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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp; S-8</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;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 align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THQ INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">13-3541686</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">29903 Agoura Road<br>
Agoura Hills,&#160; California&#160; 91301</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THQ Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the plans)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SHERYL
KINLAW</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vice
President, Business&nbsp;&amp; Legal Affairs and Assistant Secretary</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THQ Inc.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">29903
Agoura Road</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Agoura
Hills, California 91301</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(818)
871-8542</font></b></p>

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Area Code, of Agent For Service)</font></p>

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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;Large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller
reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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  &nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Smaller reporting
  company </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;securities<br>
  to&nbsp;be&nbsp;registered</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount&nbsp;to&nbsp;be<br>
  registered</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed&nbsp;maximum<br>
  offering&nbsp;price<br>
  per&nbsp;share</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed
  maximum aggregate<br>
  offering price</font></b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;<br>
  registration&nbsp;fee</font></b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.4%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">($0.01 par value)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,000,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$&nbsp;13.195</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$&nbsp;79,170,000</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$&nbsp;3,111</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.4%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><font style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Includes
5,500,000 shares available for issuance under the THQ Inc. 2006 Long-Term
Incentive Plan and 500,000 shares available for grant under the THQ Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, each as amended on July&nbsp;31, 2008.&#160; In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
employee benefit plans described herein.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and
Rule&nbsp;457(h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, the proposed maximum
offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price have
been determined on the basis of the average of the high and low prices reported
on the Global Select Market of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, on September&nbsp;22,
2008.</p>

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

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Each
share of common stock includes rights to purchase Series&nbsp;A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to a rights agreement between THQ Inc.
and Computershare Investors Services, LLC, as Rights Agent.</p>

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

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">STATEMENT PURSUANT TO GENERAL
INSTRUCTION E</font></b></p>

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8,
this Registration Statement is filed solely to register an additional 5,500,000
shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Registrant reserved
for issuance under the Registrant&#146;s </font>THQ Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive
Plan and 500,000 shares available for grant under the THQ Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, each as amended on July&nbsp;31, 2008.&#160; As permitted by General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8
the contents of Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-8
Registration Statement, No.&nbsp;333-137396, filed on September&nbsp;18, 2006,
including without limitation, periodic reports that the Registrant filed, or
will file, after such Form&nbsp;S-8 to maintain current information abut the
Registrant, are hereby incorporated by reference.</font></p>

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.&#160; Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The validity of the issuance of the shares of Common
Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Registrant by Sheryl Kinlaw,
Vice President, Legal and Assistant Secretary of the Registrant.&#160; As of September&nbsp;24, 2008, Ms.&nbsp;Kinlaw
did not own a substantial interest in the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 8.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibits</p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reference is made to the
Index of Exhibits.</font></p>

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

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

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

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

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person whose
signature to the Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Brian J.
Farrell and Colin Slade, and each of them, his attorneys-in-fact, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf
of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all
amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such
changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact
may deem necessary or appropriate.</font></p>

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

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Agoura Hills and the State of California on September&nbsp;24,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THQ Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By: </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:46.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Brian
  J. Farrell</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:46.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Brian J.
  Farrell,</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:46.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Chairman
  of the Board,</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:46.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;President
  and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:3.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated.</font></p>

