POS AM: Post-effective amendment to a registration statement that is not immediately effective upon filing
Published on September 25, 2007
As
filed
with the Commission on September 25,
2007
Registration
No. 333-135437
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
SB-2/A
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2
THORIUM
POWER, LTD.
(Name
of small business issuer in its charter)
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Nevada
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1000
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91-1975651
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification
Code Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Seth
Grae
8300
Greensboro Drive, Suite 800
McLean,
VA 22102
(703)
918-4904
(Address
and telephone number of principal executive offices)
Copies
to:
Louis
A. Bevilacqua, Esq.
Joseph
R. Tiano, Jr., Esq.
Thelen
Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP
701
8th
Street, N.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20001
(202)
508-4000
(Names,
addresses and telephone numbers of agents for service)
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to public:
From
time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement, as
determined by market conditions and other factors.
If
this
form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to
Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering. ¨
If
any of
the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed
or
continuous basis pursuant to rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other
than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. þ
If
this
form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. ¨
If
this
form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement the same
offering. ¨
If
delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. ¨
The
registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates
as
may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file
a
further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement
shall hereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to such
Section 8(a), may determine.
PROSPECTUS
THORIUM
POWER, LTD.
112,544,149
Shares of Common Stock
This
prospectus relates to an aggregate of up to 112,544,149 shares of our common
stock which may be resold from time to time by the selling stockholders
identified in this prospectus for their own account, consisting of:
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64,386,019
shares of our common stock issued pursuant to private placements
that were
completed on November 23, 2005, February 14, 2006 and May 4, 2006;
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46,950,834
shares of our common stock and 107,500 shares of common stock underlying
common stock purchase warrants that have been issued to consultants
of the
Company or that have been issued on the effective date of the Merger
to
persons who were affiliates of Thorium Power prior to the
Merger; and
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733,197
shares of common stock and 366,599 shares of common stock underlying
common stock purchase warrants, the current number of securities
that
could be due pursuant to the liquidated damages provisions of a
registration rights agreement entered into pursuant to the May 4,
2006
private placement.
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Of
such
shares covered by this prospectus, (i) 93,012,397 are outstanding upon the
effective date of the registration statement to which this prospectus relates,
and (ii) up to 18,431,956 shares are issuable upon the exercise of warrants
held by certain of the selling stockholders. We will not receive any proceeds
from the sales by the selling stockholders, but we will receive funds from
the
exercise of warrants held by the selling stockholders, if
exercised.
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board maintained by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. under the symbol “THPW.OB”. The closing
sales price for our common stock on September 18, 2007 was $0.22 per
share, as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board. You are urged to obtain current
market quotations of our common stock before purchasing any of the shares being
offered for sale pursuant to this prospectus.
The
selling stockholders, and any participating broker-dealers, are “underwriters”
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, and any commissions or
discounts given to any such broker-dealer may be regarded as underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The selling stockholders
have
informed us that they do not have any agreement or understanding, directly
or
indirectly, with any person to distribute their common stock.
Investing
in the shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus involves a high degree
of risk. You should carefully read and consider the information set forth in
the
section of this prospectus titled “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 8, when
determining whether to purchase any of these shares.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission
has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The
date
of this Prospectus is ____,
2007.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTORY
STATEMENT
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PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
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RISK
FACTORS
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
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MARKET
FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
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PROPERTIES
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DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL
PERSONS.
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DISCLOSURE
OF COMMISSION POSITION OF INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT
LIABILITIES
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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CHANGE
IN ACCOUNTANTS
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SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
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SHARES
ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
This
summary highlights some information from this prospectus, and it may not contain
all of the information that is important to you. You should read the following
summary together with the more detailed information regarding our company and
the common stock being sold in this offering, including “Risk Factors” and our
financial statements and related notes, included elsewhere in, or incorporated
by reference into, this prospectus.
Except
as
otherwise indicated by the context, references in this prospectus to “Thorium
Power,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” are references to Thorium Power, Ltd.
The terms “Thorium Power,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” in each case do not
include the selling stockholders. References to “Securities Act” are references
to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and references to “Exchange Act” are
references to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The
Company
General
Overview
On
October 6, 2006, we acquired Thorium Power, Inc. through a merger transaction.
Thorium Power, Inc. was incorporated on January 8, 1992. Thorium Power, Inc.
has
patented proprietary nuclear fuel designs for use in existing commercial nuclear
power plants. The merger was accounted for as a reverse merger and Thorium
Power, Inc. is being treated as the accounting acquiror.
As
discussed in more detail below, in connection with the merger, we changed our
line of business. This new line of business, which is now our only business
line, is research and development of proprietary nuclear fuel designs for use
in
nuclear power plants. We began to shift our focus to this business in
anticipation of the merger with Thorium Power, Inc. and, upon completion of
the
merger, this business is conducted through both Thorium Power, Inc. and the
Company. Our historical business preceding the merger was mineral exploration
which has been phased out completely and all operations of the Company now
revolve around Thorium Power, Inc.’s proprietary
nuclear fuel designs, although the Company maintains ownership of mineral
rights.
We
are
primarily engaged in the development of proprietary nuclear fuel designs which
we intend ultimately to introduce for sale into three markets: (1) nuclear
fuel
designs for use in commercial nuclear power plants, (2) nuclear fuel designs
for
reactor-grade plutonium disposition, and (3) nuclear fuel designs for
weapons-grade plutonium disposition. These fuel designs are primarily for use
in
existing or future VVER-1000 light water reactors. We have also been conducting
research and development relating to a variant of these nuclear fuel designs
for
use in existing pressurized water reactors (PWR).
Our
future customers may include nuclear fuel fabricators and/or nuclear power
plants, and/or the U.S. or foreign governments.
To
date,
our operations have been devoted primarily to the development and demonstration
of our nuclear fuel designs, developing strategic relationships within and
outside of the nuclear power industry, securing political and financial support
from the U.S. and Russian governments, the filing of patent applications and
related administrative functions. We do not currently have any revenues from
our
activities in this area and expect that we will not generate licensing revenues
from this business for several years, until our fuel designs can be fully tested
and demonstrated and we obtain the proper approvals to use our nuclear fuel
designs in nuclear reactors. Future revenues could be generated through the
licensing of our technology and also by providing other services in the nuclear
power industry. Accordingly, we prepare our financial statements as a
development stage company in accordance with FASB Statement No. 7, “Accounting
and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises.”
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The
Offering
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Common
stock offered by selling stockholders
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112,544,149
shares
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Common
stock outstanding before the offering
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297,692,991
shares
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Common
stock outstanding after the offering
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297,692,991
shares
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Proceeds
to us
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We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock covered
by
this prospectus. To the extent that the selling stockholders exercise,
for
cash, all of the warrants covering the 18,798,555 shares of common
stock
registered for resale under this prospectus, we would receive
approximately $11,141,885 in the aggregate from such exercises. We
intend to use such proceeds for working capital, and other general
corporate purposes.
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Risk
Factors
Because
we are a development stage company with a very limited history of operations,
we
are subject to many risks associated with early-stage companies. We are subject
to numerous risks, including: uncertainties about our new nuclear fuel designs
that have only been partially tested in a research reactor and have not been
tested or proven in existing commercial reactors or willingness of reactor
operators to adopt our new nuclear fuel designs; risks associated with our
Nuclear Fuel Design Business, such as, uncertainties about licensing and
regulatory approval process due to significant differences in our fuel designs
from fuels currently licensed and used by commercial nuclear power plants,
high
dependency on U.S. government funding and support for the company’s
weapons-grade plutonium disposing fuel without which commercialization of this
fuel design is unlikely, intellectual property risk including that the company
does not have rights to all the processes and methodologies that are used or
may
be used or useful in its Nuclear Fuel Design Business, political uncertainties
from reliance on Russia as the main site where research and development
activities on the company’s fuel designs are being conducted; reliance on Seth
Grae and other key individuals who are likely to be a significant factor in
our
future growth; ongoing significant operating losses that we continue to
experience due to a lack of revenue; uncertainty about our liquidity and capital
resources; high historical volatility of our stock price and other risks related
to holding our stock. For a more detailed discussion of some of the risks you
should consider before purchasing shares of our common stock, you are urged
to
carefully review and consider the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on
page 8 of this prospectus.
Additional
Information
Our
corporate headquarters are located at 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean
VA 22102. Our telephone number is (703) 918-4904. We maintain a website at
www.thoriumpower.com
that
contains information about us, but that information is not a part of this
prospectus.
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RISK
FACTORS
Investing
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully
consider the risks and uncertainties described below before you purchase any
of
our common stock. If any of these risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our
business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially
adversely affected. In this event, you could lose all or part of your
investment.
Business
Risks
OUR
LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO JUDGE OUR
PROSPECTS.
We
are a
development stage company. Our fuel design patents and technology have not
been
commercially used and we have not received any royalty or sales revenue. We
are
subject to the risks, expenses and problems frequently encountered by companies
in the early stages of development.
OUR
FUEL
DESIGNS HAVE NEVER BEEN TESTED IN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL REACTOR AND ACTUAL
FUEL
PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THE WILLINGNESS OF COMMERCIAL REACTOR
OPERATORS
AND FUEL
FABRICATORS
TO ADOPT
A NEW FUEL DESIGN, IS UNCERTAIN.
Nuclear
power research and development entails significant technological risk. New
designs must be fabricated, tested and licensed before market opportunities
will
exist. Our fuel designs are still in the research and development stage and
while irradiation testing in a test reactor in Russia (which mimics the
operating characteristics of an actual commercial reactor) and thermal-hydraulic
experiments have been ongoing for several years, the fuel technology is yet
to
be demonstrated in an existing commercial reactor. We will not be certain about
the ability of the fuel we design to perform in actual commercial reactors
until
we are able to demonstrate our fuel designs. We
will
also have to establish a relationship with a fuel fabricator to actually produce
fuel using our designs. If
our
fuel designs do not perform as anticipated in commercial use, we will
not
realize revenues from licensing or other use of our fuel designs.
In
addition, there are several technical challenges involved in commercializing
thorium based fuels. Some of the technical challenges with our technology
identified by the experts at Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute (an
independent contractor that is closely affiliated with the government of the
Russian Federation), Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, and the International
Atomic Energy Agency (“IAEA”), include:
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Fuel
fabrication:
The relatively high melting point of thorium oxide will require fuel
pellet manufacturing techniques that are different from those currently
used for uranium pellets.
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Fuel
fabrication:
Our metallic seed fuel rod designs are greater than 3 meters long
compared
to conventional Russian metallic icebreaker fuel rods that we understand
are approximately 1 meter long. The longer rods will require new
equipment
and experience making longer
extrusions.
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Fuel
design:
Our “seed-and-blanket” fuel assembly design has a detachable central part
which is not in conventional fuel
designs.
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Fuel
design:
Some of our fuel designs include plutonium-zirconium fuel rods which
will
operate in a soluble boron environment. Current reactor operating
experience is with uranium-zirconium fuel in a boron-free
environment.
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Fuel
use:
Our fuel is expected to be capable of producing more gigawatt days
per ton
of fuel than is allowed by current reactor licenses, so to gain full
economic benefits, reactor operators will have to obtain regulatory
approval.
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Fuel
use:
The thorium-uranium oxide blanket section in our fuels is expected
to
produce energy economically for up to 9 years in the reactor core.
Conventional uranium fuel demonstrates the cladding can remain
corrosion-free for up to 5 years. Testing is needed to prove corrosion
resistance for the longer residence time.
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Fuel
reprocessing:
The IAEA has identified a number of ways that reprocessing spent
thorium
fuel will require technologies different from existing uranium fuel
reprocessing. Management’s current marketing plans do not assume or depend
on the ability to reprocess and recycle spent fuel. Management expects
spent thorium fuel will go into long term storage. This is current
U.S.
government policy for all spent commercial nuclear fuel.
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OUR
FUEL
DESIGNS DIFFER FROM FUELS CURRENTLY LICENSED AND USED BY COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR
POWER PLANTS. AS A RESULT, THE LICENSING AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OUR FUELS
MAY
BE DELAYED AND MADE MORE COSTLY, AND INDUSTRY ACCEPTANCE OF OUR FUELS MAY BE
HAMPERED.
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Our
fuel
designs differ significantly in some aspects from the fuel licensed and used
today by commercial nuclear power plants. Some of the differences between our
fuels and those currently used include:
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use
of thorium and uranium oxide mix instead of only uranium
oxide,
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higher
uranium enrichment level,
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seed-and
blanket fuel assembly design integrating thorium and
uranium,
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high
burn-up levels of seed and blanket,
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use
of metallic seed rods,
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longer
residence time of the blanket in the reactor, and
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the
ability of some of our fuels to dispose of reactor-grade plutonium
and/or
weapons-grade plutonium through the use of new fuel designs and in
reactors that have never used plutonium-bearing fresh
fuels.
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These
differences will likely result in more prolonged and extensive review by the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other nuclear licensing authorities
and
customers. Also, the nuclear industry may be hesitant to switch to another
fuel
with little or no history of successful commercial use because of the need
for
additional engineering and testing with no guarantee of success as well as
investor reluctance to invest in a new technology when viable existing
technologies are available.
OUR
PLANS
TO DEVELOP OUR THORIUM/WEAPONS-GRADE PLUTONIUM DISPOSING FUEL ARE DEPENDENT
UPON
U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND SUPPORT. WITHOUT SUCH SUPPORT, WE ARE UNLIKELY
TO BE
ABLE TO SERVE THIS MARKET.
Our
thorium/weapons-grade plutonium disposing fuel design is highly dependent upon
U.S. and perhaps other government funding and acceptance as a technology
appropriate to eliminate U.S. and Russian stockpiles of surplus weapons-grade
plutonium. In the past, we have faced resistance from some offices within the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that support other alternative plutonium
disposing technology, particularly mixed plutonium uranium oxide (MOX) fuel
designs. The Company has spent a significant amount of funds to gain commercial
and market acceptance for its fuel designs. Over the last two years we have
spent in excess of $500,000, in the aggregate, including both cash and the
fair
market value of equity compensation, on third party service providers in
connection with these government relations initiatives. We expect to continue
spending additional resources on these efforts to gain acceptance. These efforts
may not result in funding for our Company or government acceptance of our
technologies for plutonium disposition or other government-funded
projects.
WE
DO NOT
HAVE RIGHTS TO ALL OF THE DESIGNS, PROCESSES AND METHODOLOGIES THAT ARE USED
OR
MAY BE USED OR USEFUL IN OUR BUSINESS IN THE FUTURE. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN
SUCH RIGHTS ON REASONABLE TERMS IN THE FUTURE, OUR ABILITY TO EXPLOIT OUR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAY BE LIMITED.
Dr.
Alvin
Radkowsky invented the thorium fuel technology that we are developing. Upon
founding Thorium Power in 1992, Dr. Radkowsky assigned all of his rights in
the
intellectual property relating to such fuel designs to Thorium Power, Inc.
Thorium Power, Inc. then filed patent applications in the United States and
other countries and the patents were issued and are held solely by our Company.
We are currently conducting fuel assembly design work in Russia through Russian
Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, an independent contractor that is closely
affiliated with the government of the Russian Federation and other nuclear
institutes. We do not have any licensing or other rights to acquire or utilize
certain designs, methodologies or processes required for fuel assemblies. If
we
desire to utilize such processes or methodologies in the future, we must obtain
a license or other right to use such technologies from the Kurchatov Institute
and other Russian entities that performed work on our project. If we are unable
to obtain such a license or other right on terms that the Kurchatov Institute
or
other Russian entities deem to be reasonable, then we may not be able to fully
exploit our intellectual property and may be hindered in the sale of products
and services.
WE
RELY
UPON CERTAIN MEMBERS OF OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING SETH GRAE, AND THE
LOSS
OF MR. GRAE OR ANY OF OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON
THORIUM POWER.
Our
success depends upon certain members of our senior management, including Seth
Grae. Mr. Grae’s knowledge of the nuclear power industry, his network of key
contacts within that industry and in governments and, in particular, his
expertise in the potential markets for the company’s technologies, is critical
to the implementation of our business model. Mr. Grae is likely to be a
significant factor in our future growth and success. The loss of the service
of
Mr. Grae would have a material adverse effect on our Company. We do not have
key
man insurance policies relating to Seth Grae or any other key individuals and
do
not anticipate obtaining any such insurance.
THE
PRICE
OF FOSSIL FUELS OR URANIUM MAY FALL, WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE INTEREST IN THORIUM
FUEL BY REDUCING ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OF UTILIZING THORIUM BASED FUELS AND
ADVERSELY AFFECT THE MARKET PROSPECTS FOR OUR FUEL DESIGNS.
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Coal,
uranium and crude oil prices are currently at historically high levels.
Management believes the high cost of these energy sources has resulted in
increased interest in other sources of energy such as thorium. If prices of
traditional energy sources fall, then the demand that the company expects for
thorium based fuels may not materialize. A decrease in demand for thorium based
fuels would negatively affect our future operating results.
OUR
RESEARCH OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED PRIMARILY IN RUSSIA, MAKING THEM SUBJECT
TO
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES RELATING TO RUSSIA AND U.S.-RUSSIA
RELATIONS.
Substantially
all of our present research activities are in Russia. Our research operations
are subject to various political risks and uncertainties inherent in the country
of Russia. If U.S.-Russia relations deteriorate, the Russian government may
decide to scale back or even cease completely its cooperation with the United
States on various international projects, including in the plutonium disposition
program and nuclear power technology development programs. If this happened,
our
research and development program in Russia could be scaled back or shut down,
which could have a significant adverse impact on our ability to execute our
business model. Furthermore, the Russian institutes engaged in the Thorium
Power
project are highly regulated and, in many instances, are controlled by the
Russian government. The Russian government could decide that the nuclear
scientists engaged in our project in Russia or testing facilities employed
in
this project should be redirected to other high priority national projects
in
the nuclear sector which could lead to delays or have other significant adverse
impact on our project.
WE
SERVE
THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY, WHICH IS HIGHLY REGULATED.
The
nuclear power industry is a highly regulated industry. We intend to license
our
fuel designs to nuclear fuel fabricators, which would, in turn, sell the
thorium-based nuclear fuel that would be fabricated using our intellectual
property to nuclear generating companies. All nuclear companies are subject
to
the jurisdiction of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or its
foreign equivalents, with respect to the operation of nuclear reactors, fuel
cycle facilities and handling of nuclear materials and technologies. The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and its foreign equivalents, subject nuclear
facilities to continuing review and regulation covering, among other things,
operations, maintenance, emergency planning, security and environmental and
radiological aspects of those facilities. These nuclear regulatory bodies may
modify, suspend or revoke operating licenses and impose civil penalties for
failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations such as the Atomic Energy
Act, the regulations under such Act or the terms of such licenses. Possession
and use of nuclear materials, including thorium-based nuclear fuel, would
require the approval of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or
its
counterparts around the world and would be subject to monitoring by
international agencies.
PUBLIC
OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR POWER COULD INCREASE.
Successful
execution of our business model is dependent upon public support for nuclear
power in the United States and other countries. Nuclear power faces strong
opposition from certain competitive energy sources, individuals and
organizations. The occurrence of another major, Chernobyl-like, nuclear accident
could have a significant adverse effect on public opinion about nuclear power
and the favorable regulatory climate needed to introduce new nuclear
technologies. Strong public opposition could hinder the construction of new
nuclear power plants and lead to early shut-down of the existing nuclear power
plants. Furthermore, nuclear fuel fabrication and the use of new nuclear fuels
in reactors must be licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
and equivalent foreign governmental authorities. The licensing process includes
public hearings in which opponents of the use of nuclear power might be able
to
cause the issuance of required licenses to be delayed or denied. In fact, since
the Chernobyl nuclear accident, no new nuclear power plant has been built and
opened in the United States.
MODIFICATIONS
TO EXISTING NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS REACTORS MAY PROVE
TOO
EXTENSIVE OR COSTLY.
The
existing nuclear fuel cycle infrastructure is predominantly based on
low-enrichment uranium oxide fuels. Introduction of thorium based fuel designs,
which require relatively higher enriched uranium or plutonium as a source of
reactivity, into the existing nuclear fuel cycle supply chain would necessitate
certain changes to procedures, processes and equipment used by existing nuclear
fuel fabrication facilities and nuclear fuel transportation companies. In
addition, our nuclear fuel designs rely on fabrication technologies that in
certain material ways are different from the fabrication techniques presently
utilized by existing commercial fuel fabricators. In particular, our metallic
seed rods must be produced using a co-extrusion fabrication process that was
developed in Russia. Presently, most commercial nuclear fuel is produced using
a
pellet fabrication technology, whereby uranium oxide is packed into small
pellets that are stacked and sealed inside metallic tubes. The co-extrusion
fabrication technology involves extrusion of a single-piece solid fuel rod
from
a metallic matrix containing uranium or plutonium seed fuel. While we understand
that the co-extrusion fabrication process has been successfully used in Russia
for decades to produce one-meter long metallic nuclear fuel rods used in nuclear
reactors that propel Russian icebreakers, it must be upgraded and tested to
demonstrate its ability to produce longer metallic rods (approximately
3.5-meters long for Russian VVER-1000 reactors) so that our seed fuel can be
consistent with the standard length of fuel rods used in existing commercial
reactors. Full-size metallic fuel rods have not yet been produced using this
fabrication process, and there are no guarantees that this new fabrication
technology will be successful.
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Deployment
of our nuclear fuel designs into existing commercial reactors may require
modifications to existing equipment, refueling and fuel handling procedures,
and
other processes utilized at existing nuclear power plants. The costs of such
modifications are difficult to ascertain. While one of our goals is to make our
fuel designs as compatible as possible with the design of existing commercial
reactors in order to minimize the extent and cost of modifications that may
be
required, we may not be able to achieve compatibility sufficient to reduce
the
extent and costs of required modifications enough to make our fuel designs
economical for reactor operations.
OUR
NUCLEAR FUEL PROCESS IS DEPENDENT ON OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS OF NUCLEAR AND OTHER
MATERIALS.
Production
of fuel assemblies using our nuclear fuel designs is dependent on the ability
of
fuel fabricators to obtain supplies of thorium oxide for the “blanket” component
of our fuel assembly design. Fabricators will also need to obtain metal for
components, particularly zirconium. These materials are regulated and can be
difficult to obtain or may have unfavorable pricing terms. The inability of
fabricators to obtain these materials could have a material adverse effect
on
their ability to market fuel based on our technology.
WE
MAY BE
UNABLE TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF RUSSIAN
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS.
Intellectual
property rights are evolving in Russia, trending towards international norms,
but are by no means fully developed. We work closely with the Kurchatov
Institute and other Russian institutes to develop some of our intellectual
property and so some of our intellectual property rights derive, or are affected
by, Russian intellectual property laws. If the application of these laws to
our
intellectual property rights proves inadequate, then the Company may not be
able
to fully avail itself of our intellectual property and our business model may
therefore be impeded.
WE
MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE OR RETAIN AUTHORIZATIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR US
TO
SELL OUR SERVICES OR LICENSE OUR TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALLY.
The
sales
and marketing of our services and technology internationally may
also be subject to US export controls adminstered by the US
Department of Energy and/or the US Department of Commerce. US governmental
authorizations may be required before we can export our services or
technology. These controls are subject to change and a
number of US governmental licensing policies. If authorizations are
required and not granted, our international business plans could be
materially affected. Furthermore, the export authorization process is often
time-consuming. Violation of export control regulations could subject us to
fines and other penalties, such as losing the ability to export for a period
of
years, which would limit our revenue growth opportunities and significantly
hinder our attempts to expand our business internationally.
Financial
Risks
WE
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT OPERATING LOSSES.
We
have
never realized significant revenues or realized an operating profit from the
development of our proprietary nuclear fuel designs. Our acquisition of Thorium
Power, Inc. through the merger is being accounted for as a reverse merger and
Thorium Power, Inc. is being treated as the accounting acquirer. Since Thorium
Power, Inc.’s formation, its operating costs have exceeded its revenue in each
year. Thorium Power, Inc. incurred a net loss of approximately $11.7 million
for
the year ended December 31, 2006. Since Thorium Power, Inc.’s inception in 1992
to December 31, 2006 our operating costs have exceeded our revenues by
approximately $27 million, and we will continue to experience significant
operating losses in the future until we can demonstrate, deploy and
commercialize our proprietary nuclear fuel designs or pursue other growth
opportunities in the nuclear power industry. We may not be able to obtain or
maintain any level of revenues. If we are unsuccessful in these efforts, we
may
never achieve profitability.
OUR
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES ARE UNCERTAIN.
For
the
year ended December 31, 2006, we had a net loss of approximately $11.7 million.
At December 31, 2006, we had a working capital surplus of approximately $8.7
million. During the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, we raised
gross proceeds of approximately $17,500,000 in private placement transactions.
While we expect these proceeds will meet our foreseeable needs in 2007, we
will
need to raise additional capital by way of an offering of equity securities,
an
offering of debt securities, or by obtaining financing through a bank or other
entity. If we need to obtain additional financing, that financing may not be
available or we may not be able to obtain that financing on terms acceptable
to
us. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities,
there may be a significant dilution in the value of our outstanding common
stock.
Risks
Relating to the Ownership of Our Securities
THERE
MAY BE VOLATILITY IN OUR STOCK PRICE, WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT INVESTMENTS,
AND STOCKHOLDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESELL THEIR SHARES AT OR ABOVE THE VALUE
THEY ORIGINALLY PURCHASED SUCH SHARES.
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The
market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to
a
number of factors, some of which are beyond its control, including:
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variations in operating results;
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in financial estimates by securities
analysts;
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changes
in market valuations of other similar
companies;
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announcements
by us or its competitors of new products or of significant technical
innovations, contracts, receipt of (or failure to obtain) government
funding or support, acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint
ventures;
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additions
or departures of key personnel;
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any
deviations in net sales or in losses from levels expected by securities
analysts or any reduction in political support from levels expected
by
securities analysts;
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future
sales of common stock; and
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results
of analyses of mining and resources
assets.
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In
addition, the stock market has recently experienced extreme volatility that
has
often been unrelated to the performance of particular companies. These market
fluctuations may cause our stock price to fall regardless of its
performance.
BECAUSE
OUR SECURITIES TRADE ON THE OTC BULLETIN BOARD, THE ABILITY TO SELL SHARES
IN
THE SECONDARY MARKET MAY BE LIMITED.
The
shares of our common stock are quoted on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board. Because
our common stock currently trades on the OTC Bulletin Board, it is subject
to
the rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that
sell
securities governed by these rules to persons other than established customers
and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of
$1,000,000 or annual individual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly
with their spouses). For such transactions, the broker-dealer must determine
whether persons that are not established customers or accredited investors
qualify under the rule for purchasing such securities and must receive that
person’s written consent to the transaction prior to sale. Consequently, these
rules may adversely effect the ability of purchasers to sell our securities
and
otherwise affect the trading market in our securities.
Because
our shares are deemed “penny stocks,” there may be difficulty selling them in
the secondary trading market. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted
regulations, which generally define a “penny stock” to be any equity security
that has a market price (as defined in the regulations) less than $5.00 per
share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain
exceptions. As our common stock falls within the definition of penny stock,
these regulations require the delivery, prior to any transaction involving
our
common stock, of a risk disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market
and the risks associated with it. Disclosure is also required to be made about
compensation payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative
and current quotations for the securities. In addition, monthly statements
are
required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stocks.
The ability of broker/dealers to sell our common stock and the ability of
stockholders to sell our common stock in the secondary market would be limited.
As a result, the market liquidity for our common stock would be severely and
adversely affected.
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain
statements contained in this prospectus, including, without limitation, those
concerning our liquidity and capital resources, contain forward-looking
statements concerning our operations; financial condition; management forecasts;
liquidity; anticipated growth; the economy; future economic performance; future
acquisitions and dispositions; potential and contingent liabilities;
management’s plans; taxes; and the development and utilization of our
intellectual property. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties,
actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by
or
include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,”
“estimates” or similar expressions.
Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of performance and by their nature are subject
to
inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you therefore that you should
not
rely on these forward-looking statements. You should understand the risks and
uncertainties discussed in the section on “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this
prospectus, could affect our future results and could cause those results or
other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our
forward-looking statements.
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Any
forward-looking information contained in this prospectus speaks only as of
the
date of the report. Factors or events may emerge from time to time and it is
not
possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to update
or
revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, changed
circumstances or unanticipated events.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
The
proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock being offered by the
selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus will belong to the selling
stockholders. We will not receive proceeds from the sales by the selling
stockholders but we may receive funds from the exercise of the warrants, if
exercised. We will utilize any proceeds from the exercise of such warrants
for
general corporate and working capital purposes. We will have complete discretion
over how we may use the proceeds, if any, from any exercise of the
warrants.
MARKET
FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market
Information
Our
common stock is listed and traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. The following
table
sets forth the high and low closing per share sales prices of our common stock
as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board for the quarterly fiscal periods presented
below. The quotations were obtained from the OTC Bulletin Board website and
reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission
and
may not represent actual transactions.
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ENDING
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0.18
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30, 2007
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$
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0.31
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0.24
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31, 2007
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0.42
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31, 2006
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0.30
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0.49
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0.44
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June
30, 2006
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$
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0.74
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$
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0.43
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March
31, 2006
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$
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0.88
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$
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0.19
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31, 2005
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$
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0.28
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0.14
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$
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0.29
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$
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30, 2005
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$
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0.22
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$
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March
31, 2005
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$
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0.22
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0.09
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Holders
As
of
September 18, 2007, our common stock was held by 278 stockholders of record.
Reports
to Stockholders
We
plan
to furnish our stockholders with an annual report for each fiscal year ending
December 31 containing financial statements audited by our independent certified
public accountants. Additionally, we may, in our sole discretion, issue
unaudited quarterly or other interim reports to our stockholders when we deem
appropriate. We intend to maintain compliance with the periodic reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act.
Dividends
We
have
never paid dividends. While any future dividends will be determined by our
directors after consideration of the earnings, financial condition and other
relevant factors, it is currently expected that available cash resources will
be
utilized in connection with our ongoing operations.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with both our unaudited
financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and our audited
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, together
with the notes to those statements, included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The
following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions such as statements of our plans, objectives,
expectations, and intentions. Our actual results may differ materially from
those discussed in these forward-looking statements because of the risks and
uncertainties inherent in future events.
General
Overview
On
October 6, 2006, we acquired Thorium Power, Inc. through a merger transaction.
Thorium Power, Inc. was incorporated on January 8, 1992. Thorium Power, Inc.
has
patented proprietary nuclear fuel designs for use in existing commercial nuclear
power plants. The merger was accounted for as a reverse merger and Thorium
Power, Inc. is being treated as the accounting acquiror.
As
discussed in more detail below, in connection with the merger, we changed our
line of business. This new line of business, which is now our only business
line, is research and development of proprietary nuclear fuel designs for use
in
nuclear power plants. We began to shift our focus to this business in
anticipation of the merger with Thorium Power, Inc. and, upon completion of
the
merger, this business is conducted through both Thorium Power, Inc. and the
Company. Our historical business preceding the merger was mineral exploration
which has been phased out completely and all operations of the Company now
revolve around Thorium Power, Inc.’s proprietary
nuclear fuel designs, although the Company maintains ownership of mineral
rights.
We
are
primarily engaged in the development of proprietary nuclear fuel designs which
we intend ultimately to introduce for sale into three markets: (1) nuclear
fuel
designs for use in commercial nuclear power plants, (2) nuclear fuel designs
for
reactor-grade plutonium disposition, and (3) nuclear fuel designs for
weapons-grade plutonium disposition. These fuel designs are primarily for use
in
existing or future VVER-1000 light water reactors. We have also been conducting
research and development relating to a variant of these nuclear fuel designs
for
use in existing pressurized water reactors (PWR).
Our
future customers may include nuclear fuel fabricators and/or nuclear power
plants, and/or the U.S. or foreign governments.
