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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-07-004235.txt : 20070124
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-07-004235
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070124
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070124
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20070124

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001006655
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				411781991
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-140182
		FILM NUMBER:		07549936

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		820 GESSNER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1340
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-935-0122

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		820 GESSNER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1340
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS INC/NEW
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040817

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040810

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	REALITY INTERACTIVE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960301
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<DESCRIPTION>SECURITIES TO BE OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
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 <div style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 6.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> <p align="center" style="border:none;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;padding:0pt;text-align:center;"><a name="scotch"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2007&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Registration No. 333- </font></b></a></p> </div>

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

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

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

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

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

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

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></b></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt .7pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt .7pt;width:48.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">41-1781991</font></b></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt .7pt;width:48.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other
  jurisdiction of<br>
  incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt .7pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt .7pt;width:48.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">820
Gessner, Suite 1340</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Houston,
Texas 77024</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">(Address
of principal executive offices)</font></b></p>

<div style="line-height:9.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="160" noshade color="black" align="center" style="width:120.0pt;"></div>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2004
STOCK PLAN</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2003
STOCK OPTION PLAN</font></b></p>

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

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

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">(Full
title of the plans)</font></b></p>

<div style="line-height:9.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="160" noshade color="black" align="center" style="width:120.0pt;"></div>

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

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

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

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">820
Gessner, Suite 1340</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Houston,
Texas 77024</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">(Name and address of agent for
service)</font></b></p>

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

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(713) 935-0122</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">(Telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service)</font></b></p>

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

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

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

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Troy
&amp; Gould PC</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1801
Century Park East, Suite 1600</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Los
Angeles, California 90067</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(310) 789-1255</font></b></p>

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

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities&nbsp;to&nbsp;be<br>
  Registered</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.24%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount&nbsp;to&nbsp;be<br>
  Registered&nbsp;(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.24%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price&nbsp;Per&nbsp;Share</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.46%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum<br>
  Aggregate&nbsp;Offering<br>
  Price</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.5%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount&nbsp;of<br>
  Registration&nbsp;Fee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, par value
  $0.001 per share(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,058,500 shares</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;"> </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.55</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;"> </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,290,675</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">673.12</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, par value
  $0.001 per share(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,344,000 shares</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.83</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,803,520</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0.375pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">406.99</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,402,500 shares</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,094,495</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,080.11</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933,
this registration statement covers, in addition to the shares of common stock
specified above, an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock
that may become issuable under the plans described above as a result of the
anti-dilution adjustment provisions of the plans.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With respect to 4,058,500 shares to be offered under
the plans described above for which the offering price is known, the
registration fee was determined in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the
Securities Act of 1933. With respect to the remaining 1,344,000 shares of
common stock that are issuable under the 2004 Stock Plan for which the offering
price is not known, the proposed maximum offering price per share and maximum
aggregate offering price for these shares were estimated pursuant to Rule
457(h) of the Securities Act on the basis of the high and low trading prices of
the registrant&#146;s common stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange on
January 17, 2007.</font></p>


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

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

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
1.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Plan Information.*</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
2.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant Information and Employee Plan
Annual Information.*</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;letter-spacing:-.1pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information required by Part I to be
contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from the Registration
Statement in accordance with Rule 428 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Note to Part I of Form S-8.</font></p>


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

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

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 3.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following documents previously filed by Evolution Petroleum Corporation
(formerly named Natural Gas Systems, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;),
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are incorporated by reference into
this registration statement:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-31.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006,
filed on September 27, 2006;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-31.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2006
filed on November&nbsp;13,&nbsp;2006;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-31.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2006, September 22,
2006, and September 28, 2006, respectively; and</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The description
of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in its registration statement on Form
8-A filed on July 13, 2006, and any amendment or report subsequently filed for
the purpose of updating such description.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, each document that the Company files
with the Commission under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of this registration statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement which
indicates that all shares of common stock registered hereunder have been sold
or that deregisters all such shares of common stock then remaining unsold shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and
to be part thereof from the date of the filing of such document.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 4.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Description of
Securities</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 5.&#160; </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interests of Named Experts
and Counsel</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
6.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indemnification of Directors and Officers</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.750 and
78.751, we must indemnify any of our directors, officers, employees or agents
who is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action or suit.
This indemnification includes expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees actually or
reasonably incurred.&#160; Nevada law also
provides for discretionary indemnification for each person who serves as or at
our request as our officer or director. We may indemnify these individuals
against all costs, expenses, and liabilities incurred in a threatened, pending,
or completed action, suit or proceeding brought because the individual is our
director or officer. The individual must have conducted himself in good faith
and reasonably believed that his conduct was in, or not opposed to, our best
interests. In a criminal action he must not have had a reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Further, Article VI of our by-laws provides the
following for the indemnification of directors, officers, </font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section
6.1 Generally</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The corporation shall
have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or items equivalent, shall not,
of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and
in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was lawful.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The corporation shall
have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action
or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
such court shall deem proper.</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 6.2 Expenses</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the extent that a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred
to in Section 6.1 of this Article, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. Expenses
incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be
paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action,
suit or proceeding as authorized in the manner provided in Section 6.3 of this
Article upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director,
officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be
determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as
authorized in this Article.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section
6.3 Determination by Board of Directors</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any indemnification under
Section 6.1 of this Article (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the
corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable</font></p>


