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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORCE PROTECTION, INC.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">9801 Highway 78, Building No. 1,
Ladson, South Carolina 29456</font></b><br>
(Address of principal executive offices)</p>

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock Compensation for Employees and
Directors</font></b><br>
(Full title of the Plan)</p>

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Gordon McGilton, Chief Executive
Officer<br>
Force Protection, Inc.<br>
9801 Highway 78, Building No. 1<br>
Ladson, South Carolina 29456<br>
(843) 740-7015</font></b><br>
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)</p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">With a copy to:</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amy Trombly, Esq.<br>
Trombly Business Law<br>
1320 Centre Street, Suite 202<br>
Newton, MA 02467<br>
(617) 243-0060</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed&nbsp;Aggregate<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount&nbsp;of<br>
  Registration&nbsp;Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">910,793(1)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">29.25(2)</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26,640,695</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">817.87</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Pursuant
to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;), this
registration statement shall be deemed to cover additional securities that may
be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
price of $29.25 per share, which was the average of the high and low prices of
the Registrant&#146;s common stock, as reported on the NASDAQ stock market on May
29, 2007 is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</p>

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<p style="color:black;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></p><p style="color:black;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement contains two parts. The first part contains a prospectus pursuant to Form S-3 (in accordance with Section C of the General Instructions to Form S-8) which covers reoffers and resales of control securities and restricted securities of the registrant which previously have been issued or which shall be issued upon exercise of options granted pursuant to employment agreements or compensation arrangements. Pursuant to the Note to Part I of the instructions to Form S-8, the information specified by Part I is not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART I</font></b><a name="PartI_115748"></a></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a)
PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 1.&nbsp;&nbsp; PLAN INFORMATION.<a name="Item1_PlanInformation__115759"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the Note to Part I of the Form S-8, the information required by Part I is
not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 2.&nbsp;&nbsp; REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND
EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.<a name="Item2_RegistrantInformationAndEmp_115804"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
registrant will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of a
Section 10(a) Prospectus hereunder is delivered, upon the oral or written
request of such person, a copy of any document incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference. Requests for such information should be
directed to Force Protection, Inc., 9801 Highway 78, Building No. 1, Ladson,
South Carolina 29456 or to (843) 740-7015.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROSPECTUS</font></b><br>
<b>FORCE PROTECTION, INC.</b><br>
<b>OFFERING UP TO 910,793 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK</b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
stockholders of Force Protection, Inc. identified in this prospectus may offer
and resell the shares from time to time, for their own accounts. The selling
stockholders have acquired the shares pursuant to individual employment
agreements or compensation arrangements.</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
selling stockholders will receive all of the net proceeds from the sale of the
shares. These stockholders will pay all underwriting discounts and selling
commissions, if any, applicable to the sale of the shares. We&#160; will not receive any proceeds from the sale
of the shares. The selling stockholders may offer their Force Protection stock
through public or private transactions, at prevailing market prices or at
privately negotiated prices. Such future prices are not currently known.</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our
common stock is reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol FRPT. On
May 29, 2007 the last reported sale price of our common stock was $29.48 per
share.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE &#147;RISK
FACTORS&#148; BEGINNING ON PAGE&nbsp;4 OF THIS PROSPECTUS BEFORE PURCHASING ANY OF
THE COMMON STOCK.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved
or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful
or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS JUNE 4, 2007</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information from
that contained in the prospectus. If anyone provides you with additional or
different information, you should not rely on it. The selling stockholders are
offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of Force Protection&#146;s
common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The
information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of
this prospectus and any information we have incorporated by reference is
accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the
shares.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE COMPANY<a name="TheCompany_130201"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
manufacture ballistic- and blast-protected vehicles, which have been used to
support armed forces and security personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and
other hot spots around the globe. These specialty vehicles are protected
against landmines, hostile fire and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs,
commonly referred to as roadside bombs). Our facility is located 10 miles from
the Charleston Air Force Base in Ladson, South Carolina. At December 31, 2006,
we employed 658 employees.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our
executive offices are located at 9801 Highway 78, Building No. 1, Ladson, South
Carolina 29456 and our telephone number is (843) 740-7015.&nbsp; Our website is
www.forceprotection.net. Information contained on our website does not
constitute part of this prospectus and our address should not be used as a
hyperlink to our website.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE OFFERING<a name="TheOffering_121459"></a></font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2007</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">68,183,836 shares</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">910,793 shares</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RISK FACTORS<a name="RiskFactors_121503"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">An
investment in the offered shares involves a high degree of risk. Prospective
investors should understand that they may lose their investment and should
consider carefully the following risk factors in making their investment
decision.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We depend on the U.S. government for a substantial amount of
our sales. If we do not find acceptance of our products within the U.S.
government, our business may fail.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
serve the defense market and our sales are highly concentrated within the U.S.
government. The customer relationship with the U.S. government involves certain
risks that are unique such as the ongoing development of high-technology products,
price, availability and quality of materials and suppliers.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">U.S.
defense spending has historically been cyclical. Defense budgets have received
their strongest support when perceived threats to national security raise the
level of concern over the country&#146;s safety. As these threats subside, spending
on the military tends to decrease. Accordingly, while Department of Defense
funding has grown rapidly over the past few years, there is no assurance that
this trend will continue. Rising budget deficits, the cost of the Global War on
Terrorism and increasing costs for domestic programs continue to put pressure
on all areas of discretionary spending, which could ultimately impact the
defense budget. Wartime support for defense spending could wane if the country&#146;s
troop deployments in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are reduced.
A decrease in U.S. government defense spending or changes in spending
allocation could result in one or more of our programs being reduced, delayed
or terminated. Reductions in our existing programs, unless offset by other
programs and opportunities, could adversely affect our ability to sustain and
grow our future sales and earnings.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">U.S. government contracts generally are not fully funded at
inception and are subject to termination. If the U.S. government does not order
as many vehicles as we anticipate, our business will be adversely affected.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Government
contracts and subcontracts typically involve long purchase and payment cycles,
competitive bidding, qualification requirements, delays or changes in funding,
extensive specification development, price negotiations and milestone
requirements. Each government agency also maintains its own rules&nbsp;and
regulations with which we must comply and which can vary significantly among
agencies. Governmental agencies also often retain some portion of fees payable
upon completion of a project and collection of these fees may be delayed for
several months or even years, in some instances.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
addition, an increasing number of government contracts are fixed price
contracts which may prevent us from recovering costs incurred in excess of our
budgeted costs. Fixed price contracts require us to estimate the total project
cost based on preliminary projections of the project&#146;s requirements. The financial
viability of any given project depends in large part on our ability to estimate
such costs accurately and complete the project on a timely basis. In the event
actual costs exceed the fixed contractual cost, we may not be able to recover
the excess costs.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Some
government contracts are also subject to termination or renegotiation at the
convenience of the government, which could result in a large decline in revenue
in any given quarter. Although government contracts have provisions providing
for the reimbursement of costs associated with termination, the termination of
a material contract at a time when our funded backlog does not permit
redeployment of staff could result in reductions of employees. In addition, the
timing of payments from government contracts is also subject to significant
fluctuation and potential delay, depending on the government agency involved.
