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SUMMARY
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RISK
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EXPERTS
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100
F Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006;
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our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2007;
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our
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2007, March 7, 2007,
April 26, 2007 and May 25, 2007;
and
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the
description of our common stock contained in our registration statement
on
Form 8-A and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
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the
timing of the commencement and completion of our clinical trials
and other
regulatory status of our proposed
products;
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our
spending capital on research and development programs, pre-clinical
studies and clinical trials, regulatory processes, establishment
of
marketing capabilities and licensure or acquisition of new
products;
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whether
and how long our existing cash will be sufficient to fund our
operations;
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our
need and ability to raise additional capital through future equity
and
other financings; and
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our
substantial and continuing losses.
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Elestrin
(formerly known as Bio-E-Gel) – once daily transdermal bioidentical
estradiol gel FDA-approved for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms
in
menopausal women.
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LibiGel
– once daily transdermal bioidentical testosterone gel in Phase III
development for treatment of female sexual dysfunction
(FSD).
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Bio-T-Gel
– once daily transdermal bioidentical testosterone gel for treatment
of
hypogonadism, or testosterone deficiency, in
men.
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Triple
Hormone Contraceptive – the use of an androgen, such as LibiGel, in women
using hormonal contraceptives.
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BioVant
-- proprietary CaP adjuvant and delivery technology in development
for
improved versions of current vaccines and new vaccines against viral
and
bacterial infections and autoimmune diseases, among others, including
hepatitis B, avian flu and biodefense vaccines for toxins such as
anthrax. BioVant also serves as a delivery system for
non-injected delivery of vaccines.
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BioOral
-- a delivery system using CaP technology for oral/buccal/intranasal
administration of proteins and other therapies that currently must
be
injected.
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BioAir
-- a delivery system using CaP technology for inhalable versions
of
proteins and other therapies that currently must be
injected.
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BioCap
– using CaP technology in the field of aesthetic
medicine.
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Common
stock offered by selling stockholders
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3,818,749
shares, including 763,750 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants
owned
by the selling stockholders.
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Use
of
proceeds
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BioSante
will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares
offered
hereby. See “Use of Proceeds.”
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American
Stock Exchange
symbol
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BPA
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the
timing and cost of product
development;
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the
progress and cost of preclinical and clinical development
programs;
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the
timing and cost of obtaining necessary regulatory
approvals;
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the
commercial success and net sales of Elestrin, on which we will receive
royalties; and
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the
costs of licensure or acquisition of new
products.
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the
progress and costs of our research and development
programs;
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the
scope, timing and results of our clinical
trials;
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patient
recruitment and enrollment in our current and future clinical
trials;
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the
cost, timing and outcome of regulatory
reviews;
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the
commercial success and net sales of Elestrin, on which we will receive
royalties;
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the
rate of technological advances;
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ongoing
determinations of the potential commercial success of our proposed
products;
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our
general and administrative
expenses;
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the
activities of our competitors; and
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our
opportunities to acquire new products or ability to take advantage
of
other unanticipated opportunities, including but not limited to a
license
to others of LibiGel or a collaborative agreement with another
company.
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be
successfully developed;
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prove
to be safe and efficacious in clinical
trials;
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meet
applicable regulatory standards or obtain required regulatory
approvals;
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demonstrate
substantial protective or therapeutic benefits in the prevention
or
treatment of any disease;
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be
capable of being produced in commercial quantities at reasonable
costs;
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obtain
coverage and favorable reimbursement rates from insurers and other
third-party payors; or
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be
successfully marketed or achieve market acceptance by physicians
and
patients.
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slow
patient enrollment;
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timely
completion of clinical site protocol approval and obtaining informed
consent from subjects;
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longer
treatment time required to demonstrate efficacy or
safety;
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adverse
medical events or side effects in treated patients;
and
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lack
of effectiveness of the product being
tested.
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the
availability of alternative products from
competitors;
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the
price of our products relative to that of our
competitors;
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the
timing of market entry; and
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the
ability to market our products
effectively.
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We
do not know whether our licensor’s patent applications will result in
issued patents.
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Competitors
may interfere with our patents and patent process in a variety of
ways. Competitors may claim that they invented the claimed
invention before us or may claim that we are infringing on their
patents
and therefore we cannot use our technology as claimed under our
patent. Competitors may also have our patents reexamined by
showing the patent examiner that the invention was not original or
novel
or was obvious.