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forth in Section 6.1 of this Article. Such determination shall be made by the
Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum of the directors, or by the
shareholders.</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 6.4 Non-exclusive Right</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The indemnification
provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of
shareholders or interested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 6.5 Insurance</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The corporation shall
have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in
any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under
the provisions of this Article.&#160; The corporation&#146;s
indemnity of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be reduced by any amounts such person
may collect as indemnification (i) under any policy of insurance purchased and
maintained on his behalf by the corporation or (ii) from such other
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 6.6 Violation of Law</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nothing contained in this
Article, or elsewhere in these By-laws, shall operate to indemnify any director
or officer if such indemnification is for any reason contrary to law, either as
a matter of public policy, or under the provisions of the Federal Securities
Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any other applicable state
or federal law.</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 6.7 Coverage</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For the purposes of this
Article, references to &#147;the corporation&#148; include all constituent corporations
absorbed in a consolidation or merger as well as the resulting or surviving
corporation so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of such a constituent corporation or is or was serving at the request of
such a constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article with
respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would if he had served
the resulting or surviving corporation in the same capacity.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Further, we have outstanding indemnification
agreements with our officers and directors.&#160;
In general, the indemnification agreements provide that the Company
will, to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law and subject to certain
limitations, indemnify the director or officer against certain expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines, penalties and settlement amounts
that may be incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of any claim,
criminal, civil or administrative action or proceeding to which the director or
officer becomes subject in connection with his service as a director or officer
of the Company.&#160; The agreements provide
for indemnification rights regarding both third-party claims and proceedings
brought by or in the right of the Company.&#160;
In addition, each indemnification agreement</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">provides for the advancement of expenses incurred by
the indemnitee in connection with any proceeding covered by the agreement to
the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law.&#160;
The indemnification agreements supersede all prior indemnification
agreements entered into with the directors and officers. The indemnification
agreements do not exclude any other rights to indemnification or advancement of
expenses to which the indemnitees may be entitled, including any rights arising
under the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company, or Nevada law.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
7.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exemption from Registration Claimed</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
8.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibits</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following exhibits
are filed with this registration statement by the Company </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(formerly named
Natural Gas Systems, Inc.) </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">or are incorporated by reference as a part of this registration
statement:</font></p>

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  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Natural Gas Systems, a Delaware Corporation, 2003
  Stock Option Plan (included with this registration statement).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Natural Gas Systems 2004 Stock Plan (previously
  filed on August 9, 2004 as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy
  Statement on Form DEF14C and incorporated herein by reference).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Stock Option Agreement for the Natural Gas
  Systems 2004 Stock Plan, previously filed on April 8, 2005 as an exhibit to
  the Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Warrant Agreement, previously filed on April
  8, 2005 as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K and
  incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Revocable Warrant Agreement, previously filed on
  June 29, 2005 as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K and
  incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Stock Grant Agreement, previously filed on
  June 29, 2005 as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K and
  incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Troy &amp; Gould PC (included with this
  registration statement).</font></p>
  </td>
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  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Hein &amp; Associates LLP (included with
  this registration statement).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Troy &amp; Gould PC (included in the
  opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of
  this registration statement).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
9.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Undertakings</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:normal;">(a)</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:normal;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">The Company hereby undertakes:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:normal;">(1)</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:normal;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">To file, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</font></p>


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<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:108.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:normal;">(i)</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:normal;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</font></p>

<h3 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;text-indent:108.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement;</h3>

<h3 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;text-indent:108.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in this registration statement or any material change to such information in
this registration statement; provided,
however<i>,</i> that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
by reference in this registration statement;</h3>

<h2 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:72.0pt;"><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>That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;</h2>

<h2 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:72.0pt;"><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>To
file a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the
securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the
offering; and</h2>

<h2 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the Company under the Securities
Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, in
a primary offering of securities of the Company pursuant to this registration
statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to
the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means
of any of the following communications, the Company will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities such
purchaser:</h2>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the
Company relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering
prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The portion of any other free writing prospectus
relating to the offering containing material information about the Company or
its securities provided by or on behalf of the Company; and</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any other communication that is an offer in the
offering made by the Company to the purchaser.</font></p>