To
date,
our operations have been devoted primarily to the development and demonstration
of out nuclear fuel designs, developing strategic relationships within and
outside of the nuclear power industry, securing political and financial support
from the U.S. and Russian governments, the filing of patent applications and
related administrative functions. We do not currently have any revenues from
our
activities in this area and expect that we will not generate licensing revenues
from this business for several years, until our fuel designs can be fully tested
and demonstrated and we obtain the proper approvals to use our nuclear fuel
designs in nuclear reactors. Future revenues could be generated through the
licensing of our technology and also by providing other services in the nuclear
power industry. Accordingly, we prepare our financial statements as a
development stage company in accordance with FASB Statement No. 7, “Accounting
and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises.”
Material
Opportunities and Challenges
We
believe that a major opportunity for us is the possibility that our fuel
designs, which are currently in the research and development stage, will be
used
in the manufacturing of nuclear fuel utilized in many existing light water
nuclear reactors in the future. Light water reactors are the dominant reactor
types currently in use in the world and fuels for such reactors constitute
the
majority of the commercial market for nuclear fuel. Our focus is on three
different types, or variants, of thorium fuel designs. The first is designed
to
provide reactor owner-operators with an economically viable alternative fuel
that will not generate weapons-usable plutonium in the spent fuel. The second
is
designed to dispose of reactor-grade plutonium that has been extracted from
spent fuel from commercial rectors and stockpiled in Russia, Western Europe,
the
U.S., Japan and other countries. The third is designed to dispose of
weapons-grade plutonium that is stockpiled in Russia and the United States.
All
three of these fuel variants are expected to have additional benefits, including
reduced volume and reduced long-term radio-toxicity of spent fuel for the same
amount of electricity generated, as compared with the uranium fuels that are
currently used in light water reactors and as compared with MOX
fuel.
Thorium
Power, Inc. has been developing relations with relevant entities within the
United States and Russian governments for over thirteen years. Thorium Power,
Inc., in cooperation with these governments, has been demonstrating its fuel
designs in a research reactor in Russia for over three years. Independent
analyses of the technology have been performed, including a May 2005 report
by
the IAEA and a Spring 2005 report by Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
(“Westinghouse”). The IAEA and Westinghouse analyses were positive and
management believes that they can help lead to the favorable reception of our
nuclear fuel designs in the future.
We
are
also working with Russian nuclear research institutes and Russian nuclear
regulatory authorities to have one or more of the fuel designs demonstrated
in a
Russian VVER-1000 reactor as soon as three years from now, if we are able to
obtain necessary support and an agreement with the Russian government.
Management believes that it will be necessary to enter into commercial
arrangements with one or more major nuclear fuel fabricators, which in many
cases are also nuclear fuel vendors, as a prerequisite to having our fuel
designs widely deployed in global markets.
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Our
nuclear fuel designs have never been demonstrated in a full-size commercial
reactor. Our planned demonstration of the fuels in a VVER-1000 reactor in Russia
would provide operating experience that is critical to reactor owners and
regulatory authorities. We believe that once the fuels have been demonstrated
in
the VVER-1000 reactor, this can help convince other light water reactor
operators around the world to accept our thorium fuel designs.
We
believe that our greatest challenge will be acceptance of these fuel designs
by
nuclear power plant operators, which have in the past been hesitant to be the
first to use a new type of nuclear fuel. In addition, our fuel designs would
require regulatory approval by relevant nuclear regulatory authorities, such
as
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the United States or its equivalent
agencies in other countries, before they can be used in commercial reactors.
The
regulatory review process, which is outside of our control, may take longer
than
expected and may delay a rollout of the fuel designs into the market. Management
believes that demonstration of one of the Company’s fuel designs in a commercial
nuclear reactor would make deployment of the other designs easier due to the
many similarities that exist among all of our fuel designs.
Thorium
Power, Inc. has been building relationships with companies and organizations
in
the nuclear power industry for several years. We will attempt to cause some
or
all of these companies and organizations to work in a consortium or a joint
venture type arrangement with us in the future, however, we may not be able
to
develop any such consortium or arrangement in the near term or at all. The
companies that we have identified for potential relationships have existing
contracts with nuclear power plant owner-operators under which they supply
nuclear fuel branded with their name to such nuclear power plants. We will
attempt to cause these nuclear fuel vending companies to provide their nuclear
power plant operating customers with fuels that are designed with our
technology. To do so, we will need to enter into agreements with one or more
of
these companies. Without such arrangements it would be more difficult for us
to
license our fuel designs because, in addition to the reputations, guarantees,
services, and other benefits that these nuclear fuel vendors provide when
selling fuel to nuclear power plant operators, they also often have multi-year
fuel supply contracts with the reactor operators. These multi-year fuel supply
contracts act as a barrier to entry into the market, such that it can be almost
impossible to penetrate some markets for nuclear fuel without working with
a
nuclear fuel vendor that can support long term contracts. If we are successful
in demonstrating our fuel designs in Russia and in continuing to build
relationships with nuclear fuel vendors, we believe it may lead to one or more
of these major companies in the nuclear power industry working with us in
producing and selling our nuclear fuel designs to commercial reactor operators
and governments.
Plan
of Operation
At
June
30, 2007, our total assets were approximately $8,018,694 of which $7,674,955
was
cash. Liabilities as of June 30, 2007 totaled approximately $584,656. We had
a
working capital surplus of $7,205,107 at June 30, 2007.
Management
presently expects that our present working capital will meet our
foreseeable working capital needs for the next 8 to 10 months from the date
of
this filing of the Form 10-QSB. Our current average monthly projected working
capital requirements, excluding the $5 million of research and development
expenses we expect to incur in Russia over the next 12-15 months, as mentioned
below, is approximately $500,000 per month (including approximately $100,000
per
month for payroll and payroll-related fringe benefits). We will need to raise
additional capital by way of an offering of equity securities, an offering
of
debt securities, or by obtaining financing through a bank or other entity
sometime in 2007 in order to insure we have the necessary working capital
available to continue our operations in 2008. That financing, however, may
not
be available or we may not be able to obtain that financing on terms acceptable
to us. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities,
there may be a significant dilution in the value of our outstanding common
stock.
Over
the
next 12-15 months we expect to incur approximately $5 million in research and
development expenses related to the development of our proprietary nuclear
fuel
designs. Of the $5 million, the cost of seed and blanket fuel fabrication
equipment that would be purchased and used to fabricate trial seed and blanket
fuel rods is expected to be approximately $2 million and the cost of nuclear
materials used in fabrication of trial seed and blanket fuel rods is estimated
at about $850,000. We expect to incur these expenses after we have reached
a
formal agreement with Russian nuclear entities that will grant us licensing
and
other rights to use such technologies or intellectual property developed by
the
Russian entities. Any such agreement would require formal review and approval
by
the Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Energy (RosAtom). We expect this agreement
to be finalized and submitted for formal approval to RosAtom within the next
several months and these research expenses to be in the range of approximately
$2 million to $2.5 million for fiscal 2007, but it is possible that such
expenses could be less or more than those amounts. We spent approximately
$35,000 for research and development in 2006 and $155,471 for the six months
ended June 30, 2007.
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Over
the
next 3 years, we expect that our research and development activities will be
primarily focused on testing and demonstration of our thorium/uranium and
thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel designs. The main objective
of
this research and development phase is to prepare for full-scale demonstration
of our nuclear fuel technology in an operating commercial VVER-1000 reactor
in
Russia. Key research and development activities will include: (1) Scaling up
the
fuel fabrication process to full length (10 feet) rods used in commercial
VVER-1000 reactors, (2) Validating thermal hydraulic performance of full size
(10 feet) seed and blanket fuel assembly, (3) Performing post-irradiation
examination of seed and blanket fuel samples that have been irradiated in a
research reactor to confirm fuel performance, and (4) Obtaining final regulatory
approvals for insertion of fuel in VVER-1000 commercial reactors. As this
research and development program relates to commercial applications of our
fuel
technology and retaining ownership or control over as much key intellectual
property as we possibly can is critical to the long-term success of our
licensing business model, our plan is to fully fund these research and
development activities ourselves. At the same time, we do not currently plan
to
fund research, testing and demonstration of our thorium/weapons-grade plutonium
disposing fuel, which can only be used in the U.S.-Russia
government-to-government weapons-grade plutonium disposition program and has
no
commercial applications. Hence, funding for any future research and development
activities on this fuel design would have to be provided by the U.S. government
or other stakeholders.
Additionally,
we anticipate increasing our payroll and related fringe benefits costs in our
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as we are looking to hire a permanent
Chief
Financial Officer in 2007 to add to our management team.
Results
of Operations – Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2007 and 2006
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2007
We
had no
revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Our
total
operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were
$5,403,938 consisting
of:
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$2,454,734
of stock based compensation;
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$1,185,030 in
professional fees consisting of
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$320,625
of legal fees
|
|
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o
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$387,696
of public and government relations
|
|
|
o
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$138,678
of audit and accounting fees
|
|
|
o
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$338,031
of other professional and consulting
fees
|
|
|
·
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$779,562 of
payroll and payroll related expenses
|
|
|
·
|
$155,471
of research and development
expenses;
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·
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$829,141 in
other general and administrative
expenses.
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Other
income and expense was $158,336 of net other income for the six months ended
June 30, 2007. This consists primarily of interest income earned of $216,936.
Our
net
loss was $5,245,602 and $912,348 for
the
six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Our cumulative loss
from
January 8, 1992 to June 30, 2007 was $32,423,591.
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2006
We
had no
revenues in 2006.
Our
total
operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was
$356,795 consisting
of:
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·
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$10,000
of research and development expenses
|
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·
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$346,795
in other general and administrative expenses consisting of
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o
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$147,400 of
payroll and payroll related expenses
|
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o
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$306,822
of professional fees
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|
o
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$10,000
of research and development expenses
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o
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$147,314
of other general and administrative expenses
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The
above increases were offset by an allocation of these expenses to
Thorium
Power Ltd. by Thorium Power Inc., for expenses incurred on behalf
of
Thorium Power Ltd. by Thorium Power Inc. prior to the merger on October
6,
2006, total of $264,741
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Other
income and expense was $555,553 of net other expenses for the six months ended
June 30, 2006. This consists primarily of contributions made to the University
of Texas of the Permian Basin of $550,000 and $4,500 of foreign currency
translation loss.
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Results
of Operations – Fiscal
Years
Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
Fiscal
Year 2006
We
had no
revenues during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006.
Our
total
operating expenses for fiscal year 2006 were $12.3 million consisting
of:
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$9.1
million of stock based
compensation;
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·
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$1.5
million in professional fees and other general and administrative
expenses;
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·
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$0.8
million of payroll and severance
expenses;
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·
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$0.6
million in contributions to a nuclear reactor project in Texas;
and
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·
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$0.3
million in consulting expenses.
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Other
income and expense was $0.6 million for fiscal year 2006. This consists of
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·
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$1.9
million gain on the fair value of derivative instruments;
and
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·
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$0.1
million of interest income, which was offset
by
|
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·
|
$1.0
million of warrant expense;
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·
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$0.3
million of registration rights expense;
and
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·
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$0.1
million of stock settlement
expense.
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Our
net
loss was approximately $11.7 million in fiscal year 2006.
Since
the
acquisition by Thorium Power, Ltd. of Thorium Power, Inc. was treated from
an
accounting perspective as a reverse acquisition, income and loss of Thorium
Power, Ltd prior to October 6, 2006 (the date of acquisition) is generally
not
included in the consolidated financial statements of Thorium Power, Ltd.
However, prior to the acquisition, approximately $7.5 million in expenses were
incurred by Thorium Power, Ltd. on behalf of Thorium Power, Inc. Consequently,
this $7.5 million was allocated to Thorium Power, Inc. This allocation is the
result of the application of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
T.1B1.
Fiscal
Year 2005
We
had no
revenues in 2005.
Our
total
expenses for fiscal year 2005 were $0.8 million consisting of:
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·
|
$0.3
million of stock based
compensation;
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|
·
|
$0.3
million of payroll expenses; and
|
|
·
|
$0.2
million in other general and administrative
expenses.
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Our
net
loss was approximately $0.8 million in fiscal year 2005.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources – Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2007 and
2006
As
of
June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, we had cash and cash equivalents of $
7,674,955 and
$10,927,775, respectively. During the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we set up
a
separate account (“R&D Account”) and designated $5 million of our total cash
to be held in this R&D Account. The following table provides detailed
information about our net cash flow for all financial statements periods
presented in this Report.
Cash
Flow
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2007
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2006
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|
|
|
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|||||
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Net
cash (used in) operating activities
|
$
|
(3,250,305
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)
|
$
|
(1,623,687
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)
|
|
|
Net
cash (used in) investing activities
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
(11,346
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)
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Net
cash provided (used by) financing activities
|
$
|
(2,515
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)
|
$
|
2,162,961
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Net
cash (outflow) inflow
|
$
|
(3,252,820
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)
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$
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527,928
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Operating
Activities:
Net
cash
used for operating activities was $3,250,305 for
the
six months ended June 30, 2007, which is an increase of $1,626,618
from the
$1,623,687
net cash
used for operating activities for the same period in 2006. This increase was
mainly due to an increase in our operating expenses and an increase in our
net
loss for the period.
Investing
Activities:
Net
cash
used for investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $0,
which is a decrease of $11,346 from
net
cash used for investing activities of $11,346
in the
same period of 2006 due to a decrease in the purchase of equipment of $4,682
and
a decrease in patent costs of $6,664.
Financing
Activities:
Net
cash
used by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2007 totaled
$2,515 as
compared to $2,162,961 provided by financing activities in the same period
of
2006. This decrease of the cash provided by financing activities was mainly
attributable to the decrease in proceeds from the issuance of common stock
of
approximately $2.2 million.
While
management expects these proceeds will meet our foreseeable needs for the next
8-10 months, we will need to raise additional capital by way of an offering
of
equity securities, an offering of debt securities, or by obtaining financing
through a bank or other entity. If we need to obtain additional financing,
that
financing may not be available or we may not be able to obtain that financing
on
terms acceptable to us. If additional funds are raised through the issuance
of
equity securities, there may be a significant dilution in the value of our
outstanding common stock.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources – Fiscal
Years
Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
As
of
December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had cash and cash equivalents of
$10,927,775
and
$283,
respectively. At March 1, 2007 we had total cash and cash equivalents of $9.5
million. In 2007 we have set up a separate account (“R&D Account”) and have
designated $5 million of our total cash to be held in this R&D Account. The
following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for all
financial statements periods presented in this prospectus.
Cash
Flow
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Years
Ended December 31,
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2006
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2005
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||||||
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(3,746,188
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)
|
(287,597
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)
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Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(17,625
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)
|
(25,957
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)
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|
Net
cash provided financing activities
|
14,691,305
|
313,375
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|||||
|
Net
cash Flow
|
10,927,492
|
(179
|
)
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Operating
Activities:
Net
cash
used for operating activities was $3,746,188
for the
year ended December 31, 2006 which is an increase of $3,458,591 from
the
$287,597 net
cash
used for operating activities for the same period in 2005. This increase was
mainly due to an increase in overhead expenses.
Investing
Activities:
Net
cash
used for investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2006 was $17,625,
which is a decrease of $8,332 from
net
cash used for investing activities of $25,957 in
the
same period of 2005 due to the company’s purchase of equipment.
Financing
Activities:
Net
cash
provided by financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2006 totaled
$14,691,305 as compared to $313,375 provided by financing activities in the
same
period of 2005. The increase of the cash provided by financing activities was
mainly attributable to $2,202,678
of cash acquired from the issuance of the company’s common stock ($650,000
received from Novastar Resources Ltd prior to the merger) and also $12,742,408
of cash acquired at the merger date (October 6, 2006) from Novastar Resources
Ltd.
We also
purchased 850,000 shares of treasury stock in the open market at a total cost
of
$255,850.
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While
management expects these proceeds will meet our foreseeable needs for the next
10-12 months, we will need to raise additional capital by way of an offering
of
equity securities, an offering of debt securities, or by obtaining financing
through a bank or other entity. If we need to obtain additional financing,
that
financing may not be available or we may not be able to obtain that financing
on
terms acceptable to us. If additional funds are raised through the issuance
of
equity securities, there may be a significant dilution in the value of our
outstanding common stock.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
We
do not
have any off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely
to
have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital
expenditures or capital resources that is material to an investor in our
securities.
Seasonality
Our
business has not been subject to any material seasonal variations in operations,
although this may change in the future.
Inflation
As
a
development stage company, our business, revenues and operating results have
not
been affected in any material way by inflation. If and when it begins marketing
thorium and other minerals, management expects its business will be affected
by
inflation and commodity price volatility.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
SEC
issued Financial Reporting Release No. 60, "Cautionary Advice Regarding
Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies" suggesting that companies provide
additional disclosure and commentary on their most critical accounting policies.
In Financial Reporting Release No. 60, the SEC has defined the most critical
accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of
a
company's financial condition and operating results, and require management
to
make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the
need
to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this
definition, we have identified the following significant policies as critical
to
the understanding of our financial statements.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make a variety of estimates and
assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial
statements and (ii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods covered by the financial statements.
Our
management expects to make judgments and estimates about the effect of matters
that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions
affecting the future resolution of the uncertainties increase, these judgments
become even more subjective and complex. Although we believe that our estimates
and assumptions are reasonable, actual results may differ significantly from
these estimates. Changes in estimates and assumptions based upon actual results
may have a material impact on our results of operation and/or financial
condition. We have identified certain accounting policies that we believe are
most important to the portrayal of our current financial condition and results
of operations. Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 2
to
the Consolidated Financial Statements attached hereto.
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities
We
will
recognize the expected future tax benefit from deferred tax assets when the
tax
benefit is considered to be more likely than not of being realized. Assessing
the recoverability of deferred tax assets requires management to make
significant estimates related to expectations of future taxable income.
Estimates of future taxable income are based on forecasted cash flows and the
application of existing tax laws in each jurisdiction. To the extent that future
cash flows and taxable income differ significantly from estimates, our ability
to realize deferred tax assets could be impacted. Additionally, future changes
in tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate could limit our ability
to
obtain the future tax benefits.
Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation, Stock Options and Warrants Granted to Employees
and Nonemployees
We
adopted the provisions of SFAS 123R, which requires the use of the fair value
method of accounting for share-based compensation. Under the fair value based
method, compensation cost related to employee stock options or similar equity
instruments is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and
is
recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period. SFAS
123R also requires measurement of cost of a liability-classified award based
on
its current fair value. The fair value of the liability-classified award
will be subsequently remeasured at each reporting date through the settlement
date. Change in fair value during the requisite service period will be
recognized as compensation cost over that period. We determine fair value
using the Black-Scholes model. Under this model, certain assumptions, including
the risk-free interest rate, the expected life of the options and the estimated
fair value of our ordinary shares and the expected volatility, are required
to
determine the fair value of the options. If different assumptions had been
used,
the fair value of the options would have been different from the amount we
computed and recorded, which would have resulted in either an increase or
decrease in the compensation expense.
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The
options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
assumptions used were as follows: volatility of 106% to 275%, a risk-free
interest rate of 3.86% to 4.45%, dividend yield of 0% and an exercise term
of
one to five years.
Allocation
of Expenses between Thorium Power Ltd. and Thorium Power Inc.
We
adopted Staff Accounting Bulletin SAB.T.1B1 whereby 2006 expenses incurred
by
Thorium Power Ltd on behalf of Thorium Power Inc. prior to the merger on October
6, 2006, were allocated to Thorium Power Inc. and included as expenses in the
accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. This allocation required
management to make some estimates on how to allocate certain general and
administrative expenses. A total of $7,477,700 of expenses was allocated for
the
period January 1, 2006 to October 6, 2006, which included $6,602,098 of stock
based compensation and $875,602 of general and administrative
expenses.
Registration
Rights Expense
We
incurred an estimated cost of approximately $354,000, captioned in the statement
of operations as registration rights expense, due to the late date of a
registration statement being declared effective that was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, filed in connection with the May 4, 2006
private placement and the Registration Rights agreement. This amount was
estimated based on the responses we received from most of the investors. We
have
not yet settled with all the investors so our total expense could change in
future periods, once we resolve this issue with all of the
investors.
DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
General
Overview
On
October 6, 2006, we acquired Thorium Power, Inc. through a merger transaction.
Thorium Power, Inc. was incorporated on January 8, 1992. Thorium Power, Inc.
has
patented proprietary nuclear fuel designs for use in existing commercial nuclear
power plants. The merger was accounted for as a reverse merger and Thorium
Power, Inc. is being treated as the accounting acquiror.
As
discussed in more detail below, in connection with the merger, we changed our
line of business. This new line of business, which is now our only business
line, is research and development of proprietary nuclear fuel designs for use
in
nuclear power plants. We began to shift our focus to this business in
anticipation of the merger with Thorium Power, Inc. and, upon completion of
the
merger, this business is conducted through both Thorium Power, Inc. and the
Company. Our historical business preceding the merger was mineral exploration
which has been phased out completely and all operations of the Company now
revolve around Thorium Power, Inc.’s proprietary
nuclear fuel designs, although the Company maintains ownership of mineral
rights.
We
are
primarily engaged in the development of proprietary nuclear fuel designs which
we intend ultimately to introduce for sale into three markets: (1) nuclear
fuel
designs for use in commercial nuclear power plants, (2) nuclear fuel designs
for
reactor-grade plutonium disposition, and (3) nuclear fuel designs for
weapons-grade plutonium disposition. These fuel designs are primarily for use
in
existing or future VVER-1000 light water reactors. We have also been conducting
research and development relating to a variant of these nuclear fuel designs
for
use in existing pressurized water reactors (PWR).
Our
future customers may include nuclear fuel fabricators and/or nuclear power
plants, and/or the U.S. or foreign governments.
To
date,
our operations have been devoted primarily to the development and demonstration
of our nuclear fuel designs, developing strategic relationships within and
outside of the nuclear power industry, securing political and financial support
from the U.S. and Russian governments, the filing of patent applications and
related administrative functions. We do not currently have any revenues from
our
activities in this area and expect that we will not generate licensing revenues
from this business for several years, until our fuel designs can be fully tested
and demonstrated and we obtain the proper approvals to use our nuclear fuel
designs in nuclear reactors. Future revenues could be generated through the
licensing of our technology and also by providing other services in the nuclear
power industry. Accordingly, we prepare our financial statements as a
development stage company in accordance with FASB Statement No. 7, “Accounting
and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises.”
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Corporate
History
We
were
incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on February 2, 1999. During
the period from inception until October 6, 2006 we were engaged in businesses
other than our current business. On October 6, 2006, we acquired Thorium Power,
Inc. in a merger transaction and changed our name to Thorium Power, Ltd. At
that
time, our operations became the operations of Thorium Power Inc.
The
Nuclear Fuel Design Business Story
Before
World War II, a then young professor Dr. Edward Teller taught a student named
Alvin Radkowsky. Dr. Teller later became one of the most prominent nuclear
weapons designers, at the Manhattan Project, and then a lead developer of the
hydrogen bomb. Dr. Radkowsky, who never worked on bombs, was the scientific
leader of the teams that developed the nuclear reactors that propel submarines
and other ships, as well as the first commercial nuclear power
plant.
In
1948,
H.G. Rickover, who would later be known as Admiral Rickover, proposed the
creation of a U.S. nuclear-powered naval fleet. Admiral Rickover believed that
the advantages of using nuclear power to propel naval vessels would include
the
ability of submarines to stay under water for longer periods of time making
detection more difficult. Submarines and surface ships, including aircraft
carriers, powered by nuclear generators, could also enter combat areas without
any need to refuel, obviating the need for refueling tankers to be sent into
war
zones. Admiral Rickover’s dream had many disbelievers. The idea, which at the
time seemed grandiose, would require the design of a nuclear reactor that could
fit into a relatively small space within a naval vessel.
By
this
time, Dr. Teller was one of the most prominent names in physics. When asked
by
Dr. Teller for a recommendation for Admiral Rickover’s project, Teller referred
Dr. Radkowsky, his former student. In 1948 Admiral Rickover hired Dr. Radkowsky
as the first Chief Scientist of the Naval Reactors programs. Dr. Radkowsky
held
that position from the program’s founding in 1948 until he retired from the
program in 1972.
In
July
1951, the United States Congress authorized the construction of the world’s
first nuclear powered submarine. Two and a half years later, on January 21,
1954, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower broke the traditional bottle of champagne
across the bow of the ship, that had been named the Nautilus, as it slid into
the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut, as the world’s first nuclear powered
ship. Dr. Radkowsky was the Chief Scientist for the Naval Reactors project
that
designed the nuclear power plant of that ship, and all other nuclear powered
naval vessels produced during his tenure. The Nautilus shattered all submerged
speed and distance records for naval vessels.
In
1953,
President Eisenhower asked Admiral Rickover to work on a project that later
became known as Atoms for Peace. The project involved the design of the first
commercial nuclear power plant on land that could generate electricity. Dr.
Radkowsky was asked to be the lead to design the reactor. The reactor was built
just outside Pittsburgh, in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, and it began operating
on December 2, 1957. It was in operation until October 1982. The groundbreaking
for the plant was held in May 1954, with President Eisenhower in attendance,
and
on May 26, 1958, President Eisenhower opened the plant as the cornerstone of
his
Atoms for Peace program and marked the beginning of the commercial nuclear
power
industry. The Shippingport reactor was a light water breeder reactor, and in
many ways would be the prototype of all commercial nuclear power plants to
follow. Dr. Radkowsky’s name was on key patents as the inventor of the reactor,
including the invention of key technologies, without which commercial nuclear
power or nuclear propulsion of ships would not be practical. Dr. Radkowsky
also
designed a thorium-based fuel, in a novel seed-and-blanket configuration, as
the
original fuel for this first nuclear power plant.
In
1983,
Dr. Edward Teller contacted Alvin Radkowsky to encourage Dr. Radkowsky to
develop a nuclear fuel that could work in the world’s existing commercial
nuclear power plants, but that would not produce nuclear weapons-usable
plutonium. Dr. Teller encouraged Dr. Radkowsky to further develop the
thorium-based fuels that had been used at the Shippingport reactor, but in
an
effort to optimize the non-proliferation benefits of thorium-based fuels. Dr.
Teller was concerned that plutonium taken from spent fuels could be used to
create nuclear weapons. Thereafter, Dr. Radkowsky immediately began working
on
nuclear fuel designs using thorium.
In
1991,
Dr. Radkowsky contacted Seth Grae, our Chief Executive Officer, and asked Mr.
Grae to assist him in the development of a company that could create and exploit
these fuel designs. At the time, Mr. Grae was a business attorney and Dr.
Radkowsky had heard of Mr. Grae’s work with emerging companies and asked Mr.
Grae to assist in the establishment of a new company that would later become
Thorium Power, Inc. In the 1980s, while in law school, Mr. Grae had represented
Soviet refuseniks, who had been scientists at nuclear institutes in Russia,
on a
pro bono basis. Mr. Grae was interested in high technology development and
international cooperation in technology development. Mr. Grae’s father, Joel
Grae, met Dr. Radkowsky soon thereafter in New York, and Joel Grae and Dr.
Radkowsky founded Radkowsky Thorium Power on January 8, 1992 to develop Dr.
Radkowsky’s technology.
In
1993,
Thorium Power, Inc., became one of the first Western companies to have
discussions with the Russian Kurchatov Institute, where the Soviet Union’s first
atomic bomb had been developed, and much of its nuclear reactor technology
had
been developed. In 1995, Thorium Power’s project at the Kurchatov Institute
became one of the first recipients of a grant from the US Department of Energy
for nuclear work in Russia. Since its founding in 1992 until its acquisition
by
us in October 2006, Thorium Power, Inc. has been a privately held company
developing the nuclear fuel designs originally invented by Dr. Alvin
Radkowsky.
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The
Nuclear Power Industry
Presently,
nuclear power provides approximately 7% of the world’s energy, including 17% of
the world’s electricity. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency,
there are over 440 nuclear power plants in operation today, mostly light water
reactors, with the most dominant types being pressurized water reactors (PWRs),
boiling water reactors (BWRs) and VVER reactors (a Russian equivalent of
PWRs).
Nuclear
power generators, which convert nuclear energy into electricity, are the largest
consumers of products and services within the nuclear power industry. The
product and service providers that service these customers include both large
vertically-integrated nuclear companies that provide a complete array of reactor
services and niche providers. These services include reactor design,
construction, servicing, and decommissioning; front-end nuclear fuel services
(nuclear fuel materials procurement and processing; nuclear fuel design (our
market of interest) and fuel fabrication); back-end nuclear fuel services (spent
fuel management and reprocessing), transportation, and various other services.
Today
the
vast majority of commercial nuclear power plants around the world use uranium
oxide fuel. This uranium oxide fuel is comprised of uranium enriched up to
5% by
uranium-235, with the remaining 95% or more being uranium-238. During
irradiation inside a reactor core, some of the uranium-238 isotopes capture
a
neutron and become plutonium-239, a long-lived fissionable element that can
be
used to make nuclear weapons. Each year, an average 1,000-megawatt PWR produces
over 200 kilograms of reactor-grade plutonium in its spent fuel. The
plutonium-bearing spent fuel may be buried in a repository such as the facility
being constructed by the US Department of Energy facility at Yucca Mountain,
Nevada, recycled so the plutonium is “burned” as nuclear fuel, or used to make
nuclear weapons.
All
of
the above-mentioned options for the disposition of plutonium-bearing spent
fuel
raise environment, safety, or non-proliferation issues. One recycling
technology, used by a small number of nuclear power plants, is mixed oxide
(MOX)
fuel, a mixture of uranium oxide and recovered plutonium oxide. MOX fuel has
never been used in Russian VVER reactors and, due to its higher cost, MOX fuel
has never caught on among most nuclear power generators, which prefer the ‘once
through” fuel cycle, with spent fuel being stored at a high-level waste
repository. MOX fuel, in general occupies only a portion of the reactor core,
with the remaining portion containing conventional uranium fuel assemblies
which
generate weapons-usable plutonium in spent fuel.
Competition
There
are
four groups of companies that collectively fabricate a large majority of the
fuel used in the world’s commercial nuclear power plants: Areva (based in
France), Westinghouse Electric Company (based in the United States), General
Electric (based in the United States), and AtomStroyExport/Tvel (based in
Russia). We do not plan to fabricate fuel for reactors. To do so and directly
compete with these four groups of companies would require overcoming high
barriers to entry that include the cost of building a nuclear fuel fabrication
plant, hiring hundreds of workers, and bundling the fuel sales with services
for
the reactor (We do not provide reactor services). Within the nuclear power
industry there have been companies, such as Belgonucleaire, that have developed
nuclear fuel designs and licensed the technology to the larger companies that
fabricate the fuel. This is our plan. We plan to partner with one or more of
the
above four companies that fabricate nuclear fuel and sell it to reactor
operators, and receive a royalty for the right to utilize our proprietary
intellectual property. To the extent that those four companies currently own
and
may in the future develop new nuclear fuel designs that can be used in the
same
types of reactors as those targeted by us, the companies can also be viewed
as
competitors. To date, we have not entered into formal material negotiations
with
any of these fuel fabricators regarding the potential licensing of our fuel
technology to them.
We
face
different competition for each of our three markets for our proprietary nuclear
fuel designs:
Thorium/uranium
fuel
Management
believes that our thorium/uranium nuclear fuel will offer significant advantages
over conventional uranium fuel, including: (1) enhanced proliferation resistance
of spent fuel, (2) improved reactor safety, (3) significantly reduced volume,
weight and long-term radio-toxicity of spent fuel, and (4) cost savings in
the
back-end operations (spent fuel management) of the nuclear fuel cycle. We expect
the front-end costs (cost of fresh thorium/uranium fuel) to be cost competitive
with conventional uranium fuel. At the same time, the back-end (waste handling)
costs are expected to be less than that for conventional uranium fuel due to
significantly reduced volume and weight of spent thorium/uranium
fuel.
