Per
Fixed Combination
|
Total
|
|
Public
offering price
|
$6.60
|
$13,661,947.20
|
Placement
agent fee
|
$0.396
|
$819,716.83
|
Proceeds,
before expenses, to us
|
$6.204
|
$12,842,230.37
|
Page
|
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About
This Prospectus Supplement
|
S-1
|
Forward-Looking
Statements
|
S-1
|
Prospectus
Summary
|
S-3
|
The
Offering
|
S-8
|
Risk
Factors
|
S-9
|
Use
Of Proceeds
|
S-10
|
Price
Range Of Common Stock
|
S-11
|
Dividend
Policy
|
S-11
|
Capitalization
|
S-11
|
Description
Of Securities We Are Offering
|
S-12
|
Plan
Of Distribution
|
S-13
|
Legal
Matters
|
S-16
|
Experts
|
S-16
|
Incorporation
Of Certain Information By Reference
|
S-16
|
Prospectus
|
|
About
This Prospectus
|
1
|
Use
Of Terms
|
1
|
Lightbridge
Corporation
|
1
|
Risk
Factors
|
3
|
Forward-Looking
Statements
|
3
|
Use
Of Proceeds
|
4
|
Ratios
Of Earnings To Fixed Charges
|
4
|
Description
Of Capital Stock
|
5
|
Description
Of Warrants
|
7
|
Description
Of Debt Securities
|
9
|
Description
Of Units
|
18
|
Plan
Of Distribution
|
19
|
Legal
Matters
|
20
|
Experts
|
21
|
Where
You Can Find Additional Information
|
21
|
Incorporation
Of Certain Information By Reference
|
21
|
For
the Six Months
|
For
the Years Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
Ended
June 30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
Statements
of Income Data
|
||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except per share data):
|
||||||||||||||||
Consulting
revenue
|
$ | 4,361 | $ | 6,374 | $ | 10,516 | $ | 22,220 | ||||||||
Cost
of consulting services provided
|
2,768 | 3,637 | 6,228 | 11,089 | ||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
1,593 | 2,737 | 4,288 | 11,131 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
4,916 | 4,605 | 9,896 | 12,608 | ||||||||||||
Research
and development expenses
|
363 | 1,013 | 1,632 | 1,565 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
5,279 | 5,618 | 11,528 | 14,173 | ||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(3,686 | ) | (2,881 | ) | (7,240 | ) | (3,042 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income and (expenses)
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
1 | 17 | 22 | 163 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
(2 | ) | (5 | ) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Realized
loss on marketable securities
|
0 | 0 | (15 | ) | 30 | |||||||||||
Total
other income and expenses
|
(1 | ) | 12 | 7 | 193 | |||||||||||
Net
loss before income taxes
|
(3,687 | ) | (2,869 | ) | (7,233 | ) | (2,849 | ) | ||||||||
Income
taxes
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
(3,687 | ) | (2,869 | ) | (7,233 | ) | (2,859 | ) | ||||||||
Net
loss per common share, basic and diluted
|
(0.36 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding for the period used to compute per
share data - (prior reporting periods restated to reflect 1 for 30 reverse
stock split)
|
$ | 10,232,553 | $ | 10,055,580 | $ | 10,021,429 | $ | 10,002,364 | ||||||||
Statements
of Cash Flow Data (in thousands):
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
$ | (317 | ) | $ | (639 | ) | $ | (2,561 | ) | $ | (3,615 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(23 | ) | (30 | ) | (39 | ) | (102 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
389 | 0 | 48 | (610 | ) |
As
of
June
30,
|
As
of
December
31,
2010
|
|||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data (in thousands):
|
||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 3,077 | $ | 3,029 | $ | 5,580 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
|
264 | 652 | 650 | |||||||||
Accounts
receivable - project revenue and reimbursable project
costs
|
1,133 | 2,421 | 5,358 | |||||||||
Prepaid
expenses & other current assets
|
389 | 574 | 394 | |||||||||
Total
current assets
|
4,863 | 6,676 | 11,982 | |||||||||
Property
plant and equipment – net
|
84 | 98 | 108 | |||||||||
Total
other assets
|
385 | 362 | 357 | |||||||||
Total
assets
|
5,332 | 7,136 | 12,447 | |||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
1,760 | 2,162 | 5,139 | |||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
3,572 | 4,974 | 7,308 | |||||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$ | 5,332 | $ | 7,136 | $ | 12,447 |
Common
stock offered by us
|
2,069,992
shares
|
Warrants
offered by us
|
Warrants
to purchase up to 1,034,996 shares of common stock, exercisable at $9.00
per share following the sixth (6th)
month anniversary of this offering. The warrants will expire seven
(7) years after the date of issuance of the
warrants.