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We
are engaged in the process of developing proposed
products. Even if we receive a patent, it may not provide much
practical protection. If we receive a patent with a narrow
scope, then it will be easier for competitors to design products
that do
not infringe on our patent. Even if the development of our
proposed products is successful and approval for sale is obtained,
there
can be no assurance that applicable patent coverage, if any, will
not have
expired or will not expire shortly after this approval. Any
expiration of the applicable patent could have a material adverse
effect
on the sales and profitability of our proposed
product.
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Enforcing
patents is expensive and may require significant time by our
management. In litigation, a competitor could claim that our
issued patents are not valid for a number of reasons. If the
court agrees, we would lose protection on products covered by those
patents.
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We
also may support and collaborate in research conducted by government
organizations or universities. We cannot guarantee that we will
be able to acquire any exclusive rights to technology or products
derived
from these collaborations. If we do not obtain required
licenses or rights, we could encounter delays in product development
while
we attempt to design around other patents or we may be prohibited
from
developing, manufacturing or selling products requiring these
licenses. There is also a risk that disputes may arise as to
the rights to technology or products developed in collaboration with
other
parties.
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result
in costly litigation;
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divert
the time and attention of our technical personnel and
management;
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cause
product development delays;
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require
us to develop non-infringing technology;
or
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require
us to enter into royalty or licensing
agreements.
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governmental
agency actions, including in particular decisions or actions by the
FDA or
FDA advisory committee panels with respect to our products or our
competitors’ products;
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the
results of our clinical trials or those of our
competitors;
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announcements
of technological innovations or new products by us or our
competitors;
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announcements
by licensors or licensees of our
technology;
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public
concern as to the safety or efficacy of or market acceptance of products
developed by us or our competitors;
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developments
or disputes concerning patents or other proprietary
rights;
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our
ability to obtain needed financing;
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period-to-period
fluctuations in our financial results, including our cash, cash
equivalents and short-term investment balance, operating expenses,
cash
burn rate or revenues;
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loss
of key management;
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common
stock sales in the public market by one or more of our larger
stockholders, officers or
directors;
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other
potentially negative financial announcements, including delisting
of our
common stock from the American Stock Exchange, review of any of our
filings by the SEC, changes in accounting treatment or restatement
of
previously reported financial results or delays in our filings with
the
SEC; and
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economic
conditions in the United States and
abroad.
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authorizing
the issuance of “blank check” preferred shares that could be issued by our
Board of Directors to increase the number of outstanding shares and
thwart
a takeover attempt;
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prohibiting
cumulative voting in the election of directors, which would otherwise
allow less than a majority of stockholders to elect director candidates;
and
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advance
notice provisions in connection with stockholder proposals that may
prevent or hinder any attempt by our stockholders to bring business
to be
considered by our stockholders at a meeting or replace our board
of
directors.
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Prior to the Offering
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned
After
Completion
of
the
Offering
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Selling
Stockholder
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Shares
Subject to Options, Warrants, and Class C Special
Stock
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Total
Shares Beneficially Owned
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Percentage
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Number
of Shares
Being
Offered
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Number
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Percentage
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Amatrine
Limited Partnership (1)
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17,500
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87,500
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*
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87,500
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0
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--
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Anova
Underwriting Ltd. (2)
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22,500
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153,500
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112,500
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41,000
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*
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Roni
Ben-David
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12,500
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62,500
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*
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62,500
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0
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--
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Bristol
Investment Fund, Ltd. (3)
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10,417
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52,084
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*
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52,084
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0
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--
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Cranshire
Capital, L.P. (4)
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20,833
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104,166
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*
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104,166
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0
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--
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Crescent
International Ltd. (5)
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12,500
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62,500
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*
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62,500
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0
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--
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Diamond
Opportunity Fund, LLC (6)
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54,167
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95,834
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*
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52,084
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43,750
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*
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Excellence
Kupot Mizrahi Lesheavar Ltd. (7)
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45,000
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500,675
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1.9 | % |
225,000
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275,675
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1.0 | % | ||||||||||
Excellence
Nessuah Gemel Ltd. (7)
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22,500
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923,881
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3.5 | % |
112,500
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811,381
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3.0 | % | ||||||||||
Excellence
Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd. (7)
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3,750
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95,450
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18,750
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76,700
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*
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Fort
Mason Master, L.P. (8)
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78,258
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391,291
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*
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391,291
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0
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--
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Fort
Mason Partners, L.P. (8)
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5,075
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25,375
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*
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25,375
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0
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--
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GCA
Strategic Investment Fund Limited (9)
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20,833
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104,166
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*
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104,166
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0
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--
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Hudson
Bay Fund LP (10)
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53,750
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268,750
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*
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268,750
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0