Any such delay could result in a temporary shortage in working capital.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We must comply with environmental regulations or we may have
to pay expensive penalties or clean up costs.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are
subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws, and regulations regarding
protection of the environment, including air, water, and soil. Our
manufacturing business involves the use, handling, storage, and contracting for
recycling or disposal of, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, including
environmentally sensitive materials, such as batteries, solvents, lubricants,
degreasing agents, gasoline and resin. We must comply with certain requirements
for the use, management, handling, and disposal of these materials. We do not
maintain insurance for pollutant cleanup and removal. If we are found
responsible for any hazardous contamination, we may have to pay expensive fines
or penalties or perform costly clean-up. Even if we are charged, and later
found not responsible, for such contamination or clean up, the cost of
defending the charges could be high. If we do not comply with government
regulations, we may be unable to ship our products or have to pay expensive
fines or penalties. We are subject to regulation by county, state and federal
governments, governmental agencies, and regulatory authorities from several
different countries. If we fail to obtain regulatory approvals or suffer delays
in obtaining regulatory approvals, we may not be able to marketing our products
and services, and generate product and service revenues. Further, we may not be
able to obtain necessary regulatory approvals. Although we do not anticipate
problems satisfying any of the regulations involved, we cannot foresee the
possibility of new regulations, which could adversely affect our business.
Further our products are subject to export limitations and we may be prevented
from shipping our products to certain nations or buyers.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our earning and margins depend on our ability to perform
under our contracts and if we do not perform our margins may erode.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our
contracts require management to make various assumptions and projections about
the outcome of future events over a period of several years. These projections
can include future labor productivity and availability, the nature and
complexity of the work to be performed, the cost and availability of materials,
the impact of delayed performance, and the timing of product deliveries. If
there is a significant change in one or more of these assumptions,
circumstances or estimates, or if we are unable to control the costs incurred
in performing under these contracts, the profitability of one or more of these
contracts may be adversely affected.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">If the pricing and availability of subcontractor performance
and raw materials change, our profitability may be adversely affected.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We rely
on subcontractors and other companies to provide raw materials, major
components and subsystems for our products or to perform a portion of the
services that we provide to our customers. Occasionally we rely on only one or
two sources of supply, which, if disrupted, could have an adverse effect on our
ability to meet our commitments to customers. We depend on these subcontractors
and vendors to fulfill our contractual obligations in a timely and satisfactory
manner in full compliance with customer requirements. If one or more of our
subcontractors or suppliers are unable to satisfactorily provide on a timely
basis the agreed-upon supplies or perform the agreed-upon services, our ability
to perform our obligations as a prime contractor may be adversely affected.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Some of our product components are manufactured in other
foreign countries and if any of those become unstable or government regulations
change, our costs may increase or we may become unable to source certain parts.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Some of
our product components are manufactured in and supplied from other foreign
countries. If import tariffs or taxes increase for any reason, our cost of
goods would increase. Our financial performance may be affected by changes in
political, social and economic environment. The role of the central and local
governments in the economy is significant. Policies toward economic
liberalization, and laws and policies affecting foreign companies, foreign
investment, currency exchange rates and other matters could change, resulting
in greater restrictions on our ability to do business with suppliers based in
other countries. The government could impose surcharges, increase tax rates, or
revoke, terminate or suspend operating licenses without compensating us. Also,
other countries, from time to time, experience instances of civil unrest and
hostilities. Confrontations have occurred between the military, insurgent
forces, and civilians. If for these or any other reason, we lose our ability to
sub-contract or manufacture the components to our products, or the cost of
doing business increases, our business, financial condition, and results of
operations would be materially and adversely affected.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We may be subject to personal liability claims for our
products and if our insurance is not sufficient to cover such claims, our
expenses may increase substantially.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As a
result, a significant lawsuit could adversely affect our business. We may be
exposed to liability for personal injury or property damage claims relating to
the use of the products. Any future claim against us for personal injury or
property damage could materially adversely affect the business, financial
condition, and results of operations and result in negative publicity. Even if
we are not found liable, the costs of defending a lawsuit can be high. We do
not currently maintain insurance for this type of liability. Additionally, even
if we do purchase insurance, we may experience legal claims outside of our
insurance coverage, or in excess of our insurance coverage, or that insurance
will not cover.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We must develop new technologies and maintain a qualified
workforce in order to remain competitive.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Virtually
all of the products we produce and sell are highly engineered and require
sophisticated manufacturing and system integration techniques and capabilities.
Government markets in which the company operates are characterized by rapidly
changing technologies. The product and program needs of our government
customers change and evolve regularly. Accordingly, our future performance in
part depends on our ability to identify emerging technological trends, develop
and manufacture competitive products, and bring those products to market
quickly at cost-effective prices. In addition, because of the highly
specialized nature of our business, we must be able to hire and retain the
skilled and appropriately qualified personnel necessary to perform the services
required by our customers. If we are unable to develop new products that meet
customers&#146; changing needs or successfully attract and retain qualified
personnel, future sales and earnings may be adversely affected.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We rely on proprietary designs and rights and if we have to
litigate those rights, our expenses could substantially increase.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our
success and ability to compete depend, in part, on the protection of our
designs and technology. In addition, our technology could infringe on patents
or proprietary rights of others. We have not undertaken or conducted any
comprehensive patent infringement searches or studies. If any third parties
hold any conflicting rights, we may be required to stop making, using or
selling our products or to obtain licenses from and pay royalties to others.