The
primary barrier to industry adoption of our fuel designs is that the entire
industry infrastructure is based on uranium fuel with enrichments of 3-5%.
Our
designs require plutonium or more highly enriched uranium (up to 20%). Although
the designs can be accommodated by most existing reactors, there are no existing
fuel fabrication facilities licensed and capable of fabricating commercial
lots
of fuel containing the more highly enriched uranium and plutonium. There are
also transportation and logistics issues with the fuel that must be addressed.
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The
primary marketing strategy that we intend to pursue with respect to our
thorium/uranium fuel product is to form an alliance or alliances with existing
nuclear fuel fabricators, to which we would license our intellectual property
rights to our thorium/uranium nuclear fuel. An alternative marketing strategy
that we may pursue is to form an international consortium that may involve
government and/or private sector entities to build “green field” nuclear fuel
fabrication facilities. In that case, we would license our intellectual property
rights to the thorium/uranium fuel to the consortium that would own and/or
operate the new nuclear fuel fabrication facilities.
Thorium/reactor-grade
plutonium disposing fuel
This
fuel
technology is designed to provide an effective means to dispose of separated
reactor-grade plutonium. As of 2004, there were 274 metric tons of separated
reactor-grade plutonium (equivalent of 15,000-20,000 nuclear weapons) stored
at
various locations around the world. According to No
Future Plutonium?
by Spiez
Laboratory, The Swiss NBC Defense Establishment, dated November 2002, another
1,400 metric tons of this potentially weapons useable material are embedded
in
spent fuel and stored at hundreds of commercial reactor sites around the
globe.
Management
believes that our thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel technology
may
offer a more economically viable way to dispose of separated reactor-grade
plutonium than the mixed oxide (MOX) fuel or long-term storage alternatives.
Currently, some nuclear reactor operators, primarily in the European Union
and
Japan, have their spent fuel reprocessed and re-used in nuclear reactors as
MOX
fuel. We expect that our thorium/reactor grade plutonium disposing fuel will
be
less expensive compared to MOX or conventional uranium fuel, assuming that
the
separated reactor-grade plutonium is available to us at no cost.
The
cost
of reprocessing spent fuel from reactors and converting it into reactor fuel
is
typically more expensive than producing new fuel from uranium. Spent reactor
fuel has been reprocessed as a method of reducing the amount of nuclear waste
in
certain locations, particularly in Europe, Russia, and Japan. This reprocessing
has resulted in stockpiles of plutonium that has been extracted from the spent
reactor fuel. The governments of these countries generally regard this
stockpiled plutonium as a liability because they pay to safeguard and secure
the
plutonium. In these locations, the government may be willing to provide the
plutonium free of charge if it can be used to generate electricity in a way
that
eliminates the plutonium stockpiles. If plutonium can be provided without
additional cost, which management believes is likely, and there is no current
charge for the reprocessing that occurred in the past, then management believes
that our fuel will be substantially less expensive than MOX fuel. If there
is a
cost for plutonium, then our fuel would still cost much less to produce than
MOX, so long as the price charged for plutonium used in our fuel were not
substantially higher than the cost of plutonium used in MOX fuel.
The
long-term storage alternative faces substantial opposition from the communities
chosen as sites, such as Yucca Mountain in Nevada, on grounds of environmental
and safety risks. Also, the long life of plutonium means that the stored spent
fuel will be a proliferation risk for centuries. The United States and many
countries have been committed to the long-term storage alternative for a number
of years. In early 2006, in announcing its Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
(GNEP), the United States announced that it would work with other countries
to
develop proliferation-resistant environmentally compatible technologies and
processes to promote recycling and reduce the need for storage in long term
repositories.
Management
believes that benefits offered by thorium/reactor-grade plutonium fuel designs
include enhanced proliferation resistance, improved reactor safety, and
significantly reduced volume, weight and long-term radio-toxicity of spent
fuel.
Our
marketing strategy with respect to thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing
fuel is to educate reactor operators, who presently own stockpiles of separated
reactor-grade plutonium and are forced to pay ongoing plutonium storage fees,
about the benefits offered by this fuel technology to convince them to recycle
these plutonium stockpiles in their reactors using thorium/reactor-grade
plutonium disposing fuel. This strategy is attuned with GNEP and the strategies
of countries that wish to recycle but are not committed to MOX
technology.
Thorium/weapons-grade
plutonium disposing fuel
This
fuel
design (the Radkowsky Thorium Plutonium Incinerator, or RTPI) was developed
to
meet the needs of the U.S.-Russia plutonium disposition program. It is the
policy of those countries to eliminate their extensive stockpiles of surplus
weapons grade plutonium. In 2000, the U.S. and Russia signed a bi-lateral
agreement, committing each country to dispose of 34 metric tons of surplus
weapons-grade plutonium. Originally, a mixed oxide (MOX) fuel technology,
promoted by Areva, was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for
both
the United States and Russia to accomplish this mission. However, over the
past several years, the implementation of the 2000 plutonium disposition
agreement has been delayed due to political, financial, and technical issues
experienced by the MOX program. During the fiscal years from 1999-2005,
Congress appropriated a total of over $3 billion for the MOX program. Despite
such significant funding levels, the MOX program has experienced substantial
schedule slippage and has made little progress since 1999 toward accomplishing
the goal of plutonium disposition. In the consideration of FY07 appropriations,
several members of Congress and Committees have publicly expressed doubts the
MOX program should continue.
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Management
believes that our thorium/weapons-grade plutonium disposing fuel could offer
a
faster, cheaper, and more effective means to dispose of excess quantities of
weapons-grade plutonium by “burning” it using the RTPI fuel design in existing
VVER nuclear power plants in Russia (a similar design may be usable in the
US
and other Western countries). We plan to educate government officials and key
decision-makers to convince them to use this technology for the plutonium
disposition mission.
Sources
and Availability of Raw Materials
We
are a
fuel designer that intends to license its technology to fuel fabricators.
Accordingly, we do not plan to utilize any raw materials in the conduct of
our
operations. However, the fuel fabricators which potentially will license our
fuel designs in the future will need thorium and uranium to fabricate
thorium-based fuels.
All
of
our nuclear fuel designs require both thorium and uranium in the oxide form
which are the main raw materials for blanket rods. The seed rods can contain
either enriched uranium or plutonium metals mixed with zirconium.
The
current demand for thorium is very low. Thorium is sometimes used in government
flares, camping lantern wicks and in other products in small quantities. If
thorium based fuels become commercially accepted in the nuclear power industry,
there would be a significant increase in the demand for thorium. According
to
the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, thorium is over three times
more naturally abundant than uranium and is found in large quantities in
monazite sands in many countries, including, Australia, India, the United States
of America, and China. Several companies that process monazite sands to extract
rare earth minerals for use in other markets have stockpiled thorium as a
byproduct with no significant current market. Currently, there is no large
supplier of thorium.
Uranium
and zirconium are available to the fuel fabricators from various suppliers
at
market driven prices. Weapons-grade plutonium, which would be used to fabricate
Thorium Power’s weapons grade plutonium disposing fuel, is generally
unavailable. However, governments that have developed nuclear weapons
capabilities could use our fuel designs to dispose of their excess weapons-grade
plutonium. Reactor-grade plutonium is available in Europe, Russia and Japan
from
reprocessed spent fuel. The transfer and use of reactor-grade plutonium is
highly regulated.
Nuclear
fuel generally works as a tolling operation. Rather than ordering assembled
nuclear fuel, reactor operators separately source (1) uranium, (2) services
to
convert the uranium into uranium hexafluoride gas that is capable of being
enriched, (3) uranium enrichment services, and then (4) pay a nuclear fuel
fabricating company to fabricate the enriched uranium into nuclear fuel. We
expect that when its fuel is ordered in the future by a reactor operator from
a
nuclear fuel fabrication company, following the standard nuclear power industry
model, the reactor operator will need to provide the thorium materials that
the
nuclear fuel fabricating company will use to fabricate the nuclear fuel. It
will
then be necessary for the nuclear reactor operator to obtain thorium material
on
a timely basis and on acceptable terms. Management believes that reactor
operators will readily be able to obtain thorium on a timely basis and on
acceptable terms, given that thorium is at least three times as abundant as
uranium in the earth, and that the extraction method for thorium is well
established and is used for extracting thorium for various small-scale
industrial applications.
Dependence
Upon Government Support and Cooperation
Management
believes that deployment and commercialization of the thorium/uranium and
reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel designs can be largely completed without
direct government support. These fuel designs are more dependent on interest
in
these fuels within the commercial nuclear power industry.
Successful
development and deployment of our thorium/weapons-grade plutonium disposing
fuel
technology, however, is dependent upon government support. This fuel design
is
being developed for application in the U.S.-Russia plutonium disposition mission
that is a government program run by the National Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its Russian government
counterparts pursuant to the plutonium disposition agreement the United States
and Russia entered into in 2000. The total cost to carry out the plutonium
disposition mission will be in the billions of dollars. To date, the plutonium
disposition program in the United States and Russia has been funded primarily
by
the U.S. government. The G-8 countries have made funding commitments for
approximately $800 million toward the Russian part of the plutonium disposition
program but have not yet provided the funds.
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In
the
fiscal year 2004 federal budget cycle, the U.S. Congress appropriated $4 million
for testing and evaluation of our thorium/weapons-grade plutonium disposing
fuel
technology for the plutonium disposition mission in Russia. Additional funding
support is required from the U.S. and other governments to complete the
development, testing, demonstration and deployment of our thorium/weapons-grade
plutonium disposing fuel.
Intellectual
Property
Our
nuclear fuel technologies are protected by several U.S. and international
patents. Our current patent portfolio is comprised of the following
patents:
U.S.
patents:
| o |
Patent
No. 6,026,136, a seed-blanket unit fuel assembly for a nuclear
reactor
|
| o |
Patent
No. 5,949,837, a nuclear reactor having a core including a plurality
of
seed-blanket units
|
| o |
Patent
No. 5,864,593, a method for operating a nuclear reactor core comprised
of
at least first and second groups of seed-blanket
units
|
| o |
Patent
No. 5,737,375, a nuclear reactor having a core including a plurality
of
seed-blanket units
|
The
U.S.
patents expire August 16, 2014.
International
patents:
| o |
Russia
- Patent No. 2,176,826
|
| o |
Russia
- Patent No. 2,222,837
|
| o |
South
Korea - Patent No. 301,339
|
| o |
South
Korea - Patent No. 336,214
|
| o |
China
- Patent No. ZL 96196267.4
|
The
international patents expire August 16, 2014.
Presently,
we are executing a strategy aimed at expanding our intellectual property
portfolio.
Regulation
No
safety
regulatory approval is required to design thorium-based nuclear fuels, although
certain technology transfers may be subject to national and international export
controls. However, the testing, fabrication and use of nuclear fuels by our
future partners and licensees are heavily regulated. The Kurchatov Institute
and
other locations where our fuel designs may be initially tested require
governmental approvals from the host country’s nuclear regulatory authority to
test fuel in research reactors and other nuclear testing facilities. The
Kurchatov Institute has obtained such approvals from the Russian nuclear
regulatory authorities for the ongoing tests of our fuel designs that are taking
place at Russian facilities. Nuclear fuel fabricators, which will potentially
fabricate fuel using our technology under licenses from us, are similarly
regulated. Nuclear power plants that may utilize the fuel produced by these
fuel
fabricators require specific licenses relating to possession and use of nuclear
materials as well as numerous other governmental approvals for the ownership
and
operation of nuclear power plants.
Employees
As
of
September 12, 2006, we had 8 employees, 6 of
which
were full-time employees. We believe that our relationship with our employees
is
satisfactory.
We
use
consultants with specific skills to assist with various business functions
including evaluation, finance, due diligence, acquisition initiatives, corporate
governance, business development, research and development and government
relations.
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PROPERTIES
We
are
obligated to pay approximately $10,000 per month for office rent and
approximately another $2,500 per month for other fees for the rented
office space located at 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, Virginia
22102. The space is used by our executives for administrative
purposes. The term of the lease expires for one office on April 30, 2007
and for the other offices in the summer of 2007.
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS.
Directors
and Executive Officers
Set
forth
below are the names of our current directors, officers and significant
employees, their ages, all positions and offices that they hold with us,
the
period during which they have served as such, and their business experience
during at least the last five years.
SETH
GRAE.
Mr.
Grae, age 43, was named the Chief Executive Officer and President of the
Company
on March 17, 2006, and effective April 2, 2006, became a director of the
Company.
Mr.
Grae
was the President, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Thorium
Inc.
prior to the merger with the Company. Mr. Grae has played an active role
in all
business activities of Thorium Inc. since its inception in 1992. Mr. Grae
led
the efforts that resulted in Thorium Inc.’s project at the Kurchatov Institute
becoming one of the first grant recipients from the United States Department
of
Energy (“DOE”) for nuclear non-proliferation-related work in Russia. He is a
member of the board of directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
and
has served as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Arms
Control and Disarmament. As a former member of the board of directors of
the
Lawyers Alliance for World Security, Mr. Grae helped advise on the drafting
of
nuclear export control regulations in China and Belarus, and he participated
in
consultations with the government of India on nuclear power and weapons.
On a
pro bono basis, he represented refuseniks, who were nuclear scientists, in
securing exit visas from the Soviet Union. Mr. Grae obtained his B.A. from
Brandeis University cum laude, J.D. from American University, LL.M. in
International Law with honors from Georgetown University and M.B.A. from
Georgetown University. He has been admitted to the bars of New York,
Connecticut, and Florida (all now inactive).
THOMAS
GRAHAM, JR. Ambassador
Graham, age 73, became a director of the Company on April 2, 2006, and chairman
of the board of directors on April 4, 2006.
Ambassador
Graham is one of the world’s leading experts in nuclear non-proliferation. He is
Chairman of the Board of the Cypress Fund for Peace and Security. Ambassador
Graham has served as a senior U.S. diplomat involved in the negotiation of
every
major international arms control and non-proliferation agreement for the
past 35
years, including the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT), Strategic Arms
Reduction Talks (START Treaties), Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty,
Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
(NPT), Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty and Comprehensive
Test
Ban Treaty (CTBT). In 1993, Ambassador Graham served as the Acting Director
of
the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), and for seven months
in
1994 served as the Acting Deputy Director. From 1994 through 1997, he served
as
the Special Representative of the President of the United States for Arms
Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, and in this capacity successfully
led U.S. government efforts to achieve the permanent extension of the NPT.
He
also served for 15 years as the general counsel of ACDA. Ambassador Graham
worked on the negotiation of the Chemical Weapon Convention and the Biological
Weapons Convention. He drafted the implementing legislation for the Biological
Weapons Convention and managed the Senate approval of the ratification of
the
Geneva Protocol banning the use in war of chemical and biological weapons.
He is
also Chairman of the Board of Mexco Energy Corporation, an oil and gas
exploration company listed on the American Stock Exchange (stock ticker symbol
MXC). Ambassador Graham received an A.B. in 1955 from Princeton and a J.D.
in
1961 from Harvard University. He is a member of the Kentucky, the District
of
Columbia and the New York Bars and is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations. He chaired the Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament of the
American Bar Association from 1986-1994. Ambassador Graham received the Trainor
Award for Distinction in Diplomacy from Georgetown University in
1995.
VICTOR
E. ALESSI.
Dr.
Alessi, age 66, became a director of the Company on August 23, 2006.
Dr.
Victor E. Alessi is President Emeritus of the United States Industry Coalition
(“USIC”), an organization dedicated to facilitating the commercialization of
technologies of the New Independent States (“NIS”) of the former Soviet Union
through cooperation with its members. He has held such position since August
1,
2006; prior to becoming President Emeritus, Dr. Alessi held the positions
of CEO
and President of USIC since 1999. Previously, he was President of DynMeridian,
a
subsidiary of DynCorp, specializing in arms control, nonproliferation, and
international security affairs. Before joining DynMeridian in early 1996,
Dr.
Alessi was the Executive Assistant to the Director, U.S. Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency (“ACDA”). At ACDA he resolved inter-bureau disputes, and
advised the Director on all arms control and nonproliferation issues. Dr.
Alessi
served as Director of the Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation in
the
Department of Energy (“DOE”) prior to his work at ACDA, overseeing all DOE arms
control and nonproliferation activities. As a senior DOE representative,
Dr.
Alessi participated in U.S. efforts that led to successful conclusion of
the
Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF), Conventional Forces in Europe, Threshold
Test
Ban, Peaceful Nuclear Explosions, Open Skies, Strategic Arms Reductions Talks
Treaties and the Chemical Weapons Convention. In this role, he was instrumental
in implementing the U.S. unilateral nuclear initiative in 1991 and was a
member
of the U.S. delegation discussing nuclear disarmament with Russia and other
states of the former Soviet Union. He was in charge of DOE’s support to the U.N.
Special Commission on Iraq, to the Nunn-Lugar Initiative, and represented
DOE in
discussions on the Comprehensive Test Ban (“CTB”) with the other nuclear weapons
states before the CTB negotiations began in Geneva in 1994. Dr. Alessi has
been
the U.S. board member to the International Science and Technology Center
in
Moscow since its founding. He is also the U.S. board member to the Science
and
Technology Center in Ukraine. Dr. Alessi is a 1963 graduate of Fordham
University, where he also earned a licentiate in Philosophy (Ph.L.) in 1964.
He
studied nuclear physics at Georgetown University, receiving his M.S. in 1968
and
Ph.D. in 1969.
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JACK
D. LADD.
Mr.
Ladd, age 57, became a director of the Company on October 23, 2006.
Mr..
Ladd
is the Director of the John Ben Shepperd Leadership Institute of the University
of Texas, Permian Basin. He has held this position since September 2004.
Prior
to that time, Mr. Ladd was a practicing attorney with the law firm of Stubbeman,
McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, Inc., in Midland, Texas for 28 years. Mr.
Ladd is currently the Chairman of the Texas State Securities Board. Mr. Ladd
has
almost three decades of experience in public affairs, law, governance, and
public service. As a practicing attorney, he has served on numerous civic,
educational, religious and governmental boards and committees. He holds the
Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from The University of Texas in Austin and
a B.A.
from the University of Texas in Austin.
DANIEL
B. MAGRAW, JR.
Mr.
Magraw, age 60,
became
a director of the Company on October 23, 2006.
Mr.
Magraw is a leading expert on international environmental law and policy.
Mr.
Magraw is President and CEO of the Center for International Environmental
Law
(CIEL). He has held this position since 2001. From 1992-2001, he was Director
of
the International Environmental Law Office of the US Environmental Protection
Agency. He is a member of the U.S. Department of State Study Group on
International Business Transactions and was Chair of the 15,000-member Section
of International Law and Practice of the American Bar Association. He practiced
international law, constitutional law, and bankruptcy law at Covington &
Burling in Washington, DC from 1978-1983. Mr. Magraw is a widely-published
author in the field of international environmental law. He is a graduate
of
Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley Law School.
Since
1996, Mr. Magraw has been a member of the board of directors of Thorium Inc.,
which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
ERIK
HÄLLSTRÖM. Mr.
Hällström,
age 38,
became the Chief Operating Officer of the Company on February 1,
2007.
Mr.
Hällström is a native of Sweden. He served as a lieutenant in that nation’s
military, and as diplomat at the Swedish Embassy in Moscow with a focus on
energy, manufacturing and environmental issues. From 1994 - 2002, Mr. H’llström
worked with the Boston Consulting Group in Europe and North America, where
he
managed initiatives to create new high tech businesses and advised numerous
multinational companies on their strategic direction. Most recently, from
2003 -
2006, Mr. Hällström served as Senior Vice President of WorldSpace Satellite
Radio, an early provider of satellite-based radio to markets in Asia, Europe,
the Middle East and Africa. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from the
Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, a Master’s degree in Economics and
Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics and an MBA
with
distinction from INSEAD in France.
LARRY
GOLDMAN. Mr.
Goldman, age 50, became the Treasurer and Acting Chief Financial Officer
of the
Company on June 13, 2006.
Mr.
Goldman is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of auditing,
consulting and technical experience as a partner in a mid-size New York City
based accounting firm, working with a wide variety of companies, assisting
them
in streamlining their operations and increasing profitability. Prior to joining
the Company, Mr. Goldman worked as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and
Vice President of Finance of WinWin Gaming, Inc. (OTCBB: WNWN),
a
multi-media developer and publisher of sports, lottery and other
games.
Prior
to
joining WinWin, in
October 2004, Mr. Goldman was a partner at Livingston Wachtell & Co., LLP
and had been with that firm for the past 19 years.
Mr. Goldman is also an independent director and audit committee chairman
of
Winner Medical Group Inc. (OTCBB: WMDG.OB), a China based manufacturer of
medical disposable products and surgical dressings. Mr. Goldman has extensive
experience in both auditing and consulting with public companies, and has
experience providing accounting and consulting services to the Asian
marketplace, having audited several Chinese public companies.
ANDREY
MUSHAKOV.
Mr.
Mushakov, age 30, became the Executive Vice President - International Nuclear
Operations of the Company on July 27, 2006.
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Mr.
Mushakov has served as Treasurer and Secretary of Thorium Power, Inc. since
2003. He is the primary liaison between Thorium Power and the Russian nuclear
institutes in Moscow. Mr. Mushakov has expertise in financial analysis,
financial planning and budgeting, financial reporting and accounting,
structuring business transactions, and government contract negotiations.
In
2004, Mr. Mushakov led successful negotiations with officials from the National
Nuclear Security Administration and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
that
resulted in signing of a $3.5 million government contract between ORNL and
Kurchatov Institute for work relating to the Thorium Power's nuclear fuel
development effort in Russia. His prior experience includes finance-related
work
in the banking and construction sectors. Mr. Mushakov has the following degrees:
PhD in Economics from St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance
(Russia), MS in Management with excellence (MBA equivalent) from Hult
International Business School (formerly the Arthur D. Little School of
Management), where he was enrolled as a recipient of the Russian President's
Scholarship, and BS in Banking and Finance with honors from the Finance Academy
of Russia.
DISCLOSURE
OF COMMISSION POSITION OF INDEMNIFICATION
FOR
SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Thorium
Power’s bylaws provide that its directors and officers will be indemnified to
the fullest extent permitted under the laws of Nevada. Pursuant to Nevada
General Corporation law, a corporation may indemnify any of its directors
and
officers if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe
such conduct was unlawful. In addition, the Company has obtained a Directors
and
Officers’ Insurance Policy with AIG for a coverage limit of $10
million.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the small business
issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and
is, therefore, unenforceable.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth information known to us with respect to the
beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of the close of business on the
Record Date for: (i) each person known by us to beneficially own more than
5% of
our voting securities, (ii) each executive officer, (iii) each of our directors
and nominees, and (iv) all of our executive officers and directors as a
group:
|
Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner(1)
|
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership(1) (2)
|
Percent
of
Common
Stock(3)
|
|||||
|
Seth
Grae
|
21,500,982
|
7.03
|
%
|
||||
|
Thomas
Graham, Jr.
|
2,586,329
|
0.87
|
%
|
||||
|
Andrey
Mushakov
|
3,244,793
|
1.08
|
%
|
||||
|
Larry
Goldman
|
241,665
|
0.08
|
%
|
||||
|
Daniel
B. Magraw
|
506,774
|
0.17
|
%
|
||||
|
Victor
E. Alessi
|
166,668
|
0.06
|
%
|
||||
|
Jack
D. Ladd
|
253,248
|
0.08
|
%
|
||||
|
Erik
Hallstrom
|
263,889
|
0.09
|
%
|
||||
|
OTC
Investments Ltd.
1710-1177
West Hastings St.
Vancouver,
BC V6E 2L3
Canada
|
15,000,000
|
(4)
|
5.03
|
%
|
|||
|
Directors
and Officers as a Group (seven people)
|
28,764,348
|
9.45
|
%
|
||||
*
Denotes
less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
|
(1)
|
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)
|
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.
|
|
(3)
|
A
total of 297,945,650 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.
|
| (4) |
Shares
owned as of September 12, 2007, based upon public filings with
the
SEC
|
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
following table sets forth information concerning all cash and non-cash
compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the named executive officers
during the 2006 fiscal year.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE - 2006
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||
|
Charles
Merchant
Interim
CEO and COO (1)
|
2006
|
0
|
127,500
|
(4)
|
0
|
127,500
|
||||||||||
|
Seth
Grae
CEO,
President and Director (2)
|
2006
|
254,762
|
(3)
|
5,050,000
|
(4)
|
1,319,240
|
(5)
|
6,624,002
|
||||||||
|
Andrey
Mushakov
Executive
VP – Int’l Nuclear
Operations
(6)
|
2006
|
148,999
|
1,050,000
|
(4)
|
159,312
|
(7)
|
1,358,311
|
|||||||||
|
Thomas
Graham, Jr. – Chairman (9)
|
2006
|
91,722
|
26,250
|
(4)
|
186,567
|
(8)
|
304,539
|
|||||||||
|
(1)
|
Mr.
Merchant served as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer from
December 1, 2005 until March 17,
2006.
|
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Grae was named the Chief Executive Officer and President of the
Company on
March 17, 2006, and effective April 2, 2006, became a director
of the
Company.
|
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Grae was paid an additional $345,833 for wages that were accrued
and owed
for prior years salary.
|
|
(4)
|
The
valuation
of stock based compensation is based in accordance with Statement
of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based
Payment”, which requires the measurement of the cost of employee services
received in exchange for an award of an equity instrument on the
grant-date fair value of the award.
|
|
(5)
|
The
fair market value of Mr. Grae’s stock options was calculated as of the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Accordingly,
the fair value was calculated using a risk-free interest rate of
4.33% and
a volatility factor of 283.57%.
|
|
(6)
|
Mr.
Mushakov was paid an additional $41,667 for wages that were accrued
and
owed for prior years salary.
|
|
(7)
|
The
fair market value of Mr. Mushakov’s stock options was calculated as of the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Accordingly,
the fair value was calculated using a risk-free interest rate of
4.45% and
a volatility factor of 122.97%.
|
|
(8)
|
The
fair market value of Mr. Graham’s stock options was calculated as of the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Accordingly,
the fair value was calculated using a risk-free interest rate of
ranging
from 3.86% to 4.45%, and a volatility factor ranging from 108.35%
to
122.97%.
|
|
(9)
|
Though
his official title is Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Graham
is
considered to be an executive officer of the
Company.
|
Narrative
disclosure to summary compensation table
On
February 14, 2006, the Company entered into an employment agreement with
Seth
Grae, wherein the Company agreed to pay to Mr. Grae an annual salary of $275,000
for performing the duties described in the employment agreement. In addition,
the Company agreed to issue to Mr. Grae 5,000,000 shares of common stock;
all
5,000,000 shares of stock vested immediately on issuance. Mr. Grae’s employment
officially commenced on March 17, 2006, the date that the Company obtained
D&O liability insurance coverage, and terminates on the fifth anniversary of
the date of the agreement.
27
Also
on
February 14, 2006, the Company entered into an option agreement with Seth
Grae,
wherein the Company granted to Mr. Grae 7,200,000 non-qualified stock options,
with a term of ten years at an exercise price of $0.795 per share. Mr. Grae’s
option vested with respect 6/48 of the total number of shares on the six
month
anniversary of the option agreement, and the remaining shares vest in equal
monthly installments of 1/48 the total number of shares until all shares
underlying the Option have vested. Mr Grae’s option will immediately and
automatically vest in full upon a Change of Control, the termination of Mr.
Grae’s employment by the Company without Cause, or the termination of Mr. Grae’s
employment by Mr. Grae for Good Reason. “Change of Control,” “Cause,” and “Good
Reason” are each defined in that certain employment agreement between Mr. Grae
and the Company, dated February 14, 2006.
Additionally,
in December 2006, the Board of Directors granted to Mr. Grae 3 million shares
of
the Company’s common stock as a year end 2006 bonus.
On
July
27, 2006, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Andrey Mushakov,
the Company’s Executive Vice President for International Nuclear Operations.
Under the terms of the Mr. Mushakov’s employment agreement, the Company agreed
to pay Mr. Mushakov an annual base salary of $160,000 as consideration for
performance of his duties as an officer of the Company. Since this agreement
was
entered into prior to the consummation of the acquisition of our subsidiary,
Thorium Power, Inc. (“TP Inc.”), the agreement provided that, during the period
prior to the acquisition, so long as Mr. Mushakov is also employed as an
executive at TP Inc, to the extent that Mr. Mushakov is compensated by TP
Inc.
for such services, then any cash compensation actually received by the Mr.
Mushakov from TP Inc. for services rendered in his capacity as their executive
was to be credited towards Mr. Mushakov’s Base Salary. Since the acquisition has
already been consummated, all of Mr. Mushakov;s compensation is now paid
exclusively by the Company. Mr. Mushakov is also entitled to a bonus of up
to
50% of his base salary, as determined by the board of directors of the Company
at their discretion.
Additionally,
the Company agreed (i) to issue to Mr. Mushakov 1,500,000 shares of common
stock
of the Company and (ii) to grant to Mr. Mushakov pursuant to the Company’s
Second Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan, a non-qualified ten-year option
for
the purchase of 2,250,000 shares of the common stock of the Company, at an
exercise price of $0.49 per share. Mr. Mushakov’s option vested with respect
5/48 of the total number of shares on the date of grant, and the remaining
shares vest in equal monthly installments of 1/48 the total number of shares
until all shares underlying the Option have vested. Mr. Mushakov’s option will
immediately and automatically vest in full upon a Change of Control, the
termination of Mr. Mushakov’s employment by the Company without Cause, or the
termination of Mr. Mushakov’s employment by Mr. Mushakov for Good Reason.
“Change of Control,” “Cause,” and “Good Reason” are each defined in that certain
employment agreement between Mr. Mushakov and the Company, dated July 27,
2006.
In
December 2006, the Board of Directors granted to Mr. Mushakov 1 million shares
of the Company’s common stock as a year end 2006 bonus.
On
July
27, 2006, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Thomas Graham,
Jr., the Chairman of the Company. Under the terms of the Mr. Graham’s employment
agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Graham an annual salary of $130,000,
as
consideration for performance of his duties as an officer of the Company.
In
addition, the Company agreed to grant to Mr. Graham a ten-year incentive
stock
option for the purchase of 1,500,000 shares of the common stock the Company,
at
an exercise price of $0.49 per share. The initial term of the Mr. Graham’s
employment agreement is one year and will automatically extend for additional
one-year periods unless terminated by either party in accordance with its
terms
and conditions.
On
July
27, 2006, the Company granted to Mr. Graham, pursuant to the Company’s Second
Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan, a non-qualified ten-year option for
the
purchase of 1,500,000 shares of the common stock of the Company, at an exercise
price of $0.49 per share. Mr. Graham’s option vested with respect 1/36 of the
total number of shares on the date of grant, and the remaining shares vest
in
equal monthly installments of 1/36 the total number of shares until all shares
underlying the Option have vested. Mr. Graham’s option will immediately and
automatically vest in full upon a Change of Control, the termination of Mr.
Graham’s employment by the Company without Cause, or the termination of Mr.
Graham’s employment by Mr. Graham for Good Reason. “Change of Control,” “Cause,”
and “Good Reason” are each defined in that certain employment agreement between
Mr. Graham and the Company, dated July 27, 2006.
On
December 15, 2006, the Company and Mr. Graham entered into an agreement whereby
the parties cancelled an option, held by Mr. Graham, to purchase 2,562,780
shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $10.00. In
consideration for terminating the options above, the Company then granted
to Mr.
Graham a non-qualified two-year option for the purchase of 467,242 shares
of the
common stock of the Company, at an exercise price of $0.30 per share. The
pricing and amount of shares granted to Mr. Graham was determined using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model, so that the value of the cancelled and
newly
granted shares was the same.
In
June
2007, Mr. Graham and the Company entered into an employment agreement, effective
August 1, 2007, that superceded the prior employment agreement dated July
26,
2007. Under the terms of the new agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr.
Graham
an annual salary of $210,000, as consideration for performance of his duties
as
an officer of the Company. In addition, the Company agreed to grant to Mr.