|
Common
stock to be outstanding after
this offering
|
12,419,967
shares (not including warrant shares) (1)
|
Use
of proceeds
|
We
will use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the shares of common
stock and warrants offered hereby for research and development of our
nuclear fuel designs and general working capital purposes. See
“Use of Proceeds.”
|
Lock-Up
Agreements
|
We
and each of our directors and executive officers have agreed, subject to
certain exceptions, not to sell, transfer or dispose of any shares of our
common stock for a period of 60 days from the date of this prospectus
supplement. See “Plan of Distribution.”
|
NASDAQ
Capital Market Symbol
|
LTBR
|
(1)
|
Based
on 10,349,975 shares of common stock outstanding prior to the closing
of this offering as of July 22, 2010 and excludes any (1) unexercised
options and warrants, (2) convertible securities that have not yet been
converted, and (3) other securities of the Company that are exercisable or
exchangeable for, or convertible into, common stock of the Company that
have not yet been so exercised, exchanged or
converted.
|
Public
offering price per fixed combination
|
$
|
6.60
|
||
Net
tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2010
|
$
|
0.32
|
||
Increase
in net tangible book value per share attributable to new
investors
|
$
|
0.96
|
||
Adjusted
net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2010 after giving effect
to this offering
|
$
|
1.28
|
||
Dilution
per share to new investors
|
$
|
5.32
|
|
·
|
1,899,691 shares of our common
stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options under our
2006 Stock Plan, having a
weighted average exercise price of $13.03 per share;
and
|
|
·
|
1,034,996 shares
of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants to be issued in
this offering.
|
Sales Prices(1)
|
||||||||
High
|
Low
|
|||||||
Year
ended December 31, 2010
|
||||||||
Third
Quarter (through July 22,
2010)
|
$ |
8.68
|
$ | 6.78 | ||||
Second
Quarter
|
11.15 | 5.26 | ||||||
First
Quarter
|
9.00 | 5.99 | ||||||
Year
ended December 31, 2009
|
||||||||
Fourth
Quarter
|
$ | 13.00 | $ | 5.01 | ||||
Third
Quarter
|
11.40 | 5.40 | ||||||
Second
Quarter
|
7.50 | 5.10 | ||||||
First
Quarter
|
9.60 | 3.90 | ||||||
Year
ended December 31, 2008
|
||||||||
Fourth
Quarter
|
$ | 7.50 | $ | 3.90 | ||||
Third
Quarter
|
8.67 | 4.20 | ||||||
Second
Quarter
|
10.05 | 6.30 | ||||||
First
Quarter
|
11.55 | 6.33 |
(1)
|
The
last reported sales price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market
on July 22, 2010 was $7.65. As of July 22, 2010, there were
approximately 209
stockholders of record of our common stock. Certain of our shares are held
in “nominee” or “street” name; accordingly, we believe the number of
beneficial owners is greater than the foregoing
number.
|
As of June
30, 2010
|
||||||||
Actual
|
As Adjusted
|
|||||||
(dollars
in thousands, except
per
share data)
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 3,077 | 15,612 | |||||
Current
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
1,760 | 1,760 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
1,760 | 1,760 | ||||||
Stockholder’s
Equity
|
3,572 | 16,084 | ||||||
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 authorized shares, no shares issued
and outstanding
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 authorized, shares issued and
outstanding at June 30 2010: 10,307,513 shares,
actual, 12,377,505, as adjusted for this offering
|
10 | 12 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital - stock and stock equivalents
|
56,539 | 69,049 | ||||||
Accumulated
Deficit
|
(52,411 | ) | (52,411 | ) | ||||
Common
stock reserved for issuance, 4,204 shares at June 30,
2010
|
35 | 35 | ||||||
Deferred
stock compensation
|
(601 | ) | (601 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
|
3,572 | 16,084 | ||||||
Total
Capitalization
|
3,572 | 16,084 |
|
·
|
offer
to sell, hypothecate, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell,
contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any
option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase
or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish
or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call
equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
with respect to, any shares of common stock, or any securities convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of common
stock,
|
|
·
|
file
or cause to become effective a registration statement under the Securities
Act relating to the offer and sale of any shares of common stock or
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of
common stock, or
|
|
·
|
enter
into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any
of the economic consequences of ownership of the common
stock,
|
|
·
|
sell,
offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any
option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of,
directly or indirectly, to file (or participate in the filing of) a
registration statement with the SEC in respect of, or establish or
increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call
equivalent position with respect to, any common stock or any other
securities substantially similar to the common stock or securities
convertible or exchangeable into, or exercisable for, common stock;
or
|
|
·
|
enter
into any swap or other arrangement that transfers all or a portion of the
economic consequences associated with the ownership of any common
stock.
|
Placement
agent fees per share of common stock
|
$ | 0.396 | ||
Total
|
$ | 819,716.83 |
|
·
|
may
not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our
securities; and
|
|
·
|
may
not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any
person to purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under
the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the
distribution
|
|
·
|
Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
filed March 16, 2010;
|
|
·
|
Our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010,
filed on July 22,
2010;
|
|
·
|
Our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010,
filed on May 13, 2010;
|
|
·
|
Our
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 6,
2010;
|
|
·
|
Our
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 23, 2010;
and
|
|
·
|
The
description of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, contained in
our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on October 8, 2009 pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Exchange
Act.
|
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
|
1
|
USE OF TERMS
|
1
|
LIGHTBRIDGE CORPORATION
|
1
|
RISK FACTORS
|
3
|
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
|
3
|
USE OF PROCEEDS
|
4
|
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED
CHARGES
|
4
|
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL
STOCK
|
5
|
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
|
7
|
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT
SECURITIES
|
9
|
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
|
18
|
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
|
19
|
LEGAL MATTERS
|
20
|
EXPERTS
|
21
|
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
|
21
|
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY
REFERENCE
|
21
|
|
·
|
acquisitions;
|
|
·
|
working
capital;
|
|
·
|
capital
expenditures;
|
|
·
|
repayment
of debt;
|
|
·
|
research
and development expenditures; and
|
|
·
|
investments.
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||
Ratio
of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends:
|
(a)
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(a)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(a)
|
We
did not have any fixed charges for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 or for the years ended December 31, 2008 or
2006.
|
(b)
|
Earnings
for the year ended December 31, 2007 were inadequate to cover fixed
charges. The coverage deficiency to cover fixed charges was
$876.
|
(c)
|
Earnings
for the year ended December 31, 2005 were inadequate to cover fixed
charges. The coverage deficiency to cover fixed charges was
$411,693.
|
(d)
|
Earnings
for the year ended December 31, 2004 were inadequate to cover fixed
charges. The coverage deficiency to cover fixed charges was
$60,492.
|
|
·
|
are
entitled to any dividends or other distributions when and if declared by
our board of directors out of funds legally available for such
purpose;
|
|
·
|
will
share ratably in our net assets in the event of a dissolution, winding-up
or liquidation of our company; and
|
|
·
|
are
entitled to one vote per share of record on all matters to be voted upon
by shareholders and to vote together as a single class for the election of
directors and in respect of other corporate
matters.
|
|
·
|
number
of shares of preferred stock to be issued and the offering price of the
preferred stock;
|
|
·
|
the
title and stated value of the preferred
stock;
|
|
·
|
dividend
rights, including dividend rates, periods, or payment dates, or methods of
calculation of dividends applicable to the preferred
stock;
|
|
·
|
the
date from which distributions on the preferred stock shall accumulate, if
applicable;
|
|
·
|
right
to convert the preferred stock into a different type of
security;
|
|
·
|
voting
rights attributable to the preferred
stock;
|
|
·
|
rights
and preferences upon our liquidation or winding up of our
affairs;
|
|
·
|
terms
of redemption;
|
|
·
|
the
procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any, for the preferred
stock;
|
|
·
|
the
provisions for a sinking fund, if any, for the preferred
stock;
|
|
·
|
any
listing of the preferred stock on any securities
exchange;
|
|
·
|
the
terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred stock will
be convertible into our common stock, including the conversion price (or
manner of calculation thereof);
|
|
·
|
a
discussion of federal income tax considerations applicable to the
preferred stock;
|
|
·
|
the
relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to distribution
rights (including whether any liquidation preference as to the preferred
stock will be treated as a liability for purposes of determining the
availability of assets for distributions to holders of stock ranking
junior to the shares of preferred stock as to distribution
rights);
|
|
·
|
any
limitations on issuance of any series of preferred stock ranking senior to
or on a parity with the series of preferred stock being offered as to
distribution rights and rights upon the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up or our affairs; and
|
|
·
|
any
other specific terms, preferences, rights, limitations or restrictions of
the preferred stock.
|
|
·
|
Limitation of Director
Liability — Our articles of
incorporation limit the liability of our directors to us or our
stockholders. Specifically, our directors will not be personally liable
for breach of a director’s fiduciary duty as a director, except for (a)
acts of omissions not in good faith, (b) acts or omissions which involve
intentional misconduct, fraud or violation of law, (c) acts or omissions
in breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the company or its
shareholders, (d) acts or omissions from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit or (e) payment of dividends in violation of
law.
|
|
·
|
Removal of Directors and
Filling of Vacancies — The number of votes
required to remove a director from the board of directors and giving
remaining directors the sole right to fill a vacancy on the board of
directors may make it more difficult for, or prevent or deter a third
party from acquiring control of our Company or changing our board of
directors and management, as well as, inhibit fluctuations in the market
price of our common stock that could result from actual or rumored
takeover attempts.
|
|
·
|
Amendment of By-laws —
Our by-laws may be amended by our board of directors
alone.
|
|
·
|
Authorized but Unissued Shares
— Our board of directors may cause us to issue our authorized but
unissued shares of common stock in the future without stockholders’
approval. These additional shares may be utilized for a variety of
corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional
capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence
of authorized but unissued shares of common stock could render more
difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of a majority of our
common stock by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or
otherwise.
|
|
·
|
the
offering price or prices;
|
|
·
|
the
aggregate amount of securities that may be purchased upon exercise of such
warrants and minimum number of warrants that are
exercisable;
|
|
·
|
the
currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the
exercise price are payable;
|
|
·
|
the
number of securities, if any, with which such warrants are being offered
and the number of such warrants being offered with each
security;
|
|
·
|
the
date on and after which such warrants and the related securities, if any,
will be transferable separately;
|
|
·
|
the
amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of each warrant and the
price at which the securities may be purchased upon such exercise, and
events or conditions under which the amount of securities may be subject
to adjustment;
|
|
·
|
the
date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the
date on which such right shall
expire;
|
|
·
|
the
circumstances, if any, which will cause the warrants to be deemed to be
automatically exercised;
|
|
·
|
any
material risk factors, if any, relating to such
warrants;
|
|
·
|
the
identity of any warrant agent; and
|
|
·
|
any
other terms of such warrants (which shall not be inconsistent with the
provisions of the warrant
agreement).
