Delaware
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33-0464753
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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Title
of Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount
to be Registered(1)
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Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
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Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
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Amount
of Registration Fee
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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4,252,400
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$6.58(2)
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$27,980,792(2)
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$3,293
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Common
Stock par value $0.001 per share
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2,126,200(3)
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$9.00
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$19,135,800
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$2,252
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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195,144(4)
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$6.50
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$1,268,436
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$149
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Total
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6,573,744(5)
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$48,385,028
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$5,694
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(1) |
The
registrant is hereby registering 6,573,744 shares of common stock.
Of such
shares, 4,252,400 are issued and outstanding, 2,126,200 shares
are
issuable upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants issued
on
September 9, 2005 and September 12, 2005 and 195,144 shares are
issuable
upon exercise of compensation options issued on September 9, 2005
and
September 12, 2005. Each compensation option is exercisable at
$6.50 and
on exercise the holder receives one share of common stock and one-half
of
one common stock purchase
warrant.
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(2) |
Estimated
in accordance with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,
solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration
fee,
based on $6.58, the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s
common stock quoted on the American Stock Exchange on October 20,
2005.
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(3)
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Represents
shares issuable on exercise of common stock purchase warrants at
an
exercise price of $9.00 per share.
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(4)
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Represents
shares issuable on exercise of compensation options at an exercise
price
of $6.50 per share.
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(5)
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Pursuant
to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement also registers such additional shares of
the
registrant’s common stock as may become issuable to prevent dilution as a
result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus
Summary
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6
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Risk
Factors
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9
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Risks
Relating to Our Oil and Gas Activities
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Because
We Are In the Early Stage of Developing Our Activities, There
Are
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Considerable
Risks That We Will Be Unsuccessful
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9
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Our
Interests In the Production Sharing Contracts Involve Highly
Speculative
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Exploration
Opportunities That Involve Material Risks That We Will
Be
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Unsuccessful
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10
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Possible
Inability of Contracting Parties to Fulfill Phase One of the
Minimum
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Work
Program for the KG Block
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10
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Because
Our Activities Have Only Recently Commenced And We Have No
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Operating
History And Reserves of Oil and Gas, We Anticipate Future
Losses;
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11
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There
Is No Assurance of Our Profitability
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We
Expect to Have Substantial Requirements For Additional Capital
That May
Be
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Unavailable
To Us Which Could Limit Our Ability To Participate In Our
Existing
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Ventures
Or Pursue Other Opportunities. Our Available Capital is
Limited
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12
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India’s
Regulatory Regime May Increase Our Risks And Expenses Of
Doing
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Business
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13
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Our
Control by Directors and Executive Officers May Result In Those
Persons
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Having
Interests Divergent From Our Other Securityholders
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14
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Our
Reliance On A Limited Number Of Key Management Personnel Imposes
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Risks
On Us That We Will Have Insufficient Management Personnel
Available
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If
The Services Of Any Of Them Are Unavailable
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Our
Success Is Largely Dependent On The Success Of The Operators
Of
The
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Ventures
In Which We Participate And Their Failure Or Inability To Properly
Or
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Successfully
Operate The Oil And Gas Exploration, Development And
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Production
Activities On An Exploration Block, Could Materially Adversely
Affect Us
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14
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Certain
Terms Of The Production Sharing Contracts May Create Additional
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Expenses
And Risks That Could Adversely Affect Our Revenues And Profitability
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15
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Oil
And Gas Prices Fluctuate Widely And Low Oil And Gas Prices
Could
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Adversely
Affect Our Financial Results
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16
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Our
Ability To Locate And Participate In Additional Exploration
Opportunities
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And
To Manage Growth May Be Limited By Reason Of Our Limited History
Of
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Operations
And The Limited Size Of Our Staff
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Our
Future Performance Depends Upon Our Ability And The Ability
Of
The
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Ventures
In Which We Participate To Find Or Acquire Oil And Gas Reserves
That
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Are
Economically Recoverable
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Estimating
Reserves And Future Net Revenues Involves Uncertainties And
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Oil
And Gas Price Declines May Lead To Impairment Of Oil And Gas
Assets
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Risks
Relating To The Market For Our Common Stock
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Volatility
Of Stock Price
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19
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Cautionary
Statement for Purposes of The “Safe Harbor” Provisions of
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The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
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20
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Use
Of Proceeds
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21
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Selling
Securityholders
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22
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Plan
of Distribution
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24
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Legal
Matters
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26
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Experts
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27
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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27
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The
first of our agreements, entered into in February 2003, grants exploration
rights in an area offshore eastern India. We refer to this as the
“KG
Block” and we have a net 5% carried interest under this agreement.