Graham a ten-year incentive stock option for the purchase of 1,500,000 shares
of
the common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.27 per share.
The
initial term of Mr. Graham’s employment agreement is one year and will
automatically extend for additional one-year periods unless terminated by
either
party in accordance with its terms and conditions.
28
On
July
5, 2007, the Company granted to Mr. Graham, pursuant to the Company’s Second
Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan, a non-qualified ten-year option
for the
purchase of 1,500,000 shares of the common stock of the Company, at an
exercise
price of $0.27 per share. Mr. Graham’s option vested with respect 1/36 of the
total number of shares on the date of grant, and the remaining shares
vest in
equal monthly installments of 1/36 the total number of shares until all
shares
underlying the Option have vested. Mr. Graham’s option will immediately and
automatically vest in full upon a Change of Control, the termination
of Mr.
Graham’s employment by the Company without Cause, or the termination of Mr.
Graham’s employment by Mr. Graham for Good Reason. “Change of Control,” “Cause,”
and “Good Reason” are each defined in that certain employment agreement between
Mr. Graham and the Company, dated August 1, 2007.
|
Option
Awards
|
Stock
Awards
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Name
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Exercisable
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Unexercisable
(1)
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Unearned Options (#)
|
Option
Exercise Price ($)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
Number of
Shares or
Units
of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
|
Market Value
of Shares or Units of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards: Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Seth
Grae, President, CEO and Director
|
1,500,000
3,844,170
1,486,412
|
(2)
(3)
|
5,700,000
0
0
|
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
$
$
$
|
0.795
0.156
0.39
|
02/14/16
08/17/10
01/31/07
|
(4)
|
0
0
0
|
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
0
0
0
|
0
0
0
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Andrey
Mushakov Executive VP – Int’l Nuclear Operations
|
468,750
961,043
|
(5)
|
1,781,250
0
|
N/A
N/A
|
$
$
|
0.49
0.156
|
07/27/16
07/07/10
|
0
0
|
N/A
N/A
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Thomas
Graham, Jr. – Chairman
|
250,000
467,242
|
1,244,624
0
|
N/A
N/A
|
$
$
|
0.49
0.30
|
07/27/16
12/15/08
|
0
0
|
N/A
N/A
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
1.
|
The
vesting schedules for each of the options listed is included
in the
respective narrative description set forth
below.
|
|
2.
|
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.
|
|
3.
|
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.
|
|
4.
|
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.
|
|
5.
|
Mr.
Mushakov was initially granted 37,500 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 37,500 shares of TP Inc., at an exercise
price of
$4.00 per share, were converted into options to purchase 961,043
shares of
the Company at an exercise price of
$0.156.
|
Narrative
to outstanding equity awards table
This
information is located in the narrative to the summary compensation table
above.
29
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION - 2006
|
Name
|
Fees Earned
or
Paid in
Cash
($)
|
Stock Awards
($)
(1)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||
|
Victor
Alessi
|
13,333
|
0
|
208,832
|
(2)
|
222,165
|
||||||||
|
Jack
Ladd
|
5,000
|
3,308
|
199,933
|
(2)
|
208,241
|
||||||||
|
Daniel
Magraw
|
5,000
|
3,308
|
199,933
|
(2)
|
208,241
|
||||||||
|
(1)
|
There
were no outstanding stock awards as of December 31, 2006.
|
|
(2)
|
Each
of Messrs. Alessi, Ladd and Magraw have an aggregate of 500,000
option
awards outstanding as of December 31,
2006.
|
Narrative
to director compensation table
We
currently have three independent directors: Victor Alessi, Jack Ladd and
Daniel
Magraw. Mr. Alessi became a director of the Company on August 21, 2006. Pursuant
to the Independent Director Contract between Mr. Alessi and the Company,
Mr.
Alessi receives $40,000 in cash per year for acting as a director of the
Company. Messrs. Ladd and Magraw became directors of the Company on October
23,
2006. Pursuant to their respective Independent Director Contracts with the
Company, each of Messrs. Ladd and Magraw receives $20,000 in cash per year
and
$20,000 worth of the Company’s common stock per year for serving on the board of
directors of the Company.
Additionally,
each of Messrs. Alessi, Ladd and Magraw were granted non-qualified options
to
purchase up to 500,000 shares of the common stock of the Company which shall
vest with respect to 1/36 of the total number of shares on the one month
anniversary of the date of grant; the remaining shares will subsequently
vest
1/36 on the first day of each month thereafter until all options have vested.
Each option
shall immediately and automatically vest in full upon the termination of
the
respective director’s employment by the Company without cause.
Except
for Messrs.
Alessi, Ladd and Magraw,
all of
our current directors are also our officers and are compensated for the services
that they provide to us in their capacity as officers. Other than Messrs.
Alessi, Ladd and Magraw, our current directors do not receive any additional
compensation for the services they provide to us as directors. Directors
are
reimbursed for out of pocket expenses incurred as a result of their
participation on our board
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
From
time
to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings
which
arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject
to
inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may
arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not
aware
of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material
adverse affect on our business, financial condition or operating
results.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Other
than as set forth in this item, there are no relationships, transactions,
or
proposed transactions to which the registrant was or is to be a party, in
which
any of the named persons set forth in Item 404 of Regulation SB had or is
to
have a direct or indirect material interest.
CHANGE
IN ACCOUNTANTS
There
has
been no disagreement with the Registrant's principal accountant, nor has
the
Registrant's principal account resigned or been dismissed within the two
years
prior to the date of this prospectus.
30
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
An
aggregate of 112,544,149 shares of our common stock may be offered for sale
and
sold pursuant to this prospectus by the selling stockholders. These shares
consist of:
|
·
|
4,209,998
shares of our common stock issued pursuant to the private placement
completed in November 23, 2005;
|
|
·
|
4,208,331
shares of our common stock issued pursuant to the private placement
completed on February 14, 2006;
|
|
·
|
38,228,976
shares of our common stock, and 18,441,350 shares underlying warrants
issued pursuant to the private placement completed on May 4, 2006;
and
|
|
·
|
733,197
shares of our common stock, and 366,599 shares underlying warrants,
which
represent the current number of securities that may be issued pursuant
to
the liquidated damages provisions of a registration rights agreement
entered into in conjunction with the May 4, 2006 private placement;
and
|
|
·
|
46,950,834
shares of our common stock and 107,500 shares underlying warrants
that
were issued to consultants of the Company or that were issued on
the
effective date of the merger between Novastar Resources and Thorium
Power,
Inc. to persons who were affiliates of Thorium Power, Inc. prior
to the
merger.
|
These
shares are to be offered by and for the respective accounts of the selling
stockholders and any pledgees, donees, assignees and transferees or
successors-in-interest of the respective selling stockholders. We have agreed
to
register all of such securities under the Securities Act and to pay all of
the
expenses in connection with such registration and sale of the shares (other
than
underwriting discounts and selling commissions and the fees and expenses
of
counsel and other advisors to the selling securityholders).
The
following table and notes to the table sets forth, with respect to each selling
stockholder:
|
·
|
the
name of the selling stockholder and any material relationship the
selling
stockholder has had with us over the past three
years;
|
|
·
|
the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the
selling
stockholder as of the date of this
prospectus;
|
|
·
|
the
number of shares of our common stock being offered for sale by
the selling
stockholder pursuant to this prospectus;
and
|
|
·
|
the
number of shares of our common stock and percentage that will be
beneficially owned by the selling stockholder assuming the selling
stockholder disposes of all of the shares being offered pursuant
to this
prospectus.
|
Except as set forth in the footnotes to the table below, none of the selling
stockholders has held a position as an officer or director of us, nor has
any
selling stockholder had any material relationship of any kind with us or
any of
our affiliates. All information with respect to share ownership has been
furnished by the selling stockholders. The shares being offered are being
registered to permit public secondary trading of the shares and each selling
stockholder may offer all or part of the shares owned for resale from time
to
time. In addition, unless otherwise specified in the footnotes to the table
below, none of the selling stockholders has any family relationships with
our
officers, directors or controlling stockholders.
Unless
otherwise specified in the footnotes to the table below, none of the selling
stockholders is a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered
broker-dealer. All persons who are identified as registered broker-dealers
or
affiliates of registered broker-dealers in the footnotes to the table below
are underwriters of the securities listed in the table below opposite their
respective names. Further, any entity listed as an affiliate of a
registered-broker dealer has represented to us that they acquired the securities
to be resold in the ordinary course of business and that at the time of the
acquisition they did not have any agreements, understandings or arrangements
with any other persons, either directly or indirectly, to dispose of the
securities.
31
|
Name
|
Beneficial
Ownership Before
the Offering
|
Shares
of
Common
Stock included
in
Prospectus
|
Beneficial
Ownership
After
the
Offering
|
Percentage of
Common Stock
Owned After
the
Offering*
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Magnetar
Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
|
15,150,000
|
(1)
|
15,150,000
|
(1)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
WTC-CIF
Technical Equity Portfolio (nominee: Finwell & Co.)
|
2,590,950
|
(2)
|
2,590,950
|
(2)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Raytheon
Master Pension Trust (nominee: Bost & Co.)
|
2,584,650
|
(3)
|
2,584,650
|
(3)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Raytheon
Master Pension Trust
|
1,261,200
|
(4)
|
1,261,200
|
(4)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
WTC-CIF
Opportunistic Equity Portfolio (nominee: Finwell &
Co.)
|
1,177,200
|
(5)
|
1,177,200
|
(5)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Raytheon
Master Pension Trust (nominee: Bost & Co.)
|
678,000
|
(6)
|
678,000
|
(6)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Madeira
Partners, L.P.
|
614,700
|
(7)
|
614,700
|
(7)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Madeira
Investors (Bermuda) L.P.
|
594,600
|
(8)
|
594,600
|
(8)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
The
Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc.: The Hartford Capital Appreciation
II Fund
(nominee: Bamaclewind & Co.)
|
562,500
|
(9)
|
562,500
|
(9)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
WTC-CIF
Special Equity Portfolio (nominee: Finwell & Co.)
|
524,205
|
(10)
|
524,205
|
(10)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Highfields
Capital III LP
|
3,883,770
|
(11)
|
3,883,770
|
(11)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Highfields
Capital II LP
|
1,078,820
|
(12)
|
1,078,820
|
(12)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Highfields
Capital I LP
|
431,525
|
(13)
|
431,525
|
(13)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Cumberland
Partners
|
1,944,234
|
(14)
|
1,944,234
|
(14)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Cumberland
Benchmarked Partners, L.P.
|
1,260,480
|
(15)
|
1,260,480
|
(15)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Cumber
International S.A.
|
554,325
|
(16)
|
554,325
|
(16)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
LongView
Partners B, L.P.
|
437,220
|
(17)
|
437,220
|
(17)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
32
|
Name
|
Beneficial
Before
the Offering
|
Shares
of
Common Stock
Included in
Prospectus
|
Beneficial
Ownership
After the
Offering
|
Percentage of
Common Stock
Owned
After
the
Offering*
|
|||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Summer
Street Cumberland Investors, LLC
|
185,370
|
(18)
|
185,370
|
(18)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
HFR
HE Platinum Master Trust
|
109,290
|
(19)
|
109,290
|
(19)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Cumberland
Long Partners, L.P.
|
4,845
|
(20)
|
4,845
|
(20)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
SF
Capital Partners Ltd.
|
3,596,079
|
(21)
|
3,596,079
|
(21)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Sunrise
Equity Partners, L.P.
|
2,647,057
|
(22)
|
2,647,057
|
(22)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
CAMOFI
Master LDC
|
1,835,293
|
(23)
|
1,835,293
|
(23)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Whalehaven
Capital Fund Limited
|
1,764,705
|
(24)
|
1,764,705
|
(24)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
SDS
Capital Group SPC, Ltd.
|
1,835,293
|
(25)
|
1,835,293
|
(25)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
GUNDYCO
ITF Excalibur Limited Partnership
|
1,560,000
|
(26)
|
1,560,000
|
(26)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
RHP
Master Fund, Ltd.
|
917,648
|
(27)
|
917,648
|
(27)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Springbok
Capital Master Fund, LP
|
278,754
|
(28)
|
278,754
|
(28)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
David
Hovey
|
1,264,215
|
(29)
|
1,039,215
|
(29)
|
225,000
|
.08
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Nite
Capital
|
550,680
|
(30)
|
550,680
|
(30)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
AJW
Off Shore Ltd.
|
433,496
|
(31)
|
433,496
|
(31)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Amnon
Mandelbaum
|
352,941
|
(32)
|
352,941
|
(32)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Ethel
Marie Grossfeld
|
367,059
|
(33)
|
367,059
|
(33)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
BH
Capital Investmets LP
|
366,600
|
(34)
|
366,600
|
(34)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
David
M. Lewis
|
870,000
|
(35)
|
870,000
|
(35)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Richard
and Linda Grossfeld as Joint Tenants
|
275,293
|
(36)
|
275,293
|
(36)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Aaron
Foley
|
225,000
|
(37)
|
225,000
|
(37)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
AJW
Qualified Partners, LLC
|
209,222
|
(38)
|
209,222
|
(38)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
33
|
Name
|
Beneficial
Before
the Offering
|
Shares
of
Common Stock
Included
in
Prospectus
|
Beneficial
Ownership
After
the
Offering
|
Percentage of
Common Stock
Owned
After
the
Offering*
|
|||||||||
|
Gloria
Kassin
|
190,587
|
(39)
|
190,587
|
(39)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Thomas
Heinlein
|
1,090,500
|
(40)
|
1,090,500
|
(40)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Francis
X. Colannino
|
150,000
|
(41)
|
150,000
|
(41)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
DCM
Limited
|
40,945
|
(42)
|
40,945
|
(42)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
AS
Capital Partners, LLC
|
93,600
|
(43)
|
93,600
|
(43)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Bruce
L. Lewis
|
190,000
|
(44)
|
190,000
|
(44)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Marilyn
Adler
|
88,234
|
(45)
|
88,234
|
(45)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
David
Goodfriend
|
88,234
|
(46)
|
88,234
|
(46)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
AJW
Partners LLC
|
81,486
|
(47)
|
81,486
|
(47)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Jeffrey
Grossfeld
|
36,705
|
(48)
|
36,705
|
(48)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Kevin
Grossfeld
|
36,705
|
(49)
|
36,705
|
(49)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Michael
P. Murphy
|
23,400
|
(50)
|
23,400
|
(50)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
New
Millenium Capital Partners II, LLC
|
9,909
|
(51)
|
9,909
|
(51)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Aaron
Leiben
|
1,093,333
|
1,093,333
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Dynamis
Energy Fund L.P.
|
637,500
|
(52)
|
637,500
|
(52)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
REF
Securities & Co.
|
333,333
|
(53)
|
333,333
|
(53)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
John
S. Lemak
|
250,000
|
250,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Keith
Bolognese
|
166,666
|
166,666
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Philippe
Allain
|
150,000
|
150,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Arthur
Veytsman
|
150,000
|
150,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Michael
Karp
|
108,333
|
108,333
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
David
S. Cannizzo
|
83,333
|
83,333
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Dynamis
Energy Fund Ltd.
|
75,000
|
(54)
|
75,000
|
(54)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Stuart
Fox
|
66,666
|
66,666
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
David
DiRicco (55)
|
182,291
|
(55)
|
182,291
|
(55)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
34
|
Name
|
Beneficial
Before
the Offering
|
Shares
of
Common Stock
Included
in
Prospectus
|
Beneficial
Ownership
After
the
Offering
|
Percentage
of
Common Stock
Owned After
the
Offering*
|
|||||||||
|
Mark
Mamolen
|
11,628,175
|
11,628,175
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Gilliette
Lee Chukat and/or Annette M. Radkowsky
|
10,989,543
|
10,989,543
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Thunder
Investors, LLC
|
24,150,825
|
(56)
|
24,150,825
|
(56)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Russell
Nichols
|
70,000
|
70,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Scott
Renninger
|
250,000
|
250,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Richard
P. Howard
|
1,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
George
Weiss Associates Profit Sharing Plan; George Weiss Associates,
Inc. Profit
Sharing Plan
|
666,667
|
(57)
|
666,667
|
(57)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
David
Karp
|
184,166
|
106,666
|
77,500
|
0.03
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Kenneth
M. Ferjo
|
85,000
|
85,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Sarah
V. Carrasco
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Douglas
M. Jones
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Richard
J. Tijaden
|
40,000
|
40,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Pactrans
Limited LLC
|
10,000
|
(58)
|
10,000
|
(58)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Thomas
B. Nelis
|
15,000
|
15,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Mel
W. Ortner
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
J.F.
Miller Sales Company
|
35,000
|
(59)
|
35,000
|
(59)
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
John
E. Kiesel
|
200,000
|
200,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Sean
Mulhearn
|
116,666
|
116,666
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Seth
M. Shaw
|
2,376,666
|
133,333
|
2,235,000
|
0.82
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Gary
S. Wade
|
15,000
|
15,000
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Raj
Pamnani
|
107,500
|
(60)
|
107,500
|
(60)
|
|||||||||
|
Possible
Liquidated Damages
|
1,099,795
|
(61)
|
1,099,795
|
(61)
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL
SHARES BEING REGISTERED
|
112,544,149
|
||||||||||||
___________
*
Assumes
that all of the May 4 Warrants have been exercised and sold.
35
|
(
1 )
|
Includes
4,950,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Magnetar Financial LLC is the investment advisor of
Magnetar
Capital Master Fund, Ltd. (“Magnetar Master Fund”) and consequently has
voting control and investment discretion over securities held
by Magnetar
Master Fund. Magnetar Financial LLC disclaims beneficial ownership
of the
shares held by Magnetar Master Fund. Alec Litowitz has voting
control over
Supernova Management LLC, the general partner of Magnetar Capital
Partners
LP, the sole managing member of Magnetar Financial LLC. As a
result, Mr.
Litowitz may be considered the beneficial owner of any shares
deemed to be
beneficially owed by Magnetar Financial LLC. Mr. Litowitz disclaims
beneficial ownership of these shares.
|
|
(
2
)
|
Includes
863,650 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940,
as amended. Wellington, in such capacity, may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership over the shares held by its client
accounts.
|
|
(
3
)
|
Includes
861,550 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940,
as amended. Wellington, in such capacity, may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership over the shares held by its client
accounts.
|
|
( 4
)
|
Includes
420,400 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940,
as amended. Wellington, in such capacity, may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership over the shares held by its client
accounts.
|
|
(
5
)
|
Includes
392,400 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940,
as amended. Wellington, in such capacity, may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership over the shares held by its client
accounts.
|
|
(
6 )
|
Includes
226,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940,
as amended. Wellington, in such capacity, may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership over the shares held by its client
accounts.
|
|
(
7
)
|
Includes
204,900 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940,
as amended. Wellington, in such capacity, may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership over the shares held by its client
accounts.
|
|
( 8
)
|
Includes
198,200 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940,
as amended. Wellington, in such capacity, may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership over the shares held by its client
accounts.
|
|
(
9)
|
Includes
187,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940,
as amended. Wellington, in such capacity, may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership over the shares held by its client
accounts.
|
|
(10)
|
Includes
174,735 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940,
as amended. Wellington, in such capacity, may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership over the shares held by its client
accounts.
|
|
(11)
|
Includes
1,270,590 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Highfields Associates LLC is the General Partner of
Highfields
Capital III LP.; Jonathan S. Jacobson and Richard L. Grubmann
are senior
managing members of Highfields LLC and they have voting and/or
investment
control over the Thorium Power securities held by Highlands Capital
Ltd.
|
|
(12)
|
Includes
352,940 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Highfields Associates LLC is the General Partner of
Highfields
Capital II LP; Jonathan S. Jacobson and Richard L. Grubmann are
senior
managing members of Highfields LLC and they have voting and/or
investment
control over the Thorium Power securities held by Highlands Capital
II
LP.
|
|
(13)
|
Includes
141,175 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Highfields Associates LLC is the General Partner of
Highfields
Capital I LP; Jonathan S. Jacobson and Richard L. Grubmann are
senior
managing members of Highfields LLC and they have voting and/or
investment
control over the Thorium Power securities held by Highlands Capital
I
LP.
|
|
(14)
|
Includes
620,078 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Bruce Wilcox, Andrew Wallach, Gary Tynes and Brad Gendell
have
voting and/or investment control over the Thorium Power securities
owned
by Cumberland Partners.
|
|
(15)
|
Includes
420,160 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Bruce Wilcox, Andrew Wallach, Gary Tynes and Brad Gendell
have
voting and/or investment control over the Thorium Power securities
owned
by Cumberland Benchmarked Partners, L.P.
|
|
(16)
|
Includes
184,775 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Bruce Wilcox, Andrew Wallach, Gary Tynes and Brad Gendell
have
voting and/or investment control over the Thorium Power securities
owned
by Cumber International S.A.
|
|
(17)
|
Includes
145,740 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Bruce Wilcox, Andrew Wallach, Gary Tynes and Brad Gendell
have
voting and/or investment control over the Thorium Power securities
owned
by Long View Partners B, L.P.
|
|
(18)
|
Includes
61,790 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants. Bruce Wilcox, Andrew Wallach, Gary Tynes and Brad Gendell
have
voting and/or investment control over the Thorium Power securities
owned
by Summer Street Cumberland Investors, LLC.
|
|
(19)
|
Includes
36,430 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants. Bruce Wilcox, Andrew Wallach, Gary Tynes and Brad Gendell
have
voting and/or investment control over the Thorium Power securities
owned
by HFR HE Platinum Master Trust.
|
36
|
(20)
|
Includes
1,615 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4 Warrants.
Bruce Wilcox, Andrew Wallach, Gary Tynes and Brad Gendell have
voting
and/or investment control over the Thorium Power securities owned
by
Cumberland Long Partners, L.P.
|
|
(21)
|
Includes
1,176,471 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark exercise voting
and
investment control over the Thorium Power securities owned by
SF Capital
Partners Ltd. Messrs. Roth and Stark disclaim beneficial ownership
of such
securities. SF Capital Partners Ltd. is an affiliate of Reliant
Trading
LLC, which is an NASD registered broker dealer.
|
|
(22)
|
Includes
882,352 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Level Counter, LLC is the General Partner of Sunrise
Equity
Partners, L.P. The unanimous vote of Nathan Low, Marilyn Adler
and Amnon
Mandelbaum have voting control of Level Counter, LLC. Each of
these
individuals is a registered broker-dealer.
|
|
(23)
|
Includes
611,764 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Richard Smithline has voting and/or investment control
over the
Thorium Power securities held by CAMOFI Master LDC. Mr. Smithline
disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
|
|
(24)
|
Includes
588,235 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Michael Finkelstein maintains voting power and investment
control over the securities held by Whalehaven Capital Fund Limited.
Mr.
Finkelstein disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities.
|
|
(25)
|
Includes
611,764 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Steve Derby maintains voting and/or investment control
over the
Thorium Power securities held by SDS Capital Group SPC, Ltd.
Mr. Derby
disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the
extent, if
any, of his pecuniary interest.
|
|
(26)
|
Includes
520,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Excalibur Capital Management Inc. is the General Partner
of
GUNDYCO ITF Excalibur LP. William Hechter, president of Excalibur
Management Inc. has voting and/or investment control over the
Thorium
Power securities held by Excalibur LP.
|
|
(27)
|
Includes
305,883 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. RHP Master Fund, Ltd. is a party to an investment management
agreement with Rock Hill Investment Management LP, a limited
partnership
of which the general partner is RHP General Partner LLC. Pursuant
to such
agreement, Rock Hill Investment Management directs the voting
and
disposition of shares owned by RHP Master Fund. Messrs. Wayne
Bloch and
Peter Lockhart own all of the interests in RHP General Partner.
The
aforementioned entities and individuals disclaim beneficial ownership
of
the Thorium Power securities owned by the RHP Master
Fund.
|
|
(28)
|
Includes
262,088 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Gavin Saitowitz and Trevor E. Cohen, Managing Members
of
Springbok Capital Management, LLC, the investment manager of
Springbok
Capital Master Fund, LP have voting power and investment control
over the
securities held by Springbok Capital Master Fund,
LP.
|
|
(29)
|
Includes
235,294 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants.
|
|
(30)
|
Includes
183,560 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Keith Goodman, Manager and Partner of Nite Capital,
has voting
power and investment control over the securities held by Nite
Capital. Mr.
Goodman disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities.
|
|
(31)
|
Includes
138,941 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. AJW Offshore, Ltd., formerly known as AJW/New Millennium
Offshore, Ltd., is a private investment fund that is owned by
its
investors and managed by First Street Manager II, LLC. First
Street
Manager II, LLC, of which Corey S. Ribotsky is the fund manager,
has
voting and investment control over the Thorium Power securities
held by
AJW Offshore Ltd.
|
|
(32)
|
Includes
117,647 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Amnon Mandelbaum is a registered
broker-dealer.
|
|
(33)
|
Includes
123,205 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants.
|
|
(34)
|
Includes
122,200 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Henry Branchfield has voting and/or investment control
over the
Thorium Power securities held by BH Capital Investments
LP.
|
|
(35)
|
Includes
90,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants. David Lewis is a registered broker-dealer.
|
|
(36)
|
Includes
91,764 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants.
|
|
(37)
|
Includes
75,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants. Aaron Foley is a registered broker-dealer.
|
|
(38)
|
Includes
69,740 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants. AJW Qualified Partners, LLC, formerly known as Pegasus
Capital
Partners, LLC, is a private investment fund that is owned by
its investors
and managed by MW Manager, LLC, of which Corey S. Ribotsky is
the fund
manager, has voting and investment control over the Thorium Power
securities owned by MW Qualified Partners, LLC.
|
|
(39)
|
Includes
63,529 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants.
|
|
(40)
|
Includes
63,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants.
|
|
(41)
|
Includes
50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants.
|
|
(42)
|
Includes
39,428 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants. Gavin Saitowitz and Trevor E. Cohen, Managing Members
of
Springbok Capital Management, LLC, the investment manager of
DCM Limited,
have voting power and investment control over the securities
held by DCM
Limited.
|
|
(43)
|
Includes
31,200 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the May
4
Warrants. Andrew Smukler has voting power and investment control
over the
securities held by AS Capital Partners, LLC. Mr. Smukler disclaims
beneficial ownership of these securities. Additionally, Mr. Smukler
is
Managing Member of JAS Securities, LLC, a registered
broker-dealer.
|
37
|
(44)
|
Includes
30,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Bruce Lewis is a registered broker-dealer.
|
|
(45)
|
Includes
29,411 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. Marilyn Adler is a registered broker-dealer.
|
|
(46)
|
Includes
29,411 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. David Goodfriend is a registered
broker-dealer.
|
|
(47)
|
Includes
27,162 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants. AJW Partners, LLC is a private investment fund that
is owned by
its investors and managed by SMS Group, LLC. SMS Group, LLC,
of which Mr.
Corey S. Ribotsky is the fund manager, has voting and investment
control
over the Thorium Power securities owned by MW Partners,
LLC.
|
|
(48)
|
Includes
12,235 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants.
|
|
(49)
|
Includes
12,235 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants.
|
|
(50)
|
Includes
7,800 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4
Warrants.
|
|
(51)
|
Includes
3,303 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
May 4 Warrants.
New Millennium Capital Partners II, LLC, is a private investment
fund that
is owned by its investors and managed by First Street Manager
II, LLC.
First Street Manager II, LLC, of which Corey S. Ribotsky is
the fund
manager, has voting and investment control over the Thorium
Power
securities owned by New Millennium Capital Partners II,
LLC.
|
|
(52)
|
Dynamis
Advisors LLC is the General Partner of Dynamis Energy Fund
LP, with
Alexander H. Bocock, John H. Bocock, Frederic S. Bocock as
the managing
members. These members have voting power and investment control
over the
securities held by Dynamis Energy Fund LP.
|
|
(53)
|
Rodd
Friedman has voting and/or investment control over the Thorium
Power
securities held by REF Securities & Co.
|
|
(54))
|
Dynamis
Advisors LLC is the General Partner of Dynamis Energy Fund
Ltd, with
Alexander H. Bocock, John H. Bocock, Frederic S. Bocock as
the managing
members. These members have voting power and investment control
over the
securities held by Dynamis Energy Fund Ltd.
|
|
(55)
|
David
DiRicco was formerly a consultant to the Company assisting
with investor
relations.
|
|
(56)
|
Thomas
Dykster, President of N. Pritzker Capital Management, has voting
power and investment control over the securities held by Thunder
Investors.
|
|
(57)
|
George
Weiss has voting power and investment control over the securities
held by
the George Weiss Associates Profit Sharing Plan; George Weiss
Associates,
Inc. Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Weiss disclaims beneficial ownership
of
these securities. Additionally, Weiss Investment Management
Services LLC,
an affiliate of George Weiss Associates, Inc., is a registered
broker-dealer.
|
|
(58)
|
Howard
Yamata, Manager of Pactrans Limited LLC (“Pactrans”), has voting and
investment control over the Thorium Power securities held by
Pactrans.
|
|
John
F. Miller, President of J.F. Miller Sales Company, has voting
power and
investment control over the securities held by J.F. Miller
Sales
Company.
|
|
|
(60)
|
Issued
to settle a claim my Raj Pamnani that he had a consulting agreement
with
the Company and was owed money pursuant to such agreement.
All 107,500
shares included in this prospectus are shares of common stock
issuable
upon the exercise of warrants granted to Mr. Pamnani.
|
|
(61)
|
Includes
363,859 shares of common stock underlying common stock purchase
warrants,
all of which represents the current number of shares that may
be issued
pursuant to the liquidated damages provisions of a registration
rights
agreement entered into in conjunction with the May 4, 2006
private
placement.
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
GENERAL
Thorium
Power’s authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock,
par value $0.001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par
value
$0.001 per share. As of September 12, 2007, we had 297,915,650 shares
of
common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued
and
outstanding.
COMMON
STOCK
The
holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held
of
record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Accordingly, holders
of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election
of
directors may elect all of the directors standing for election. Holders of
common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared
by the Board out of funds legally available therefor. In the event of the
Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock are
entitled to share ratably in the assets remaining after payment of liabilities.
Holders of common stock have no preemptive, conversion or redemption rights.
All
of the outstanding shares of common stock are fully-paid and nonassessable.
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PREFERRED
STOCK
Our
board
of directors may, without stockholder approval, establish and issue shares
of
one or more classes or series of preferred stock having the designations,
number
of shares, dividend rates, liquidation preferences, redemption provisions,
sinking fund provisions, conversion rights, voting rights and other rights,
preferences and limitations that our Board may determine. The Board may
authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting, conversion and economic
rights senior to the common stock so that the issuance of preferred stock
could
adversely affect the market value of the common stock. The creation of one
or
more series of preferred stock may adversely affect the voting power or other
rights of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while
providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other
corporate purposes, could, among other things and under some circumstances,
have
the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control without
any
action by stockholders.
No
other
classes of preferred stock are outstanding.
Our
transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Investor
Services, 350 Indiana Street, Suite 800, Golden, Colorado, 80401. Its telephone
number is 303.262.0600 and facsimile is 303.262.0632.
SHARES
ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
As
of
September 12, 2007, we had 297,915,650
shares
of
common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued
and
outstanding.
Shares
Covered by this Prospectus
All of the 112,544,149 shares being registered in this offering may
be sold without restriction under the Securities Act of 1933.