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

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 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><u><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Signature</font></u></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><u><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Title</font></u></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><u><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Date</font></u></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="29%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ </font>Brian J. Farrell</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director,
  Chairman of the Board,</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;24,
  2008</font></p>
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  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brian J. Farrell</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and
  Chief Executive </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer
  (Principal Executive </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ </font>Colin Slade</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice
  President, Chief </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;24,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Colin Slade</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Financial Officer (Principal </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Financial Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ </font>Rasmus van der Colff</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President,
  Corporate </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;24,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rasmus van der Colff</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Controller and Chief Accounting </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ </font>Lawrence
  Burstein</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;24,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence Burstein</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ </font>Henry DeNero</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;24,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Henry DeNero</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ </font>Brian Dougherty</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;24,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brian Dougherty</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ </font>Jeffrey W.
  Griffiths</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;24,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jeffrey W. Griffiths</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ </font>Gary Rieschel</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;24,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gary Rieschel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ James L. Whims</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;24,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James L. Whims</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INDEX OF EXHIBITS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><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>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;Number</font></u></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-decoration:underline;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Description of Exhibit</font></u></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THQ Inc. 2006 Long-Term
  Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;A to
  Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed July&nbsp;1,
  2008).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THQ Inc. Employee Stock
  Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;B to
  Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed July&nbsp;1,
  2008).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of counsel to
  the Registrant with respect to the legality of the securities being issued</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp;
  Touche LLP.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of counsel for
  Registrant (Included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (Set
  forth prior to the signature page&nbsp;hereto).</font></p>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
FORM  S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
THQ INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
13-3541686
(State or other jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
29903 Agoura Road
Agoura Hills,  California  91301
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
THQ Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan
THQ Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plans)
SHERYL
KINLAW
Vice
President, Business & Legal Affairs and Assistant Secretary
THQ Inc.
29903
Agoura Road
Agoura
Hills, California 91301
(818)
871-8542
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, including
Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "Large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated
  filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting
  company)
Smaller reporting
  company
o
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share
Proposed
  maximum aggregate
offering price
(2)
Amount of
registration fee
(2)
Common Stock
($0.01 par value)
(3)
6,000,000
$ 13.195
$ 79,170,000
$ 3,111
(1)
Includes
5,500,000 shares available for issuance under the THQ Inc. 2006 Long-Term
Incentive Plan and 500,000 shares available for grant under the THQ Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, each as amended on July 31, 2008.  In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
employee benefit plans described herein.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and
Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, the proposed maximum
offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price have
been determined on the basis of the average of the high and low prices reported
on the Global Select Market of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, on September 22,
2008.
(3)
Each
share of common stock includes rights to purchase Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to a rights agreement between THQ Inc.
and Computershare Investors Services, LLC, as Rights Agent.
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO GENERAL
INSTRUCTION E
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8,
this Registration Statement is filed solely to register an additional 5,500,000
shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Registrant reserved
for issuance under the Registrant's
THQ Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive
Plan and 500,000 shares available for grant under the THQ Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, each as amended on July 31, 2008.  As permitted by General Instruction E to Form S-8
the contents of Registrant's Form S-8
Registration Statement, No. 333-137396, filed on September 18, 2006,
including without limitation, periodic reports that the Registrant filed, or
will file, after such Form S-8 to maintain current information abut the
Registrant, are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The validity of the issuance of the shares of Common
Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Registrant by Sheryl Kinlaw,
Vice President, Legal and Assistant Secretary of the Registrant.  As of September 24, 2008, Ms. Kinlaw
did not own a substantial interest in the Registrant's Common Stock.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Reference is made to the
Index of Exhibits.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose
signature to the Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Brian J.
Farrell and Colin Slade, and each of them, his attorneys-in-fact, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf
of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all
amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such
changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact
may deem necessary or appropriate.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Agoura Hills and the State of California on September 24,
2008.
THQ Inc.
By:
/s/ Brian
  J. Farrell
Brian J.
  Farrell,
Chairman
  of the Board,
President
  and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the
requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
Brian J. Farrell
Director,
  Chairman of the Board,
September 24,
  2008
Brian J. Farrell
President and
  Chief Executive
Officer
  (Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/
Colin Slade
Executive Vice
  President, Chief
September 24,
  2008
Colin Slade
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
/s/
Rasmus van der Colff
Vice President,
  Corporate
September 24,
  2008
Rasmus van der Colff
Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer
/s/
Lawrence
  Burstein
Director
September 24,
  2008
Lawrence Burstein
/s/
Henry DeNero
Director
September 24,
  2008
Henry DeNero
/s/
Brian Dougherty
Director
September 24,
  2008
Brian Dougherty
/s/
Jeffrey W.
  Griffiths
Director
September 24,
  2008
Jeffrey W. Griffiths
/s/
Gary Rieschel
Director
September 24,
  2008
Gary Rieschel
/s/ James L. Whims
Director
September 24,
  2008
James L. Whims
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
THQ Inc. 2006 Long-Term
  Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to
  Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed July 1,
  2008).
4.2
THQ Inc. Employee Stock
  Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to
  Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed July 1,
  2008).
5*
Opinion of counsel to
  the Registrant with respect to the legality of the securities being issued
23.1*
Consent of Deloitte &
  Touche LLP.
23.2*
Consent of counsel for
  Registrant (Included in Exhibit 5).
24*
Power of Attorney (Set
  forth prior to the signature page hereto).
* Filed herewith
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