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--
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Hudson
Bay Overseas Fund LTD (10)
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71,250
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356,250
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*
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356,250
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0
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--
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Ion
Israel Fund (11)
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11,500
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251,500
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*
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57,500
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194,000
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*
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Ion
Israel Partners (11)
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38,500
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278,500
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*
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192,500
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86,000
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*
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Iroquois
Master Fund Ltd. (12)
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64,583
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147,916
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*
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104,166
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43,750
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*
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Machshava
Management & Consultant LTD (13)
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22,500
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172,300
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*
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112,500
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59,800
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*
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Menora
Mivtachim Gemel Ltd. (14)
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18,000
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90,000
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*
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90,000
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0
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--
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Menora
Mivtachim Gemel Ltd. (14)
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7,000
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35,000
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*
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35,000
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0
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--
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Menora
Mivtachim Insurance Ltd. (14)
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25,000
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219,600
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*
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125,000
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94,600
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*
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Menora
Mivtachim Pension Fund Ltd. (15)
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4,250
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111,650
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*
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21,250
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90,400
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*
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Menora
Mivtachim Provider Fund Ltd. (15)
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45,750
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228,750
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*
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228,750
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0
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--
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Otago
Partners, LLC (16)
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8,750
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43,750
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*
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43,750
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0
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--
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Pansk
Assets A.Y. Ltd. (17)
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31,250
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156,250
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*
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156,250
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0
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--
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Portside
Growth and Opportunity Fund (18)
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10,417
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52,084
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*
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52,084
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0
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--
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Rockmore
Investment Master Fund Ltd. (19)
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10,417
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52,083
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*
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52,083
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0
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--
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Sheffield
Partners, L.P. (20)
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11,246
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152,031
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*
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1,165
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150,866
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*
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Sheffield
Institutional Partners, L.P. (20)
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32,660
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311,720
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1.2 | % |
77,908
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233,812
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*
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Sheffield
International Partners, Ltd. (20)
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19,844
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235,370
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*
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20,927
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214,443
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*
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Tao
Tsuot Ltd. (21)
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37,500
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232,900
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*
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187,500
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45,400
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*
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The
Consilience Fund (22)
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3,750
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18,750
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*
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18,750
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0
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--
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Y.A.Z.
Investments & Assets Ltd. (23)
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31,250
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156,250
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*
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156,250
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0
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--
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Zetto
Investmnts S.A. (24)
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10,000
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70,000
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*
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50,000
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20,000
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*
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1.
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Eran
Wiss is the general partner of Amatrine Limited Partnership and has
sole
voting control and investment control over the securities held by
Amatrine
Limited Partnership. Eran Wiss disclaims beneficial ownership
of the shares held by Amatrine Limited
Partnership.
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2.
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Ze’ev
Cohen has sole voting and investment control over the shares held
by Anova
Underwriting Ltd.
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3.
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Bristol
Capital Advisors, LLC is the investment advisor to Bristol Investment
Fund, Ltd. Paul Kessler is the manager of Bristol Capital Advisors,
LLC
and as such has voting and investment control over the securities
held by
Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. Mr. Kessler disclaims beneficial
ownership of these securities. Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC
was an investor in our July 2006 private
placement.
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4.
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Mitchell
P. Kopin, the president of Downsview Capital, Inc., the general partner
of
Cranshire Capital, L.P., has sole voting control and investment control
over the securities held by Cranshire Capital, L.P. Each of
Mitchell P. Kopin and Downsview Capital, Inc. disclaims beneficial
ownership of the securities held by Cranshire Capital,
L.P.
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5.
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Cantara
(Switzerland) SA is the investment advisor to Crescent International
Ltd. Maxi Brezzi and Bachir Taleb-Ibrahimi are managers of
Cantara (Switzerland) SA, and as such have authority to vote and
dispose
of the securities held by Crescent International Ltd. Messrs.
Brezzi and Taleb-Ibrahimi disclaim beneficial ownership of such
securities. Crescent International Ltd. was an investor in our
July 2006 private placement.
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6.
