Re:
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Lightbridge
Corporation
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Form
10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
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File
No. 1-34487
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1.
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We
see your presentation of deferred stock compensation and common stock
reserved for issuance in both your December 31, 2009, consolidated balance
sheets as well as the related consolidated statements of changes in
stockholders’ equity. We note that ASC 718-10-25-2 requires
compensation costs to be recognized in the financial statements as
services are provided by employees and does not permit those costs to be
recognized as deferred compensation on the balance sheet before services
are provided. Also refer to the transition guidance in
paragraph 74 of Statement 123R. Revise your disclosures in
future filings as necessary based on our comment and provide us with your
proposed disclosures or tell us why you believe your current presentation
is appropriate.
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2.
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Please
tell us how you account for share-based compensation granted to your
advisory board members and consultants, specifically stating how you
determined whether these individuals were employees subject to the
provisions of ASC 718 or non-employees subject to ASC
505-50.
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i.
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The
date at which a commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the
equity instruments is reached (a performance commitment);
and
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ii.
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The
date at which the counterparty’s performance is
complete.
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3.
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Please
revise in future filings to include all disclosures required by ASC
718-10-50 for each type of award granted (e.g., restricted stock and stock
options), including but not limited to the
following:
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·
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The
total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized and
the weighted-average period over which it is expected to be
recognized;
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·
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A
discussion of the methods used to estimate expected term and expected
volatility in your calculation of the fair value of share-based
compensation awards, and
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·
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The
number and weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted stock that
was nonvested at the beginning of the year, nonvested at the end of the
year, and those that during the year were granted, vested and
forfeited.
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Number of Units
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Weighted Average Grant Date
Fair Value
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Total
shares outstanding at December 31, 2007
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66,668 | $ | 8.85 | |||||
Units
granted
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16,138 | 7.11 | ||||||
Units
forfeited
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Total shares outstanding at December 31, 2008 | 82,806 | $ | 8.51 | |||||
Total units vested | 49,843 | 9.41 | ||||||
Total units nonvested | 32,963 | 7.15 | ||||||
Total
shares outstanding at December 31, 2008
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82,806 | $ | 8.51 | |||||
Units
granted
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89,224 | 5.93 | ||||||
Units
forfeited
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-11,825 | 6.11 | ||||||
Total
shares outstanding at December 31, 2009
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160,205 | $ | 7.25 | |||||
Total
units vested
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64,547 | 8.92 | ||||||
Total
units nonvested
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95,658 | 6.13 | ||||||
Total
outstanding at December 31, 2009
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160,205 | $ | 7.25 |
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Year
Ended December 31,
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Thereafter
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Total
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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Scheduled
vesting—restricted stock units
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53,470
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21,856
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20,332
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95,658
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Sincerely, | |||
Lightbridge Corporation | |||
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By:
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/s/ James Guerra | |
James Guerra | |||
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer |