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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FOOTHILLS RESOURCES, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Nevada</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>98-0339560</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>4540 California Avenue, Suite&nbsp;550<BR>
Bakersfield, California</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Foothills Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan<BR>
Foothills Resources, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Dennis B. Tower<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Foothills Resources, Inc.<BR>
4540 California Avenue, Suite&nbsp;550<BR>
Bakersfield, California 93309</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(661)&nbsp;716-1320</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copies to:<BR>
<B>C.N. Franklin Reddick III, Esq.<BR>
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#038; Feld LLP<BR>
2029 Century Park East, Suite&nbsp;2400<BR>
Los Angeles, California 90067<BR>
(310)&nbsp;229-1000</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</DIV>


<TABLE width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><TR><TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD><TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD><TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD><TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff">Title of securities to be registered</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">offering price per share(4)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">aggregate offering price(4)</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock $0.001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,000,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">0.405</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">810,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">31.83</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock $0.001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">5,000,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">0.405</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,025,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">79.58</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">7,000,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,835,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">111.41</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which
become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction of or by the registrant which results in an increase in the number of the registrant&#146;s
outstanding shares of common stock or shares issuable pursuant to awards granted under the Plans.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards under the
Foothills Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the maximum number of Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards under the Foothills
Resources, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The above calculation is
based on the average of the bid and ask price of the Common Stock reported on the Over the Counter
Bulletin Board Exchange on July&nbsp;2, 2008.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">Part I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">Part II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h58181exv4w1.htm">2006 Equity Incentive Plan</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h58181exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h58181exv23w1.htm">Consent of Brown Armstrong Paulden McCowen Starbuck Thornburgh & Keeter LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Foothills Resources, Inc. prepared this registration statement (the &#147;<B><I>Registration Statement</I></B>&#148;)
in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148;) to register an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of our common stock which may be
issued pursuant to the Foothills Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan, adopted March&nbsp;2, 2006
and the Foothills Resources, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, adopted May&nbsp;30, 2007 (collectively,
the &#147;<B><I>Plans</I></B>&#148;). All information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus
will be sent or given to participants in the Plans, as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1), and is omitted
from this registration statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;<B>Securities Act</B>&#148;), and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8. Such documents need not be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed by Foothills Resources, Inc. (the &#147;<B>Company</B>,&#148; &#147;<B>us</B>&#148; or
&#147;<B>we</B>&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B>Commission</B>&#148;) are incorporated herein by
reference:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007 (filed March
28, 2008);</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
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    <TD>Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2007
(filed May&nbsp;15, 2008);</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
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    <TD>Current Report on Form 8-K filed May&nbsp;22, 2008;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
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    <TD>All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since December&nbsp;31, 2007; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(e)</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(&#147;<B>Common Stock</B>&#148;), set forth under the heading &#147;Description of Securities&#148; in the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;27, 2001, as
thereafter amended and supplemented, including amendments or supplements thereto set
forth in any form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148;), prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, are deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this registration statement and are part of this registration statement from the date of the filing
of those documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes this statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. The securities to be offered are registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange
Act.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsection (1)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;78.7502 of the Nevada General Corporation Law empowers a corporation
to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party of any
threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorney&#146;s fees), judgment, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him or her in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding if the person acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to be the best interests of
the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsection (2)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;78.7502 of the Nevada General Corporation Law empowers a corporation
to 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 favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth
in subsection (1)&nbsp;enumerated above, against expenses (including amounts paid in settlement and
attorney&#146;s fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation except that no
indemnification may be made in respect to any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall
have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in
which such action or suit was brought determines that in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnify for such expenses which the court shall
deem proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsection (3)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;78.7502 of the Nevada General Corporation Law provides that to the
extent a director, officer, employee, or agent of a corporation has been successful in the defense
of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in subsection (1)&nbsp;and (2)&nbsp;or in the defense of any
claim, issue, or matter therein, that person shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorney&#146;s fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therein.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our articles of incorporation (i)&nbsp;eliminates the personal liability of our directors and
officers except for acts or omission which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing
violation of a law or the unlawful payment of distributions and (ii)&nbsp;provide for the
indemnification of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Nevada General
Corporation Law. Our bylaws allow for the Company to indemnify the directors and officers.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, we have purchased insurance pursuant to which our directors and officers are
insured against liability which they may incur in their capacity as such.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents listed hereunder are filed as exhibits hereto.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Foothills Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Foothills Resources, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#038; Feld LLP.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Brown Armstrong Paulden McCown Starbuck Thornburgh &#038; Keeter LLP.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#038; Feld LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page of this registration
statement).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of 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&nbsp;424 (b)&nbsp;if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment will be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be
deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 this offering; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement will be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">offering of such securities at that time will be deemed
to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers or 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.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Bakersfield, State of California, on
this 3rd day of July&nbsp;2008.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>FOOTHILLS RESOURCES, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ W. Kirk Bosch&#233;
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">W. Kirk Bosch&#233;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer,<BR> Principal Financial
Officer,
Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby severally constitutes and appoints Dennis B.
Tower and W. Kirk Bosch&#233;, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement and to file a new registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dennis B. Tower
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Dennis B. Tower
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and
<BR>Chief Executive Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;3, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ W. Kirk Bosch&#233;
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
W. Kirk Bosch&#233;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer,
<BR>Principal Financial Officer, Secretary
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;3, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John L. Moran
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John L. Moran
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;President
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;3, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John A. Brock
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John A. Brock
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;3, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Frank P. Knuettel
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Frank P. Knuettel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;3, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David A. Melman
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David A. Melman
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;3, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Christopher P. Moyes
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Christopher P. Moyes
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;3, 2008</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FOOTHILLS RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada
98-0339560
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4540 California Avenue, Suite 550
Bakersfield, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
93309
(Zip Code)
Foothills Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
Foothills Resources, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Dennis B. Tower
Chief Executive Officer
Foothills Resources, Inc.