Further, in such event, we may not be able to obtain or maintain any such
licenses on acceptable terms, if at all. We may need to engage in future
litigation to enforce intellectual property rights or the rights of customers,
to protect trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of proprietary
rights of others, including customers. This litigation could result in
substantial costs and diversion of resources and could materially and adversely
affect our results of operations.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Failure to maintain effective internal controls in accordance
with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act could have an adverse effect on our
business and stock price.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires us to evaluate annually the effectiveness
of our internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of each fiscal
year and to include a management report </font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">assessing
the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting in our
annual report on Form 10-K. Section 404 also requires our independent
registered public accounting firm to attest to, and report on, management&#146;s
assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting. If we fail to
maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified,
supplemented or amended from time to time, we cannot assure you that we will be
able to conclude in the future that we have effective internal controls over
financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. If we fail to maintain a
system of effective internal controls, it could have an adverse effect on our
business and stock price.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS<a name="ForwardLookingStatements_121523"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This
prospectus contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation,
statements concerning possible or assumed future results of operations and
those preceded by, followed by or that include the words &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148;
&#147;intends,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; or similar expressions. Our actual results could
differ materially from these anticipated in the forward-looking statements for
many reasons including our ability to raise capital when necessary;
availability of parts and raw materials for our products; continued customer
acceptance of our products; on-going success of our research and development
efforts and other risks described elsewhere in this prospectus. Although we
believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, they relate only to events as of the date on which the statements
are made, and our future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements may not meet these expectations. We do not intend to update any of
the forward-looking statements after the date of this document to conform these
statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as
required by law.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">USE OF PROCEEDS<a name="UseOfProceeds_121526"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This
prospectus relates to shares of our common stock that may be offered and sold
from time to time by certain selling stockholders. We will not receive proceeds
from the sale of shares of common stock in this offering.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DETERMINATION OF OFFERING
PRICE<a name="DeterminationOfOfferingPrice_121529"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
selling stockholders may sell shares from time to time in negotiated
transactions, brokers transactions or a combination of such methods at market
prices prevailing at the time of the sale or at negotiated prices.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SELLING STOCKHOLDERS<a name="SellingStockholders_121534"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The shares
that may be offered from time to time pursuant to this prospectus have been or
will be acquired by the selling stockholders from time to time upon payment of
compensation for services rendered.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All
information with respect to share ownership has been furnished by the selling
stockholders. The offered shares may be offered from time to time by the
selling stockholders named below. However, the selling stockholders are not
obligated to sell any offered shares immediately under this prospectus. The
table assumes that all of the offered shares held by the selling stockholders
are sold, and that the selling stockholders acquire no additional shares of
common stock before the completion of this offering.</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following table sets forth (i)&nbsp;the name of each selling stockholder;
(ii)&nbsp;the position, office, or other material relationship between our
Company and each selling stockholder; (iii)&nbsp;the amount of common stock
beneficially owned by the selling stockholder prior to the offering as of
May&nbsp;29, 2007, including shares each selling stockholder may acquire
pursuant to the exercise of previously granted options which have vested or may
vest within 60&nbsp;days of May&nbsp;29, 2007; (iv)&nbsp;the amount of common
stock that may be offered by the selling stockholder; and (v)&nbsp;the amount
of common stock to be beneficially owned by each selling stockholder subsequent
to the offering. </font></p>


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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="46%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:46.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name,&nbsp;Address&nbsp;and&nbsp;Position&nbsp;with&nbsp;Company</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Number&nbsp;of<br>
  Shares<br>
  Beneficially<br>
  Owned<br>
  Before<br>
  Offering</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Number&nbsp;of<br>
  Shares&nbsp;to&nbsp;be<br>
  Offered<br>
  Pursuant&nbsp;to&nbsp;this<br>
  Prospectus&nbsp;(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Number&nbsp;of<br>
  Shares<br>
  Beneficially<br>
  Owned&nbsp;after<br>
  Offering</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Percentage<br>
  of&nbsp;Class<br>
  Owned<br>
  After<br>
  Offering&nbsp;(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:46.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Raymond
  Pollard (3)<br>
  Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">32,848</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">32,073</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">775</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:46.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Frank
  Kavanaugh (4)<br>
  Chairman of the Board</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,266,787</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">828,720</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">438,067</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:46.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vernon Joynt (5)<br>
  Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">90,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">50,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">40,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><hr size="1" width="160" noshade color="black" align="left" style="width:120.0pt;"></div>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>less
than 1%</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Assumes
all shares are sold pursuant to this prospectus.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based
on 68,183,836 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of May 29, 2007.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Raymond
Pollard&#146;s security ownership is comprised of 32,848 shares of common stock for
which he has sole voting and dispositive power.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Frank
Kavanaugh&#146;s security ownership is comprised of 1,266,787 shares of common stock
for which he has sole voting and dispositive power.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Vernon
Joynt&#146;s security ownership is comprised of 50,000 shares of common stock for
which&#160; he has sole voting and dispositive
power.</p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION<a name="PlanOfDistribution_121558"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
selling stockholders will act independently of us in making decisions with
respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. The selling stockholders
may sell the shares from time to time:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in
transactions on any national securities exchange or U.S. inter-dealer system of
a registered national securities association on which our common stock may be
listed or quoted at the&nbsp; time&nbsp; of&nbsp; sale;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in
private&nbsp; transactions and transactions otherwise than on these exchanges
or&nbsp; systems;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>at
prices related to such prevailing market prices;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in
negotiated&nbsp; transactions;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in
a combination of such methods of sale; or</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any
other method permitted by law.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
selling stockholders may effect such transactions by offering and selling the
shares directly to or through securities broker-dealers, and such
broker-dealers may&nbsp; receive&nbsp; compensation&nbsp; in the form of discounts,
concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchasers
of the shares for whom such broker-dealers&nbsp; may act as agent or to whom
the selling stockholders may sell as principal, or both, which compensation as
to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any&nbsp;broker-dealers
who act in connection with the sale of our shares are &#147;underwriters&#148; within the
meaning of the Securities Act, and any discounts, concessions or commissions
received by them and profit on any </font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">resale
of the shares as principal may be deemed to be underwriting discounts,
concessions and commissions under the Securities Act.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On&nbsp;
or&nbsp; prior&nbsp; to&nbsp; the effectiveness of the registration statement
to which this prospectus is a part, we will advise the selling stockholders
that they and any securities broker-dealers&nbsp; or&nbsp; others&nbsp;
who&nbsp; are&nbsp; deemed to be statutory underwriters&nbsp; will be governed
by the prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act. Under&nbsp;applicable
rules&nbsp;and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act, any person
engaged in a distribution of any of the shares may not simultaneously engage in
market activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable period
under Regulation M prior to the commencement of such distribution. In addition
and without limiting the foregoing, the selling security&nbsp; owners will be
governed by the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act, and the
rules and regulations thereunder, including without limitation Rules 10b-5 and
Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of&nbsp; purchases and
sales of any of the shares by the selling stockholders. All of the foregoing
may affect the marketability of our securities.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On or
prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement to which this
prospectus is a part, we will advise the selling stockholders&nbsp;that the
anti-manipulation&nbsp;rules under the Securities Exchange Act may apply to
sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling security
owners and any of their affiliates. We have informed the selling stockholders
that they may not:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>engage
in any stabilization activity in connection with any of the shares;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>bid
for or purchase any of the shares or any rights to acquire the shares;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>attempt
to induce any person to purchase any of the shares or rights to acquire the
shares other than as permitted under the Securities Exchange Act; or</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 42.0pt;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>effect
any sale or distribution of the shares until after the prospectus shall have
been appropriately amended or supplemented, if required, to describe the terms
of the sale or distribution.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have
informed the selling stockholders that they must effect all sales of shares
in&nbsp; broker&#146;s&nbsp; transactions,&nbsp; through&nbsp; broker-dealers&nbsp;
acting&nbsp; as&nbsp; agents,&nbsp; in transactions&nbsp; directly&nbsp; with&nbsp;
market&nbsp; makers,&nbsp; or&nbsp; in&nbsp; privately&nbsp; negotiated
transactions&nbsp; where no broker or other third party, other than the
purchaser, is involved.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The&nbsp;
selling&nbsp; stockholders may&nbsp; indemnify any broker-dealer that
participates in transactions&nbsp; involving&nbsp; the&nbsp; sale&nbsp;
of&nbsp; the&nbsp; shares against certain liabilities, including&nbsp;
liabilities arising under the Securities Act. Any commissions paid or any
discounts or concessions allowed to any broker-dealers, and any profits
received on the resale of shares, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts
and commissions under the Securities Act if the broker-dealers purchase shares
as principal.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the