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We
have entered into two agreements which grant exploration rights in
areas
onshore in the Cambay Basin in the State of Gujarat in western India.
These agreements were entered into with the Government of India in
February 2004 and we have a 10% participating interest under each
of these
agreements. We refer to these as the “Mehsana Block” and the
“Sanand/Mirola Block.”
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In
April 2005, we entered into an agreement with Gujarat State Petroleum
Corporation Limited (“GSPC”), providing for our purchase and the sale by
GSPC, subject to Government of India consent, of a 20% participating
interest in the agreement granting exploration rights onshore in
the
Cambay Basin in the State of Gujarat. We refer to this as the “Tarapur
Block”.
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On
September 23, 2005, we signed agreements with respect to two additional
locations. One area is located onshore in the Cambay Basin located
in the
State of Gujarat south-east of our three existing Cambay blocks in
which
we hold a 10% participating interest. The second area is onshore
in the
Deccan Syneclise Basin located in the northern portion of the State
of
Maharashtra in west-central India for which we hold a 100% participating
interest.
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Offering of Common Stock by the Selling Securityholders | 7,877,894 |
Shares to be outstanding after the offering of common stock and exercise of the Compensation Options | 66,061,099(1) |
assuming all the Compensation Options are exercised |
(1) |
Based
on the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding
on December
31, 2005. Inclusive of 195,144 shares issuable on exercise of compensation
options issued in September 2005, 2,126,200 shares issuable on
exercise of
common stock purchase warrants issued in September 2005 and 785,500
shares
issuable on exercise of common stock purchase warrants issued in
December
2003.
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Use
of Proceeds
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We will not realize any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares offered by the Selling Securityholders. See “Use of Proceeds.” Of the shares included in this prospectus, 3,106,844 are issuable on exercise of our outstanding common stock purchase warrants and compensation options issued in September 2005 and December 2003. In the event all our outstanding common stock purchase warrants and compensation options are exercised, we will receive aggregate proceeds of $22,367,986 which will be added to our general corporate funds and used for working capital. There can be no assurance those warrants or options will be exercised or the proceeds received. |
Market Symbol (American Stock Exchange) | GGR |
Risk Factors | Before investing in our common stock, you should carefully read and consider the information set forth in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of this prospectus. |
Our Offices |
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We
will experience failures to discover oil and gas in commercial
quantities;
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There
are uncertainties as to the costs to be incurred in our exploratory
drilling activities and cost overruns are
possible;
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There
are uncertain costs inherent in drilling into unknown formations,
such as
over-pressured zones and tools lost in the hole; and
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We
may make changes in our drilling plans and locations as a result
of prior
exploratory drilling.
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The
venture participants are required to complete certain minimum work
programs during the three phases of the term of the Production Sharing
Contracts. In the event the venture participants fail to fulfill
any of
these minimum work programs, the parties to the venture must pay
to the
Government of India their proportionate share of the amount that
would be
required to complete the minimum work program. Accordingly, we could
be
called upon to pay our proportionate share of the estimated costs
of any
incomplete work programs;
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Until
such time as the Government of India attains self sufficiency in
the
production of crude oil and condensate and is able to meet its national
demand, the parties to the venture are required to sell in the Indian
domestic market their entitlement under the Production Sharing Contacts
to
crude oil and condensate produced from the exploration blocks. In
addition, the Indian domestic market has the first call on natural
gas
produced from the exploration blocks and the discovery and production
of
natural gas must be made in the context of the government’s policy of
utilization of natural gas and take into account the objectives of
the
government to develop its resources in the most efficient manner
and
promote conservation measures. Accordingly, this provision could
interfere
with our ability to realize the maximum price for our share of production
of hydrocarbons;
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The
parties to each agreement that are not Indian companies, which includes
us, are required to negotiate technical assistance agreements with
the
Government of India or its nominee whereby such foreign company can
render
technical assistance and make available commercially available technical
information of a proprietary nature for use in India by the government
or
its nominee, subject, among other things, to confidentiality restrictions.