|
|
·
|
the
title and authorized denominations of the series of debt
securities;
|
|
·
|
any
limit on the aggregate principal amount of the series of debt
securities;
|
|
·
|
whether
such debt securities will be issued in fully registered form without
coupons or in a form registered as to principal only with coupons or in
bearer form with coupons;
|
|
·
|
whether
issued in the form of one or more global securities and whether all or a
portion of the principal amount of the debt securities is represented
thereby;
|
|
·
|
the
price or prices at which the debt securities will be
issued;
|
|
·
|
the
date or dates on which principal is
payable;
|
|
·
|
the
place or places where and the manner in which principal, premium or
interest, if any, will be payable and the place or places where the debt
securities may be presented for transfer and, if applicable, conversion or
exchange;
|
|
·
|
interest
rates, and the dates from which interest, if any, will accrue, and the
dates when interest is payable and the
maturity;
|
|
·
|
the
right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of
the extensions;
|
|
·
|
our
rights or obligations to redeem or purchase the debt
securities;
|
|
·
|
any
sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate us to repurchase or
otherwise redeem some or all of the debt
securities;
|
|
·
|
conversion
or exchange provisions, if any, including conversion or exchange prices or
rates and adjustments
thereto;
|
|
·
|
the
currency or currencies of payment of principal or
interest;
|
|
·
|
the
terms applicable to any debt securities issued at a discount from their
stated principal amount;
|
|
·
|
the
terms, if any, under which any debt securities will rank junior to any of
our other debt;
|
|
·
|
whether
and upon what terms the debt securities may be defeased, if different from
the provisions set forth in the
indenture;
|
|
·
|
if
the amount of payments of principal or interest is to be determined by
reference to an index or formula, or based on a coin or currency other
than that in which the debt securities are stated to be payable, the
manner in which these amounts are determined and the calculation agent, if
any, with respect thereto;
|
|
·
|
the
provisions, if any, relating to any collateral provided for the debt
securities;
|
|
·
|
if
other than the entire principal amount of the debt securities when issued,
the portion of the principal amount payable upon acceleration of maturity
as a result of a default on our
obligations;
|
|
·
|
the
events of default and covenants relating to the debt securities that are
in addition to, modify or delete those described in this
prospectus;
|
|
·
|
the
nature and terms of any security for any secured debt securities;
and
|
|
·
|
any
other specific terms of any debt
securities.
|
|
·
|
the
conversion or exchange price;
|
|
·
|
the
conversion or exchange period;
|
|
·
|
provisions
regarding the ability of us or the holder to convert or exchange the debt
securities;
|
|
·
|
events
requiring adjustment to the conversion or exchange price;
and
|
|
·
|
provisions
affecting conversion or exchange in the event of our redemption of the
debt securities.
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failure
to pay interest for 30 days after the date payment is due and
payable;
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failure
to pay principal or premium, if any, on any debt security when due, either
at maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration or
otherwise;
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failure
to make sinking fund payments when
due;
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failure
to perform other covenants for 60 days after notice that performance
was required;
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events
in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to us;
or
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any
other Event of Default provided in the applicable officer’s certificate,
resolution of our board of directors or the supplemental indenture under
which we issue a series of debt
securities.
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the
holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of default and
continuance of such default;
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the
holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of the affected series of equal ranking have requested
that the trustee institute the
action;
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the
requesting holders have offered the trustee reasonable indemnity for
expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by bringing the
action;
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the
trustee has not instituted the action within 60 days of the request;
and
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the
trustee has not received inconsistent direction by the holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the
affected series of equal ranking.
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by
the depositary for such registered global security to its
nominee;
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by
a nominee of the depositary to the depositary or another nominee of the
depositary; or
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by
the depositary or its nominee to a successor of the depositary or a
nominee of the successor.
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ownership
of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to
persons that have accounts with the depositary for such registered global
security, these persons being referred to as “participants,” or persons
that may hold interests through
participants;
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upon
the issuance of a registered global security, the depositary for the
registered global security will credit, on its book-entry registration and
transfer system, the participants’ accounts with the respective principal
amounts of the debt securities represented by the registered global
security beneficially owned by the
participants;
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any
dealers, underwriters, or agents participating in the distribution of the
debt securities represented by a registered global security will designate
the accounts to be credited; and
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ownership
of beneficial interest in such registered global security will be shown
on, and the transfer of such ownership interest will be effected only
through, records maintained by the depositary for such registered global
security for interests of participants, and on the records of participants
for interests of persons holding through
participants.
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will
not be entitled to have the debt securities represented by a registered
global security registered in their
names;
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will
not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the debt
securities in the definitive form;
and
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will
not be considered the owners or holders of the debt securities under the
relevant indenture.