4540 California Avenue, Suite 550
Bakersfield, California 93309
(Name and address of agent for service)
(661) 716-1320
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
C.N. Franklin Reddick III, Esq.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2400
Los Angeles, California 90067
(310) 229-1000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
þ
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount to be
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities to be registered
registered(1)
offering price per share(4)
aggregate offering price(4)
registration fee(4)
Common Stock $0.001 par value
2,000,000
(2)
$
0.405
$
810,000
$
31.83
Common Stock $0.001 par value
5,000,000
(3)
$
0.405
$
2,025,000
$
79.58
Total
7,000,000
$
2,835,000
$
111.41
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which
become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction of or by the registrant which results in an increase in the number of the registrant's
outstanding shares of common stock or shares issuable pursuant to awards granted under the Plans.
(2)
Represents the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards under the
Foothills Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.
(3)
Represents the maximum number of Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards under the Foothills
Resources, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.
(4)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The above calculation is
based on the average of the bid and ask price of the Common Stock reported on the Over the Counter
Bulletin Board Exchange on July 2, 2008.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I
Part II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
2006 Equity Incentive Plan
2007 Equity Incentive Plan
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Consent of Brown Armstrong Paulden McCowen Starbuck Thornburgh & Keeter LLP
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Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Foothills Resources, Inc. prepared this registration statement (the "
Registration Statement
")
in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"
Securities Act
") to register an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of our common stock which may be
issued pursuant to the Foothills Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan, adopted March 2, 2006
and the Foothills Resources, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, adopted May 30, 2007 (collectively,
the "
Plans
"). All information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus
will be sent or given to participants in the Plans, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1), and is omitted
from this registration statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "
Securities Act
"), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. Such documents need not be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed by Foothills Resources, Inc. (the "
Company
," "
us
" or
"
we
") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") are incorporated herein by
reference:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 (filed March
28, 2008);
(b)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007
(filed May 15, 2008);
(c)
Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 22, 2008;
(d)
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since December 31, 2007; and
(e)
The description of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share
("
Common Stock
"), set forth under the heading "Description of Securities" in the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on April 27, 2001, as
thereafter amended and supplemented, including amendments or supplements thereto set
forth in any form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, are deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this registration statement and are part of this registration statement from the date of the filing
of those documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes this statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable. The securities to be offered are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange
Act.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Subsection (1) of Section 78.7502 of the Nevada General Corporation Law empowers a corporation
to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party of any
threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorney's fees), judgment, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him or her in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding if the person acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to be the best interests of
the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Subsection (2) of Section 78.7502 of the Nevada General Corporation Law empowers a corporation
to 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 favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth
in subsection (1) enumerated above, against expenses (including amounts paid in settlement and
attorney's fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation except that no
indemnification may be made in respect to any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall
have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in
which such action or suit was brought determines that in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnify for such expenses which the court shall
deem proper.
Subsection (3) of Section 78.7502 of the Nevada General Corporation Law provides that to the
extent a director, officer, employee, or agent of a corporation has been successful in the defense
of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in subsection (1) and (2) or in the defense of any
claim, issue, or matter therein, that person shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorney's fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therein.
Our articles of incorporation (i) eliminates the personal liability of our directors and
officers except for acts or omission which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing
violation of a law or the unlawful payment of distributions and (ii) provide for the
indemnification of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Nevada General
Corporation Law. Our bylaws allow for the Company to indemnify the directors and officers.
In addition, we have purchased insurance pursuant to which our directors and officers are
insured against liability which they may incur in their capacity as such.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The documents listed hereunder are filed as exhibits hereto.
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Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Foothills Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.
4.2
Foothills Resources, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
23.1
Consent of Brown Armstrong Paulden McCown Starbuck Thornburgh & Keeter LLP.
23.2
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page of this registration
statement).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of 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) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment will be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be
deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof;
(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 this offering; and
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes 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 15(d) of the Securities 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 this
registration statement will be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the
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offering of such securities at that time will be deemed
to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers or 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.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Bakersfield, State of California, on
this 3rd day of July 2008.
FOOTHILLS RESOURCES, INC.
By:
/s/ W. Kirk Bosché
W. Kirk Bosché
Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Financial
Officer,
Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby severally constitutes and appoints Dennis B.
Tower and W. Kirk Bosché, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement and to file a new registration statement under Rule 462(b) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Dennis B. Tower
Dennis B. Tower
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
July 3, 2008
/s/ W. Kirk Bosché
W. Kirk Bosché
Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Financial Officer, Secretary
July 3, 2008
/s/ John L. Moran
John L. Moran
President
July 3, 2008
/s/ John A. Brock
John A. Brock
Director
July 3, 2008
/s/ Frank P. Knuettel
Frank P. Knuettel
Director
July 3, 2008
/s/ David A. Melman
David A. Melman
Director
July 3, 2008
/s/ Christopher P. Moyes
Christopher P. Moyes
Director
July 3, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Foothills Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.*
4.2
Foothills Resources, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.*
5.1
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.*
23.1
Consent of Brown Armstrong Paulden McCown Starbuck Thornburgh & Keeter LLP.*
23.2
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).*
24.1
Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page of this registration statement).*
*
Filed herewith