Rule 144
The
resale of shares that are held by our affiliates and the resale of shares
that
are held by non-affiliates for a period of less than two years are governed
by
the following requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
In
general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, a person (or persons whose
shares are aggregated) who has beneficially owned shares of our common stock
for
at least one year, including any person who may be deemed to be an “affiliate”
(as the term “affiliate” is defined under the Securities Act of 1933), would be
entitled to sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares that
does
not exceed the greater of:
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•
|
1%
of the number of shares of common stock outstandingas of September
12,
2007 was 2,979,156; or
|
|
•
|
the
average weekly trading volume of our common stock during the four
calendar
weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to
such sale.
|
Sales
under Rule 144 are also governed by other requirements regarding the manner
of sale, notice filing and the availability of current public information
about
us. Under Rule 144, however, a person who is not, and for the three months
prior to the sale of such shares has not been, an affiliate of the issuer
is
free to sell shares that are “restricted securities” which have been held for at
least two years without regard to the limitations contained in Rule 144.
The selling shareholders will not be governed by the foregoing restrictions
when
selling their shares pursuant to this prospectus.
A
total of 44,564,338 of our outstanding shares may currently be sold in reliance
on Rule 144.
Rule 144(k)
Under
Rule 144(k), a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates
at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially
owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least two years, including the
holding period of any prior owner other than an affiliate, is entitled to
sell
such shares without complying with the manner of sale, notice filing, volume
limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144.
A
total
of 15,192,857 of our outstanding shares may currently be sold in reliance
on
Rule 144(k).
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
selling stockholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees,
transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock
or
interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus
from a selling stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or
other
transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of
any or
all of their shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock
on
any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded
or
in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at
prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the
prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale,
or at
negotiated prices.
The
selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when
disposing of shares or interests therein:
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·
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
|
|
·
|
block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as
agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal
to
facilitate the transaction;
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|
·
|
purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer
for its
account;
|
|
·
|
an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
|
|
·
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privately
negotiated transactions;
|
|
·
|
short
sales effected after the date the registration statement of which
this
Prospectus is a part is declared effective by the
SEC;
|
|
·
|
through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or
otherwise;
|
|
·
|
broker-dealers
may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
|
|
·
|
a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
|
|
·
|
any
other means permitted by applicable
law.
|
The
selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default
in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured
parties
may offer and sell the shares of common stock, from time to time, under this
prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3)
or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also
may
transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case
the
transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling
beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
In
connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the selling
stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other
financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common
stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling
stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common
stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling
stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or
more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or
other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares
such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction).
The
aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the common
stock
offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts
or
commissions, if any. Each of the selling stockholders reserves the right
to
accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole
or
in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through
agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.
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Broker-dealers
engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other broker-dealers
to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts
from
the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchase of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The
selling
stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what
is
customary in the types of transactions involved.
The
selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open
market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of
1933,
provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that
rule.
The
selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that
participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be
“underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any
discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of
the
shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities
Act.
Selling stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11)
of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of
the Securities Act. We know of no existing arrangements between any of the
selling stockholders and any other stockholder, broker, dealer, underwriter,
or
agent relating to the sale or distribution of the shares, nor can we presently
estimate the amount, if any, of such compensation. See “Selling Stockholders”
for description of any material relationship that a stockholder has with
us and
the description of such relationship.
To
the
extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of
the
selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering
prices,
the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions
or
discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an
accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective
amendment to the registration statement that includes this
prospectus.
In
order
to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common
stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed
brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not
be sold
unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from
registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied
with.
We
have
advised the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation
M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to
the
activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. In addition,
we
will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended
from
time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of
satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The
selling stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in
transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities,
including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We
have
agreed to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the
registration of the shares. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders
against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state
securities laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this
prospectus.
We
have
agreed with the selling stockholders to keep the registration statement of
which
this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earlier of (1) such
time
as all of the shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant
to and in accordance with the registration statement or (2) the date on which
the shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities
Act.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the common stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon
for
us by Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP.
EXPERTS
Our
financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2006 and
2005 appearing in this prospectus have been audited by the accounting firm
of Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC, independent registered public
accounting firm, 5296 South Commerce Drive, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah
84107. Our financial statements are included in this Prospectus in reliance
upon
the said report, given upon such firms’ authority as experts in auditing and
accounting.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We
have
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, a registration
statement on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act with respect to the common
stock offered in this offering. This prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in the registration statement. For further information
with respect to us and the common stock offered in this offering, we refer
you
to the registration statement and to the attached exhibits. With respect
to each
such document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer
you to
the exhibit for a more complete description of the matters
involved.
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You
may
inspect our registration statement and the attached exhibits and schedules
without charge at the Public Reference Room maintained by the Securities
and
Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E. Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549.
You
may obtain copies of all or any part of our registration statement from the
SEC
upon payment of prescribed fees. You may obtain information on the operation
of
the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
Our
SEC
filings, including the registration statement and the exhibits filed with
the
registration statement, are also available from the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other
information regarding issuers that file electronically with the
SEC.
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THORIUM
POWER, LTD
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
following financial statements listed below are included with this prospectus.
These financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States and are expressed
in U.S.
dollars.
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended
June 30,
2007
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Page
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Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
F-2
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Condensed
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive Loss
|
F-3
|
|
|
|
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Condensed
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
F-4
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-5
|
Audited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2006
and
2005
|
|
Page
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|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-16
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
F-17
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive Loss
|
F-18
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
F-19
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Deficiency
|
F-20
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-24
|
THORIUM
POWER, LTD
UNAUDITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007
F-1
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Audited)
|
||||||
|
June
30,
|
December
31
|
||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
|
ASSETS
|
|||||||
|
Currrent
Assets
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
7,674,955
|
$
|
10,927,775
|
|||
|
Prepaid
expenses & other current assets
|
106,667
|
394,443
|
|||||
|
Total
Current Assets
|
7,781,622
|
11,322,218
|
|||||
|
Property
Plant and Equipment -net
|
17,148
|
21,290
|
|||||
|
Other
Assets
|
|||||||
|
Patent
costs - net
|
217,875
|
217,875
|
|||||
|
Security
deposits
|
2,049
|
2,049
|
|||||
|
Total
Other Assets
|
219,924
|
219,924
|
|||||
|
Total
Assets
|
$
|
8,018,694
|
$
|
11,563,432
|
|||
|
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
|
|||||||
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|||||||
|
Current
portion long term debt
|
$
|
4,516
|
$
|
4,739
|
|||
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
571,999
|
1,121,083
|
|||||
|
Other
current liabilities
|
0
|
347,690
|
|||||
|
Warrant
liability
|
0
|
1,132,440
|
|||||
|
Total
Current Liabilities
|
576,515
|
2,605,952
|
|||||
|
Notes
Payable - long term
|
8,142
|
10,433
|
|||||
|
Total
Liabilities
|
584,656
|
2,616,385
|
|||||
|
Commitments
and contingencies - note 9
|
|||||||
|
Common
Stock with Registration Rights
|
|||||||
|
Common
Stock subject to continuing registration, $0.001 par
value, 36,659,837
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006 -
note
6
|
0
|
12,041,373
|
|||||
|
Stockholders'
Equity (Deficiency)
|
|||||||
|
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares, no shares
issued
and outstanding
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
|
Common
stock, $0.001par value, 500,000,000 authorized, 297,945,650
shares issued
and 297,095,650 shares outstanding at June 30, 2007 and 257,292,000
shares
outstanding at December 31, 2005
|
297,946
|
257,292
|
|||||
|
Additional
paid in capital - stock and stock equivalents
|
39,754,503
|
23,148,560
|
|||||
|
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(32,423,591
|
)
|
(27,177,989
|
)
|
|||
|
Common
stock reserved for issuance, 1,000,000 shares at June 30, 2007
and
4,000,000 shares at December 31, 2006
|
350,000
|
1,200,000
|
|||||
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
19,518
|
18,861
|
|||||
|
Deferred
stock compensation
|
(308,489
|
)
|
(285,200
|
)
|
|||
|
Treasury
stock - 850,000 shares
|
(255,850
|
)
|
(255,850
|
)
|
|||
|
Total
Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
|
7,434,038
|
(3,094,326
|
)
|
||||
|
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
|
$
|
8,018,694
|
$
|
11,563,432
|
|||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-2
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
Three
Months Ended
June 30,
|
Cumulative
Period from
January 8, 1992
(Inception) to
June 30,
|
||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
|
Revenue:
|
$ |
$
|
$ |
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||
|
License
revenue
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
624,985
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
Revenue
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
624,985
|
|||||||||||
|
Operating
Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
|
General
and administrative
|
2,793,733
|
346,795
|
1,265,340
|
15,822
|
15,974,363
|
|||||||||||
|
Research
and development expenses
|
155,471
|
10,000
|
129,402
|
10,000
|
4,055,960
|
|||||||||||
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
2,454,734
|
0
|
1,119,217
|
0
|
13,816,351
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
Operating Loss
|
5,403,938
|
356,795
|
2,513,959
|
25,822
|
33,221,689
|
|||||||||||
|
Other
(Income) and Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Gain
on fair value of warrant derivatives
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(1,902,286
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Other
income/expense
|
(216,936
|
)
|
5,553
|
(104,350
|
)
|
4,687
|
(363,765
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Stock
settlement expense
|
37,160
|
0
|
37,160
|
0
|
129,420
|
|||||||||||
|
Registration
right expense
|
21,440
|
0
|
21,440
|
0
|
375,146
|
|||||||||||
|
Warrant
expense
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
963,387
|
|||||||||||
|
Contribution
|
0
|
550,000
|
0
|
550,000
|
0
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
Other Income and Expenses
|
(158,336
|
)
|
555,553
|
(45,750
|
)
|
554,687
|
(798,098
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Net
Loss
|
|
5,245,602
|
|
912,348
|
|
2,468,209
|
580,509
|
$
|
32,423,591
|
|||||||
|
Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Unrealized
Gain Marketable Securities
|
657
|
0
|
(8,063
|
)
|
0
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
Comprehensive Loss
|
$
|
5,246,259
|
$
|
912,348
|
$
|
2,476,272
|
$
|
580,509
|
||||||||
|
Net
Loss Per Common Share, Basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
0.01
|
||||||||
|
Weighted
Average Number of shares outstanding for the period used
to compute per
share data
|
295,979,377
|
113,079,179
|
296,784,409
|
115,718,996
|
||||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-3
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
6 Months Ended
June 30,
|
Cumulative amounts
January 8, 1992
(Inception)
|
|||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
to
June 30, 2007
|
||||||||
|
Operating
Activities
|
||||||||||
|
Net
Loss for the period
|
$
|
(5,245,602
|
)
|
$
|
(912,348
|
)
|
$
|
(32,423,591
|
)
|
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss from operations to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Shares
issued for other than cash for payment of expenses
|
2,645,051
|
0
|
14,094,916
|
|||||||
|
Gain
on fair value of warrant liability
|
0
|
0
|
(1,902,286
|
)
|
||||||
|
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
4,142
|
12,926
|
361,353
|
|||||||
|
Gain
or loss on disposition of assets
|
0
|
0
|
86,855
|
|||||||
|
Warrant
Expense
|
0
|
0
|
963,387
|
|||||||
|
Settlement
Expense
|
0
|
0
|
92,260
|
|||||||
|
Allocated
general and administrative expenses - contributed capital
|
0
|
0
|
290,769
|
|||||||
|
Changes
in non-cash operating working capital items:
|
||||||||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
287,776
|
5,290
|
10,717
|
|||||||
|
Accounts
payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities
|
(941,672
|
)
|
(464,814
|
)
|
79,296
|
|||||
|
Intercompany
receivable
|
0
|
(264,741
|
)
|
0
|
||||||
|
Other
assets
|
0
|
0
|
5,518
|
|||||||
|
Net
Cash (Used In) Operating Activities
|
(3,250,305
|
)
|
(1,623,687
|
)
|
(18,340,806
|
)
|
||||
|
Investing
Activities
|
||||||||||
|
Purchase
of equipment
|
0
|
(4,682
|
)
|
(285,145
|
)
|
|||||
|
Proceeds
from the sale of equipment
|
0
|
0
|
13,583
|
|||||||
|
Acquisition
of patents
|
0
|
(6,664
|
)
|
(411,669
|
)
|
|||||
|
Other
assets
|
0
|
0
|
(7,567
|
)
|
||||||
|
Net
Cash (Used In) Investing Activities
|
0
|
(11,346
|
)
|
(690,798
|
)
|
|||||
|
Financing
Activities
|
||||||||||
|
Proceeds
from Issue of common shares
|
0
|
2,193,774
|
14,498,016
|
|||||||
|
Capitalization
of Share Issue costs
|
0
|
0
|
(441,553
|
)
|
||||||
|
Payments
on notes payable and other
|
(2,515
|
)
|
(2,383
|
)
|
12,656
|
|||||
|
Proceeds
of loan - related party
|
0
|
0
|
384,690
|
|||||||
|
Repayment
of loan - related party
|
0
|
(28,430
|
)
|
(239,659
|
)
|
|||||
|
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
0
|
0
|
(255,850
|
)
|
||||||
|
Other
|
0
|
0
|
5,850
|
|||||||
|
Cash
acquired in recapitalization of Thorium Power Inc.
|
0
|
0
|
12,742,408
|
|||||||
|
Net
Cash Provided By Financing Activities
|
|
(2,515
|
)
|
|
2,162,961
|
|
26,706,558
|
|||
|
Net
Increase In Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
(3,252,820
|
)
|
|
527,928
|
|
7,674,955
|
|||
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, Beginning Of Period
|
10,927,775
|
285
|
0
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, End Of Period
|
$
|
7,674,955
|
$
|
528,213
|
$
|
7,674,955
|
||||
|
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
|
||||||||||
|
Cash
paid during the year:
|
||||||||||
|
Interest
paid
|
$
|
524
|
$
|
1,253
|
$
|
3,493
|
||||
|
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
|
Non-cash
transactions
|
||||||||||
|
Conversion
of liabilities to equity
|
$
|
1,410,884
|
$
|
4,100
|
$
|
1,514,084
|
||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-4
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
1. BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
The
unaudited financial information of Thorium Power Ltd. (the “Company”) and
subsidiaries furnished herein has been prepared by the Company pursuant
to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) and
reflects all adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary
to
fairly state the Company's interim financial position and the results
of its
operations for the periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with
GAAP have
been condensed or omitted from these statements pursuant to such rules
and
regulations and, accordingly, this report on Form 10-QSB should be read
in
conjunction with the Company's financial statements and notes thereto
included
in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
The
Company assumes that the users of the interim financial information herein
have
read or have access to the audited financial statements for the preceding
fiscal
year and that the adequacy of additional disclosure needed for a fair
presentation may be determined in that context. Accordingly, footnote
disclosure, which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained
in the
Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, has
been
omitted. The results of operations for the six and three-month periods
ended
June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire
fiscal
year ending December 31, 2007.
2. NATURE
OF OPERATIONS AND MERGER WITH THORIUM POWER INC.
Radkowsky
Thorium Power Corp., incorporated in the state of Delaware on January
8, 1992
(“Inception”), changed its name to Thorium Power, Inc. in Apri1 2001. Thorium
Power, Inc. is engaged in the development, promotion and marketing of
its three
patented nuclear fuel designs: (1) Thorium/uranium nuclear fuel, (2)
Thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel, and (3) Thorium/weapons-grade
plutonium disposing fuel. These fuels are designed to be used in existing
light
water reactors. Presently, we are focusing most of our efforts on demonstrating
and testing our nuclear fuel technology for the Russian designed VVER-1000
reactors.
Once
our
reactor fuels are further developed and tested, we plan to license our
intellectual property rights to fuel fabricators, nuclear generators,
and
governments for use in commercial light water nuclear reactors, or sell
the
technology to a major nuclear company or government contractor or some
combination of the two. We anticipate having our technology fully developed
for
VVER-1000 reactors and our fuel tested in a VVER-1000 operating reactor
by the
end of 2010. Presently all our research, testing and demonstration activities
are being conducted in Russia. Our research operations are subject to
various
political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in
Russia.
Our
nuclear fuel process is dependent on the ability of suppliers of the
mineral
thorium, to provide it to our future customers on a timely basis and
also on
favorable pricing terms. The loss of certain principal suppliers of thorium
or a
significant reduction in thorium availability from principal suppliers
could
have a material adverse effect on the future operating results of the
Company.
F-5
We
participate in a highly regulated industry that is characterized by governmental
regulation. Our results of operations are affected by a wide variety
of factors
including general economic conditions, decreases in the use or public
favor of
nuclear power, the ability of our technology, the viability to safeguard
the
production of nuclear power and safeguarding our patents and intellectual
property from competitors. Due to these factors, we may experience substantial
period-to-period fluctuations in our future operating results.
Operations
to date have been devoted primarily to continued development of our fuel
designs, filing for certain patents relating to our technology, developing
strategic relationships within the nuclear industry, securing political
and some
financial support from the United States and Russian governments, and
administrative functions. We, therefore, based on our current operations,
prepare our accompanying consolidated financial statements as a Development
Stage Enterprise.
3. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a)
Consolidation
These
financial statements include the accounts of Thorium Power, Ltd. (a Nevada
corporation) and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Thorium Power, Inc. (a
Delaware
corporation).
On
October 6, 2006, a merger took place between Thorium Power, Ltd. and
Thorium
Power, Inc. For financial reporting purposes, this merger transaction
was
recorded as a recapitalization of Thorium Power, Inc. , whereby Thorium
Power,
Inc. is deemed to be the continuing surviving entity for accounting purposes,
but through reorganization, has deemed to have adopted the capital structure
of
Thorium Power, Ltd. Accordingly, all references to common shares of Thorium
Power Inc.’s common stock have been restated to reflect the equivalent number of
Thorium Power, Ltd.’s common shares.
All
significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated
in
consolidation.
b)
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 revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
These
consolidated financial statements include some amounts that are based
on
management's best estimates and judgments. The most significant estimates
relate
to valuation of stock grants, stock options and stock purchase warrants,
and
various contingent liabilities. These above-mentioned estimates and others
may
be adjusted as more current information becomes available, and any adjustment
could be significant in future reporting periods.
F-6
c)
Prior
Year Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to our prior years' financial statements
in
order to conform to the current year presentation. On our Statement of
Operations, certain general and administrative expenses were combined
into the
one expense caption called general and administrative expenses. These
reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations
or
accumulated deficit of Thorium Power, Inc.
d)
Warrants – Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement
Warrants
issued in conjunction with equity financing were accounted for under
the
Emerging Issues Task Force FSP (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-19, `Accounting for
Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled in
a
Company's Own Stock'. In December 2006, the FASB approved FSP EITF 00-19-2
Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements, which establishes the
standard
that contingent obligations to make future payments under a registration
rights
arrangement shall be recognized and measured separately in accordance
with
Statement 5 and FASB Interpretation No. 14, Reasonable Estimation of the
Amount of a Loss. The Company has evaluated the effect of how FSP EITF
00-19-2
and FSP EITF Topic D-98 affected these accompanying financial statements.
The
adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2 accounting pronouncement on January 1, 2007
changed
the classification of the warrant liability, total $1,132,440 at January
1,
2007, to stockholders’ equity (additional paid in capital).
4. Financial
Status and Going Concern Considerations - June 30, 2007
Management
anticipates, based on its current projected working capital requirements,
that
it will have enough working capital funds to sustain its current operations
at
its current operating level, until sometime during the first calendar
quarter of
2008. The Company will therefore need to raise additional capital in
2007,
either by having future issuances of its stock or incurring debt in 2007
in
order to provide the additional working capital funds required to continue
its
operations into 2008 and beyond.
5. Research and
Development Costs
Research
and development costs, amounted to $ 155,471 and $10,000 for the six
months
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively, and $129,402 and $10,000 for
the
three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively, and $4,055,960
from
January 8, 1992 (Inception) to June 30, 2007
6.
Stockholders' Equity
Total
Common stock outstanding at June 30, 2007 was 297,095,650. There were
also
850,000 shares that were held as Treasury stock at June 30, 2007, bringing
the
total number of shares issued to 297,945,650. At June 30, 2007, there
were
21,779,544 stock purchase warrants and 33,869,910 stock options outstanding,
all
totaling 352,745,104 of total stock and stock equivalents outstanding
June 30,
2007.
a).
Common Stock Issued With Registration Rights - Temporary Equity Reclassified
to
Permanent Equity at June 30, 2007
On
May 4,
2006, the Company completed a private placement with certain investors
in which
it sold an aggregate of 36,659,837 units, consisting of 36,659,837 shares
of its
restricted common stock and 18,329,98 common stock purchase warrants
for
$15,580,431. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half
of a
share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder of the
warrant to
acquire one additional share of common stock at a price of $0.65 per
share and
expires twelve months from the closing date of the subscription expiration
date
or term subsequently extended 6 months.
F-7
Under
the
terms of the sale, the investors were granted registration rights in
which the
Company agreed to timely file a registration statement to register the
common
shares and the shares underlying the warrants, obtain effectiveness of
the
registration statement by the SEC on or before September 1, 2006, and
maintain
the effectiveness of this registration statement for a pre-set time thereafter.
In the event the Company failed to timely perform under the registration
rights
agreement, the Company agreed to pay the investors liquidated damages
in an
amount equal to 2% of the aggregate amount invested by the investors
for each
30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date
by which
the registration statement should have been effective. The initial registration
statement was timely filed, however it was not declared effective by
the SEC
within the allowed time. Accordingly, the Company was liable to the investors
for liquidated damages under the registration rights agreement.
The
EITF
is currently reviewing the accounting for securities with liquidated
damages
clauses as stated in EITF 05-04, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause
on a
Freestanding Financial Instrument subject to EITF 00-19. There are currently
several views as to how to account for this type of transaction and the
EITF has
not yet reached a consensus. In accordance with EITF 00-19, Accounting
for
Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed To, and Potentially Settled
in the
Company's Own Stock, and EITF 05-04, because of the potential liquidated
damages
for failure to obtain and maintain an effective registration statement
is
substantial, the value of the common stock subject to such registration
rights
should be classified as temporary equity. Additionally, in accordance
with EITF
00-19 and the terms of the above warrants, the fair value of the warrants
was
recorded as a liability, with an offsetting reduction to shareholders'
equity.
The warrant liability is initially measured at fair value using the Black
Scholes option pricing model, and was then re-valued at each reporting
date,
with changes in the fair value reported as non-cash charges or credits
to
earnings reported as gain/loss on fair value of warrant
derivatives.
The
SEC
concluded that under EITF 00-19, common stock and warrants subject to
registration rights where significant liquidated damages could be required
to be
paid to the holder of the instrument in the event the issuer fails to
maintain
the effectiveness of a registration statement for a preset time period,
the
common stock subject to such liquidated damages does not meet the tests
required
for shareholders' equity classification, and accordingly must be reflected
between liabilities and shareholders' equity in the balance sheet until
the
conditions are eliminated. In analyzing instruments under EITF 00-19,
the
likelihood or probability related to the failure to maintain an effective
registration statement is not a factor.
Based
on
the above interpretation, as of May 4, 2006, the Company classified $12,041,373
for the value of common stock subject to registration rights as temporary
equity
instead of shareholders' equity. In addition, the Company measured the
initial
fair value of the warrants on May 4, 2006 at $3,539,058 and classified
at that
date the fair value of the warrants as warrant liability instead of
shareholders' equity.
F-8
At
the
end of each reporting period, the value of these warrants was re-measured
based
on the fair value of the underlying shares, and changes to the warrant
liability
and related “gain or loss in fair value of the warrants” was recorded as a
non-cash charge or credit to earnings. The warrant liability was reclassified
to
shareholders' equity when the Company adopted a new accounting pronouncement
FSP
EITF 00-19-2 as mentioned above in 2007.
The
SEC
has recently issued further guidance on EITF Topic No. D-98 (financial
statement
classification of securities issued between permanent equity and temporary
equity), and this SEC staff guidance specifically mentions that registration
payment arrangements are considered to be a separate unit of account,
and these
registration payment arrangements are now accounted for in accordance
with FASB
Staff Position FSP EITF 00-19-2 as a contingent obligation and not part
of the
classification of equity. Therefore the SEC staff has generally concluded
that
the classification of financial instruments between permanent equity
and
temporary equity should not take into account the registration payment
arrangement. The Company has no registration payment liabilities as of
June 30,
2007. Based on the above, the Company classified $12,041,373 for the
value of
common stock subject to registration rights as permanent equity instead
of
temporary equity at June 30, 2007.
b)
Share-based Compensation
The
Company has in place a stock-based compensation plan to reward for services
rendered by officers, directors, employees and consultants. On July 17,
2006,
the Company amended this stock plan. The Company has reserved 75,000,000
shares
of common stock of its unissued share capital for the stock plan. Other
limitations are as follows:
|
i).
|
No
more than 37,500,000 options can be granted for the purchase
of restricted
common shares.
|
|
ii).
|
No
more than 8,000,000 options can be granted to any one
person.
|
|
iii).
|
No
more than 5,000,000 options can be granted to any one person
for the
purchase of restricted common
shares.
|
On
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted FAS-123R. In March 2005, the SEC
staff
expressed their views with respect to FAS-123R in Staff Accounting Bulletin
No.
107, Share-Based Payment (“SAB 107”). SAB 107 provides guidance on valuing
options. Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based
payments under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion
No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”), and related
Interpretations, as permitted by FAS-123. In accordance with APB 25,
no
compensation cost was required to be recognized for options granted that
had an
exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock
on the
date of grant. The Company adopted FAS-123R using the
modified-prospective-transition method. Under that transition method,
compensation cost recognized in future interim and annual reporting periods
includes: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior
to,
but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair
value
estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FAS-123, and
b)
compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to
January 1,
2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with
the
provisions of FAS-123R.
F-9
The
adoption of FAS-123R had no effect on cash flow from operations or cash
flow
from financing activities for the three months ended June 30, 2007. FAS-123R
requires the cash flows from tax benefits resulting from tax deductions
in
excess of the compensation cost recognized for those options (“excess tax
benefits”) to be classified as financing cash flows. Prior to the adoptions of
FAS-123R, excess tax benefits would have been classified as operating
cash
inflows. The Company has not recognized, and does not expect to recognize
in the near future, any tax benefit related to stock-based compensation
costs as
a result of the full valuation allowance on our net operating loss carry
forwards.
The
Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for all service-based
awards
with graded vesting schedules on a straight-line basis over the requisite
service period for the entire award. Initial accruals of compensation
expense
are based on the estimated number of shares for which requisite service
is
expected to be rendered. Estimates are revised if subsequent information
indicates that forfeitures will differ from previous estimates, and the
cumulative effect on compensation cost of a change in the estimated forfeitures
is recognized in the period of the change.
For
awards with service conditions and graded vesting that were granted prior
to the
adoption of FAS-123R, the Company estimates the requisite service period
and the
number of shares expected to vest and recognize compensation expense
for each
tranche on a straight-line basis over the estimated requisite service
period of
the award or over a period ending with an employee's eligible retirement
date,
if earlier. Adjustments to compensation expense as a result of revising
the
estimated requisite service period are recognized prospectively.
Total
stock options outstanding at June 30, 2007 were 33,869,910 and 16,269,922
of
these total options were vested at June 30, 2007.
Stock
option transactions to the employees, directors, advisory board members
and
consultants are summarized as follows:
|
June
30, 2007
|
||||
|
Stock
Options Outstanding
|
||||
|
Outstanding –
Beginning of Period
|
34,578,993
|
|||
|
Issued
|
5,686,412
|
|||
|
Expired
|
(6,395,495
|
)
|
||
|
Forfeited
|
-
|
|||
|
Outstanding
end of the period
|
33,869,910
|
|||
|
Options
excercisable at the end of the period
|
16,269,922
|
|||
The
above
table includes options issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2007 from
Thorium
Power, Ltd. as follows:
|
i).
|
A
total of 4,700,000 non-qualified 10 year options have been
issued by
Thorium Power, Ltd., to advisory board members at exercise
prices of $0.25
to $0.64 per share.
|
F-10
|
ii).
|
A
total of 6,000,000 non-qualified 5 year options have been issued
to
advisory board members.
|
|
iii).
|
A
total of 17,403,654 non-qualified 2 year, 5 year and 10 year
options have
been issued to directors and officers of the Company, at exercise
prices
of $0.30 to $0.80 per share. From this total, 7,200,000 options
were
issued to Chief Executive Officer who is also a director, on
February 14,
2006, with a remaining contractual life of 8.8 years. On January
16, 2007
our Chief Executive Officer was issued 1,486,412 options to
replace the
same number of stock options he was granted from Thorium Power,
Inc, prior
to the merger, that were expiring January 2007. The exercise
price of
these options was increased from its original strike price
of $0.39 per
share to $0.50 per share with a new contractual life of 2 years.
Also from
the total options cited above, 1 million options were issued
to our Chief
Operating Officer, pursuant to an employment agreement, on
February 1,
2007 at an exercise price of $0.35 per share, vesting over
4 years with
the first 6 months vesting on August 1, 2007, with a contractual
term of
10 years.
|
The
following table provides certain information with respect to the
above-referenced stock options that are outstanding and exercisable at
June 30,
2007:
|
|
|
Stock Options Outstanding
|
|
Stock Options Vested
|
|
||||||||
|
Exercise Prices
|
|
Number of
Awards
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life – Years
|
|
Number of
Awards
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
||||
|
$0.16
- $0.25
|
|
|
8,266,256
|
|
|
5.08
|
6,432,924
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
||
|
$0.30-$0.39
|
|
|
3,192,242
|
|
|
5.94
|
1,010,299
|
|
$
|
0.33
|
|
||
|
$0.45-$0.51
|
|
|
13,211,412
|
|
|
5.92
|
5,593,363
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
||
|
$0.64-$0.80
|
|
|
9,200,000
|
|
|
8.68
|
3,233,336
|
|
$
|
0.77
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Total
|
|
|
33,869,910
|
|
6.15
|
16,269,922
|
|
$
|
0.47
|
|
|||
Assumptions
used in the Black Scholes option-pricing model are as follows:
The
aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding at June 30, 2007
was $
790,016 of which $ 735,016 relates to vested awards. Intrinsic value
is
calculated based on the difference between the exercise price of the
underlying
awards and the quoted price of our common stock as of the reporting date
($0.28
per share as of June 30, 2007)
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
|||
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
4.18%
- 4.45%
|
|
||
|
Average
expected life
|
5
years
|
|||
|
Expected
volatility
|
96%
- 275%
|
|
||
|
Expected
dividends
|
0%
|
|
||
F-11
During
the six and three months ended June 30, 2007, $ 2,454,734 and $ 1,119,217
respectively was recorded as stock-based compensation expense in the
statement
of operations. The result of all the above stock option grants included
in
stock-based compensation in the statement of operations, totaled $2,128,023
and
$951,000 respectively, for the six and three months ended June 30, 2007
(non-deductible for tax purposes, may provide a tax deduction for the
Company
when exercised). Stock compensation to executive officers totaled $29,167.
This
compensation was recorded as a result of the issuance of 1 million shares
of
restricted stock to the Company’s new Chief Operating Officer, pursuant to an
employment agreement entered into effective February 1, 2007. These shares
vest
monthly over a 36 month period and the exercise price was $0.35 per share
on the
date of the agreement. This stock issuance resulted in a total stock
compensation expense of $350,000, to be recognized over a 36 month period
starting February 1, 2007. For the six and three months ended June 30,
2007,
$48,611 and $19,444 respectively of this total compensation amount was
recognized as stock compensation expense and the remaining amount $301,389
was
recorded as deferred stock compensation, a contra equity account on the
balance
sheet. [Some stock volatility factors used by the Company for five option
grants
in its fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 were calculated for Black Scholes
using
the term of the option, which is general practice, as opposed to using
the
announcement date of the merger, January 5, 2006, which was later determined
to
be a more applicable date range, as the announcement date was the date
the stock
market reflected the merger in the valuation of the Company's stock.
This
difference in these volatility factors for these five option grants is
not
material to these financial statements, therefore, no current adjustment
to the
volatility factors was made to these financial statements for these five
option
grants and we have decided to continue to use these factors for future
expense
recognition of options under SFAS #123R.
c).
Warrants
At
June
30, 2007, there were 21,779,544 warrants outstanding.