absence of the registration statement to which this prospectus is a part,
certain of the selling stockholders would be able to sell their shares only
pursuant to the limitations of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
TO BE REGISTERED<a name="DescriptionOfSecuritiesToBeRegist_121649"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each
share of our common stock has identical rights and privileges. The holders of
our common stock are entitled to vote upon all matters submitted to a vote of
our stockholders and are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock
held. There are no cumulative voting rights.</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
holders of our common stock are entitled to share equally in dividends and
other distributions that our board of directors may declare from time to time
out of funds legally available for that purpose, if any, after the satisfaction
of any prior rights and preferences of any outstanding preferred stock. If we
liquidate, </font></p>


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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">dissolve
or wind up, the holders of shares of common stock will be entitled to share
ratably in the distribution of all of our assets remaining available for
distribution after satisfaction of all our liabilities and our obligations to
holders of our outstanding preferred stock.</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
holders of our common stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights to
purchase shares of our stock, nor are they entitled to the benefits of any
redemption or sinking fund provisions.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS
AND COUNSEL<a name="InterestOfNamedExpertsAndCounsel_121700"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No&nbsp;
expert&nbsp; or&nbsp; counsel&nbsp; will receive a direct or indirect interest
in the issuer&nbsp; or&nbsp; was&nbsp; a&nbsp; promoter,&nbsp;
underwriter,&nbsp; voting trustee, director, officer,&nbsp; or employee of
Force Protection, Inc. Nor does any such expert or counsel have any contingent
based agreement with us or any other interest in or connection to us.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION<a name="WhereYouCanFindMoreInformation_121704"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We file
annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You may read and copy any document
we file at the SEC&#146;s public reference rooms at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington,
D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about
the public reference rooms. Our reports, proxy and information statements, and
other information filed with the SEC are available to the public over the
Internet at the SEC&#146;s World Wide Website at http://www.sec.gov.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION
POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITY<a name="DisclosureOfCommissionPositionOnI_121709"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, provide that no director of this
corporation shall have any personal liability for monetary damages to the
corporation or its stockholders for breach of his fiduciary duty as a director,
except that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the personal liability
of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for:
(i) any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
or (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; Nothing contained herein will be
construed to deprive any director of his right to all defenses ordinarily
available to a director nor will anything herein be construed to deprive any
director of any right he may have for contribution from any other director or
other person.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our
Bylaws provide that we shall indemnify a person made or threatened to be made a
party to a threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative,
arbitration or investigative proceeding by reason of such person&#146;s present or
former capacity as our director, officer, employee or agent if such person: (a)
has not been indemnified by another organization or employee benefit plan for
the same judgment, penalty or fine; (b) acted in good faith; (c) received no
improper personal benefit and, if a director, had no improper conflict of
interest; (d) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe the conduct was unlawful; and (e) reasonably believed that the conduct
complained of was in our best interests or was not opposed to our best
interests.</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Unless
prohibited or limited by our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws,
we must indemnify our current and former directors, officers and employees who
are made or threatened to be made a party to certain proceedings by reason of
their present or former official capacity with us, against judgments,
penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses (including attorney&#146;s
fees) incurred in connection with such proceedings. &#147;Proceeding,&#148; means a
threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, including a derivative action in our name. Reference is made to the
detailed terms of the Nevada statute for a complete statement of such
indemnification right.</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us under the
foregoing provisions, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act,
and is unenforceable for that reason.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART II</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 3.&nbsp;&nbsp; INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY
REFERENCE.<a name="Item3_IncorporationOfDocumentsByR_121955"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following documents, which have been filed with the SEC by the registrant are
incorporated in this registration statement by reference and made a part of it.
The SEC file number for all documents which are incorporated by reference is
001-33253.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following are hereby incorporated by reference:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006, filed on March 16, 2007 pursuant to Section 13(c) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;).</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All
other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the financial statements contained
in the Form 10-K referred to in (a) above, which consists of a Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed on May 15, 2007.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2007, April 23, 2007, April
27, 2007 and May 9, 2007.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All
other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All
documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be
deemed to be incorporated in this registration statement by reference and to be
a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in this registration statement, in a supplement to this registration
statement or in a document incorporated by reference herein, shall 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
supplement to this registration statement or in any document that is
subsequently incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement.&nbsp; Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration
statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 4.&nbsp;&nbsp; DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.<a name="Item4_DescriptionOfSecurities__122040"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
class of securities is described in the &#147;Description of Securities to be
Registered&#148; section.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 5.&nbsp;&nbsp; INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.<a name="Item5_InterestOfNamedExpertsAndCo_122043"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No
named expert or counsel was hired on a contingent basis, will receive a direct
or indirect interest in the registrant, or was a promoter, underwriter, voting
trustee, director, officer, or employee of the registrant.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 6.&nbsp;&nbsp; INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS.<a name="Item6_IndemnificationOfDirectorsA_122048"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article
Eighth of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the registrant contains
the following provisions with respect to liability of directors and officers:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
corporation shall indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any person
who is or was a director, officer, agent, fiduciary or employee of the
corporation against any claim, liability or expenses arising against or
incurred by such person made party to a proceeding because he is or was a
director, officer, agent, fiduciary or employee of the corporation or because
he was a director, officer, agent, fiduciary or employee of the corporation or
because he is or was serving another entity as a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent at the corporation&#146;s request. The
corporation shall further have the authority to the maximum extent permitted by
law to purchase and maintain insurance providing such indemnification.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No
director of this corporation shall have any personal liability for monetary
damages to the corporation or its stockholders for breach of his fiduciary duty
as a director, except that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the
personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for: (i) any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders; or (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; Nothing
contained herein will be construed to deprive any director of his right to all
defenses ordinarily available to a director nor will anything herein be
construed to deprive any director of any right he may have for contribution
from any other director or other person.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada generally provides that a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an
action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he is not liable; or Acted in
good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 7.&nbsp;&nbsp; EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
CLAIMED.<a name="Item7_ExemptionFromRegistrationCl_122153"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 8.&nbsp;&nbsp; EXHIBITS.<a name="Item8_Exhibits__122158"></a></font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Exhibit No.</p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Amy Trombly, Esq. (filed herewith).</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:81.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:81.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Secretary Certificate dated May 31, 2007 (filed
  herewith).</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:81.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Jaspers + Hall, PC, Certified Public
  Accountants (filed herewith).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 9.&nbsp;&nbsp; UNDERTAKINGS.<a name="Item9_Undertakings__122536"></a></font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 27.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 27.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 90.0pt;text-indent:-15.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&nbsp; 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.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that times shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities
Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 45.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser by
means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will
be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such
securities to such purchaser:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 95.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (section 230.424 of this
chapter);</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 95.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of
the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 95.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The portion of any other free writing
prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the
undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant; and</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 95.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 25.0pt;text-indent:-25.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Act
of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 25.0pt;text-indent:-25.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
unenforceable.&nbsp; 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 of whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 25.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-25.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES<a name="Signatures_123134"></a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Company 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 authorize, in the City of Ladson, State of South Carolina, on June 4,
2007.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933.&nbsp; This registration statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June 4, 2007</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June 4, 2007</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June 4, 2007</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Roger Thompson</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June 4, 2007</font></p>
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORCE PROTECTION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
NEVADA
84-1383888
(State of
  Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
  ID No.)