Although not intended, this could increase each venture’s and our cost of
operations; and
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The
parties to each venture are required to give preference, including
the use
of tender procedures, to the purchase and use of goods manufactured,
produced or supplied in India provided that such goods are available
on
equal or better terms than imported goods, and to employ Indian
subcontractors having the required skills insofar as their services
are
available on comparable standards and at competitive prices and terms.
Although not intended, this could increase the venture’s and our cost of
operations.
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political
conditions in oil producing regions, including the Middle East and
elsewhere;
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the
domestic and foreign supply of oil and gas;
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quotas
imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries upon
its
members;
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the
level of consumer demand;
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weather
conditions;
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domestic
and foreign government regulations;
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the
price and availability of alternative fuels;
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overall
economic conditions; and
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international
political conditions.
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the
capacity and availability of oil and gas gathering systems and pipelines;
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the
ability to produce oil and gas in commercial quantities and to enhance
and
maintain production from existing wells and wells proposed to be
drilled;
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the
proximity of future hydrocarbon discoveries to oil and gas transmission
facilities and processing equipment (as well as the capacity of such
facilities);
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the
effect of governmental regulation of production and transportation
(including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land
tenure,
allowable production, importing and exporting of oil and condensate
and
matters associated with the protection of the
environment);
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the
imposition of trade sanctions or embargoes by other
countries;
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the
availability and frequency of delivery vessels;
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changes
in supply due to drilling by others;
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the
availability of drilling rigs; and
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§ |
changes
in demand.
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Name
of Selling Securityholder
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to this Offering
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Shares
Beneficially Owned Offered for Selling Securityholder Account
(1)(2)
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Shares
Beneficially Owned After Offering
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Percentage
of Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
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2035718
Ontario Inc.(3)
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82,500
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82,500
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-0-
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*
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Majed
Abdo
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1,500
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1,500
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-0-
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*
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Robin
F. Adams
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30,000
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30,000
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-0-
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*
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AGF
Funds Inc.(4)
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750,000
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750,000
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-0-
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*
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Bank
Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie (Switzerland) Limited(5)
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75,000
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75,000
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-0-
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*
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Bank
Julius Baer(6)
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240,000
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240,000
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-0-
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*
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Brian
Bayley
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175,000
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175,000
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-0-
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*
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BC
Steers & Co.(7)
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5,250
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5,250
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-0-
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*
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Dr.