At
June
30, 2007 the range of warrant prices for shares under warrants and the
weighted-average remaining contractual life are as follows:
|
|
|
Warrants Outstanding
and Exercisable
|
|
||||
|
Warrants -
Exercise Price
|
|
Number of
Warrants
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life – Years
|
|
||
|
$0.39
|
|
|
1,345,460
|
0.65
|
|
||
|
$0.50
(Assumed from Thorium Power Ltd.)
|
|
|
2,104,166
|
0.25
|
|
||
|
$0.65
(Assumed from Thorium Power Ltd.)
|
|
|
18,329,918
|
0.35
|
|
||
|
Total
|
|
21,779,544
|
0.36
|
|
|||
F-12
The
investors in the March 30, 2006 and May 4, 2006 private placements received
detachable warrants for the purchase of 2,104,166 and 18,329,918 shares
of
common stock, respectively, which were valued at $281,117 and $3,539,058,
respectively. For purposes of estimating the intrinsic fair value of
each
warrant as of dates of the private placements, the Company utilized the
Black
Scholes option-pricing model. The Company estimated the fair value of
the
warrants assuming no expected dividends and the following weighted-average
assumptions:
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
|||
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
2.86%
- 4.30%
|
|
||
|
Average
expected life
|
1
year
|
|||
|
Expected
volatility
|
142%
- 153%
|
|
||
|
Expected
dividends
|
0%
|
|
||
d).
Common Stock and Warrants reserved for Future Issuance
Common
stock and warrants reserved for future issuance consists of:
|
|
|
Shares
of
Common
Stock
|
|
Stock
Purchase
Warrants
|
|
Amount
|
|
|||
|
Stock-based
Compensation
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
$
|
350,000
|
|
7. Income
Taxes
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between
the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting
and the amounts recognized for income tax purposes. The significant components
of deferred tax assets (at a 40% effective tax rate) as of June 30, 2007
are as
follows:
|
|
|
Total
Amount
|
|
Deferred
Tax
Asset
Amount
|
|
||
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
$
|
4,472,034
|
$
|
1,788,814
|
|
|
|
Approximate
net operating loss
|
|
|
27,914,397
|
11,165,759
|
|
||
|
Less:
valuation allowance
|
|
|
(32,386,431
|
)
|
|
(12,954,573
|
)
|
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Management
believes that it is more likely than not that the forecasted taxable
income will
not be sufficient to utilize the tax carryforwards of approximately $27,914,397,
before its expiration in 2012 to and 2027 to fully recover the asset.
As a
result, the amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable was
reduced
100% by a valuation allowance. In the near term, if estimates of future
taxable
income are increased, such an increase will change the valuation allowance.
The
Company has no other deferred tax assets or liabilities. The Company
will also
be subject to limitations under Internal Revenue Code Section 382 regarding
the
use of its net operating loss carryforwards in future tax years.
8. Research
Agreement
The
Company has recently reached an agreement with Federal State Unitary
Enterprise
“Red Star”, a Russian government owned entity, on all terms of a contract
whereby Thorium Power's seed and blanket fuel designs will undergo further
irradiation testing with the goal of moving toward deployment within
full-sized
commercial reactors. The Company is also working on finalizing a
Cooperative Research Agreement and a Joint Venture agreement with Red
Star.
These agreements are subject to approval by the Russian Federal Agency
for
Atomic Energy (RosAtom), which the Company expects to be completed during
2007.
9. Commitments
and Contingencies
Firm
Price Commitments
F-13
The
Company entered into a firm price commitment agreement with the University
of
Texas of the Permian Basin (“UTPB”), in connection with its participation in the
pre-conceptual design phase for the construction of a high-temperature
test and
research reactor in Texas. The agreement had created a commitment by
the Company
for a minimum of $1.25 million financial contribution toward the project.
A
minimum payment of $50,000 on the agreement was due and paid on February
22,
2006, with 10 additional conditional contributions totaling $1.2 million
due by
December 31, 2006. A total of $550,000 has been paid as of December 31,
2006 and
these amounts were recorded as donations, under the caption general and
administrative expenses.
The
terms
of this agreement allow either party to terminate the agreement at any
time upon
giving written notice of termination. The Company, after having further
detailed
discussions with UTPB regarding the use of the $550,000 donations that
were made
to UTPB in 2006 and the terms of the agreement, it was understood between
the
parties that if future donations were to be given, they would be given
at the
discretion of Thorium Power based on the future use of these funds.
Therefore, it is management's assessment and opinion, that under the
terms of
this agreement, the Company has no further obligations to fund the additional
$675,000 to UTPB project; any future funding will be made at the discretion
of
Thorium Power, subject to the condition that the proceeds are directed
by UTPB
to the Company’s nuclear research or other development work related to its
Thorium based fuel designs, as agreed to by the parties.
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The
Company has employment agreements with its executive officers, the terms
of
which expire at various times. Such agreements provide for minimum compensation
levels, as well as incentive bonuses that are payable if specified management
goals are attained. Under each of the agreements, in the event the officer's
employment is terminated (other than voluntarily by the officer or by
the
Company for cause or upon the death of the officer), the Company, if
all
provisions of the employment agreements are met, is committed to pay
certain
benefits, including specified monthly severance.
F-14
AUDITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THORIUM
POWER, LTD
DECEMBER
31, 2006
F-15
To
The
Board of Directors
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
Washington,
DC
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Thorium Power,
Ltd. (a
development stage company) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the
related
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes
in
stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards
require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether
the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement.
The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit
of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration
of
internal control over financial reporting, as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal
control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by
management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial
statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our
opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Thorium Power, Ltd.
(a
development state company) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the
related
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes
in
stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Since
our
previous report dated March 19, 2007 as described in the Introductory
Note, the
Company discovered a material error in its presentation of stock issue
costs in
the statements of cash flows and the presentation of outstanding shares
of
common stock in the statement of stockholders deficiency. However, the
Company
has restated the financial statements to reflect the correction of these
errors.
/s/
Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC
Child,
Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC
Salt
Lake
City, Utah
March
19,
2007, except the Introductory Note, which is dated July 5, 2007
F-16
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
December
31
|
December
31
|
||||||
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|||||
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
|||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
10,927,775
|
$
|
283
|
|||
|
Prepaid
expenses & other current assets
|
394,443
|
6,280
|
|||||
|
Total
Current Assets
|
11,322,218
|
6,563
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Property
Plant and Equipment -net
|
21,290
|
21,215
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Other
Assets
|
|||||||
|
Patent
costs - net
|
217,875
|
211,211
|
|||||
|
Security
deposits
|
2,049
|
7,567
|
|||||
|
Total
Other Assets
|
219,924
|
218,778
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Total
Assets
|
$
|
11,563,432
|
$
|
246,556
|
|||
|
|
|||||||
|
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Deficiency
|
|||||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|||||||
|
Current
portion long term debt
|
$
|
4,739
|
$
|
4,135
|
|||
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
1,121,083
|
938,776
|
|||||
|
Other
current liabilities
|
347,690
|
0
|
|||||
|
Warrant
liability
|
1,132,440
|
0
|
|||||
|
Note
payable
|
0
|
45,930
|
|||||
|
Total
Current Liabilities
|
2,605,952
|
988,841
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Notes
Payable - long term
|
10,433
|
14,818
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Total
Liabilities
|
2,616,385
|
1,003,659
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Commitments
and contingencies - note 10
|
|||||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Common
Stock with Registration Rights
|
|||||||
|
Common
Stock subject to continuing registration, $0.001 par value,
36,659,837
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006, 0 at
December 31,
2005
|
12,041,373
|
0
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Stockholders'
Deficiency
|
|||||||
|
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares, no shares
issued
and outstanding
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
|
Common
stock, $0.001par value, 500,000,000 authorized, 257,291,709
shares issued
and 256,441,709 shares outstanding (December 31, 2005, equivalent
shares
outstanding 86,185,881)
|
257,292
|
168,149
|
|||||
|
Additional
paid in capital - stock and stock equivalents
|
23,148,560
|
14,544,410
|
|||||
|
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(27,177,989
|
)
|
(15,469,662
|
)
|
|||
|
Common
stock reserved for issuance, 4,000,000 shares
|
1,200,000
|
0
|
|||||
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
18,861
|
0
|
|||||
|
Deferred
stock compensation
|
(285,200
|
)
|
0
|
||||
|
Treasury
stock - 850,000 shares
|
(255,850
|
)
|
0
|
||||
|
Total
Stockholders' Deficiency
|
(3,094,326
|
)
|
(757,103
|
)
|
|||
|
|
|||||||
|
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficiency
|
$
|
11,563,432
|
$
|
246,556
|
|||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-17
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Restated)
|
|
Year
End
December
31,
|
Cumulative
Period from
January 8, 1992
(Inception) to
(unaudited)
2006
|
||||||||
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
License
revenue
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
624,985
|
||||
|
Total
Revenue
|
0
|
0
|
624,985
|
|||||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Operating
Expenses
|
||||||||||
|
General
and administrative
|
3,150,243
|
440,003
|
13,154,561
|
|||||||
|
Research
and development
|
34,400
|
17,500
|
3,926,558
|
|||||||
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
9,131,746
|
303,055
|
11,361,617
|
|||||||
|
Total
Operating Loss
|
12,316,389
|
760,558
|
27,817,751
|
|||||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Other
Income and Expenses
|
||||||||||
|
Gain
on fair value of derivative instruments
|
1,902,286
|
0
|
1,902,286
|
|||||||
|
Other
income/expense
|
115,128
|
54
|
146,829
|
|||||||
|
Stock
settlement expense
|
(92,260
|
)
|
0
|
(92,260
|
)
|
|||||
|
Registration
right expense
|
(353,706
|
)
|
0
|
(353,706
|
)
|
|||||
|
Warrant
expense
|
(963,387
|
)
|
0
|
(963,387
|
)
|
|||||
|
Total
Other Income and [Expenses]
|
608,061
|
54
|
639,762
|
|||||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Net
Loss
|
|
11,708,328
|
|
760,504
|
|
27,177,989
|
||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Other
Comprehensive Income (loss)
|
||||||||||
|
Unrealized
Gain - Marketable Securities
|
18,861
|
0
|
||||||||
|
Total
Comprehensive Loss
|
$
|
11,689,467
|
$
|
760,504
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Net
Loss Per Common Share, Basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
||||
|
Weighted
Average Number of shares used to compute per share data
|
153,733,780
|
105,463,178
|
||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-18
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
Years
Ended
December
31,
|
Cumulative
Amounts
January 8, 1992
(Inception) to December 31,
2006
|
||||||||
|
|
2006
(Restated)
|
2005
|
(unaudited)
(Restated)
|
|||||||
|
Operating
Activities
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Loss
for the year
|
$
|
(11,708,327
|
)
|
$
|
(760,504
|
)
|
$
|
(27,177,989
|
)
|
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss from operations to net cash used in
operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Shares
issued for other than cash for payment of expenses
|
9,131,746
|
303,055
|
11,449,866
|
|||||||
|
Gain
on fair value of derivative instruments
|
(1,902,286
|
)
|
0
|
(1,902,286
|
)
|
|||||
|
Depreciation
and Amoritzation
|
10,886
|
22,704
|
357,211
|
|||||||
|
Gain
or loss on disposition of assets
|
0
|
3,710
|
86,855
|
|||||||
|
Warrant
Expense
|
963,387
|
0
|
963,387
|
|||||||
|
Settlement
Expense
|
92,260
|
0
|
92,260
|
|||||||
|
Allocated
general and administrative expenses - contributed capital
|
290,769
|
0
|
290,769
|
|||||||
|
Changes
in non-cash operating working capital items:
|
||||||||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(270,779
|
)
|
525
|
(277,059
|
)
|
|||||
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
(220,201
|
)
|
142,913
|
718,576
|
||||||
|
Other
assets
|
5,518
|
0
|
5,518
|
|||||||
|
Other
current liabilities
|
302,392
|
0
|
302,392
|
|||||||
|
Net
Cash (Used In) Operating Activities
|
(3,304,635
|
)
|
(287,597
|
)
|
(15,090,500
|
)
|
||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Investing
Activities
|
||||||||||
|
Purchase
of equipment
|
(10,961
|
)
|
(22,217
|
)
|
(285,145
|
)
|
||||
|
Proceeds
from the sale of equipment
|
0
|
937
|
13,583
|
|||||||
|
Acquisition
of patents
|
(6,664
|
)
|
(4,523
|
)
|
(411,669
|
)
|
||||
|
Other
assets
|
0
|
(154
|
)
|
(7,567
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net
Cash (Used In) Investing Activities
|
(17,625
|
)
|
(25,957
|
)
|
(690,798
|
)
|
||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Financing
Activities
|
||||||||||
|
Issue
of common shares
|
2,202,678
|
260,992
|
14,498,016
|
|||||||
|
Disbursements
- stock issue costs
|
(441,553
|
)
|
-
|
(441,553
|
)
|
|||||
|
Payments
on notes payable and other
|
(3,781
|
)
|
18,952
|
15,171
|
||||||
|
Proceeds
of loan - related party
|
0
|
85,227
|
384,690
|
|||||||
|
Repayment
of loan - related party
|
0
|
(51,796
|
)
|
(239,659
|
)
|
|||||
|
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
(255,850
|
)
|
0
|
(255,850
|
)
|
|||||
|
Other
|
5,850
|
0
|
5,850
|
|||||||
|
Cash
acquired in recapitalization of Thorium Power Inc.
|
12,742,408
|
0
|
12,742,408
|
|||||||
|
Net
Cash Provided By Financing Activities
|
|
14,249,752
|
|
313,375
|
|
26,709,073
|
||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Net
Increase In Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
10,927,492
|
|
(179
|
)
|
|
10,927,775
|
|||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, Beginning Of Period
|
283
|
462
|
0
|
|||||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, End Of Period
|
$
|
10,927,775
|
$
|
283
|
$
|
10,927,775
|
||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
|
||||||||||
|
Cash
paid during the year:
|
||||||||||
|
Interest
paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
|
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
|
Non-cash
transactions (Note 1)
|
||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-19
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficiency
From
January 8, 1992 (Inception) to December 31, 2006
(Restated)
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
|
Stockholders’
|
|||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
(Deficit)
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||
|
Inception –
January 8,
1992
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock for technology and service
|
37,632,000
|
60,000
|
-
|
-
|
60,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the period ended
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(60,000
|
)
|
(60,000
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 1992 (unaudited)
|
37,632,000
|
60,000
|
-
|
(60,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
8,106,560
|
12,925
|
535,030
|
-
|
547,955
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of stock in exchange for services
|
1,473,920
|
2,350
|
20,000
|
-
|
22,350
|
|||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
313,600
|
500
|
99,500
|
100,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 1993
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(81,526
|
)
|
(81,526
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 1993 (unaudited)
|
47,526,080
|
75,775
|
654,530
|
(141,526
|
)
|
588,779
|
||||||||||
|
Authorized
10,000,000 shares - $.05 par value
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
821,632
|
1,310
|
260,690
|
-
|
262,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of stock in exchange for services
|
313,600
|
500
|
9,500
|
-
|
10,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of options to non-employees for services
|
-
|
-
|
15,400
|
-
|
15,400
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 1994
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(639,861
|
)
|
(639,861
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 1994 (unaudited)
|
48,661,312
|
77,585
|
940,120
|
(781,387
|
)
|
236,318
|
||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
1,301,440
|
2,075
|
412,925
|
-
|
415,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of stock in exchange for services
|
244,608
|
390
|
7,410
|
-
|
7,800
|
|||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
313,600
|
500
|
9,500
|
-
|
10,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 1995
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,088,082
|
)
|
(1,088,082
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 1995 (unaudited)
|
50,520,960
|
80,550
|
1,369,955
|
(1,869,469
|
)
|
(418,964
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock for cash
|
950,208
|
1,515
|
301,485
|
-
|
303,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock for services
|
250,880
|
400
|
7,600
|
-
|
8,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
1,066,240
|
1,700
|
32,300
|
-
|
34,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of options to non-employees for services
|
-
|
-
|
7,950
|
-
|
7,950
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 1996
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(763,179
|
)
|
(763,179
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 1996 (unaudited)
|
52,788,288
|
$
|
84,165
|
$
|
1,719,290
|
$
|
(2,632,648
|
)
|
$
|
(829,193
|
)
|
|||||
F-20
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficiency
(Continued)
From
January 8, 1992 (Inception) to December 31, 2006
(Restated)
|
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
|
Stockholders’
|
||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
(Deficit)
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 1996 (unaudited)
|
52,788,288
|
$
|
84,165
|
$
|
1,719,290
|
$
|
(2,632,648
|
)
|
$
|
(829,193
|
)
|
|||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
1,778,112
|
2,835
|
564,165
|
-
|
567,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
1,599,360
|
2,550
|
79,450
|
-
|
82,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of options to non-employees for services
|
-
|
-
|
15,960
|
-
|
15,960
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 1997
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(598,718
|
)
|
(598,718
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 1997 (unaudited)
|
56,165,760
|
89,550
|
2,378,865
|
(3,231,366
|
)
|
(762,951
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
2,086,568
|
3,327
|
662,033
|
-
|
665,360
|
|||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
8,780,800
|
14,000
|
456,000
|
-
|
470,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of options to non-employees for services
|
1,325
|
1,325
|
||||||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 1998
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(792,185
|
)
|
(792,185
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance
– December 31, 1998 (unaudited)
|
67,033,128
|
106,877
|
3,498,223
|
(4,023,551
|
)
|
(418,451
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock for cash
|
1,118,768
|
1,784
|
354,966
|
-
|
356,750
|
|||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
1,105,440
|
1,762
|
180,738
|
-
|
182,500
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 1999
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(822,803
|
)
|
(822,803
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 1999 (unaudited)
|
69,257,336
|
110,423
|
4,033,927
|
(4,846,354
|
)
|
(702,004
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock for cash
|
8,925,056
|
14,230
|
2,831,770
|
-
|
2,846,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock for services
|
3,198,720
|
5,100
|
449,900
|
-
|
455,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 2000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,487,354
|
)
|
(1,487,354
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 2000 (unaudited)
|
81,381,112
|
129,753
|
7,315,597
|
(6,333,708
|
)
|
1,111,642
|
||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
10,976,000
|
17,500
|
3,468,031
|
-
|
3,485,531
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock for settlement
|
313,600
|
500
|
36,100
|
-
|
36,600
|
|||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
896,896
|
1,430
|
139,570
|
-
|
141,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Modification
of options
|
-
|
-
|
28,500
|
-
|
28,500
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 2001
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,606,466
|
)
|
(2,606,466
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 2001 (unaudited)
|
93,567,608
|
$
|
149,183
|
$
|
10,987,798
|
$
|
(8,940,174
|
)
|
$
|
2,196,807
|
||||||
F-21
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficiency
(Continued)
From
January 8, 1992 (Inception) to December 31, 2006
(Restated)
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
|
Stockholders’
|
|||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
(Deficit)
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 2001 (unaudited)
|
93,567,608
|
149,183
|
10,987,798
|
(8,940,174
|
)
|
2,196,807
|
||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
156,800
|
250
|
49,750
|
-
|
50,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
156,800
|
250
|
22,750
|
-
|
23,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock not previously recognized
|
31,360
|
50
|
(50
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 2002
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,224,775
|
)
|
(2,224,775
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 2002 (unaudited)
|
93,912,568
|
149,733
|
11,060,248
|
(11,164,949
|
)
|
45,032
|
||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
3,606,400
|
5,750
|
604,250
|
610,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
3,333,568
|
5,315
|
157,685
|
163,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Modifications
of options and warrants
|
-
|
-
|
1,506,427
|
1,506,427
|
||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock not previously recognized
|
156,800
|
250
|
(250
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 2003
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,569,534
|
)
|
(2,569,534
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 2003 (unaudited)
|
101,009,336
|
$
|
161,048
|
$
|
13,328,360
|
$
|
(13,734,483
|
)
|
$
|
(245,075
|
)
|
|||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
1,991,360
|
3,175
|
254,576
|
257,751
|
||||||||||||
|
Loan
conversion into stock
|
54,880
|
88
|
6,913
|
7,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of options to non-employees for services
|
-
|
-
|
351,253
|
-
|
351,253
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 2004
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(974,674
|
)
|
(974,674
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 2004 (unaudited)
|
103,055,576
|
$
|
164,311
|
$
|
13,941,101
|
$
|
(14,709,158
|
)
|
$
|
(603,746
|
)
|
|||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
2,069,697
|
3,300
|
257,692
|
260,992
|
||||||||||||
|
Loan
conversion into stock
|
337,904
|
539
|
42,561
|
43,100
|
||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of options to non-employees for services
|
-
|
-
|
303,055
|
-
|
303,055
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(760,504
|
)
|
(760,504
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance –
December 31, 2005
|
105,463,177
|
$
|
168,149
|
$
|
14,544,410
|
$
|
(15,469,662
|
)
|
$
|
(757,103
|
)
|
|||||
F-22
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficiency
(Continued)
From
January 8, 1992 (Inception) to December 31, 2006
|
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
(Deficit)
Accumulated During the Development
|
Stock
Committed
Future
|
Accumulated
Comprehensive
|
Deferred
Stock
|
Treasury
|
Stockholders’
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Stage
|
Issuance
|
Income
|
Compensation
|
Stock
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance
- December 31, 2005
|
105,463,177
|
$
|
168,149
|
$
|
14,544,410
|
$
|
(15,469,662
|
)
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
|
$
|
(757,103
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash
|
15,319,674
|
24,426
|
2,165,248
|
2,189,674
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Loan
conversion into stock
|
32,144
|
51
|
4,049
|
4,100
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cashless
exercise of stock options and warrants
|
20,385,474
|
32,502
|
(32,502
|
)
|
0
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Exercise
of stock options and warrants for cash
|
407,680
|
650
|
12,350
|
13,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of stock for services
|
627,200
|
1,000
|
104,000
|
105,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cancellation
of shares-held by Thorium Power Ltd (pursuant to merger)
|
(6,597,495
|
)
|
(10,506
|
)
|
10,506
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Recapitalization
- 10/6/06 reverse merger*
|
124,101,637
|
43,467
|
(3,035,878
|
)
|
(306,000
|
)
|
(3,298,411
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Extension
of investor warrants terms - 6 months
|
963,387
|
963,387
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock
Option Expense
|
1,055,648
|
1,055,648
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of stock for services
|
204,341
|
205
|
226,284
|
226,489
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cashless
exercise of stock options and warrants
|
49,333
|
49
|
(49
|
)
|
0
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock
issued - settlement expense
|
307,534
|
308
|
91,952
|
92,260
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share
issue and merger costs
|
(441,553
|
)
|
(441,553
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
retired, redeemed for payroll taxes on stock-based
compensation
|
(3,008,990
|
)
|
(3,009
|
)
|
3,009
|
0
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) for the year ended December 31, 2006
|
(11,708,327
|
)
|
(11,708,327
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Unrealized
gains on marketable securities
|
18,861
|
18,861
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amortization
of deferred stock compensation costs
|
20,800
|
20,800
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Allocation
of expenses from Thorium
Power Ltd.
|
7,477,700
|
7,477,700
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Buyback
of stock - 850,000 shares to treasury stock
|
(850,000
|
)
|
(255,850
|
)
|
(255,850
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock
based compensation - shares committed
for future issuance
|
|
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance
- December 31, 2006
|
256,441,709
|
$
|
257,292
|
$
|
23,148,560
|
$
|
(27,177,989
|
)
|
$
|
1,200,000
|
$
|
18,861
|
$
|
(285,200
|
)
|
$
|
(255,850
|
)
|
$
|
(3,094,326
|
)
|
|||||||
*
See
footnote 1 regarding the recapitalization of Thorium Power Inc.
Shares
subject to continuing registration rights is shown on the balance sheet
as
temporary equity, not shareholders deficiency
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-23
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
(Restated)
INTRODUCTORY
NOTE
RESTATEMENT
OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Subsequent
to the issuance of the December 31, 2006 and 2005 consolidated financial
statements, the Company determined that it needed to restate its 2006
and 2005
financial statements in order to correct earlier disclosures made so
that they
are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The
first item
restated was to reclassify the cash flow impact of common stock issue
costs,
total $441,553 from operating activities to financing activities in the
statement of cash flows. This change in the statement of cash flows had
no
impact on the total net cash flows reported for the periods presented.
It was
also found that the company needs to change its presentation of the capital
stock transactions in the statement of stockholders deficiency from January
8,
1992 (inception) to December 31, 2006. This change was made to reflect
the
equivalent number of Thorium Power Ltd. shares for each capital transaction,
calculated by using the ratio of Thorium Power Ltd shares that were issued
in
the reverse merger to Thorium Power Inc. stockholders, to the outstanding
shares
held by the Thorium Power Inc. stockholders at the merger date (10/6/06).
This
change had no impact on the total number of common shares reported as
outstanding as of December 31, 2006 on the statement of stockholders
deficiency
as well as the balance sheet. A restatement was made to increase the
weighted
average shares outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The loss per
share
reported for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased from $0.09 to
$0.08 per
share. Additional footnote disclosures in the financial statements were
madeto
clarify certain other disclosures. The cumulative financial numbers presented,
required to be presented for all development stage companies, from inception
(January 8, 1992) to December 31, 2006, reported on the statement of
operations
and statement of stockholders deficiency are now marked as unaudited,
as it was
not practicable for us to obtain permission from the prior auditor to
reissue
their audit report, which was for the periods up to December 31, 2001
and for
the cumulative period January 8, 1992 to December 31, 2001.
Accordingly,
these accompanying 2006 consolidated financial statements have been restated,
for the items mentioned above, from the amounts previously reported.
There were
no changes on the balance sheet at December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the
reported
net loss for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
F-24
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
1. NATURE
OF OPERATIONS AND MERGER WITH THORIUM POWER INC.
Radkowsky
Thorium Power Corp., incorporated in the state of Delaware on January
8, 1992
(“Inception”), changed its name to Thorium Power, Inc. in Apri1 2001. Thorium
Power, Inc. is engaged in the development, promotion and marketing of
its three
patented nuclear fuel designs: (1) Thorium/uranium nuclear fuel, (2)
Thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel, and (3) Thorium/weapons-grade
plutonium disposing fuel. These fuels are designed to be used in existing
light
water reactors. Presently, we are focusing most of our efforts on demonstrating
and testing our nuclear fuel technology for the Russian designed VVER-1000
reactors.
Once
our
reactor fuels are further developed and tested, we plan to license our
intellectual property rights to fuel fabricators, nuclear generators,
and
governments for use in commercial light water nuclear reactors, or sell
the
technology to a major nuclear company or government contractor or some
combination of the two. We anticipate having our technology fully developed
for
VVER-1000 reactors and our fuel tested in a VVER-1000 operating reactor
in the
next three years. Presently all our research, testing and demonstration
activities are being conducted in Russia. Our research operations are
subject to
various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent
in
Russia.
We
participate in a highly regulated industry that is characterized by governmental
regulation. Our results of operations are affected by a wide variety
of factors
including general economic conditions, decreases in the use or public
favor of
nuclear power, the ability of our technology, the ability to safeguard
the
production of nuclear power and safeguarding our patents and intellectual
property from competitors. Due to these factors, we may experience substantial
period-to-period fluctuations in our future operating results.
We
may in
the future be designated as a potentially responsible party (PRP) by
federal and
state agencies with respect to certain sites with which we may have direct
or
indirect future involvement. Such designations can be made regardless
of the
extent of our involvement.
Operations
to date have been devoted primarily to continued development of our fuel
designs
filing for certain patents relating to our technology, developing strategic
relationships within the nuclear industry, securing political and some
financial
support from the United States and Russian governments, and administrative
functions. We, therefore, based on our current operations, prepare our
accompanying consolidated financial statements as a Development Stage
Enterprise.
Merger
Agreement
On
February 14, 2006 Novastar Resources Ltd. (“Novastar”), entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Thorium Power, Inc.
and TP Acquisition Corp., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Thorium
Power,
Ltd. which was formed in connection with the merger transaction contemplated
by
the Merger Agreement. (Collectively after the merger, all entities are
referred to as the “Company"). Concurrently therewith, Thorium Ltd (1)
adopted its 2006 Stock Plan, (2) entered into an employment agreement
with Seth
Grae, President and Chief Executive Officer of Thorium Power, Inc. to
also
become President and Chief Executive Officer of Thorium Power, Ltd.,
which
granted certain nonqualified stock options to Mr. Grae and (3) also entered
into
a subscription agreement with Thorium Power, Inc. for the purchase of
6,597,495
shares for $0.13 per share (equivalent to $4.00 per Thorium Power Inc
share
price), subsequently these 6,597,495 shares were cancelled at the Merger
date,
October 6, 2006.
The
Merger was consummated pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan
of Merger
among the parties that was entered into on February 14, 2006 and then
subsequently the original merger terms were amended on June 12, 2006
and August
8, 2006. On October 6, 2006, subsequent to the merger, Novastar changed its
name to Thorium Power Ltd. (“Thorium Power, Ltd.”)
F-25
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
Under
the
Merger Agreement each common share of Thorium Power, Inc. was converted
into
common stock securities of Thorium Power, Ltd. such that Thorium Power,
Inc.'s
current stockholders owned approximately 54.5% of the combined company
(prior to
dilution from common stock and warrants issued in connection with the
May 2006
private placement), and each share of Thorium Power, Ltd.'s common stock
will
remain outstanding. In addition, Thorium Power, Ltd. appointed new directors
and
officers following the merger. The combined company is headquartered
in McLean,
Virginia, where the Company's operations are presently based.
In
accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the following occurred
with
respect to the outstanding common shares, stock options and warrants
of Thorium
Power, Inc. at the closing of the Merger:
i) all
of the shares of common stock of Thorium Power, Inc. were cancelled and
each
registered owner of outstanding shares of Thorium Power, Inc. common
stock
automatically became the registered owner of 31.36 shares of common stock
of
Thorium Power, Ltd., for each share of Thorium Power, Inc. common stock
that
they previously owned (recapitalization ratio for reverse merger accounting
purposes). In accordance to the Merger Agreement, each holder of
non-compensatory options or warrants of Thorium Power, Inc. that had
an exercise
price of $5.00 or $1.00, received from Thorium Ltd 12.315 shares and
22.965
shares of Thorium Power, Ltd. respectively, for each option or warrant
owned.
There were 135,637,854 total common shares issued to the Thorium Power, Inc.
stockholders in the aggregate. There was a total of 160,761,474 of common
shares
outstanding in Thorium Power Ltd. prior to the merger, of which 124,101,637
shares are being shown as permanent equity in the statement of changes
in
stockholders’ deficiency and 36,659,837 as shown on the balance sheet as
temporary equity. As a result of the merger, there were 296,399,328 common
shares outstanding on October 6, 2006 (including the 36,659,837 shares
of common
stock shown as temporary equity).
ii) all
of other outstanding warrants and options of Thorium Power, Inc. were
assumed by
Thorium Power, Ltd. and became exercisable for Thorium Power, Ltd. common
stock
in an amount and at an exercise price that is consistent with the exchange
ratio
described above for the conversion of Thorium Power, Inc. common stock.
There
were 22,539,083 Thorium Power, Ltd., stock purchase warrants and 22,567,242
Thorium Power, Ltd., stock options assumed by Thorium Power, Inc. as
of the date
of the merger.
For
financial reporting purposes, this merger transaction was recorded as
a
recapitalization of Thorium Power, Inc. whereby Thorium Power, Inc. is
deemed to
be the continuing, surviving entity for accounting purposes, but through
reorganization, has deemed to have adopted the capital structure of Thorium
Power, Ltd.
Accordingly,
all references to common shares of Thorium Power, Inc.'s common stock
have been
restated to reflect the equivalent number of Thorium Power, Ltd.'s common
shares. In other words, the 4,325,447 Thorium Power, Inc. shares outstanding
(net of the 210,119 shares held by Thorium Power Ltd. that were cancelled
at the
Merger date) are restated as 135,637,854 common shares, as of October
6, 2006.