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David
Hokin, Rob Rubin and Richard Marks, in their respective capacity
as
manager and managing Directors of Diamond Opportunity Fund, LLC,
have
shared voting and investment control over the securities held by
Diamond
Opportunity Fund, LLC. Messrs. Hokin, Rubin and Marks disclaim
beneficial ownership of such securities. Diamond Opportunity
Fund, LLC was an investor in our July 2006 private
placement.
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7.
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Gili
Cohen is the investment advisor to each of Excellence Kupot Mizrahi
Lesheavar Ltd., Excellence Nessuah Gemel Ltd. and Excellence Phoenix
Insurance Company Ltd. Gili Cohen is the manager of the Funds
Providence and as such has voting and investment control over the
securities held by each of Excellence Kupot Mizrahi Lesheavar Ltd.,
Excellence Nessuah Gemel Ltd. and Excellence Phoenix Insurance Company
Ltd. Gili Cohen disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities.
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8.
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Fort
Mason Capital, LLC serves as the general partner of each of Fort
Mason
Master, L.P. and Fort Mason Partners, L.P. and, in such capacity,
exercises sole voting and investment authority over the securities
held by
Fort Mason Master, L.P. and Fort Mason Partners, L.P. Daniel
German serves as the sole managing member of Fort Mason Capital,
LLC. Fort Mason Capital, LLC and Mr. German each disclaim
beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of
its or
his pecuniary interest therein, if
any.
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9.
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Lewis
N. Lester and Michael S. Brown are Directors of GCA Strategic Investment
Fund Limited and as such have voting and investment control over
the
securities held by GCA Strategic Investment Fund Limited. Lewis
N. Lester and Michael S. Brown disclaim beneficial ownership of these
securities. GCA Strategic Investment Fund Limited is an
affiliate of a registered broker dealer and has indicated to us that
it
purchased the securities being offered under this prospectus in the
ordinary course of business and, at the time of purchase, had no
agreements or understandings to distribute the
securities.
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10.
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Sander
Gerber, Yoav Roth and John Doscas share voting and investment control
over
the securities held by Hudson Bay Fund, L.P. and Hudson Bay Overseas
Fund,
Ltd. Each of Sander Gerber, Yoav Roth and John Doscas disclaim
beneficial ownership over these securities. Each of Hudson Bay
Fund, L.P. and Hudson Bay Overseas Fund, Ltd. are affiliates of a
registered broker-dealer and each have indicated to us that it purchased
the securities being offered under this prospectus in the ordinary
course
of business and, at the time of purchase, had no agreements or
understandings to distribute the
securities.
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11.
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Ion
Asset Management Ltd. is the investment advisor to Ion Israel Fund
and Ion
Israel Partners. Ion Asset Management (Israel) Ltd. is the
manager of Ion Asset Management Ltd. Stephen Levey and Jonathan
Half are managing directors of Ion Asset Management Ltd. and as such
have
voting and investment control over the securities held by each of
Ion
Israel Fund and Ion Israel Partners. Each of Stephen Levey and
Jonathan Half disclaim beneficial ownership of these
securities.
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12.
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Joshua
Silverman has voting and investment control over the shares held
by
Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. Mr. Silverman disclaims
beneficial ownership of such securities. Iroquois Master Fund
Ltd. was an investor in our July 2006 private
placement.
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13.
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Ze’ev
Cohen has sole voting and investment control over the securities
held by
Machshava Management & Consultant
LTD.
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14.
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Yori
Tal is the Chief Investment Officer to each of Menora Mivtachim Gemel
Ltd.
and Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd. and as such have voting and
investment control over the securities held by each of Menora Mivtachim
Gemel Ltd. and Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd. Yori Tal
disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities.
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15.
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Rami
Armon is the Chief Investment Officer of each of Menora Mivtachim
Pension
Fund Ltd. and Menora Mivtachim Provider Fund Ltd. and as such has
voting
and investment control over the securities held by each of Menora
Mivtachim Pension Fund Ltd. and Menora Mivtachim Provider Fund
Ltd. Rami Armon disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities.
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16.
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Lindsay
A. Rosenwald, M.D., is the managing and sole member of Otago Partners,
LLC, and as such has authority to vote and dispose of the securities
held
by Otago Partners, LLC. Dr. Rosenwald is the sole shareholder and
chairman of Paramount BioCapital, Inc., a registered broker-dealer
and
Paramount BioCapital Asset Management, Inc., an investment
advisor. Otago Partners, LLC has indicated to us that it
purchased the shares being offered under this prospectus in the ordinary
course of business and, at the time of purchase, had no agreements
or
understandings to distribute the
shares.