Alan Green Bonaventure
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29,600
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22,500
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7,100
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*
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John
Boreta
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180,000
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150,000
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30,000
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*
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Richard
Boxer
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5,250
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5,250
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-0-
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*
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John
K. Campbell(8)
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91,667
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66,667
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25,000
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*
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CIBC
Mellon(9)
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30,640
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30,640
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-0-
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*
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Colonial
First State Wholesale Global Resources Fund(10)
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330,000
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330,000
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-0-
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*
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Chesapeake
Limited(11)
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7,500
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7,500
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-0-
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*
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Continental
Trust Corporation Ltd.(12)
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150,000
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150,000
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-0-
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*
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Dakepa
Holdings Inc.(13)
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5,000
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5,000
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-0-
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*
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Garth
J Davis
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142,400
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30,000
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112,400
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*
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Barry
T. Davies
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7,500
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7,500
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-0-
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*
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Robert
N. Depoe
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75,000
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75,000
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-0-
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*
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Martin
Doane
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15,000
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15,000
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-0-
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*
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Dynamic
Power Hedge Fund(14)
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1,064,285
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1,064,285
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-0-
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*
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Dynamic
Power Small Cap Fund(15)
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505,075
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505,075
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-0-
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*
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Jay
Egan
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1,500
|
1,500
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-0-
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*
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Gordon
D. Ewart
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95,300
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60,000
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35,300
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*
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Jana
Ewart
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87,500
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87,500
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-0-
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*
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First
State Investments Global Resources Long Short Fund Limited(16)
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48,000
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48,000
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-0-
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*
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Global
(GMPC) Holdings Inc.(17)
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112,500
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112,500
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-0-
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*
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Max
Glassman
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13,250
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13,250
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-0-
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*
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Robin
E. Goad
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15,000(18)
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7,500
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7,500
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*
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Deborah
Brown Goldstein
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37,500
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37,500
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-0-
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*
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Stuart
Bruce Goldstein
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120,000
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120,000
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-0-
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*
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Nicole
Gunther
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10,000
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10,000
|
-0-
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*
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Name of Selling Securityholder
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to this Offering
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Shares
Beneficially Owned Offered for Selling Securityholder Account
(1)(2)
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Shares
Beneficially Owned After Offering
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Percentage
of Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
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Harbour
Foreign Equity Fund(19)
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305,000
|
135,000
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170,000
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*
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Harbour
Fund(19)
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1,800,000
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1,800,000
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-0-
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*
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Gregory
R. Harris
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261,500
|
261,500
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-0-
|
*
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Robert
C. Heilig
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5,000
|
5,000
|
-0-
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*
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Mark
Henderson
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12,000
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12,000
|
-0-
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*
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Bradley
Neil Hollingsworth
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52,500
|
52,500
|
-0-
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*
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Jones
Gable & Company Limited(20)(21)
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292,716
|
292,716
|
-0-
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*
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John
Kehl
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56,000
|
56,000
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-0-
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*
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Scott
M. Kelly
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4,500
|
4,500
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-0-
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*
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Frank
Lucas
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9,000
|
9,000
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-0-
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*
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Andrew
Martyn
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45,000
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34,500
|
10,500
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*
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John
D. McBride
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60,000
|
60,000
|
-0-
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*
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Edward
Louis Mercaldo
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75,000
|
75,000
|
-0-
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*
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Michael
Murphy
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11,000
|
2,000
|
9,000
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*
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Greg
Nixon
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6,900
|
6,900
|
-0-
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*
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Chris
Paliare
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15,000
|
15,000
|
-0-
|
*
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Penang
Property Holdings Limited(22)
|
365,000
|
150,000
|
215,000
|
*
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Pinetree
Resource Partnership(23)