Each share of Thorium Power Inc. is restated to 31.36 shares of Thorium
Power
Ltd, which includes the shares issued to holders of non-compensatory
options or
warrants of Thorium Power, Inc. that had an exercise price of $5.00 or
$1.00, as
mentioned above.
A
summary
of assets and liabilities that, for accounting purposes, were deemed
to have
been acquired by Thorium Power, Inc. from Thorium Power Ltd, book value
as of
the date of acquisition (October 6, 2006) were as follows:
|
Total
assets - consisting of cash of $12,742,408, prepaid and other
receivables,
$117,384
|
$
|
12,859,792
|
||
|
Temporary Equity Transfer
|
(12,041,373
|
)
|
||
|
Total
Liabilities-consisting of warrant liabilities of $3,080,024
and other
payables
|
$
|
(4,116,830
|
)
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Book
Value of Thorium Power, Ltd. - transferred to stockholders
equity
|
$
|
(3,298,411
|
)
|
For
the
purpose of disclosing the non-cash transactions for the statement of
cash flows
for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, these assets acquired
at book
value represent the non-cash transactions. Also the company acquired
$12,742,408
of cash at the merger date (October 6, 2006). Due to this merger being
recorded
as a recapitalization of Thorium Power, Inc., this cash received was
recorded as
a financing activity on the Statement of Cash Flows.
F-26
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
In
accordance with the Security and Exchange Commissions Staff Accounting
Bulletin
SAB.T.1B1, an allocation of expenses attributable to Thorium Power, Inc.,
was
made to Thorium Power, Inc. from Thorium Power, Ltd. for periods prior
to the
merger date of October 6, 2006. The total expenses allocated to Thorium
Power,
Inc. up to October 6, 2006 (merger date) were $7,477,700, which consisted
of
$875,602 of general and administrative expenses
and
$6,602,098 of stock based compensation from Thorium Power, Ltd. These
total
allocated expenses of approximately $7.5 million were recorded as deemed
capital
contributions to Thorium Power Inc. by Thorium Power Ltd.
2. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a)
Consolidation
These
financial statements include the accounts of Thorium Ltd (a Nevada corporation)
and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Thorium Power, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)
and TP Acquisition Corp., (a Delaware corporation). Due to the accounting
treatment of the reverse merger mentioned above, the operating results
reported
are those of Thorium Power Inc. from January 1, 2006 to October 6, 2006
and the
operating results of Thorium Power Inc., Thorium Power Ltd and TP Acquisition
Corp consolidated, from October 6, 2006 (merger date) to December 31,
2006.
All
significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated
in
consolidation.
b)
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 revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
F-27
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
These
consolidated financial statements include some amounts that are based
on
management's best estimates and judgments. The most significant estimates
relate
to valuation of stock grants, stock options and stock purchase warrants,
allocation of certain expenses incurred by Thorium Power, Ltd. that were
attributable to Thorium Power, Inc., accrued liquidation damages pursuant
to the
Registration Right Agreement for the May 4, 2006 private placement, and
various
contingent liabilities. These above-mentioned estimates and others may
be
adjusted as more current information becomes available, and any adjustment
could
be significant in future reporting periods.
c)
Prior
Year Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to our prior years' financial statements
in
order to conform to the current year presentation. On our Statement of
Operations, certain general and administrative expenses were combined
into the
one expense caption called general and administrative expenses. These
reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations
or
accumulated deficit of Thorium Power, Inc.
d
) Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and
cash equivalents consists of cash on deposit, money market accounts,
and
investment grade commercial paper that are readily convertible into cash
and
purchased with original maturities of three months or less.
As
part
of its cash management program, the Company from time to time maintains
a
portfolio of marketable investment securities. The securities are investment
grade and include tax and tax exempt securities and have a term to earliest
maturity of less than 3 months. These marketable securities, classified
as
either available for sale, or trading securities are recorded at market
value.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Cash
in
bank accounts is at risk to the extent that it exceeds Federal Deposit
Insurance
Corporation insured amounts. To minimize risk, the Company places its
cash with
high credit quality institutions. Substantially all cash is deposited
in two
prominent U.S. financial institutions.
Investment
Securities
Trading
and available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value. Unrealized
holding
gains and losses on trading securities are included in the net income.
Unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related tax effect, on
available
for sale securities are excluded from net income and are reported as
a separate
component of other comprehensive income until realized. Realized gains
and
losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities are determined
on a
specific-identification basis.
A
decline
in the market value of any available-for-sale security below cost that
is deemed
to be other-than-temporary results in a reduction in carrying amount
to fair
value. The impairment is charged as an expense to the statement of income
and
comprehensive income and a new cost basis for the security is established.
To
determine whether an impairment is other-than-temporary, the Company
considers
whether it has the ability and intent to hold the investment until a
market
price recovery and considers whether evidence indicating the cost of
the
investment is recoverable outweighs evidence to the contrary. Evidence
considered in this assessment includes the reasons for the impairment,
the
severity and duration of the impairment, changes in value subsequent
to year
end, and forecasted performance of the investee.
e)
Property and Equipment
Property,
Plant and Equipment is comprised of an automobile, computer and office
equipment
and is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of
furniture,
computer and office equipment is computed over the estimated useful life
of the
asset, generally five and seven years respectively, utilizing the double
declining balance methodology. Depreciation for the leasehold improvements
is
computed using the straight-line method over the 5 year term of the lease.
Upon
disposition of assets, the related cost and accumulated depreciation
are
eliminated and any gain or loss is included in the statement of income.
Expenditures for major improvements are capitalized. Maintenance and
repairs are
expensed as incurred.
F-28
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
f)
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method in accordance
with
SFAS No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes." Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences
between the financial carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
and
their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards.
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. The effect on deferred
tax
assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income
in the
period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced
by a
valuation allowance to the extent that the recoverability of the asset
is
unlikely to be recognized. The Company did not provide any current or
deferred
income tax provision or benefit for any periods presented to date because
the
Company has continued to experience a net operating loss since
inception.
g)
Stock-Based Compensation
In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R (FAS-123R), Share-Based Payment,
which
is a revision of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123
(FAS-123),
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. In addition to requiring supplemental
disclosures, FAS-123R addresses the accounting for share-based payment
transactions in which a company receives goods or services in exchange
for (a)
equity instruments of the company or (b) liabilities that are based on
the fair
value of the company's equity instruments or that may be settled by the
issuance
of such equity instruments. FAS-123R focuses primarily on accounting
for
transactions in which a company obtains employee services in share-based
payment
transactions. The Statement eliminates the ability to account for share-based
compensation transactions using Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
25
(APB-25), Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and generally requires
that
such transactions be accounted for using a fair value based method. Accordingly,
pro-forma disclosure is no longer an alternative.
Under
FAS-123R, the Company is required to recognize compensation cost for
the portion
of outstanding awards previously accounted for under the provisions of
APB-25
for which the requisite service had not been rendered as of the adoption
date
for this Statement. The Statement also requires companies to estimate
forfeitures of stock compensation awards as of the grant date of the
award.
A
“modified prospective” method is used in which compensation cost is recognized
beginning with the effective date (a) based on the requirements of FAS-123R
for
all share-based payments granted after the effective date and (b) based
on the
requirements of FAS-123 for all awards granted to employees prior to
the
effective date of FAS-123R that remain unvested on the effective date;
or
The
Company adopted FAS-123R on January 1, 2006, using the modified prospective
method. The valuation of the stock issued to consultants for consulting
services
are valued as of the date of the agreements with the various consultants,
which
in all cases is earlier than the dates when the services are committed
to be
performed by the various consultants.
References
to the issuances of restricted stock is stock issued to individuals whom
are
eligible to sell all or some of their shares of restricted common stock
by means
of ordinary brokerage transactions in the open market pursuant to Rule
144,
promulgated under the Securities Act ("Rule 144"), subject to certain
limitations. In general, pursuant to Rule 144, a stockholder (or stockholders
whose shares are aggregated) who has satisfied a one-year holding period
may,
under certain circumstances, sell within any three-month period a number
of
securities which does not exceed the greater of 1% of the then outstanding
shares of common stock or the average weekly trading volume of the class
during
the four calendar weeks prior to such sale. Rule 144 also permits, under
certain
circumstances, the sale of securities, without any limitations, by a
non-affiliate of our company that has satisfied a two-year holding
period.
F-29
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
h)
Warrants
Warrants
issued in conjunction with equity financing were accounted for under
the
Emerging Issues Task Force FSP (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-19, `Accounting for
Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled in
a
Company's Own Stock'. In December 2006, the FASB approved FSP EITF 00-19-2
Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements, which establishes the
standard
that contingent obligations to make future payments under a registration
rights
arrangement shall be recognized and measured separately in accordance
with
Statement 5 and FASB Interpretation No. 14, Reasonable Estimation of the
Amount of a Loss. The Company has currently evaluating the effect of
how FSP
EITF 00-19-2 and FSP EITF Topic D-98 will affect future financial statements.
The adoption of this pronouncement on January 1, 2007 will change the
classification of the warrant liability, $1,132,440 at December 31, 2006,
to
equity (additional paid in capital).
i)
Basic
and Diluted Loss per Share
In
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 128 (“SFAS 128”), “Earnings Per Share”, the
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. At
December
31, 2006 and 2005, the Company stock equivalents were anti-dilutive and
excluded
in the loss per share computation.
j)
Impairment Charges
Unlike
goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the accounting rules
do not
provide for an annual impairment test in determining whether property,
plant,
and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets (e.g., patents) are
impaired.
Instead, they require that a triggering event occur before testing an
asset for
impairment. Examples of such triggering events include current-period
operating
or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses,
a
significant disposal of a portion of such assets, an adverse change in
the
market involving the business employing the related asset, a significant
decrease in the benefits realized from an acquired business, difficulties
or
delays in integrating the business and a significant change in the operations
of
an acquired business.
Once
a
triggering event has occurred, the impairment test employed is based
on whether
the intent is to hold the asset for continued use or to hold the asset
for sale.
If the intent is to hold the asset for continued use, the impairment
test
involves a comparison of undiscounted cash flows against the carrying
value of
the asset as an initial test. If the carrying value of such asset exceeds
the
undiscounted cash flow, the asset would be deemed to be impaired. Impairment
would then be measured as the difference between the fair value of the
fixed or
amortizing intangible asset and the carrying value to determine the amount
of
the impairment. The Company generally determines fair value by using
the
discounted cash flow method. If the intent is to hold the asset for sale
and
certain other criteria are met (i.e., the asset can be disposed of currently,
appropriate levels of authority have approved sale, and there is an actively
pursuing buyer), the impairment test is a comparison of the asset's carrying
value to its fair value less costs to sell. To the extent that the carrying
value is greater than the asset's fair value less costs to sell, an impairment
loss is recognized for the difference. The Company conducted an impairment
test
of its Patent at December 31, 2006 and determined that the future undiscounted
cash flows associated with the Patent rights were sufficient to recover
its
carrying value. Assets held for sale are separately presented on the
balance
sheet and are no longer depreciated.
In
November 2005, FASB issued FSP FAS 115-1 and FAS 124-1, The
Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain
Investments (“FSP 115-1 and 124-1”), which clarifies when an investment is
considered impaired, whether the impairment is other than temporary,
and the
measurement of an impairment loss. It also includes accounting considerations
subsequent to the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment and
requires
certain disclosures about unrealized losses that have not been recognized
as
other-than-temporary impairments. FSP 115-1 and 124-1 are effective for
all
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005. Implementation of
these statements is not expected to have a significant impact on the
Company's
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
F-30
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
k)
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive
income consists of net income and other gains and losses affecting shareholders'
equity that, under generally accepted accounting principles are excluded
from
net income. For the Company, such items consist primarily of unrealized
gains
and losses on marketable debt securities, which the Company has classified
as
cash equivalents, as their maturities are three months or less.
l)
Development Stage Enterprise
The
Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared using the accrual
method of accounting and according to the provisions of Statement of
Financial
Accounting Standards No. 7 (“SFAS 7”), “Accounting and Reporting for Development
Stage Enterprises,” as we are devoting substantially all of our efforts to
developing our nuclear fuel designs. Until such designs are developed
and
significant revenue is derived from these nuclear fuel designs or other
revenue
sources, we will continue to prepare our consolidated financial statements
and
related disclosures in accordance with entities in the development
stage.
m)
Revenue Recognition
All
of
the Company's revenue to date from January 8, 1992 (Inception) to December
31,
2006 had been derived from licensing fees from nuclear industry commercial
partners.
Once
the
company's Thorium nuclear fuel designs has advanced to a commercially
usable
stage the company will seek to license its technology to major government
contractors or nuclear companies, working for the US and other governments.
We
expect that our revenue from license fees will be recognized on a straight-line
basis over the expected period of the related license term.
Total
subsidies and grants from the US government totaled approximately $5.45
million,
cumulative from January 8, 1992 (Inception) to December 31, 2006. These
amounts
were not paid to us but paid directly from the US government to third
party
research and development companies that worked on our nuclear project,
as well
as other projects.
n)
Government Grants
Receipts
of government grants to encourage research and development activities
which are
non-refundable will be credited to deferred income upon receipt. Government
grants are used either for purchases of assets or to subsidize the research
and
development expenses incurred.
For
purchases of assets, government grants are deducted from the carrying
amount of
the assets. For the research and development expenses, the Company matches
and
offsets the government grants with the expenses of the research and development
activities as specified in the grant approval document in the corresponding
period when such expenses incurred.
o)
Segment Reporting
The
Company uses the “management approach” in determining reportable operating
segments. The management approach considers the internal organization
and
reporting used by the Company's chief operating decision maker for making
operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining
the
Company's reportable segments. The Company has determined that the Company
has
one operating segment as defined by SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information”.
F-31
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
p)
Commitments and Contingencies
Liabilities
for loss contingencies arising from various claims, assessments, litigation,
fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable
that a
liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably
estimated.
q)
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
FASB
Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes--an
Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. In July 2006, the FASB issued
FIN 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes--an Interpretation of FASB
Statement
No. 109, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions.
This
Interpretation requires the Company recognizes in its consolidated financial
statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely
than not
of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position.
The
provisions of FIN 48 are effective for the Company on January 1, 2007,
with the
cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle, if any, recorded
as an
adjustment to opening retained earnings. The Company does not believe
FIN 48
will have an impact on its consolidated financial statements.
SFAS
157,
Fair Value Measurements. In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157,
Fair Value
Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures
about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, where
fair value
is the relevant measurement attribute. The standard does not require
any new
fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements
issued
for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods
within
those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of
adopting
SFAS 157 on its consolidated financial statements.
Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108
In
September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, which provides guidance on
the
process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. In SAB No.
108, the
SEC staff establishes an approach that requires quantification of financial
statement errors, under both the iron-curtain and the roll-over methods,
based
on the effects of the error on each of the Company's financial statements
and
the related financial statement disclosures. SAB No.108 is generally
effective
for annual financial statements in the first fiscal year ending after
November
15, 2006. The transition provisions of SAB No. 108 permits existing public
companies to record the cumulative effect in the first year ending after
November 15, 2006 by recording correcting adjustments to the carrying
values of
assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that year with the offsetting
adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings. Management
does
not expect that the adoption of SAB No.108 would have a material effect
on the
Company's consolidated financial statements.
The
Company is currently evaluating the effect of other new accounting
pronouncements on its future statements of financial position and results
of
operations.
r)
Intangible Assets - Patents
Patents
are stated in the balance sheet at cost less accumulated amortization.
The costs
of the patents are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated
useful lives. The amortization period for our patents range between 17-20
years.
s)
Retirement 401K Plan
We
have a
401(k) savings plan that was set up in 2006 covering substantially all
of our
employees. Eligible employees may contribute through payroll deductions.
There
were no Company matching contributions made to the 401(k) savings plan
in
2006.
3. Financial
Status of the Company - December 31, 2006
Management
anticipates, based on its current projected working capital requirements,
that
it will have enough working capital funds to sustain its current operations
at
its current operating level, until sometime during the first quarter
of 2008.
The Company will have future issuances of its stock or incur debt, in
order to
provide funds to continue its operations into 2008 and beyond.
F-32
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
4. Research and
Development Costs
Research
and development costs, included under the caption “general and administrative
expenses” in the statement of operations amounted to $34,400 and $17,500 for the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively and $3,926,558 from
January
8, 1992 (Inception) to December 31, 2006
5. Property
Plant and Equipment
The
following represents the detail of the Company's property, plant and
equipment
at December 31, 2006 and 2005:
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Furniture,
computer and office equipment
|
$
|
24,840
|
$
|
13,879
|
|||
|
Automobile
|
22,217
|
22,217
|
|||||
|
Total
Cost
|
47,057
|
36,096
|
|||||
|
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
(25,767
|
) |
(14,881
|
) | |||
|
Net
Book Value
|
$
|
21,290
|
$
|
21,215
|
|||
Depreciation
expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 were $10,886,
and $5,434,
respectively.
6. Intangible
Assets - Patents
Patents
represent legal fees and filing costs that are capitalized and amortized
over
their estimated useful lives of 17-20 years. There were no patents placed
in
service for the year ended December 31, 2006.
The
following table summarizes the lives and carrying values of the Company's
patents at December 31, 2006 and 2005:
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Patents
|
$
|
411,669
|
$
|
405,005
|
|||
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
(193,794
|
) |
(193,794
|
) | |||
|
Net
Book Value
|
$
|
217,875
|
$
|
211,211
|
|||
Amortization
expense of patents was $- and $17,270 for the years ended December 31,
2006 and
2005 and $193,794 for the cumulative period from January 8, 1992 (Inception)
to
December 31, 2006.
7. Stockholders'
Equity
Total
Common stock outstanding at December 31, 2006 was 293,101,546 (including
36,659,837 shares of common stock with registration rights). There were
also
850,000 shares that were held as Treasury stock at December 31, 2006,
bringing
the total number of shares issued to 293,951,546. At December 31, 2006,
there
were 25,282,745 stock purchase warrants and 34,578,993 stock options
outstanding, all totaling 352,963,284 of total stock and stock equivalents
outstanding at December 31, 2006.
F-33
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
a). Common
Stock Issuances
STOCK
ISSUANCES PRIOR TO THE MERGER DATE (10/6/06)
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, Thorium Power Inc., sold 8,354,919
(equivalent
to 326,010 shares of Thorium Power Inc) shares of common stock to 22
investors
for $1,539,678. Thorium Power, Inc. also sold, pursuant to the Merger
Agreement,
4,164,518 shares (equivalent to 162,500 shares of Thorium Power Inc.)
of common
stock to Novastar, at a stock price of $0.1561 per share (equivalent
to $4.00
per Thorium Power Inc share price), total proceeds of $650,000. These
shares
were subsequently cancelled after the merger. Thorium Power, Inc., also
received
$13,000 from the exercise of 333,161 stock options (equivalent to 13,000
Thorium
Power Inc.stock options) at $0.0435 per share (equivalent to $1.00 price
per
Thorium Power Inc share). Total proceeds from the issuance of the above
12,852,598 shares (equivalent to 501,510 shares of Thorium Power Inc.
was
$2,202,678. Thorium Power, Inc., also issued 26,268 shares (equivalent
to 1,025
shares of Thorium Power Inc. common stock at $0.1561 per share (equivalent
to
$4.00 per stock price of Thorium Power Inc.) shares in repayment of a
loan from
a director, which totaled $4,100. Thorium Power, Inc. also issued 512,556
shares
(equivalent to 20,000 shares of Thorium Power Inc. common stock to directors,
for director service rendered at $0.2049 per share (equivalent to $5.25
per
Thorium Power Inc.) share price, total value of the services recorded
was
$105,000. Thorium Power, Inc., was a private company, so the value of
the stock
issued for services was determined by the price paid by the investors
mentioned
above, where 21 out of the 22 of these investors paid $0.2049 per share
(equivalent to Thorium Power Inc. price of $5.25 per share). There were
also
16,659,275 (equivalent to 650,047 Thorium Power Inc.shares) of Thorium
Power,
Inc. shares issued to stock option holders, who exercised their stock
options
through the cashless exercise feature in accordance to their individual
stock
option agreements. All of these option holders had an exercise price
of $0.039
per share (equivalent to $1.00 per Thorium Power Inc. share price and
the
numbers of shares issued in the cashless exercise were based on the market
price
of $0.2049 per share (equivalent to Thorium Power Inc. $5.25 per
share).
STOCK
ISSUANCES-PURSUANT TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT-MERGER DATE - 10/6/2006
On
October 6, 2006, the Company completed the merger, as more fully described
in
note 1, and issued 135,637,854 shares of Thorium Power, Ltd., stock to
the
stockholders of Thorium Power, Inc. For accounting purposes, Thorium
Power Inc.
is the continuing accounting entity, therefore Thorium Power Inc. is
deemed to
have issued these shares to its stockholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
An additional 307,534 shares were issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
after
the merger date, for Thorium Power, Inc. shareholders that were not reflected
in
the Thorium Power, Inc. stockholders list, at the merger date. This stock
issuance of 307,534 shares was recorded as a stock settlement expense
which
totaled $92,260, valued at the stock price of $0.30 per share, valued
at the
date the Company was first made aware of these shares being outstanding,
that
were not accounted for in their stock records. The Company reviewed these
share
certificates and determined that they were valid stock certificates and
settled
this matter, post merger, by issuing the equivalent Thorium Power Ltd.
shares to
these stockholders.
STOCK
ISSUANCES AFTER THE MERGER DATE-After October 6, 2006
The
Board
of Directors of the Thorium Power, Ltd. increased the size of the board
to five
members and appointed two Independent Directors: Jack D. Ladd and Daniel
B.
Magraw, Jr., as a members of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective
October 23, 2006. Pursuant to terms of the Independent Director's Contracts,
dated October 23, 2006, between Mr. Ladd and the Company and Mr. Magraw
and the
Company Mr. Ladd and Mr. Magraw will each receive a fee of $20,000 per
year in
cash, as well as such number of restricted shares, issued quarterly,
equal to
$5,000 each quarter, to be paid to each Director for the respective quarter
based on the average closing price of the Company's common stock, as
quoted on
the trading market on which the Company's securities are traded, over
the thirty
day period prior to the first day of the applicable quarter. On December
27,
2006, a total of 22,050 shares were issued to the directors for their
services.
Additionally, the Director Contracts grant to Messrs. Ladd and Magraw
for each
year of service on the Board of Directors non-qualified options to purchase
up
to 500,000 shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Director Options”),
which shall vest with respect to 13,889 shares on November 23, 2006 and
the
remaining 486,111 shares will subsequently vest in equal monthly installments
of
13,889 shares on each one month anniversary of the grant until all shares
underlying the Director Options have vested. The third independent Director,
Victor Alessi, was appointed as a director in August, 2006 and received
500,000
stock options, term 5 years, vesting equally over 36 month period. On
October
11, 2006, 182,291 shares were issued pursuant to a legal settlement.
On November
6, 2006, 491,333 shares were issued, pursuant to a cashless stock option
exercise of 140,953 shares, strike price was $0.195 per share and market
value
of the stock was $0.30 per share.
F-34
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
In
November, 2006 the company redeemed 3,008,990 shares of common stock
from its
two executive officers in order to satisfy the payroll tax withholding
obligations of the Company owed on their stock based compensation.
b).
Common Stock Buyback Program - Treasury Stock
On
October 17, 2006, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized
a
share buyback program for an aggregate of $1,000,000 over the next 12
months,
with $250,000 of stock to be repurchased immediately. At the discretion
of the
CEO Seth Grae, the Company may effect further share repurchases over
the course
of the year depending on valuation of the Company reflected in the share
price.
As of the date of this report 850,000 shares had been repurchased pursuant
to
this program at the average approximate price of $0.30 per share. The
Company
valued all shares issued in the twelve month period ended December 31,
2006
using the traded quoted market price of the Company's common stock as
of the
applicable agreement date. These shares are being held as Treasury Stock
as of
December 31, 2006.
c).
Common Stock Issued With Registration Rights - Temporary Equity
On
May 4,
2006, the Company completed a private placement with certain investors
in which
it sold an aggregate of 36,659,837 units, consisting of 36,659,837 shares
of its
restricted common stock and 18,329,98 common stock purchase warrants
for
$15,580,431. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half
of a
non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles
the holder
of the warrant to acquire one additional share of common stock at a price
of
$0.65 per share and expires twelve months from the closing date of the
subscription expiration date or term subsequently extended 6
months.
Under
the
terms of the sale, the investors were granted registration rights in
which the
Company agreed to timely file a registration statement to register the
common
shares and the shares underlying the warrants, obtain effectiveness of
the
registration statement by the SEC on or before September 1, 2006, and
maintain
the effectiveness of this registration statement for a pre-set time thereafter.
In the event the Company failed to timely perform under the registration
rights
agreement, the Company agreed to pay the investors liquidated damages
in an
amount equal to 2% of the aggregate amount invested by the investors
for each
30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date
by which
the registration statement should have been effective. The initial registration
statement was timely filed, however it was not declared effective by
the SEC
within the allowed time. Accordingly, the Company is liable to the investors
for
liquidated damages under the registration rights agreement. The Company
recognized in other income and expenses, in its statements of operatons
under
the caption Registration Rights Expense, an amount of approximately $354,000
for
unpaid liquidated damages at December 31, 2006.
The
EITF
is currently reviewing the accounting for securities with liquidated
damages
clauses as stated in EITF 05-04, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause
on a
Freestanding Financial Instrument subject to EITF 00-19. There are currently
several views as to how to account for this type of transaction and the
EITF has
not yet reached a consensus. In accordance with EITF 00-19, Accounting
for
Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed To, and Potentially Settled
in the
Company's Own Stock, and EITF 05-04, because of the potential liquidated
damages
for failure to obtain and maintain an effective registration statement
is
substantial, the value of the common stock subject to such registration
rights
should be classified as temporary equity. Additionally, in accordance
with EITF
00-19 and the terms of the above warrants, the fair value of the warrants
should
be recorded as a liability, with an offsetting reduction to shareholders'
equity. The warrant liability is initially measured at fair value using
the
Black Scholes option pricing model, and is then re-valued at each reporting
date, with changes in the fair value reported as non-cash charges or
credits to
earnings reported as gain/loss on fair value of warrant
derivatives.
F-35
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
The
SEC
concluded that under EITF 00-19, common stock and warrants subject to
registration rights where significant liquidated damages could be required
to be
paid to the holder of the instrument in the event the issuer fails to
maintain
the effectiveness of a registration statement for a preset time period,
the
common stock subject to such liquidated damages does not meet the tests
required
for shareholders' equity classification, and accordingly must be reflected
between liabilities and shareholders' equity in the balance sheet until
the
conditions are eliminated. In analyzing instruments under EITF 00-19,
the
likelihood or probability related to the failure to maintain an effective
registration statement is not a factor.
Based
on
the above interpretation, as of May 4, 2006, the Company classified $12,041,373
for the value of common stock subject to registration rights as temporary
equity
instead of shareholders' equity. In addition, the Company measured the
initial
fair value of the warrants on May 4, 2006 at $3,539,058 and classified
at that
date the fair value of the warrants as warrant liability instead of
shareholders' equity.
At
the
end of each reporting period, the value of these warrants is re-measured
based
on the fair value of the underlying shares, and changes to the warrant
liability
and related “gain or loss in fair value of the warrants” is recorded as a
non-cash charge or credit to earnings. The warrant liability will be
reclassified to shareholders' equity when the Company is no longer subject
to
all of its performance obligations under the registration rights agreement,
or
under FSP 00-19-2 as equity in 2007.
At
December 31, 2006, the warrant liability decreased to $1,132,440 due
to changes
in the fair value of the warrants. The fair value of the warrants was
estimated
using the Black Scholes option-pricing model, with the following assumptions
for
the year ended December 31, 2006: risk-free interest rate of 3.86% dividend
yield of 0%, expected life of .9 year and volatility of 106% were used.
We
expect to reclassify this warrant liability, in accordance with FSP 00-19-2
to
stockholders' equity, additional paid in capital, at January 1,
2007.
For
the
period ended October 6, 2006 to December 31, 2006, the non-cash gain
on fair
value of warrants, or deduction in warrant liability, was $1,902,286.
The gain
recorded on the change in the fair value
of derivative instruments was due principally to the decrease in
the volatility factor used in the Black Scholes valuation of the warrants.
The
date range used to calculate this volatility factor was from January
5, 2006,
date of announcement of Thorium Power, Ltd. and Thorium Power, Inc. merger,
to
December 31, 2006. The stock volatility factor for the fourth quarter
of 2006
was low, as the stock trading price remained primarily at $0.30 per share
for
this period of time. The non-cash gain on fair value of warrants, recorded
as
gain on fair value of warrant derivatives, has no effect on the Company's
cash
flows or liquidity.
d)
Share-based Compensation
The
Company has in place a stock-based compensation plan to reward for services
rendered by officers, directors, employees and consultants. On July 17,
2006,
the Company amended this stock plan. The Company has reserved 75,000,000
shares
of common stock of its unissued share capital for the stock plan. Other
limitations are as follows:
|
i).
|
No
more than 37,500,000 options can be granted for the purchase
of restricted
common shares.
|
|
|
ii).
|
No
more than 8,000,000 options can be granted to any one
person.
|
|
|
iii).
|
No
more than 5,000,000 options can be granted to any one person
for the
purchase of restricted common
shares.
|
On
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted FAS-123R. In March 2005, the SEC
staff
expressed their views with respect to FAS-123R in Staff Accounting Bulletin
No.
107, Share-Based Payment (“SAB 107”). SAB 107 provides guidance on valuing
options. The impact of adopting FAS-123R for the year ended December
31, 2006
was to record a non-cash compensation expense of $2,184,001, of which
$937,619
was allocated prior to the merger from Thorium Power, Ltd. for services
rendered
on behalf of Thorium Power, Inc. . Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company
accounted for share-based payments under the recognition and measurement
provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
(“APB
25”), and related Interpretations, as permitted by FAS-123. In accordance
with
APB 25, no compensation cost was required to be recognized for options
granted
that had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying
common
stock on the date of grant. The Company adopted FAS-123R using the
modified-prospective-transition method. Under that transition method,
compensation cost recognized in future interim and annual reporting periods
includes: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior
to,
but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair
value
estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FAS-123, and
b)
compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to
January 1,
2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with
the
provisions of FAS-123R.
F-36
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
The
adoption of FAS-123R had no effect on cash flow from operations or cash
flow
from financing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2006.
FAS-123R requires the cash flows from tax benefits resulting from tax
deductions
in excess of the compensation cost recognized for those options (“excess tax
benefits”) to be classified as financing cash flows. Prior to the adoptions of
FAS-123R, excess tax benefits would have been classified as operating
cash
inflows. The Company has not recognized, and does not expect to recognize
in the near future, any tax benefit related to stock-based compensation
costs as
a result of the full valuation allowance on our net operating loss carry
forwards.
The
Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for all service-based
awards
with graded vesting schedules on a straight-line basis over the requisite
service period for the entire award. Initial accruals of compensation
expense
are based on the estimated number of shares for which requisite service
is
expected to be rendered. Estimates are revised if subsequent information
indicates that forfeitures will differ from previous estimates, and the
cumulative effect on compensation cost of a change in the estimated forfeitures
is recognized in the period of the change.
For
awards with service conditions and graded vesting that were granted prior
to the
adoption of FAS-123R, the Company estimates the requisite service period
and the
number of shares expected to vest and recognize compensation expense
for each
tranche on a straight-line basis over the estimated requisite service
period of
the award or over a period ending with an employee's eligible retirement
date,
if earlier. Adjustments to compensation expense as a result of revising
the
estimated requisite service period are recognized prospectively.
Total
stock options outstanding at December 31, 2006 were 34,578,993 (22,567,242
were
assumed by Thorium Power Inc. in accordance with the Merger Agreement
with
Thorium Power, Ltd. and remain outstanding) and 16,325,523 of these total
options were vested at December 31, 2006.
