SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-QSB [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998 [ ] 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 33-61894-FW STARSHIP CRUISE LINE, INC. (Exact Name of small Business issues as specified in its Charter) EMERGING BETA CORPORATION (Former Name) Delaware 72-1235450 (State or other Jurisdiction of I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization Identification No.) 220 Camp Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (504) 524-1801 (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code) Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (i) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (of for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (ii) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date. Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value 15,000 Common Stock, $1.00 par value 54,900 ------------------- Title of Class Number of Shares outstanding at December 31, 1998 Exhibit Index - NONE. STARSHIP CRUISE LINE, INC. BALANCE SHEETS ASSETS December 31, March 31, 1998 1998 Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 929,096 $ 290,457 Interest Receivable -- -- Total Current Assets 929,096 290,457 Construction in progress 2,074,660 9,156 Other Assets - organization costs 70 280 Total Assets $ 3,003,826 $ 299,893 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Note payable $ 225,000 $ -- Accounts Payable 908,702 5,502 Total Current Liabilities $ 1,133,702 $ 5,502 Stockholders' Equity: Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; 15,000 shares subscribed, issued and outstanding 15,000 -- Common Stock, $1.00 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 54,900 and 43,600 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 1998 and March 31, 1998, respectively 54,900 43,600 Additional Paid-in Capital 1,864,431 252,231 Accumulated Deficit (64,207) (1,440) Total Stockholders' Equity 1,870,124 294,391 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 3,003,826 $ 299,893 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 2 STARSHIP CRUISE LINE, INC. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE NINE MONTHS NINE MONTHS THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED Dec. 31, 1998 Dec. 31, 1997 Dec. 31, 1998 Dec. 31, 1997 REVENUES - Interest Income $ 10,412 $ 12,312 $ 5,682 $ 4,105 COSTS AND EXPENSES General and Administrative 55,919 9,820 49,221 3,028 TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES 55,919 9,820 49,221 3,028 NET INCOME (LOSS) (45,507) 2,492 (43,539) 1,077 PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND (17,260) -- (17,260) -- NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE FOR COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $ (62,767) $ 2,492 $ (60,799) $ 1,077 WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING 45,903 43,600 50,483 43,600 INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE $ (1.37) $ .06 $ (1.20) $ .02 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 3 STARSHIP CRUISE LINE, INC. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE NINE MONTHS NINE MONTHS THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED Dec. 31, 1998 Dec. 31, 1997 Dec. 31, 1998 Dec. 31, 1997 CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net Income (Loss) $ (45,507) $ 2,492 $ (43,539) $ 1,077 Add item not affecting cash-amortization 210 210 70 70 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used by operating activities (Increase) decrease interest receivable -- 1,995 -- 792 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 903,200 (1,050) 908,262 -- Total Cash Flow From Operating Activities 857,903 3,647 864,793 1,939 CASH FLOW USED BY INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES (Increase) decrease in project design cost (2,065,504) __ (1,836,800) -- CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from issuing Preferred Stock; 15,000 shares 1,500,000 -- 1,500,000 -- Proceeds for exercise of stock options; 6,300 shares 88,500 -- 88,500 -- Proceeds from issuing common stock; 5,000 shares 50,000 -- 50,000 -- Preferred Stock dividend (17,260) -- (17,260) -- Increase (Decrease) in notes payable 225,000 -- 225,000 -- Total Cash Flows from financing activities 1,846,240 -- 1,846,240 -- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH 638,639 3,647 874,233 1,939 CASH BALANCE - BEGINNING 290,457 290,600 54,863 292,308 CASH BALANCE - ENDING $ 929,096 $ 294,247 $ 929,096 $ 294,247 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 4 STARSHIP CRUISE LINE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (All information as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 is unaudited) 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION Starship Cruise Line, Inc., formerly, Emerging Beta Corporation (the "Company") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 10, 1993, for the purpose of seeking out business opportunities, including acquisitions, that the board of directors, in their discretion, believe to be good opportunities. The Company has recently entered the dinner cruise business, see Note 4. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Organizational costs relating to the expenses of incorporation will be amortized on a straight-line basis over five years. The start up expenses related to the dinner cruise business are expensed in period incurred. The financial statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 are unaudited, but in the opinion of the management of the Company, contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position at December 31, 1998, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the cash flows for the three and nine months ended December 31, 1998 and 1997. The results of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 1999. 