9801 Highway 78, Building No. 1,
Ladson, South Carolina 29456
(Address of principal executive offices)
Stock Compensation for Employees and
Directors
(Full title of the Plan)
Gordon McGilton, Chief Executive
Officer
Force Protection, Inc.
9801 Highway 78, Building No. 1
Ladson, South Carolina 29456
(843) 740-7015
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Amy Trombly, Esq.
Trombly Business Law
1320 Centre Street, Suite 202
Newton, MA 02467
(617) 243-0060
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Proposed Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock
910,793(1)
$
29.25(2)
$
26,640,695
$
817.87
(1)
Pursuant
to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), this
registration statement shall be deemed to cover additional securities that may
be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
The
price of $29.25 per share, which was the average of the high and low prices of
the Registrant's common stock, as reported on the NASDAQ stock market on May
29, 2007 is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement contains two parts. The first part contains a prospectus pursuant to Form S-3 (in accordance with Section C of the General Instructions to Form S-8) which covers reoffers and resales of control securities and restricted securities of the registrant which previously have been issued or which shall be issued upon exercise of options granted pursuant to employment agreements or compensation arrangements. Pursuant to the Note to Part I of the instructions to Form S-8, the information specified by Part I is not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a)
PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1.   PLAN INFORMATION.
Pursuant
to the Note to Part I of the Form S-8, the information required by Part I is
not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM 2.   REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND
EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.
The
registrant will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of a
Section 10(a) Prospectus hereunder is delivered, upon the oral or written
request of such person, a copy of any document incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference. Requests for such information should be
directed to Force Protection, Inc., 9801 Highway 78, Building No. 1, Ladson,
South Carolina 29456 or to (843) 740-7015.
PROSPECTUS
FORCE PROTECTION, INC.
OFFERING UP TO 910,793 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
The
stockholders of Force Protection, Inc. identified in this prospectus may offer
and resell the shares from time to time, for their own accounts. The selling
stockholders have acquired the shares pursuant to individual employment
agreements or compensation arrangements.
The
selling stockholders will receive all of the net proceeds from the sale of the
shares. These stockholders will pay all underwriting discounts and selling
commissions, if any, applicable to the sale of the shares. We  will not receive any proceeds from the sale
of the shares. The selling stockholders may offer their Force Protection stock
through public or private transactions, at prevailing market prices or at
privately negotiated prices. Such future prices are not currently known.
Our
common stock is reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol FRPT. On
May 29, 2007 the last reported sale price of our common stock was $29.48 per
share.
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE "RISK
FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 OF THIS PROSPECTUS BEFORE PURCHASING ANY OF
THE COMMON STOCK.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved
or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful
or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS JUNE 4, 2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
The
  Company
3
Risk Factors
4
Forward
  Looking Statements
7
Use of Proceeds
7
Determination of Offering Price
7
Selling Stockholders
7
Plan of Distribution
8
Description of Securities to Be Registered
9
Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
10
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
II-1
Description of Securities
II-1
Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
II-1
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
II-1
Exemption from Registration Claimed
II-2
Exhibits
II-2
Undertakings
II-2
Signatures
II-4
You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information from
that contained in the prospectus. If anyone provides you with additional or
different information, you should not rely on it. The selling stockholders are
offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of Force Protection's
common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The
information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of
this prospectus and any information we have incorporated by reference is
accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the
shares.
THE COMPANY
We
manufacture ballistic- and blast-protected vehicles, which have been used to
support armed forces and security personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and
other hot spots around the globe. These specialty vehicles are protected
against landmines, hostile fire and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs,
commonly referred to as roadside bombs). Our facility is located 10 miles from
the Charleston Air Force Base in Ladson, South Carolina. At December 31, 2006,
we employed 658 employees.
Our
executive offices are located at 9801 Highway 78, Building No. 1, Ladson, South
Carolina 29456 and our telephone number is (843) 740-7015.  Our website is
www.forceprotection.net. Information contained on our website does not
constitute part of this prospectus and our address should not be used as a
hyperlink to our website.
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THE OFFERING
Common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2007
68,183,836 shares
Common stock to be registered
910,793 shares
Common stock to be outstanding after this Offering
68,183,836 shares
Use of Proceeds
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
  common stock by the selling stockholders.
Stock Symbol
FRPT
RISK FACTORS
An
investment in the offered shares involves a high degree of risk. Prospective
investors should understand that they may lose their investment and should
consider carefully the following risk factors in making their investment
decision.
We depend on the U.S. government for a substantial amount of
our sales. If we do not find acceptance of our products within the U.S.
government, our business may fail.
We
serve the defense market and our sales are highly concentrated within the U.S.
government. The customer relationship with the U.S. government involves certain
risks that are unique such as the ongoing development of high-technology products,
price, availability and quality of materials and suppliers.
U.S.
defense spending has historically been cyclical. Defense budgets have received
their strongest support when perceived threats to national security raise the
level of concern over the country's safety. As these threats subside, spending
on the military tends to decrease. Accordingly, while Department of Defense
funding has grown rapidly over the past few years, there is no assurance that
this trend will continue. Rising budget deficits, the cost of the Global War on
Terrorism and increasing costs for domestic programs continue to put pressure
on all areas of discretionary spending, which could ultimately impact the
defense budget. Wartime support for defense spending could wane if the country's
troop deployments in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are reduced.