<h1 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.</h1>


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<h1 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.&#160;
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</h1>


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<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;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></h1>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Houston, Texas,
on January 24, 2007.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORPORATION</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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  <td width="40%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:40.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Robert S. Herlin</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:43.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert S. Herlin</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:43.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert S. Herlin as his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution,
for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement
on Form S-8 and any amendments hereto (including post-effective amendments),
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as he or she
might do or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause
to be done by virtue of this power of attorney.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.</font></p>


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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Title</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Robert S. Herlin</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director,</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January 24, 2007</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Executive
  Officer and President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal
  Executive Officer)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Financial
  Officer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .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:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Sterling McDonald</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and Treasurer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January 24, 2007</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sterling McDonald</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal
  Financial Officer)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Laird Q. Cagan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the
  Board of Directors</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January 24, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Laird Q. Cagan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">And Secretary</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ William Dozier</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January 24, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William Dozier</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ E.J. DiPaolo</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January 24, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">E.J. DiPaolo</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gene Stoever</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January 24, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gene Stoever</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following exhibits
are filed with this registration statement by the Company </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(formerly named
Natural Gas Systems, Inc.) </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">or are incorporated by reference as a part of this registration
statement:</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft --><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->4.1</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Natural Gas Systems, a Delaware Corporation, 2003
  Stock Option Plan (included with this registration statement).</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Natural Gas Systems 2004 Stock Plan (previously
  filed on August 9, 2004 as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy
  Statement on Form DEF14C and incorporated herein by reference).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Stock Option Agreement for the Natural Gas
  Systems 2004 Stock Plan, previously filed on April 8, 2005 as an exhibit to
  the Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Warrant Agreement, previously filed on April
  8, 2005 as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K and
  incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Revocable Warrant Agreement, previously filed on
  June 29, 2005 as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K and
  incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Stock Grant Agreement, previously filed on
  June 29, 2005 as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K and
  incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Troy &amp; Gould PC (included with this
  registration statement).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Hein &amp; Associates LLP (included with
  this registration statement).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Troy &amp; Gould PC (included in the
  opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="567" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:424.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of
  this registration statement).</font></p>
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Gas Systems, Inc.</font></b></p>

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Plan</font></b></p>

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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="81" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:60.6pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableCenter --><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->SECTION 1.</p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="538" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:403.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.0pt;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="81" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:60.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="538" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:403.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.0pt;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="81" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:60.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION 2.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="538" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:403.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ADMINISTRATION</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.0pt;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="42" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="538" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:403.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Committees of the Board of Directors</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.0pt;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="538" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:403.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Authority of the Board of Directors</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.0pt;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="81" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:60.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="538" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:403.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.0pt;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="81" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:60.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION 3.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="538" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:403.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ELIGIBILITY.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.0pt;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="42" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="538" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:403.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;General Rule</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.0pt;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:31.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="538" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:403.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Ten-Percent Stockholders</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.0pt;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="81" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:60.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Natural Gas Systems, Inc.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2003
Stock Plan</font></b></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION 1.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.</b></p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The purpose of the Plan is to offer selected persons
an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of the Company,
or to increase such interest, by purchasing Shares of the Company&#146;s Stock. The
Plan provides both for the direct award or sale of Shares and for the grant of
Options to purchase Shares. Options granted under the Plan may include
Nonstatutory Options as well as ISOs intended to qualify under Section 422 of
the Code.</font></p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Capitalized terms are defined in Section 12.</font></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION
2.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ADMINISTRATION.</b></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Committees of the Board of
Directors.&#160;&#160;&#160; </b>The Plan may be administered by one or more
Committees. Each Committee shall consist of one or more members of the Board of
Directors who have been appointed by the Board of Directors. Each Committee
shall have such authority and be responsible for such functions as the Board of
Directors has assigned to it. If no Committee has been appointed, the entire
Board of Directors shall administer the Plan. Any reference to the Board of
Directors in the Plan shall be construed as a reference to the Committee (if
any) to whom the Board of Directors has assigned a particular function.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Authority of the Board of
Directors. &#160;</b>Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Board of Directors shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions
it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All
decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Board of Directors shall be
final and binding on all Purchasers, all Optionees and all persons deriving
their rights from a Purchaser or Optionee.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION 3.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>ELIGIBILITY.</b></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>General Rule. &#160;</b>Only Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants shall be eligible for
the grant of Nonstatutory Options or the direct award or sale of Shares. Only
Employees shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Ten-Percent Stockholders. &#160;</b>A person who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of
all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless (i)&nbsp;the&nbsp;Exercise
Price is at Least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant
and (ii) such ISO by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five
years from the date of grant. For purposes of this Subsection (b), in
determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the
Code shall be applied.</p>