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we
irrevocably deposit with the trustee cash or U.S. government obligations,
as trust funds, in an amount certified to be enough to pay at maturity, or
upon redemption, the principal, premium and interest, if any, on all
outstanding debt securities of the
series;
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we
deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel from a nationally recognized
law firm to the effect that the holders of the series of debt securities
will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax
purposes as a result of the defeasance or covenant defeasance and that
defeasance or covenant defeasance will not otherwise alter the holders’
U.S. federal income tax treatment of principal, premium and interest, if
any, payments on the series of debt securities;
and
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in
the case of subordinated debt securities, no event or condition shall
exist that, based on the subordination provisions applicable to the
series, would prevent us from making payments of principal of, premium and
interest, if any, on any of the applicable subordinated debt securities at
the date of the irrevocable deposit referred to above or at any time
during the period ending on the 91st day after the deposit
date.
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secure
any debt securities and provide the terms and conditions for the release
or substitution of the security;
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evidence
the assumption by a successor corporation of our
obligations;
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add
covenants for the protection of the holders of debt
securities;
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add
any additional events of default;
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cure
any ambiguity or correct any inconsistency or defect in the
indenture;
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add
to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture in a manner
that will become effective only when there is no outstanding debt security
which is entitled to the benefit of the provision as to which the
modification would apply;
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establish
the forms or terms of debt securities of any
series;
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eliminate
any conflict between the terms of the indenture and the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939;
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evidence
and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee and
add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture as is necessary
for the administration of the trusts by more than one trustee;
and
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make
any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under
the indenture that will not be inconsistent with any provision of the
indenture as long as the new provisions do not adversely affect the
interests of the holders of any outstanding debt securities of any series
created prior to the modification.
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extend
the final maturity of any debt
security;
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reduce
the principal amount or premium, if
any;
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reduce
the rate or extend the time of payment of
interest;
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reduce
any amount payable on redemption or impair or affect any right of
redemption at the option of the holder of the debt
security;
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change
the currency in which the principal, premium or interest, if any, is
payable;
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reduce
the amount of the principal of any debt security issued with an original
issue discount that is payable upon acceleration or provable in
bankruptcy;
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alter
provisions of the relevant indenture relating to the debt securities not
denominated in U.S. dollars;
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impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any debt
security when due;
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if
applicable, adversely affect the right of a holder to convert or exchange
a debt security; or
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reduce
the percentage of holders of debt securities of any series whose consent
is required for any modification of the
indenture.
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a
continuing default in the payment of interest on, premium, if any, or
principal of, any such debt security held by a non-consenting holder;
or
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a
default in respect of a covenant or provision of the indenture that cannot
be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each
outstanding debt security of each series
affected.
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would
not conflict with any rule of law or with the relevant
indenture;
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would
not be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another holder of the debt
securities;
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and
would not involve any trustee in personal
liability.
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the
designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the
units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may
be held or transferred separately;
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any
provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of
the units or of the securities comprising the units;
and
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any
additional terms of the governing unit
agreement.
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directly
to investors, including through a specific bidding, auction or other
process;
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to
investors through agents;
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directly
to agents;
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to
or through brokers or dealers;
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to
the public through underwriting syndicates led by one or more managing
underwriters;
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to
one or more underwriters acting alone for resale to investors or to the
public; and
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through
a combination of any such methods of
sale.
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the
name or names of any underwriters, dealers or
agents;
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the
purchase price of the securities and the proceeds to us from the
sale;
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any
over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional
securities from us;
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any
underwriting discounts and other items constituting compensation to
underwriters, dealers or agents;
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any
public offering price;
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any
discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers;
and
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any
securities exchange or market on which the securities offered in the
prospectus supplement may be
listed.
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Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008,
filed March 26, 2009, as amended on November 19,
2009;
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Our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009,
filed on May 12, 2009, as amended on November 19,
2009;
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Our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009,
filed on August 10, 2009, as amended on November 19, 2009;
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Our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 31,
2009, as amended on November 19,
2009;
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Our
definitive proxy statement related to our 2009 annual meeting of
stockholders held on June 29, 2009, filed April 30,
2009;
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The
description of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, contained in
our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on July 18, 2006 pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, as amended;
and
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Our
Current Reports on Form 8-K, as
follows:
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Form
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Filed
On
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8-K
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July
20, 2009
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8-K/A
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July
22, 2009
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8-K
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July
23, 2009
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8-K
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August
4, 2009
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8-K
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August
6, 2009
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8-K
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August
25, 2009
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8-K
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September
25, 2009
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8-K
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September
29, 2009
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