3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company pays a consulting fee to the Vice President of Finance for financial services which includes office space and clerical services. In the nine months ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, $10,500 and $6,750 in consulting fees was billed to the Company. 4. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS The Company is planning a dinner cruise vessel to operate on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in support of the gaming and resort industry. The total estimated cost of the project is $6.2 million. The Company began construction on the vessel in July 1998 and completion is scheduled for August 1999. As of December 31, 1998, interest capitalized during construction is $3,827. 5. CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK The Preferred Stock bears annual dividends of $10.00 per share payable quarterly in arrears. Each preferred share is convertible into one share of common stock. The Company has the option to redeem the preferred shares in whole or part at a price of $100.00 plus accrued dividends as of December 31, 2001; and the obligation to redeem all shares at a price of $100.00 on December 31, 2004, plus accrued dividends. The holders of the preferred shares have no voting rights except at any time the equivalent of three quarterly dividends are unpaid or company fails to make any mandatory redemption of the preferred shares the number of directors of the Company will be increased by two and elected by the preferred shareholders. 5 Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION The Company commenced construction of a dinner cruise vessel in July 1998 (see Note 4 above). The dinner cruise vessel is approximately 35% complete at December 31, 1998 and scheduled to begin operations in September 1999. The funding of the dinner cruise vessel is a combination of new equity and debt financing. The Company has raised $1,500,000 from the issuance of 15,000 shares of 10% convertible preferred shares at a price of $100; $50,000 from the issuance of 5,000 shares of common stock; and $88,500 from the exercise of stock options for 6,300 shares by the founders of the Company. The Company has bank financing in place for the construction financing that is secured by the vessel and the personal guarantee of Burt H. Kenan, director and founder of the Company. The Company has borrowed $225,000 under the construction bank financing at December 31, 1998. The note is due at completion of construction in August 1999 and interest rate is 7.75%. The Company has several alternatives for permanent financing which should be finalized within the next 90 days. The Company feels this funding is adequate to provide the working capital required to complete the dinner cruise vessel and the start up operations until the vessel is in operation in September 1999. The Company is expensing the start up cost related to the new dinner cruise vessel operation including marketing, advertising and administrative expenses in accordance with recent accounting standards. These expenses account for the operating loss for the periods ending December 31, 1998. The Company has not recorded the income tax benefit of the operating losses due to the uncertainty of future profitable operations. The Company has evaluated the impact of year 2000 issues. The computer hardware and software for support of the dinner cruise vessel operation is being purchased currently and will include the capability to handle the year 2000 issues. 6 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS None Item 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS On November 21, 1998 the Company sold 15,000 shares of Preferred Stock for $100 per share to one accredited individual. On November 16, 1998 the Company sold 5,000 shares of Common Stock to an employee for $10.00 per share. On October 29, 1998 four officers and directors exercised all 6,300 employee outstanding stock options at the following prices: SHARES PER SHARE 4,300 $15.00 2,000 $12.00 All of the above share sales were made without payment of commissions. The Company relied on the exemption of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1993. Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES None Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTER TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS None Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION None Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits 3. Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation* 3.2 Bylaws* 3.3 Proposed Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation* 3.4 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (Name Change) Filed herewith. 10. Material Contracts 10.1 1993 Stock Option Plan* 10.2 Form of Stock Option Agreements with Messrs. Keenan, Killeen, Jarrell and Chaffe with Schedule of Details* * Incorporated by reference to such exhibit as filed with the Company's registration statement on Form SB-2, file no. 33- 61894-FW (the "Registration Statement") on April 29, 1993. (b) Reports on Form 8-K: None 7 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Date: February 12, 1999 By: /s/ Jerry W. Jarrell -------------------- Jerry W. Jarrell Chief Financial Officer (chief financial officer and accounting officer and duly authorized officer)