A decrease in U.S. government defense spending or changes in spending
allocation could result in one or more of our programs being reduced, delayed
or terminated. Reductions in our existing programs, unless offset by other
programs and opportunities, could adversely affect our ability to sustain and
grow our future sales and earnings.
U.S. government contracts generally are not fully funded at
inception and are subject to termination. If the U.S. government does not order
as many vehicles as we anticipate, our business will be adversely affected.
Government
contracts and subcontracts typically involve long purchase and payment cycles,
competitive bidding, qualification requirements, delays or changes in funding,
extensive specification development, price negotiations and milestone
requirements. Each government agency also maintains its own rules and
regulations with which we must comply and which can vary significantly among
agencies. Governmental agencies also often retain some portion of fees payable
upon completion of a project and collection of these fees may be delayed for
several months or even years, in some instances.
In
addition, an increasing number of government contracts are fixed price
contracts which may prevent us from recovering costs incurred in excess of our
budgeted costs. Fixed price contracts require us to estimate the total project
cost based on preliminary projections of the project's requirements. The financial
viability of any given project depends in large part on our ability to estimate
such costs accurately and complete the project on a timely basis. In the event
actual costs exceed the fixed contractual cost, we may not be able to recover
the excess costs.
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Some
government contracts are also subject to termination or renegotiation at the
convenience of the government, which could result in a large decline in revenue
in any given quarter. Although government contracts have provisions providing
for the reimbursement of costs associated with termination, the termination of
a material contract at a time when our funded backlog does not permit
redeployment of staff could result in reductions of employees. In addition, the
timing of payments from government contracts is also subject to significant
fluctuation and potential delay, depending on the government agency involved.
Any such delay could result in a temporary shortage in working capital.
We must comply with environmental regulations or we may have
to pay expensive penalties or clean up costs.
We are
subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws, and regulations regarding
protection of the environment, including air, water, and soil. Our
manufacturing business involves the use, handling, storage, and contracting for
recycling or disposal of, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, including
environmentally sensitive materials, such as batteries, solvents, lubricants,
degreasing agents, gasoline and resin. We must comply with certain requirements
for the use, management, handling, and disposal of these materials. We do not
maintain insurance for pollutant cleanup and removal. If we are found
responsible for any hazardous contamination, we may have to pay expensive fines
or penalties or perform costly clean-up. Even if we are charged, and later
found not responsible, for such contamination or clean up, the cost of
defending the charges could be high. If we do not comply with government
regulations, we may be unable to ship our products or have to pay expensive
fines or penalties. We are subject to regulation by county, state and federal
governments, governmental agencies, and regulatory authorities from several
different countries. If we fail to obtain regulatory approvals or suffer delays
in obtaining regulatory approvals, we may not be able to marketing our products
and services, and generate product and service revenues. Further, we may not be
able to obtain necessary regulatory approvals. Although we do not anticipate
problems satisfying any of the regulations involved, we cannot foresee the
possibility of new regulations, which could adversely affect our business.
Further our products are subject to export limitations and we may be prevented
from shipping our products to certain nations or buyers.
Our earning and margins depend on our ability to perform
under our contracts and if we do not perform our margins may erode.
Our
contracts require management to make various assumptions and projections about
the outcome of future events over a period of several years. These projections
can include future labor productivity and availability, the nature and
complexity of the work to be performed, the cost and availability of materials,
the impact of delayed performance, and the timing of product deliveries. If
there is a significant change in one or more of these assumptions,
circumstances or estimates, or if we are unable to control the costs incurred
in performing under these contracts, the profitability of one or more of these
contracts may be adversely affected.
If the pricing and availability of subcontractor performance
and raw materials change, our profitability may be adversely affected.
We rely
on subcontractors and other companies to provide raw materials, major
components and subsystems for our products or to perform a portion of the
services that we provide to our customers. Occasionally we rely on only one or
two sources of supply, which, if disrupted, could have an adverse effect on our
ability to meet our commitments to customers. We depend on these subcontractors
and vendors to fulfill our contractual obligations in a timely and satisfactory
manner in full compliance with customer requirements. If one or more of our
subcontractors or suppliers are unable to satisfactorily provide on a timely
basis the agreed-upon supplies or perform the agreed-upon services, our ability
to perform our obligations as a prime contractor may be adversely affected.
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Some of our product components are manufactured in other
foreign countries and if any of those become unstable or government regulations
change, our costs may increase or we may become unable to source certain parts.
Some of
our product components are manufactured in and supplied from other foreign
countries. If import tariffs or taxes increase for any reason, our cost of
goods would increase. Our financial performance may be affected by changes in
political, social and economic environment. The role of the central and local
governments in the economy is significant. Policies toward economic
liberalization, and laws and policies affecting foreign companies, foreign
investment, currency exchange rates and other matters could change, resulting
in greater restrictions on our ability to do business with suppliers based in
other countries. The government could impose surcharges, increase tax rates, or
revoke, terminate or suspend operating licenses without compensating us. Also,
other countries, from time to time, experience instances of civil unrest and
hostilities. Confrontations have occurred between the military, insurgent
forces, and civilians. If for these or any other reason, we lose our ability to
sub-contract or manufacture the components to our products, or the cost of
doing business increases, our business, financial condition, and results of
operations would be materially and adversely affected.
We may be subject to personal liability claims for our
products and if our insurance is not sufficient to cover such claims, our
expenses may increase substantially.
As a
result, a significant lawsuit could adversely affect our business. We may be
exposed to liability for personal injury or property damage claims relating to
the use of the products. Any future claim against us for personal injury or
property damage could materially adversely affect the business, financial
condition, and results of operations and result in negative publicity. Even if
we are not found liable, the costs of defending a lawsuit can be high. We do
not currently maintain insurance for this type of liability. Additionally, even
if we do purchase insurance, we may experience legal claims outside of our
insurance coverage, or in excess of our insurance coverage, or that insurance
will not cover.
We must develop new technologies and maintain a qualified
workforce in order to remain competitive.
Virtually
all of the products we produce and sell are highly engineered and require
sophisticated manufacturing and system integration techniques and capabilities.
Government markets in which the company operates are characterized by rapidly
changing technologies. The product and program needs of our government
customers change and evolve regularly. Accordingly, our future performance in
part depends on our ability to identify emerging technological trends, develop
and manufacture competitive products, and bring those products to market
quickly at cost-effective prices. In addition, because of the highly
specialized nature of our business, we must be able to hire and retain the
skilled and appropriately qualified personnel necessary to perform the services
required by our customers. If we are unable to develop new products that meet
customers' changing needs or successfully attract and retain qualified
personnel, future sales and earnings may be adversely affected.
We rely on proprietary designs and rights and if we have to
litigate those rights, our expenses could substantially increase.
