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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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Nevada
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91-1975651
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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8300
Greensboro Drive, Suite 800
McLean,
Virginia 22102
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(Address
of principal executive office and zip code)
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(703)
918.4904
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common
Stock, par value $.001
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Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance |
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Item 10. |
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance.
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·
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selecting
our independent auditors and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing
services permitted to be performed by our independent auditors;
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reviewing
with our independent auditors any audit problems or difficulties
and
management’s response;
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reviewing
and approving all proposed related-party transactions, as defined
in Item
404 of Regulation S-B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
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discussing
the annual audited financial statements with management and our
independent auditors;
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reviewing
major issues as to the adequacy of our internal controls and any
special
audit steps adopted in light of significant internal control deficiencies;
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annually
reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of our audit committee charter;
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such
other matters that are specifically delegated to our audit committee
by
our board of directors from time to time;
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meeting
separately and periodically with management and our internal and
independent auditors; and
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reporting
regularly to the full board of directors.
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approving
and overseeing the compensation package for our executive officers;
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reviewing
and making recommendations to the board with respect to the compensation
of our directors;
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reviewing
and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation
of our chief executive officer, evaluating the performance of our
chief
executive officer in light of those goals and objectives, and setting
the
compensation level of our chief executive officer based on this
evaluation; and
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reviewing
periodically and making recommendations to the board regarding any
long-term incentive compensation or equity plans, programs or similar
arrangements, annual bonuses, employee pension and welfare benefit
plans.
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identifying
and recommending to the board nominees for election or re-election
to the
board, or for appointment to fill any vacancy;
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reviewing
annually with the board the current composition of the board in light
of
the characteristics of independence, age, skills, experience and
availability of service to us;
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identifying
and recommending to the board the directors to serve as members of
the
board’s committees; and
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monitoring
compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics.
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Item 11. |
Executive
Compensation
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Name
and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)(1)
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Option
Awards
($)(2)
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Total
($)
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Seth
Grae
CEO,
President and Director
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2006
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254,762
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5,050,000
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1,319,240
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6,624,002
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2007
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275,000
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127,088
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1,670,845
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2,072,933
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Thomas
Graham, Jr. - Chairman(3)
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2006
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91,722
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26,250
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186,567
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304,539
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2007
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160,000
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33,649
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207,944
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401,593
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Erik
Hallstrom - Chief Operating Officer
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2007
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175,595
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137,254
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67,792
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380,641
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(1)
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The
fair market value of all stock options was calculated as of the date
of
grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model.
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(2)
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The
valuation
of stock based compensation is based in accordance with Statement
of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R (revised 2004), “Share-Based
Payment”.
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(3)
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Though
his official title is Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Graham
is
considered to be an executive officer of the
Company.
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Option
Awards
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Stock
Awards
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Name
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Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Exercisable
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Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable(1)
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Unearned Options (#)
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Option
Exercise Price ($)
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Option
Expiration Date
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Number
of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
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Market
Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other
Rights
That Have Not Vested (#)
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
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Seth
Grae, President, CEO and Director
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3,300,000
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3,900,000
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—
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$0.795
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02/14/16
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—
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—
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—
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3,844,170(2)
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$0.156
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08/17/10
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1,486,412(3)
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$0.39
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01/31/07(4)
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—
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1,089,324-
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—
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$0.35
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12/05/17
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—
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—
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—
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—
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5,000,000-
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—
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$0.45
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12/05/15
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—
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—
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—
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Thomas
Graham, Jr. - Chairman
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750,000
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750,000
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—
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$0.49
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07/27/16
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—
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—
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—
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467,242
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—
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—
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$0.30
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12/15/08
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—
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288,422
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—
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$0.35
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12/05/17
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—
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—
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—
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—
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250,000
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1,250,000
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—
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$0.27
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07/05/17
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—
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Erik
Hallstrom - Chief Operating Officer
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208,332
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791,668
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$0.30
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02/01/17
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—
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557,413
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$0.35
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12/05/17
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722,222
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$274,444
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1.