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17.
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Yehuda
Zadik is the manager of Pansk Assets A.Y. Ltd. and as such has voting
and
investment control over the securities held by Pansk Assets A.Y.
Ltd. Yehuda Zadik disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities.
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18.
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Ramius
Capital Group, L.L.C. is the investment adviser of Portside Growth
and
Opportunity Fund and consequently has voting control and investment
discretion over the securities held by Portside Growth and Opportunity
Fund. Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. disclaims beneficial
ownership of the securities held by Portside Growth and Opportunity
Fund. Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Thomas W. Strauss and
Jeffrey M. Solomon are the sole managing members of C4S & Co., L.L.C.,
the sole managing member of Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. As a
result, Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Strauss and Solomon may be considered
beneficial owners of any securities deemed to be beneficially owned
by
Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Strauss and
Solomon disclaim beneficial ownership of these
securities. Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund is an
affiliate of a registered broker dealer and has indicated to us that
it
purchased the securities being offered under this prospectus in the
ordinary course of business and, at the time of purchase, had no
agreements or understandings to distribute the
securities.
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19.
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Rockmore
Capital, LLC and Rockmore Partners, LLC, serve as the investment
manager
and general partner, respectively, to Rockmore Investments (US) LP,
which
invests all of its assets through Rockmore Investment Master Fund
Ltd. By reason of such relationships, Rockmore Capital, LLC and
Rockmore Partners, LLC may be deemed to share dispositive power over
the
securities owned by Rockmore Master Fund Ltd. Rockmore Capital,
LLC and Rockmore Partners, LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of these
securities. Rockmore Partners, LLC has delegated authority to Rockmore
Capital, LLC regarding the portfolio management decisions with respect
to
the securities owned by Rockmore Master Fund Ltd. Bruce T. Bernstein
and
Brian Daly, as officers of Rockmore Capital, LLC, are responsible
for the
portfolio management decisions of the securities owned by Rockmore
Master
Fund Ltd. By reason of such authority, Messrs. Bernstein and
Daly may be deemed to share dispositive power over the securities
owned by
Rockmore Master Fund Ltd. Messrs. Bernstein and Daly disclaim
beneficial ownership of such securities and neither of such persons
has
any legal right to maintain such authority. No other person has
sole or shared voting or dispositive power with respect to the securities
owned by Rockmore Master Fund Ltd.
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Brian
J. Feltzin and Craig C. Albert are the members of Sheffield Asset
Management, L.L.C., the general partner of Sheffield Partners, L.P.
and
Sheffield Institutional Partners, L.P. and the investment advisor
to
Sheffield International Partners, Ltd., and consequently have voting
control and investment discretion over securities owned by Sheffield
Partners, L.P., Sheffield Institutional Partners, L.P. and Sheffield
International Partners, Ltd. As a result, Brian J. Feltzin and Craig
C. Albert may be considered the beneficial owners of any shares deemed
to
be beneficially owned by Sheffield Partners, L.P., Sheffield Institutional
Partners, L.P. and Sheffield International Partners,
Ltd. Sheffield Partners, L.P., Sheffield Institutional
Partners, L.P. and Sheffield International Partners, Ltd. were investors
in our July 2006 private placement.
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Ilan
Ben-Dov is the Chairman and Yossi Arad is the Chief Executive Officer
of
Tao Tsuot Ltd. and as such have voting and investment control over
the
securities held by Tao Tsuot Ltd. Ilan Ben-Dov and Yossi Arad
disclaim beneficial ownership of these
securities.
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Consilience
Asset Management Ltd. is the investment advisor to The Consilience
Fund. Amit Snir is the manager of Consilience Asset Management
Ltd. and as such has voting and investment control over the securities
held by The Consilience Fund Ltd. The Consilience Fund
disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities.
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Yehuda
Zadik is the manager of Y.A.Z. Investments & Assets Ltd. and as such
has voting and investment control over the securities held by Y.A.Z.
Investments & Assets Ltd. Yehuda Zadik disclaims beneficial
ownership of these securities.
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Arie
Weber is the investment advisor to Zetto Investments S.A. and
is the manager of Director and as such has voting and investment
control
over the securities held by Zetto Investments S.A. Arie
Weber disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities.
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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settlement
of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a
part;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or
otherwise;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
or
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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