Our
success and ability to compete depend, in part, on the protection of our
designs and technology. In addition, our technology could infringe on patents
or proprietary rights of others. We have not undertaken or conducted any
comprehensive patent infringement searches or studies. If any third parties
hold any conflicting rights, we may be required to stop making, using or
selling our products or to obtain licenses from and pay royalties to others.
Further, in such event, we may not be able to obtain or maintain any such
licenses on acceptable terms, if at all. We may need to engage in future
litigation to enforce intellectual property rights or the rights of customers,
to protect trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of proprietary
rights of others, including customers. This litigation could result in
substantial costs and diversion of resources and could materially and adversely
affect our results of operations.
Failure to maintain effective internal controls in accordance
with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act could have an adverse effect on our
business and stock price.
Section
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires us to evaluate annually the effectiveness
of our internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of each fiscal
year and to include a management report
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assessing
the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting in our
annual report on Form 10-K. Section 404 also requires our independent
registered public accounting firm to attest to, and report on, management's
assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting. If we fail to
maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified,
supplemented or amended from time to time, we cannot assure you that we will be
able to conclude in the future that we have effective internal controls over
financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. If we fail to maintain a
system of effective internal controls, it could have an adverse effect on our
business and stock price.
FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
prospectus contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation,
statements concerning possible or assumed future results of operations and
those preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believes," "could," "expects,"
"intends," "anticipates," or similar expressions. Our actual results could
differ materially from these anticipated in the forward-looking statements for
many reasons including our ability to raise capital when necessary;
availability of parts and raw materials for our products; continued customer
acceptance of our products; on-going success of our research and development
efforts and other risks described elsewhere in this prospectus. Although we
believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, they relate only to events as of the date on which the statements
are made, and our future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements may not meet these expectations. We do not intend to update any of
the forward-looking statements after the date of this document to conform these
statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as
required by law.
USE OF PROCEEDS
This
prospectus relates to shares of our common stock that may be offered and sold
from time to time by certain selling stockholders. We will not receive proceeds
from the sale of shares of common stock in this offering.
DETERMINATION OF OFFERING
PRICE
The
selling stockholders may sell shares from time to time in negotiated
transactions, brokers transactions or a combination of such methods at market
prices prevailing at the time of the sale or at negotiated prices.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The shares
that may be offered from time to time pursuant to this prospectus have been or
will be acquired by the selling stockholders from time to time upon payment of
compensation for services rendered.
All
information with respect to share ownership has been furnished by the selling
stockholders. The offered shares may be offered from time to time by the
selling stockholders named below. However, the selling stockholders are not
obligated to sell any offered shares immediately under this prospectus. The
table assumes that all of the offered shares held by the selling stockholders
are sold, and that the selling stockholders acquire no additional shares of
common stock before the completion of this offering.
The
following table sets forth (i) the name of each selling stockholder;
(ii) the position, office, or other material relationship between our
Company and each selling stockholder; (iii) the amount of common stock
beneficially owned by the selling stockholder prior to the offering as of
May 29, 2007, including shares each selling stockholder may acquire
pursuant to the exercise of previously granted options which have vested or may
vest within 60 days of May 29, 2007; (iv) the amount of common
stock that may be offered by the selling stockholder; and (v) the amount
of common stock to be beneficially owned by each selling stockholder subsequent
to the offering.
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Name, Address and Position with Company
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Before
Offering
Number of
Shares to be
Offered
Pursuant to this
Prospectus (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned after
Offering
Percentage
of Class
Owned
After
Offering (2)
Raymond
  Pollard (3)
Director
32,848
32,073
775
*
Frank
  Kavanaugh (4)
Chairman of the Board
1,266,787
828,720
438,067
*
Vernon Joynt (5)
Vice President
90,000
50,000
40,000
*
*
less
than 1%
(1)
Assumes
all shares are sold pursuant to this prospectus.
(2)
Based
on 68,183,836 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of May 29, 2007.
(3)
Raymond
Pollard's security ownership is comprised of 32,848 shares of common stock for
which he has sole voting and dispositive power.
(4)
Frank
Kavanaugh's security ownership is comprised of 1,266,787 shares of common stock
for which he has sole voting and dispositive power.
(5)
Vernon
Joynt's security ownership is comprised of 50,000 shares of common stock for
which  he has sole voting and dispositive
power.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The
selling stockholders will act independently of us in making decisions with
respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. The selling stockholders
may sell the shares from time to time:
·
in
transactions on any national securities exchange or U.S. inter-dealer system of
a registered national securities association on which our common stock may be
listed or quoted at the  time  of  sale;
·
in
private  transactions and transactions otherwise than on these exchanges
or  systems;
·
at
prices related to such prevailing market prices;
·
in
negotiated  transactions;
·
in
a combination of such methods of sale; or
·
any
other method permitted by law.
The
selling stockholders may effect such transactions by offering and selling the
shares directly to or through securities broker-dealers, and such
broker-dealers may  receive  compensation  in the form of discounts,
concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchasers
of the shares for whom such broker-dealers  may act as agent or to whom
the selling stockholders may sell as principal, or both, which compensation as
to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions.
Any broker-dealers
who act in connection with the sale of our shares are "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act, and any discounts, concessions or commissions
received by them and profit on any
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resale
of the shares as principal may be deemed to be underwriting discounts,
concessions and commissions under the Securities Act.
On 
or  prior  to  the effectiveness of the registration statement
to which this prospectus is a part, we will advise the selling stockholders
that they and any securities broker-dealers  or  others 
who  are  deemed to be statutory underwriters  will be governed
by the prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act. Under applicable
rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act, any person
engaged in a distribution of any of the shares may not simultaneously engage in
market activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable period
under Regulation M prior to the commencement of such distribution. In addition
and without limiting the foregoing, the selling security  owners will be
governed by the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act, and the
rules and regulations thereunder, including without limitation Rules 10b-5 and
Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of  purchases and
sales of any of the shares by the selling stockholders. All of the foregoing
may affect the marketability of our securities.
On or
prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement to which this
prospectus is a part, we will advise the selling stockholders that the
anti-manipulation rules under the Securities Exchange Act may apply to
sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling security
owners and any of their affiliates. We have informed the selling stockholders
that they may not:
·
engage
in any stabilization activity in connection with any of the shares;
·
bid
for or purchase any of the shares or any rights to acquire the shares;
·
attempt
to induce any person to purchase any of the shares or rights to acquire the
shares other than as permitted under the Securities Exchange Act; or
·
effect
any sale or distribution of the shares until after the prospectus shall have
been appropriately amended or supplemented, if required, to describe the terms
of the sale or distribution.
We have
informed the selling stockholders that they must effect all sales of shares
in  broker's  transactions,  through  broker-dealers 
acting  as  agents,  in transactions  directly  with 
market  makers,  or  in  privately  negotiated
transactions  where no broker or other third party, other than the
purchaser, is involved.