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The
vesting schedules for each of the options listed is included in the
respective narrative description set forth
below.
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2.
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Mr.
Grae was initially granted 150,000 stock options pursuant to his
employment with Thorium Power Inc. (“TP Inc.”), prior to the merger with
the Company. Upon consummation of the merger on October 6, 2006,
and
pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company
and TP
Inc., these options to purchase 150,000 shares of TP Inc., at an
exercise
price of $4.00 per share, were converted into options to purchase
3,844,170 shares of the Company at an exercise price of
$0.156.
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3.
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Mr.
Grae was initially granted 28,000 stock options pursuant to his employment
with TP Inc. prior to the merger with the Company. Upon consummation
of
the merger on October 6, 2006, and pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of
Merger between the Company and TP Inc., these options to purchase
28,000
shares of TP Inc., at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, were
converted into options to purchase 1,486,412 shares of the Company
at an
exercise price of $0.39.
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4.
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On
January 16, 2007, these options were repriced to $0.50 and the term
of the
option was extended to January 31, 2009; on January 16, 2007, the
trading
price of the Company’s common stock was
$0.38.
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Name
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Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Total
($)
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Victor
Alessi
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40,000
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9,776
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49,776
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Jack
Ladd
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20,000
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29,776
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49,776
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Daniel
Magraw
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20,000
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29,776
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49,776
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(1)
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Each
of Messrs. Alessi, Ladd and Magraw had an aggregate of 583,794 option
awards outstanding as of December 31,
2007.
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Item 12. |
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
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Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
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Amount
and Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership(1)
(2)
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Percent
of
Common
Stock(3)
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Seth
Grae
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23,131,071
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7.50%
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Thomas
Graham, Jr.
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3,373,186
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1.12%
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Erik
Hallstrom
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769,045
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0.26%
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Dan
Magraw
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713,189
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0.24%
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Victor
Alessi
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298,787
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0.40%
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Jack
Ladd
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442,226
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0.15%
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Directors
and Officers as a Group (six people)
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28,727,504
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9.22%
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(1)
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The
number of shares beneficially owned is determined under SEC rules,
and the
information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership
for any
other purpose. Under those rules, beneficial ownership includes any
shares
as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment
power, and also any shares which the individual has the right to
acquire
within 60 days of the Record Date, through the exercise or conversion
of
any stock option, convertible security, warrant or other right (a
“Presently Exercisable” security). Including those shares in the table
does not, however, constitute an admission that the named shareholder
is a
direct or indirect beneficial owner of those
shares.
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(2)
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Unless
otherwise indicated, each person or entity named in the table has
sole
voting power and investment power (or shares that power with that
person’s
spouse) with respect to all shares of common stock listed as owned
by that
person or entity.
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(3)
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A
total of 299,334,532
shares
of the Company’s common stock are considered to be outstanding pursuant to
Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For each
beneficial owner above, any options exercisable within 60 days have
been
included in the denominator.
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Plan
Category
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Number
of Securities
to
be Issued Upon
Exercise
of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and Rights
(#)(2)
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Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and Rights
($)(3)
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Number
of Securities Remaining
Available
for Future Issuance
Under
Equity Compensation
Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected
in Column(a))
(#)(4)
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Equity
compensation plans approved by stockholders(1)
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51,354,656
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$0.44
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23,645,344
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Equity
compensation plans not approved by stockholders
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Total
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51,354,656
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$0.44
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23,645,344
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(1) |
This
plan is the Thorium Power, Ltd. 2006 Stock
Plan
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(2) |
Includes
an aggregate of 51,354,656
shares
underlying stock options.
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(3) |
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding
options.
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(4) |
Includes
an aggregate of 23,645,344
shares
underlying stock options.
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Item 13. |
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence.
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Item 14. |
Principal
Accountant Fees and
Services.