|
262,500
|
262,500
|
-0-
|
*
|
John
A. Pollock Sr.
|
55,500
|
16,500
|
39,000
|
*
|
Michelle
Pollock
|
77,500
|
37,500
|
40,000
|
*
|
Mark
Quigley
|
3,000
|
3,000
|
-0-
|
*
|
Gretchen
Ross
|
16,500
|
16,500
|
-0-
|
*
|
Royal
Trust Company SA(24)
|
71,800
|
37,500
|
34,300
|
*
|
Rychel
Investment Ltd(25)
|
37,500
|
37,500
|
-0-
|
*
|
Mary
Sinclair
|
50,000
|
50,000
|
-0-
|
*
|
Irwin
Schwartz
|
7,500
|
7,500
|
-0-
|
*
|
Samantha
Sharpe
|
15,000
|
15,000
|
-0-
|
*
|
Stephen
Sharpe
|
43,800
|
43,800
|
-0-
|
*
|
Norman
Shelson
|
7,500
|
7,500
|
-0-
|
*
|
Somerly
Holdings Limited(26)
|
138,300
|
75,000
|
-0-
|
*
|
Morris
Tenaglia
|
83,200
|
45,000
|
38,200
|
*
|
Vijay
Thankey
|
3,000
|
3,000
|
-0-
|
*
|
The
K2 Principal Fund(27)
|
261,000
|
261,000
|
-0-
|
*
|
Ron
Torrance
|
1,950
|
1,950
|
-0-
|
*
|
Henry
Wegiel
|
3,500
|
1,500
|
2,000
|
*
|
West
Indies Trust Company Ltd.(28)
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
-0-
|
*
|
Yendor
Investments Ltd.(29)
|
107,500
|
107,500
|
-0-
|
*
|
·
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block
trades (which may include cross trades) in which the broker or dealer
so
engaged 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 or dealer as principal and resale by the broker or dealer
for
its own account;
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· |
an
exchange distribution or secondary distribution in accordance with
the
rules of any stock exchange or market on which the shares are
listed;
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· |
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits
purchases;
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· |
an
offering at other than a fixed price on or through the facilities
of any
stock exchange or market on which the shares are listed or to or
through a
market maker other than on that stock exchange or
market;
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· |
privately
negotiated transactions, directly or through
agents;
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· |
short
sales of shares and sales to cover short
sales;
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· |
through
the writing of options on the shares, whether the options are listed
on an
options exchange or otherwise;
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· |
through
the distribution of the shares by any selling shareholder to its
partners,
members of shareholders;
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· |
one
or more underwritten offerings;
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· |
agreements
between a broker or dealer and one or more of the selling shareholders
to
sell a specified number of the securities at a stipulated price per
share;
and
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· |
any
combination of any of these methods of sale or distribution, or any
other
method permitted by applicable law.
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· |
our
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2004
filed with the SEC on March 31, 2005;
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· |
our
amended Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the fiscal year ended
December
31, 2004 filed with the SEC on August 2,
2005;
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· |
our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2005
filed
with the SEC on May 23, 2005;
|
· |
our
amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB/A for the quarter ended March
31,
2005 filed with the SEC on August 2,
2005;
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· |
our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005
filed
with the SEC on August 15, 2005;
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· |
our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30,
2005
filed with the SEC on November 17,
2005;
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· |
our
definitive proxy statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
filed with the SEC on May 17, 2005;
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· |
our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 15, 2005;
|
· |
our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 29,
2005;
|
· |
our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 3, 2005;
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· |
the
description of our common stock contained in our registration statement
on
Form 8-A (File No.001-32158) filed with the SEC on April 27,
2004.
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SEC
Registration Fee
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$5,694.00
|
Legal
fees and expenses
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$7,500.00
|
Accounting
fees and expenses
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$10,000.00
|
Printing
and related expenses
|
$1,000.00
|
Miscellaneous
|
$700.00
|
Total
|
$24,894.00
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Document
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5.1
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Opinion
of William S. Clarke, P.A.(1)
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23
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Consent
of experts and counsel:
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23.1
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Consent
of Ernst & Young, L.L.P(1)
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23.2
|
Consent
of William S. Clarke, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.1)(1)
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(1) |
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include
any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change
to such information in the registration
statement.
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(2) |
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new
registration statement relating to the securities offered herein,
and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) |
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the
offering.
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(4) |
That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each
filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing
of
an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to
the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities
at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
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Jean Paul Roy |
Director
and President,
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January 17, 2006 |
/s/ Allan J. Kent | and Chief Executive Officer | |
(pursuant to power of attorney) | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/
Allan J. Kent
|
Director
and Executive Vice President
|
January
17, 2006
|
Allan
J. Kent
|
and
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
|
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
|
Brent J. Peters | Director | January 17, 2006 |
/s/ Allan J. Kent | ||
(pursuant
to power of attorney)
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Peter R. Smith | Director | January 17, 2006 |
/s/ Allan J. Kent | ||
(pursuant to power of attorney) | ||
Michael J. Hudson | Director | January 17, 2006 |
/s/ Allan J. Kent | ||
(pursuant to power of attorney) | ||
Avinash Chandra | Director | January 17, 2006 |
/s/ Allan J. Kent | ||
(pursuant to power of attorney) |