The 
selling  stockholders may  indemnify any broker-dealer that
participates in transactions  involving  the  sale 
of  the  shares against certain liabilities, including 
liabilities arising under the Securities Act. Any commissions paid or any
discounts or concessions allowed to any broker-dealers, and any profits
received on the resale of shares, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts
and commissions under the Securities Act if the broker-dealers purchase shares
as principal.
In the
absence of the registration statement to which this prospectus is a part,
certain of the selling stockholders would be able to sell their shares only
pursuant to the limitations of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
TO BE REGISTERED
Each
share of our common stock has identical rights and privileges. The holders of
our common stock are entitled to vote upon all matters submitted to a vote of
our stockholders and are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock
held. There are no cumulative voting rights.
The
holders of our common stock are entitled to share equally in dividends and
other distributions that our board of directors may declare from time to time
out of funds legally available for that purpose, if any, after the satisfaction
of any prior rights and preferences of any outstanding preferred stock. If we
liquidate,
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dissolve
or wind up, the holders of shares of common stock will be entitled to share
ratably in the distribution of all of our assets remaining available for
distribution after satisfaction of all our liabilities and our obligations to
holders of our outstanding preferred stock.
The
holders of our common stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights to
purchase shares of our stock, nor are they entitled to the benefits of any
redemption or sinking fund provisions.
INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS
AND COUNSEL
No 
expert  or  counsel  will receive a direct or indirect interest
in the issuer  or  was  a  promoter, 
underwriter,  voting trustee, director, officer,  or employee of
Force Protection, Inc. Nor does any such expert or counsel have any contingent
based agreement with us or any other interest in or connection to us.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION
We file
annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You may read and copy any document
we file at the SEC's public reference rooms at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington,
D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about
the public reference rooms. Our reports, proxy and information statements, and
other information filed with the SEC are available to the public over the
Internet at the SEC's World Wide Website at http://www.sec.gov.
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION
POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITY
Our
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, provide that no director of this
corporation shall have any personal liability for monetary damages to the
corporation or its stockholders for breach of his fiduciary duty as a director,
except that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the personal liability
of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for:
(i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
or (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; Nothing contained herein will be
construed to deprive any director of his right to all defenses ordinarily
available to a director nor will anything herein be construed to deprive any
director of any right he may have for contribution from any other director or
other person.
Our
Bylaws provide that we shall indemnify a person made or threatened to be made a
party to a threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative,
arbitration or investigative proceeding by reason of such person's present or
former capacity as our director, officer, employee or agent if such person: (a)
has not been indemnified by another organization or employee benefit plan for
the same judgment, penalty or fine; (b) acted in good faith; (c) received no
improper personal benefit and, if a director, had no improper conflict of
interest; (d) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe the conduct was unlawful; and (e) reasonably believed that the conduct
complained of was in our best interests or was not opposed to our best
interests.
Unless
prohibited or limited by our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws,
we must indemnify our current and former directors, officers and employees who
are made or threatened to be made a party to certain proceedings by reason of
their present or former official capacity with us, against judgments,
penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses (including attorney's
fees) incurred in connection with such proceedings. "Proceeding," means a
threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, including a derivative action in our name. Reference is made to the
detailed terms of the Nevada statute for a complete statement of such
indemnification right.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us under the
foregoing provisions, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act,
and is unenforceable for that reason.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
ITEM 3.   INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY
REFERENCE.
The
following documents, which have been filed with the SEC by the registrant are
incorporated in this registration statement by reference and made a part of it.
The SEC file number for all documents which are incorporated by reference is
001-33253.
The
following are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a)
The
registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006, filed on March 16, 2007 pursuant to Section 13(c) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the "Exchange Act").
(b)
All
other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the financial statements contained
in the Form 10-K referred to in (a) above, which consists of a Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed on May 15, 2007.
(c)
Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2007, April 23, 2007, April
27, 2007 and May 9, 2007.
(d)
All
other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
All
documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be
deemed to be incorporated in this registration statement by reference and to be
a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in this registration statement, in a supplement to this registration
statement or in a document incorporated by reference herein, shall 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
supplement to this registration statement or in any document that is
subsequently incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration
statement.
ITEM 4.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
The
class of securities is described in the "Description of Securities to be
Registered" section.
ITEM 5.   INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
No
named expert or counsel was hired on a contingent basis, will receive a direct
or indirect interest in the registrant, or was a promoter, underwriter, voting
trustee, director, officer, or employee of the registrant.
ITEM 6.   INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
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Article
Eighth of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the registrant contains
the following provisions with respect to liability of directors and officers:
The
corporation shall indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any person
who is or was a director, officer, agent, fiduciary or employee of the
corporation against any claim, liability or expenses arising against or
incurred by such person made party to a proceeding because he is or was a
director, officer, agent, fiduciary or employee of the corporation or because
he was a director, officer, agent, fiduciary or employee of the corporation or
because he is or was serving another entity as a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent at the corporation's request. The
corporation shall further have the authority to the maximum extent permitted by
law to purchase and maintain insurance providing such indemnification.
No
director of this corporation shall have any personal liability for monetary
damages to the corporation or its stockholders for breach of his fiduciary duty
as a director, except that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the
personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for: (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders; or (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; Nothing
contained herein will be construed to deprive any director of his right to all
defenses ordinarily available to a director nor will anything herein be
construed to deprive any director of any right he may have for contribution
from any other director or other person.
The
General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada generally provides that a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an
action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he is not liable; or Acted in
good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful.
ITEM 7.   EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
CLAIMED.
Not
applicable.
ITEM 8.   EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Amy Trombly, Esq. (filed herewith).
10.1
Secretary Certificate dated May 31, 2007 (filed
  herewith).
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2
Consent of Jaspers + Hall, PC, Certified Public
  Accountants (filed herewith).
ITEM 9.   UNDERTAKINGS.
(a)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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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
(i)  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.
2.
That
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that times shall 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 the
offering.
4.
That
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities
Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser by
means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will
be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such
securities to such purchaser:
(i)
Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (section 230.424 of this
chapter);
(ii)
Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of
the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
(iii)
The portion of any other free writing
prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the
undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant; and
(iv)
Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
(b)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Act
of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
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 of whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the 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, the Company 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 authorize, in the City of Ladson, State of South Carolina, on June 4,
2007.
Force Protection, Inc.
By:
/s/ Gordon McGilton
Gordon McGilton
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933.  This registration statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
/s/ Frank Kavanaugh
June 4, 2007
Frank Kavanaugh
Director
/s/ Michael Moody
June 4, 2007
Michael Moody
Director
/s/ Jack Davis
June 4, 2007
Jack Davis
Director
/s/ Roger Thompson
June 4, 2007
Roger Thompson
Director
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