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2007
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2006(5)
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Audit
fees(1)
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$
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35,000
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$
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18,000
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Audit-related
fees(2)
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0
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0
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Tax
fees(3)
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0
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0
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All
other fees(4)
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0
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6,500
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(1)
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Consists
of fees billed for the audit of our annual financial statements,
review of
financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
and
services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection
with
statutory and regulatory filings or
engagements.
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(2)
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Consists
of assurance and related services that are reasonably related to
the
performance of the audit and reviews of our financial statements
and are
not included in “audit fees” in this table. The services provided by our
accountants within this category consisted of advice relating to
SEC
matters and employee benefit
matters.
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(3)
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Consists
of professional services rendered by a company aligned with our principal
accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax
planning.
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(4)
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The
services provided by our accountants within this category consisted
of
advice and other services relating to our transaction with the Pequot
entities and other matters.
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(5)
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On
October 6, 2006, the Company acquired Thorium Power Inc. (“TP Inc.”). This
transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition. CVWB were
the
auditors for TP Inc. prior to the transaction and continue to be
the
auditors for the combined company. These fees represent fees paid
to CVWB
for services in 2006.
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Item 15. |
Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed on December 17,
1999).
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3.2
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By-laws
(incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 18, 2006).
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4.1
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2005
Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of Custom Brand
Networks, Inc.
dated March 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 10,
2005).
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4.2
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2005
Augmented Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of the
Company dated
August 15, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on August 19, 2005).
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4.3
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2006
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the current
report of the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21,
2006)
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10.1
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Amendment
No. 1, dated March 5, 2006, to Mining Acquisition Agreement
between Walter
Doyle and the Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.12 of the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed June 14,
2006).
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10.2
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated as of February 14, 2006, between
Novastar
Resources Ltd., TP Acquisition Corp. and Thorium Power, Inc.
(incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June
13, 2006).
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10.3
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Amendment
No. 1, dated June 9, 2006, to Agreement and Plan of Merger
between
Novastar Resources Ltd., TP Acquisition Corp. and Thorium
Power, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the
Company on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2006).
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10.4
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Employment
Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2006, between the Company
and Seth
Grae (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the current
report of
the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21, 2006)
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10.5
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Stock
Option Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2006, between
the Company and
Seth Grae (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the
current report
of the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21, 2006)
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10.6
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Office
Service Renewal Agreement, dated September 21, 2005, between
Tysons
Business Center, LLC and Thorium Power (incorporated by reference
from
Exhibit 10.22 of the initial filing of the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 filed June 14, 2006).
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10.7
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Teaming
Agreement dated February 22, 2006 between The University
of Texas System,
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The University
of Texas at
Austin, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University
of Texas at
Dallas, The University of Texas at El Paso, The City of Andrews,
Texas,
Andrews County, Texas, the Midland Development Corporation,
the Odessa
Development Corporation, Thorium Power and General Atomics
(incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 10. the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
S-4 filed June 14, 2006).
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10.8
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Amendment
No. 1 to Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement, dated
June 12, 2006,
among the Company, Alan Gelband and Alan Gelband Company,
Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the
Company on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2006).
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10.9
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Employment
Agreement, dated June 6, 2006, between the Company and Cornelius
J. Milmoe
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the
Company on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2006).
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10.10
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Stock
Option Agreement, dated June 6, 2006, between the Company
and Cornelius J.
Milmoe (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
current report of
the Company on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2006).
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10.11
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Consulting
Agreement, dated June 12, 2006, between the Company and Larry
Goldman
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the
Company on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2006).
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10.12
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Stock
Option Agreement, dated June 12, 2006, between the Company
and Larry
Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
current report
of the Company on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2006).
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10.13
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Office
Service Agreement, dated April 19, 2006, between Tysons Business
Center
LLC and the Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.31 the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed June 14,
2006).
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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10.14
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Employment
Agreement, dated July 27, 2006, between the Company
and Andrey Mushakov
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the
Company on Form 8-K filed August 4, 2006).
