Events

July 19, 1999 -- Office Depot (NYSE: ODP - news), the world's largest seller of
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office products, announced it has selected Stamps.com as its preferred provider
for the delivery of postage over the Internet. Under the partnership agreement,
OfficeDepot.com will offer the Stamps.com Internet Postage service from its web
site, offering Office Depot customers the ability to purchase and print postage
directly over the Internet.

July 12, 1999 -- Stamps.com announced the appointment of Carolyn Ticknor,
president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Company's (NYSE: HWP - news) LaserJet
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Imaging Systems to the Company's Board of Directors. The Company also welcomed
former American Express (NYSE: AXP - news) executive Christopher Hylen to its
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management team.

July 1, 1999 -- MySoftware Company (Nasdaq: MYSW - news) announced a strategic
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partnership with Stamps.com. Under the partnership agreement, MySoftware will
integrate the Stamps.com Internet Postage service with its family of direct
marketing software products, offering MySoftware's small business customers the
ability to purchase and print postage directly over the Internet.

June 9, 1999 -- Intuit's (Nasdaq: INTU - news) Quicken.com and Stamps.com
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entered into an exclusive marketing and sponsorship agreement that makes
Stamps.com the exclusive Internet Postage Partner on Quicken.com and Quicken.com
Small Business.

About Stamps.com

Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP - news) is a leading provider of highly secure
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transaction-oriented Internet services for small business, consumer and
corporate users. Stamps.com partners include America Online, Inc. (AOL), Avery
Dennison, Office Depot, Intuit's Quicken.com, Intel Corporation, MySoftware,
Peachtree Software, Westvaco, and other leading Internet, office supply and
technology companies.

Stamps.com is located at 3420 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 1040, Santa Monica, CA
90405, tel (310) 581-7200, fax (310) 581-7500, [email protected] and at
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www.stamps.com.
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``Safe Harbor'' Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements are detailed in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
Company's prospectus related to its initial public offering that was filed with
the SEC on June 25, 1999.
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                                                 Stamps.com Inc.
                                          (A Development Stage Company)
                                             Statements of Operations
                                                  (Unaudited)
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                                                           Three Months       Three Months
                                                           Ended              Ended
                                                           June 30, 1999      June 30, 1998
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Revenues                                                   $     -            $        -
Costs and expenses:
Research and development                                      1,518,839          172,437
General and administrative                                    4,550,446          331,912
Total costs and expenses                                      6,069,285          504,349
Loss from operations                                         (6,069,285)        (504,349)
Other income (expense):
    Interest expense                                            (48,698)            (465)
    Interest income                                             399,060              950
Net loss                                                    $(5,718,923)     $  (503,864)
Basic and diluted
 net loss per share                                         $     (0.66)          $(0.10)
Pro forma basic
 and diluted net loss per share                             $     (0.19)          $(0.05)
Weighted average shares
 outstanding used in basic
 and diluted
 per-share calculation                                        8,692,000        4,898,000
Weighted average shares
 outstanding used in
 pro forma basic and
 diluted per-share calculation                               30,054,000       10,541,000


                                          Selected Balance Sheet Items
                                              as of June 30, 1999
                                                  (Unaudited)

Cash & Equivalents                                          $71,661,995
Current Assets                                               73,032,856
   Total Assets                                             $76,125,578

Current Liabilities                                         $ 4,242,148
   Total Liabilities                                          4,408,114
Stockholder's Equity                                         71,717,464
   Total Liabilities & Equity                               $76,125,578
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Contact:
  Stamps.com (Investor)
  Ken McBride, 310/581-7552
  [email protected]
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  or
  Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Media)
  Holly Fisher, 415/923-1660
  [email protected]
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