Stock
option transactions to the employees, directors, advisory board members
and
consultants are summarized as follows:
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
|
Stock
Options Outstanding
|
|
|
|||||
|
Assumed
by the Merger
|
22,567,242
|
-
|
|||||
|
Thorium
Power Inc. Options Outstanding
|
12,011,751
|
-
|
|||||
|
Expired
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Outstanding
end of the year
|
34,578,993
|
-
|
|||||
|
Options
exercisable at the end of the year
|
16,325,523
|
-
|
|||||
The
above
table includes options issued as of December 31, 2006 as follows:
|
i).
|
A
total of 2,150,000 non-qualified 10 year options have been
issued by
Thorium Power, Ltd., to advisory board members at exercise
prices of $0.51
to $0.64 per share.
|
|
|
ii).
|
A
total of 5,500,000 non-qualified 5 year options have been
issued to
advisory board members at an exercise price of $0.445 per
share and a
weighted average of $0.445;
and
|
F-37
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
|
iii).
|
A
total of 14,917,242 non-qualified 10 year options have been
issued to
directors and officers of the Company, at exercise prices of
$0.30 to
$0.80 per share. From this total, 7,200,000 options were issued
to Chief
Executive Officer who is also a director, on February 14, 2006,
with a
remaining contractual life of 9.1 years. All other options
issued have a
remaining contractual life ranging from 4.75 years to 9.9
years.
|
The
following table provides certain information with respect to the
above-referenced stock options that are outstanding and exercisable at
December
31, 2006:
|
|
Stock
Options Outstanding
|
Stock
Options Vested
|
|||||||||||
|
Exercise
Prices
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
- Years
|
Number of
Awards
|
Number of
Awards
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
|||||||||
|
$0.16
- $0.20
|
3.1
|
6,650,415
|
6,650,415
|
$
|
0.16
|
||||||||
|
$0.30-$0.39
|
1.2
|
6,853,578
|
4,478,277
|
$
|
0.37
|
||||||||
|
$0.45-$0.51
|
7.2
|
11,875,000
|
1,627,085
|
$
|
0.48
|
||||||||
|
$0.64-$0.80
|
9.2
|
9,200,000
|
2,083,334
|
$
|
0.77
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total
|
5.9
|
34,578,993
|
16,325,523
|
$
|
0.48
|
||||||||
Assumptions
used in the Black Scholes option-pricing model are as follows:
The
aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding at December 31,
2006 was
$931,058 of which $931,058 relates to vested awards. Intrinsic value
is
calculated based on the difference between the exercise price of the
underlying
awards and the quoted price of our common stock as of the reporting date
($0.30
per share as of December 31, 2006)
|
|
December 31, 2006
|
|||
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
4.18%
- 4.45%
|
|
||
|
Average
expected life
|
5
years
|
|||
|
Expected
volatility
|
108%
- 275%
|
|
||
|
Expected
dividends
|
0%
|
|
||
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, $9,131,746 was recorded as stock-based
compensation expense in the statement of operations. The result of all
the above
stock option grants that occurred after January 1, 2006 for Thorium Power
Inc
and stock option grants for Thorium Power Ltd that were recorded in the
statement of operations totaled $2,719,496 (non-deductible for tax purposes,
may
provide a tax deduction for the Company when exercised). Stock compensation
to
executive officers totaled $6,138,250, one bonus at year end recorded
to common
stock reserved for issuance totaled $1,200,000, and the other stock compensation
to officers in accordance with their employment agreements totaled $4,938,250.
From this total amount of stock-based compensation of $9,131,746, $6,602,098
was
recorded on Novastar Resources Ltd. books for the period January 1, 2006
to
October 6, 2006, but all of this compensation amount was incurred for
Thorium
Power Inc.'s benefit, thus allocated to Thorium Power Inc. statement
of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2006. The remaining stock-based
compensation expense was to directors of $105,000 and the amortization
of
deferred stock compensation of $169,000. Some volatility factors used
by
Novastar, for five option grants in its fiscal year ended June 30, 2006
calculated the volatility factor for Black Scholes using the term of
the option,
which is general practice, not from the announcement date of the merger,
January
5, 2006, which was later determined to be a more applicable date range
due to
the announcement date being the date the stock market reflected the merger
in
the valuation of the Company's stock. This difference in these volatility
factors for these five option grants is not material to these financial
statements, therefore, no current adjustment to the volatility factors
was made
to these financial statements for these five option grants and we have
decided
to continue to use these factors for future expense recognition of options
under
SFAS #123R.
F-38
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
e).
Warrants
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, there were 25,282,745 warrants outstanding
as
of December 31, 2006.
At
December 31, 2006 the range of warrant prices for shares under warrants
and the
weighted-average remaining contractual life are as follows:
|
Warrants
Outstanding and
Exercisable
|
|||||||
|
Warrants
- Exercise Price
|
Number of
Warrants
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
-
Years
|
|||||
|
$0.30
(Assumed from Thorium Power Ltd.)
|
2,104,999
|
.4
|
|||||
|
$0.39
|
2,743,662
|
.6
|
|||||
|
$0.50
(Assumed from Thorium Power Ltd.)
|
2,104,166
|
.8
|
|||||
|
$0.65
(Assumed from Thorium Power Ltd.)
|
18,329,918
|
.9
|
|||||
|
Total
|
25,282,745
|
|
|||||
The
investors in the November 23, 2005, March 30, 2006 and May 4, 2006 private
placements received detachable warrants for the purchase of 2,104,999,
2,104,166
and 18,329,918 shares of common stock, respectively, which were valued
at
$127,467, $281,117 and $3,539,058, respectively. For purposes of estimating
the
intrinsic fair value of each warrant as of dates of the private placements,
the
Company utilized the Black Scholes option-pricing model. The Company
estimated
the fair value of the warrants assuming no expected dividends and the
following
weighted-average assumptions:
|
|
December 31, 2006
|
|||
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
2.86%
- 4.30%
|
|
||
|
Average
expected life
|
1
year
|
|||
|
Expected
volatility
|
142%
- 153%
|
|
||
|
Expected
dividends
|
0%
|
|
||
On
November 17, 2006 the Board of Directors of Thorium Power, Ltd., authorized
the
extension of the expiration date of all common stock purchase warrants
above by
six months from the expiration date identified on the respective warrants.
This
extension of the warrant terms resulted in an expense of $963,387, recorded
under the caption warrant expense in the statement of operations in the
category
other income and expenses.
f).
Common Stock and Warrants reserved for Future Issuance
Common
stock and warrants reserved for future issuance consists of:
|
|
Shares
of
|
Stock
|
|
|||||||
|
|
Common
|
Purchase
|
|
|||||||
|
|
Stock
|
Warrants
|
Amount
|
|||||||
|
Stock-based
Compensation
|
4,000,000
|
0
|
$
|
1,200,000
|
||||||
F-39
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
The
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on December 18, 2006
had
unanimously voted to issue 4 million shares of restricted stock as a
year end
2006 bonus to its CEO and Executive VP of International Nuclear Operations.
The
price was to value these shares was the market price as of the date of
the stock
grant. In a subsequent capital transaction, in order for the company
to remit
the required payroll tax obligations related to this stock grant to the
Federal
and State taxing authorities, the Company redeemed 1,620,000 shares of
this
stock grant from the two executives, at a price of $0.20 per share (price
determined by applying a lack of marketability discount). The Company,
in
January 2007, paid a total of $347,690 for primarily payroll tax withholdings
(as a result of redeeming 1,620,000 shares of stock) and payroll tax
expense due
on these stock compensation issuances.
8. Income
Taxes
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between
the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting
and the amounts recognized for income tax purposes. The significant components
of deferred tax assets (at a 40% effective tax rate) as of December 31,
2006 are
as follows:
|
|
Total
Amount
|
Deferred
Tax Asset Amount
|
|||||
|
Assets
|
|
|
|||||
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
$ |
2,719,496
|
$ |
1,087,798
|
|||
|
Approximate
net operating loss
|
24,458,493
|
9,783,397
|
|||||
|
Less:
valuation allowance
|
(27,177,989
|
)
|
(10,871,196
|
)
|
|||
|
|
$ | - | $ |
-
|
|||
Management
believes that it is more likely than not that the forecasted taxable
income will
not be sufficient to utilize the tax carryforwards of approximately $24,458,493,
before its expiration in 2012 and 2026 to fully recover the asset. As
a result,
the amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable was reduced
100% by
a valuation allowance. In the near term, if estimates of future taxable
income
are increased, such an increase will change the valuation allowance.
The Company
has no other deferred tax assets or liabilities.
9. Research
Agreement
The
Company is party to an agreement whereby all of its current research
is being
performed by the Russian Research Centre, known as the Kurchatov Institute
(“RRC”), on the Company's fuel designs. All the funding under this agreement
is
supplied by the Company. As of March 12, 2007, the Company fulfilled
all of its
financial obligations under that agreement.
The
Company is now in the final stage of negotiations over a new Cooperative
Research Agreement (CRA) with an entity closely affiliated with the Russian
Atomic Energy Agency (RosAtom) that will provide a necessary legal mechanism
for
the next phase of research and demonstration activities leading to lead
test
assembly testing in an operating VVER-1000 reactor in Russia. The initial
scope
of work under the new CRA is expected to cost approximately $5,000,000
over a 15
month period.
10. Commitments
and Contingencies
Firm
Price Commitments
The
Company entered into a firm price commitment agreement with the University
of
Texas of the Permian Basin (“UTPB”), in connection with its participation in the
pre-conceptual design phase for the construction of a high-temperature
test and
research reactor in Texas. The agreement had created a commitment by
the Company
for a minimum of $1.25 million financial contribution toward the project.
A
minimum payment of $50,000 on the agreement was due and paid on February
22,
2006, with 10 additional conditional contributions totaling $1.2 million
due by
December 31, 2006. A total of $550,000 has been paid as of December 31,
2006 and
these amounts were recorded as donations, under the caption general and
administrative expenses.
The
terms
of this agreement allow either party to terminate the agreement at any
time upon
giving written notice of termination. The Company, after having further
detailed
discussions with UTPB regarding the use of the $550,000 donations that
were made
to UTPB in 2006 and the terms of the agreement, it was understood between
the
parties that if future donations were to be given, they would be given
at the
discretion of Thorium Power based on the future use of these funds.
Therefore, it is management's assessment and opinion, that under the
terms of
this agreement, the Company has no further obligations to fund the additional
$675,000 to UTPB project; any future funding will be made at the discretion
of
Thorium Power, subject to the condition that the proceeds are directed
by UTPB
to the Company’s nuclear research or other development work related to its
Thorium based fuel designs, as agreed to by the parties.
F-40
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2006
Lease
Commitments
i) The
Company leases office space. Future estimated rental payments under these
operating leases are as follows:
|
|
Dollars
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
Year
ending December 31, 2007
|
$
|
70,000
|
||
|
|
||||
|
Year
ending December 31, 2008
|
$
|
35,000
|
||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The
Company has employment agreements with its executive officers, the terms
of
which expire at various times. Such agreements provide for minimum compensation
levels, as well as incentive bonuses that are payable if specified management
goals are attained. Under each of the agreements, in the event the officer's
employment is terminated (other than voluntarily by the officer or by
the
Company for cause or upon the death of the officer), the Company, if
all
provisions of the employment agreements are met, is committed to pay
certain
benefits, including specified monthly severance.
F-41
THORIUM
POWER, LTD.
112,544,149 shares
of common stock
PROSPECTUS
_______,
2007
Dealer
Prospectus delivery obligation
Until
90
days from the date of this prospectus, all dealers that effect transactions
in
these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be
required
to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to
deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their
unsold allotments or subscriptions.
PART II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item
24. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Limitation
of Liability of Directors, Officers and Others
Section
78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides:
Discretionary
and mandatory indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents:
General provisions.
1.
A
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except
an
action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that
he is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines
and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a
manner
which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of
the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of
any
action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or
upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, does not, of itself, create
a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which
he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and that, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
he had
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
2.
A
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit
by or in
the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason
of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture
trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement
and attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with
the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he acted in good faith
and in
a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim,
issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court
of
competent jurisdiction after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be
liable
to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation
unless
and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought
or
other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that
in view
of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
3.
To
the
extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has
been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in subsections 1 and 2, or in defense of any claim,
issue
or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him against expenses,
including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with the defense.
Pursuant
to Thorium Power’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Company shall
indemnify, to the full extent and in the manner permitted under the laws
of
Nevada and any other applicable laws, any person made or threatened to
be made a
party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative
or
investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer
of
this corporation or served any other enterprise as a director or officer
at the
request of this corporation; such right of indemnification shall also be
applicable to the executors, administrators and other similar legal
representative of any such director of officer, but the foregoing rights
of
indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
any
director or officer or his legal representative may be entitled apart from
the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.
Item
25. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The
following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than underwriting
discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection with the sale of
common
stock being registered. All amounts, other than the SEC registration fee
and the
NASD fee, are estimates. We will pay all these expenses.
|
Amount to be
Paid
|
||||
|
SEC
Registration Fee
|
$
|
5,765.12
|
||
|
Printing
Fees and Expenses
|
1,000
|
|||
|
Legal
Fees and Expenses
|
150,000
|
|||
|
Accounting
Fees and Expenses
|
30,000
|
|||
|
Miscellaneous
|
3,000
|
|||
|
Total
|
$
|
189,765.12
|
||
Item
26. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During
the last three years, we have issued the below listed unregistered securities.
None of these transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts
or
commissions, except as specified below, or any public offering, and we
believe
that each transaction was exempt from the registration requirements of
the
Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and/or Regulation D promulgated
thereunder. The Company believes that the various issuances described below
were
to "accredited investors". The Company valued all shares issued to consultants
using quoted exchange amounts of the Company’s common stock as of the
measurement date.
During
the three month period ended March 31, 2005, the Company issued 20,000,000
common shares upon the conversion of $1,000,000 in debt owed by the Company
to
such person. These stock issuances were exempt from registration pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
During
the three month period ended June 30, 2005, the Company issued 16,100,000
common
shares to consultants for consulting services provided to the Company with
value
of $1,144,000. These stock issuances were exempt from registration pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
During
the three month period ended June 30, 2005 the Company issued 11,600,000
common
shares to consultants for consulting services provided to the Company with
a
value of $1,595,500. These stock issuances were exempt from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
On
August
3, 2005, the Company issued 800,000 restricted shares of common stock to
its
advisory board as compensation for consulting services performed. The value
attributed to these shares was $128,000 ($0.16 per share). These stock
issuances
were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1933.
On
September 22, 2005, the Company issued a total of 4,187,500 shares of common
stock to outside consultants as payment for services rendered. Of the total
issuance, 4,000,000 were issued pursuant to the March 2005 Compensation
Plan,
while 187,500 were issued pursuant to the August 2005 Augmented Compensation
Plan. The value attributed to these shares was $462,828 ($0.11 per share).
These
stock issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
On
September 30, 2005, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock to
an
outside consultant as payment for services rendered. These shares were
issued
pursuant to the August 2005 Augmented Compensation Plan and the value attributed
was $51,000 ($0.17 per share). These stock issuances were exempt from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1933.
On
October 21, 2005, the Company issued 1,000,000 restricted common shares
with
value of $160,000 ($0.16 per share) for mineral property acquisition costs.
These stock issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to Section
4(2) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
On
November 1, 2005, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock to
an
outside consultant as payment for his services rendered. These shares were
issued pursuant to the August 2005 Augmented Compensation Plan and the
value
attributed to these shares was $51,000 ($0.17 per share). These stock issuances
were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1933.
On
November 23, 2005, the Company closed a private placement of $631,500,
consisting of an offering of 4,209,998 units of at a price of $0.15 per
unit.
Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of a non-transferable
share
purchase warrant. Each of the unexercised warrants issued in this private
placement have now expired and are no longer included in this registration
statement. However, prior to expiration, each warrant entitled the holder
thereof to acquire one additional share of common stock at a price of $0.30
per
share and have an expiry date of twelve months from the closing date of
the
subscription. Of the 4,209,998 units issued in the private placement, 249,999
units were issued as settlement of debt of $37,500. The remainder of the
units
were issued for total cash proceeds of $594,000. As a result of the foregoing,
the Company relied on the provisions of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the issuance of the
securities.
On
December 1, 2005, the Company issued 4,158,333 shares of common stock to
various
outside consultants as payment for services rendered. The total issuance
was
pursuant to the August 2005 Augmented Compensation Plan. The value attributed
to
these shares was $706,916 ($0.17 per share). These stock issuances were
exempt
from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act
of
1933.
On
December 1, 2005, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock to
an
outside consultant as payment for his services rendered. The value attributable
to these shares was $150,000 ($0.15 per share). These stock issuances were
exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1933.
On
December 1, 2005, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock to
an
outside consultant as payment for his services rendered. These shares were
issued pursuant to the August 2005 Augmented Compensation Plan and the
value
contributed to these shares was $51,000 ($0.17 per share). These stock
issuances
were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1933.
On
January 9, 2006 the Company issued 355,714 shares of common stock to 3West
LLC
for drilling services in the Clay County District of Alabama. These shares
were
issued pursuant to a drilling agreement at $0.293 per share for total
consideration of $104,173. These stock issuances were exempt from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
On
January 11, 2006 the Company issued 3,100,000 shares of common stock to
various
outside consultants as payment for services rendered. The total issuance
was
pursuant to the August 2005 Augmented Compensation Plan. The value attributed
to
these shares was $527,000 ($0.17 per share). These stock issuances were
exempt
from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act
of
1933.
On
January 24, 2006 the Company issued 181,428 shares of common stock to 3West
LLC
for drilling services in the Clay County District of Alabama. The shares
were
issued pursuant to a drilling agreement at $0.293 per share for total
consideration of $53,132. These stock issuances were exempt from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
On
January 27, 2006 the Company issued 150,000 shares of common stock to an
outside
consultant as payment for his services rendered. The value attributed to
these
shares was $94,500 ($0.63 per share). These stock issuances were exempt
from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1933.
On
February 2, 2006 the Company issued 135,545 shares of common stock to 3West
LLC
for drilling services in the Clay County District of Alabama. The shares
were
issued pursuant to a drilling agreement at $0.293 per share for total
consideration of $39,695. These stock issuances were exempt from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
On
February 13, 2006 the Company issued 2,389,558 shares of common stock to
an
outside consultant as payment for services rendered, and a portion for
services
to be rendered. The value attributed to these shares was $955,823 ($0.40
per
share). These stock issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to
Section
4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
On
February 14, 2006, we completed a private placement with a number of
institutional and accredited investors. The aggregate number of units purchased
by all investors in connection with this private placement was 4,208,331
units
at a price of $0.30 per unit, to 13 accredited investors for total proceeds
of
$1,262,500. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one-half
of
one share of common stock purchase warrant. The unexercised warrants issued
in
this private placement have expired and are no longer included in this
registration statement. However, prior to expiration, each whole warrant
was non
transferable and entitled the holder to purchase one additional share of
common
stock of the Company for a period of 12 months after the closing date of
the
offering at a price per warrant share of $0.50.
On
June
6, 2006, the Company granted an incentive option for the purchase of
525,000 shares of common stock of the Company to an officer pursuant to
the
Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). The Company
also agreed to issue by June 12, 2006, 75,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock, subject to the restrictions in the Employment Agreement. These stock
issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
On
June
13, 2006, the Company granted to an officer, pursuant to the Plan, a
non-qualified option for the purchase of 350,000 shares of common stock
of the
Company. The Company also agreed to issue 75,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock by June 20, 2006, subject to the restrictions in the Consulting Agreement.
These stock issuances were exempt from registration pursuant to Section
4(2) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
On
June
12, 2006, the Company issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company
to
Green Eagle Capital Corp., for services provided to the Company, for Strategic
Planning, pursuant to a verbal agreement between Green Eagle Capital Corp.
and
the Company. These stock issuances were exempt from registration pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
Pursuant
to the agreements with Mr. Gelband, we issued to Mr. Gelband 2,389,558
restricted shares of common stock on February 13, 2006. Mr. Gelband confirmed
that he is an accredited investor and represented his intention to acquire
the
securities for investment purposes and not with a view to distribution.
Mr.
Gelband acknowledged that the sale of the securities was not registered
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that the securities could not
be
resold unless the securities were registered or an exemption from registration
was available. As a result of the foregoing, we relied on the provisions
of Rule
506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
for the issuance of the securities.
Pursuant
to the terms of the employment agreement with Seth Grae, we agreed to issue
5,000,000 restricted shares of common stock to Mr. Grae, and grant to Mr.
Grae
7,200,000 non-qualified stock options, with a term of ten years at an exercise
price of $0.795 per share. The stock options shall be granted under the
newly
adopted 2006 Stock Plan. As a result of the relationship with Mr. Grae,
we
relied on the provisions of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the issuance of the
securities.
On
May 4,
2006, we completed a private placement of 36,659,837 Units at a price of
$0.425
per Unit with a number of institutional investors, including Magnetar Capital
Master Fund, Ltd., clients of Wellington Management Company, LLP, clients
of
Highfields Capital Management LP, clients of Cumberland Associates LLC,
SF
Capital Partners Ltd., Sunrise Equity Partners, L.P., and several other
institutional investors as well as several accredited individual investors
for
total proceeds of $15,580,434.20. Each Unit consists of one share of our
common
stock and one-half of one purchase warrant. Each whole purchase warrant
is non
transferable and entitles the holder to purchase one additional share of
our
common stock for a period of 12 months at a price per share of $0.65. The
expiration of the earrants was subsequently extended to a period of 18
months
from the date of the closing of the private placement.
Each
investor confirmed in writing that it is an accredited investor and represented
its intention to acquire the securities for investment purposes and not
with a
view to distribution. We did not use, and no person acting on its behalf
used,
any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with
this
offering. Appropriate legends shall be affixed to the stock certificates
to be
issued to each investor. Each investor acknowledged that the sale of the
securities was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and
that the securities could not be resold unless the securities were registered
or
an exemption from registration was available. As a result of the foregoing,
we
relied on the provisions of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the issuance of the securities.
Item
27. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The
following exhibits are included as part of this Form SB-2.
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Exhibit
Number |
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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||
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3.2
|
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
|
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).
|
||
|
4.2
|
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
|
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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5*
|
Opinion
of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP,
as to the validity under Nevada law of the Securities being registered
hereunder
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||
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10.1
|
Consulting
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Walter Doyle (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19, 2004).
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||
|
10.2
|
Consulting
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Adam Harrison (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19,
2004).
|
||
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10.3
|
Consulting
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Tim Lelek (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19, 2004).
|
||
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10.4
|
Consulting
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Bruce Fearn (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19, 2004).
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||
|
10.5
|
Compensation
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Paul G. Carter (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19, 2004).
|
||
|
10.6
|
Consulting
Agreement dated January 24, 2005 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Walter Doyle (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on January 27, 2005).
|
||
|
10.7
|
Consulting
Agreement dated January 24, 2005 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Sanjeev Pamnani (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on January 27, 2005).
|
||
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10.8
|
Consulting
Agreement dated January 24, 2005 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Seth Shaw (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on January 27, 2005).
|
||
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10.9
|
Assignment
of Specific Mineral Rights dated September 14, 2005 between American
Graphite Holdings and the Company (incorporated by reference
from the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11,
2005).
|
||
|
10.10
|
Amendment
No. 1, dated March 5, 2006, to Assignment of Specific Mineral
Rights
between American Graphite Holdings and the Company (incorporated
by
reference from Exhibit 10.10 of the initial filing of this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 filed June 14, 2006).
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||
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10.11
|
Mining
Acquisition Agreement dated September 30, 2005 between Walter
Doyle and
the Company (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2005).
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||
|
10.12
|
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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||
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10.13
|
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).
|
||
|
10.14
|
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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||
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10.15
|
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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10.16
|
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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10.17
|
Subscription
Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2006, between the Company
and Thorium
Power (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the current
report of
the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21, 2006)
|
||
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10.18
|
Amended
and Restated Consulting Agreement, dated February 6, 2006, between
the
Company and Alan Gelband (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.5 of the
current report of the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21,
2006)
|
||
|
10.19
|
Form
of Subscription Agreement between the Company and the investors
in the
private placement closed on February 14, 2006 (incorporated by
reference
to Exhibit 10.6 of the current report of the Company on Form
8-K filed
February 21, 2006)
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||
|
10.20
|
Assignment
of Minerals Lease, dated December 31, 2005, between CM Properties
and the
Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report
of the Company on Form 8-K filed January 10, 2006)
|
||
|
10.21
|
Amendment
No. 1 to Assignment of Minerals Lease, dated March 5, 2006 between
CM
Properties and the Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.21
of the initial filing of this Registration Statement on Form
S-4 filed
June 14, 2006).
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||
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10.22
|
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 this Registration Statement
on Form
S-4 filed June 14, 2006).
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||
|
10.23
|
Sublease
Agreement, dated May 28, 2004, between Thorium Power and Carmen
&
Muss, P.L.L.C. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23
of the
initial filing of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed
June 14,
2006).
|
||
|
10.24
|
Office
Building Lease, dated August 14, 2001, between Washington Real
Estate
Investment Trust and Thorium Power (incorporated by reference
from Exhibit
10.24 of the initial filing of this Registration Statement on
Form S-4
filed June 14, 2006).
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||
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10.25
|
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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||
|
10.26
|
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).
|
||
|
10.27
|
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).
|
||
|
10.28
|
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).
|
||
|
10.29
|
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).
|
||
|
10.30
|
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).
|
||
|
10.31
|
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).
|
||
|
10.32
|
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).
|
||
|
10.33
|
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).
|
||
|
10.34
|
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).
|
||
|
10.35
|
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).
|
||
|
10.36
|
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 Company’s current report
on Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006).
|
||
|
10.37
|
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).
|
||
|
10.38
|
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).
|
||
|
10.39
|
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).
|
||
|
10.40
|
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).
|
||
|
10.41
|
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).
|
||
|
10.42
|
Restricted
Stock Grant Agreement, dated April 12, 2007, between Erik
Hällström 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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||
|
10.43
|
Stock
Option Agreement, dated April 12, 2007, between Erik
Hällström 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).
|
||
|
14.1
|
Code
of Ethics (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB filed on November 25, 2005).
|
||
|
16.1
|
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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||
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23.1*
|
Consent
of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP (included
in Exhibit 5)
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||
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23.2*
|
Consent
of Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw,
PLLC
|
||
*
Filed
herewith
Item
28. Undertakings
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to:
File,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement to:
(a) Include
any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act,
and
(b) Reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together,
represent
a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of the securities offered would not
exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities
Act if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
a 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of
Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement,
and
(c) Include
any additional or changed material information on the plan of
distribution.
For
determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective
amendment as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and
the
offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide
offering.
File
a
post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities
that
remain unsold at the end of the offering.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has
been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable.
In
the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
Each
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement
relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on
Rule 430B
or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed
to be
part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is
first
used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in
a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement
or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference
into the
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement
will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first
use,
supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement
or
prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such
document immediately prior to such date of first use.
SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
the
requirements for filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this registration
statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of McLean,
State of
Virginia, on the 25th day of September, 2007.
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THORIUM
POWER, LTD.
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|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Seth Grae
|
|
|
|
Seth
Grae,
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment
to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the
capacities and on the date stated.
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|
By:
|
/s/
Seth Grae
|
|
|
|
Seth
Grae
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principle
Executive Officer)
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|
|
By:
|
/s/
Larry Goldman
|
|
|
|
Larry
Goldman
Treasurer
and Acting Chief Financial Officer
(Principle
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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|
|
By:
|
/s/
Thomas Graham, Jr.
|
|
|
|
Thomas
Graham, Jr.
Interim
Secretary and Director
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Victor E. Alessi
|
|
|
|
Victor
E. Alessi
Director
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Jack D. Ladd
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|
|
|
Jack
D. Ladd
Director
|
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|
By:
|
/s/
Daniel B. Magraw
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|
|
Daniel
B. Magraw
Director
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S-1
EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
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|
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed on December 17,
1999).
|
|
|
3.2
|
By-laws
(incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 18, 2006).
|
|
|
4.1
|
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).
|
|
|
4.2
|
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).
|
|
|
4.3
|
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)
|
|
|
5*
|
Opinion
of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP,
as to the validity under Nevada law of the Securities being
registered
hereunder
|
|
|
10.1
|
Consulting
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Walter Doyle (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19, 2004).
|
|
|
10.2
|
Consulting
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Adam Harrison (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19, 2004).
|
|
|
10.3
|
Consulting
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Tim Lelek (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19, 2004).
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10.4
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Consulting
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Bruce Fearn (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19, 2004).
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10.5
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Compensation
Agreement dated October 15, 2004 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Paul G. Carter (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 19, 2004).
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10.6
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Consulting
Agreement dated January 24, 2005 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Walter Doyle (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on January 27, 2005).
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10.7
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Consulting
Agreement dated January 24, 2005 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Sanjeev Pamnani (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on January 27, 2005).
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10.8
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Consulting
Agreement dated January 24, 2005 between Custom Branded Networks,
Inc. and
Seth Shaw (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on January 27, 2005).
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10.9
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Assignment
of Specific Mineral Rights dated September 14, 2005 between
American
Graphite Holdings and the Company (incorporated by reference
from the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11,
2005).
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10.10
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Amendment
No. 1, dated March 5, 2006, to Assignment of Specific Mineral
Rights
between American Graphite Holdings and the Company (incorporated
by
reference from Exhibit 10.10 of the initial filing of this
Registration
Statement on Form S-4 filed June 14, 2006).
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10.11
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Mining
Acquisition Agreement dated September 30, 2005 between Walter
Doyle and
the Company (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2005).
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10.12
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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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10.13
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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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10.14
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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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10.15
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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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10.16
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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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10.17
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Subscription
Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2006, between the Company
and Thorium
Power (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the current
report of
the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21, 2006)
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10.18
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Amended
and Restated Consulting Agreement, dated February 6, 2006,
between the
Company and Alan Gelband (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.5 of the
current report of the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21,
2006)
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10.19
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Form
of Subscription Agreement between the Company and the investors
in the
private placement closed on February 14, 2006 (incorporated
by reference
to Exhibit 10.6 of the current report of the Company on Form
8-K filed
February 21, 2006)
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10.20
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Assignment
of Minerals Lease, dated December 31, 2005, between CM Properties
and the
Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report
of the Company on Form 8-K filed January 10, 2006)
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10.21
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Amendment
No. 1 to Assignment of Minerals Lease, dated March 5, 2006
between CM
Properties and the Company (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10.21
of the initial filing of this Registration Statement on Form
S-4 filed
June 14, 2006).
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10.22
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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 this Registration Statement
on Form
S-4 filed June 14, 2006).
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10.23
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Sublease
Agreement, dated May 28, 2004, between Thorium Power and Carmen
&
Muss, P.L.L.C. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23
of the
initial filing of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed
June 14,
2006).
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10.24
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Office
Building Lease, dated August 14, 2001, between Washington Real
Estate
Investment Trust and Thorium Power (incorporated by reference
from Exhibit
10.24 of the initial filing of this Registration Statement
on Form S-4
filed June 14, 2006).
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10.25
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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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10.26
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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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10.27
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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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10.28
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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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10.29
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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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10.30
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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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10.31
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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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10.32
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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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10.33
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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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10.34
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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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10.35
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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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10.36
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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 Company’s current report
on Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006).
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10.37
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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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10.38
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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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10.39
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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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10.40
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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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10.41
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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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10.42
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Restricted
Stock Grant Agreement, dated April 12, 2007, between Erik
Hällström 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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10.43
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Stock
Option Agreement, dated April 12, 2007, between Erik
Hällström 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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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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23.1*
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Consent
of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP (included in Exhibit
5)
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23.2*
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Consent
of Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw,
PLLC
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*
filed
herewith