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10.15
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Stock
Option Agreement, dated July 27, 2006, between the
Company and Andrey
Mushakov (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2
of the current report
of the Company on Form 8-K filed August 4, 2006).
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10.16
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Employment
Agreement, dated July 27, 2006, between the Company
and Thomas Graham, Jr.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the current
report of the
Company on Form 8-K filed August 4, 2006).
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10.17
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Stock
Option Agreement, dated July 27, 2006, between the
Company and Thomas
Graham, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4
of the current
report of the Company on Form 8-K filed August 4,
2006).
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10.18
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Amendment
No. 2, dated August 8, 2006, to Agreement and Plan
of Merger between
Novastar Resources Ltd., TP Acquisition Corp. and Thorium
Power, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of
Novastar on Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006).
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10.19
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Independent
Director Contract, dated August 21, 2006, between the
Company and Victor
Alessi (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the current report of
the Company on Form 8-K filed August 25, 2006).
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10.20
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Stock
Option Agreement, dated August 21, 2006, between the
Company and Victor
Alessi (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of
the current report of
the Company on Form 8-K filed August 25, 2006).
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10.21
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Independent
Director Contract, dated August 21, 2006, between the
Company and Victor
Alessi (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the current report of
the Company on Form 8-K filed August 25, 2006).
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10.22
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Independent
Director’s Contract, dated October 23, 2006, between Thorium
Power, Ltd.
and Jack D. Ladd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 23,
2006).
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10.23
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Independent
Director’s Contract, dated October 23, 2006, between Thorium
Power, Ltd.
and Daniel B. Magraw (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 23,
2006).
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10.24
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Employment
Agreement, dated February 1, 2007, between the Company
and Erik Hallstrom
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the
Company on Form 8-K filed February 1, 2007).
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10.25
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Restricted
Stock Grant Agreement, dated April 12, 2007, between
Erik
Hallstrom and Thorium Power, Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 18,
2007).
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10.26
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Stock
Option Agreement, dated April 12, 2007, between Erik
Hallstrom and Thorium Power, Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit
10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 18,
2007).
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10.27
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Independent
Director’s Contract, dated October 23, 2006, between Thorium
Power, Ltd.
and Jack D. Ladd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 23,
2006).
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10.28
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Independent
Director’s Contract, dated October 23, 2006, between Thorium
Power, Ltd.
and Daniel B. Magraw (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 23,
2006).
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10.29
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Employment
Agreement, dated February 1, 2007, between the Company
and Erik Hallstrom
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the
Company on Form 8-K filed February 1, 2007).
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10.30
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Restricted
Stock Grant Agreement, dated April 12, 2007, between
Erik
Hallstrom and Thorium Power, Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 18,
2007).
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10.31
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Stock
Option Agreement, dated April 12, 2007, between Erik
Hallstrom and Thorium Power, Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit
10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 18,
2007).
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10.32
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Employment
Agreement, dated February 1, 2007, between James Guerra
and Thorium Power,
Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 23, 2007)
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10.33
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Agreement
for Ampoule Irradiation Testing in 2006-2007, dated
December 28, 2007,
between Thorium Power, Inc. and Russian Research Centre
Kurchatov
Institute (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33
to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 27, 2008)
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14.1
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Code
of Ethics (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB filed on November 25, 2005).
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16.1
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Letter
from Morgan and Company dated September 14, 2005 regarding
change in
independent accountant (incorporated by reference from
the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2005).
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Executive
Officer
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Accounting
Officer
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Section
1350 Certifications
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Filed
herewith
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SIGNATURE
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TITLE
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/s/
Seth Grae
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
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Seth Grae | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/
James Guerra
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Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
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James Guerra | (Principal Financial Officer) | |
/s/
Thomas Graham, Jr.
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Director
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Thomas Graham, Jr. | ||
/s/
Victor Alessi
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Director
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Victor Alessi | ||
/s/
Jack Ladd
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Director
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Jack Ladd | ||
/s/
Dan Magraw
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Director
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Dan Magraw | ||