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<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>Basic Limitation.&#160;&#160;&#160; </b>Not more than &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares
may be issued under the Plan (subject to Subsection (b) below and Section 8).
The number of Shares that are subject to Options or other rights outstanding at
any time under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares that then remain
available for issuance under the Plan. The Company, during the term of the
Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to
satisfy the requirements of the Plan. Shares offered under the Plan may be
authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Additional Shares. </b>In the event that Shares previously issued under
the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to a forfeiture provision,
right of repurchase or right of first refusal, such Shares shall be added to
the number of Shares then available for issuance under the Plan. However, the
aggregate number of Shares issued upon the exercise of ISOs (including Shares
reacquired by the Company) shall in no event exceed 200% of the number
specified in Subsection (a) above. In the event that an outstanding Option or
other right for any reason expires or is canceled, the Shares allocable to the
unexercised portion of such Option or other right shall not reduce the number
of Shares available for issuance under the Plan.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION 5.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
AWARDS OR SALES.</b></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>Stock Purchase Agreement. &#160;</b>Each award or sale of Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise
of an Option) shall be evidenced by a Stock Purchase Agreement between the
Purchaser and the Company. Such award or sale shall be subject to all
applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other
terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the
Board of Directors deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Purchase
Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Purchase Agreements entered into
under the Plan need not be identical.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Duration of Offers and
Nontransferability of Rights. &#160;</b>Any right to acquire Shares under the Plan
(other than an Option) shall automatically expire if not exercised by the
Purchaser within 30 days after the grant of such right was communicated to the
Purchaser by the Company. Such right shall not be transferable and shall be
exercisable only by the Purchaser to whom such right was granted.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Purchase Price. &#160;</b>The Purchase Price of Shares to be offered under the Plan, if newly
issued, shall not be less than the par value of such Shares. Subject to the
preceding sentence, the Board of Directors shall determine the Purchase Price
at its sole discretion. The Purchase Price shall be payable in a form described
in Section 7.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Withholding Taxes. &#160;</b>As a condition to the purchase of Shares, the Purchaser shall make such
arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any
federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in
connection with such purchase.</p>


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Shares. &#160;</b>Any Shares awarded or sold under the Plan
shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase,
rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board of
Directors may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable
Stock Purchase Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions that
may apply to holders of Shares generally. A Stock Purchase Agreement may
provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Purchaser&#146;s death,
disability or retirement or other events.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION 6.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
OPTIONS.</b></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>Stock Option Agreement. &#160;</b>Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock
Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be
subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject
to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and
which the Board of Directors deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Option
Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into
under the Plan need not be identical.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Number of Shares.&#160;&#160; </b>Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are
subject to the Option and shall provide for<i> </i>the
adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 8. The Stock Option
Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO or a Nonstatutory
Option.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Exercise Price. &#160;</b>Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The
Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value
of a Share on the date of grant, and a higher percentage may be required by
Section 3(b). The Exercise Price of a Nonstatutory Option to purchase newly
issued Shares shall not be less than 30% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on
the date of grant. Subject to the preceding two sentences, the Exercise Price
under an Option shall be determined by the Board of Directors at its sole
discretion. The Exercise Price shall be payable in a form described in Section
7.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:69.85pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Vesting and Exercisability. &#160;</b>Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any
installment of the Option is to become vested and exercisable. No Option shall
be exercisable unless the Optionee has delivered an executed copy of the Stock
Option Agreement to the Company. The Board of Directors shall determine the
exercisability provisions of any Stock Option Agreement at its sole discretion.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:69.85pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Accelerated Exercisability. &#160;</b>Unless the applicable Stock Option Agreement provides otherwise, all of
an Optionee&#146;s Options shall become exercisable in full if (i) the Company is
subject to a Change in Control before the Optionee&#146;s Service terminates, (ii)
such Options do not remain outstanding, (iii) such Options are not assumed by
the surviving corporation or its
parent and (iv) the surviving corporation or its parent does not substitute
options with substantially the same terms for such Options. A Stock Option
Agreement may also provide for<i> </i>accelerated exercisability in the
event of </p>


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<p style="background:white;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the
Optionee&#146;s death, disability or retirement or other events.</font></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Term. &#160;</b>The Stock Option Agreement shall specify the term of the Option. The
term shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant, and in<i> </i>the case of an ISO a shorter term may be
required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding sentence, the Board of
Directors at its sole discretion shall determine when an Option is to expire. A
Stock Option Agreement may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term
in the event of the termination of the Optionee&#146;s Service or death.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Restrictions on Transfer of
Shares. &#160;</b>Any Shares issued upon exercise of an Option
shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase,
rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board of
Directors may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable
Stock Option Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may
apply to holders of Shares generally.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(h)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Transferability of Options. &#160;</b>An Option shall be transferable by the Optionee only by (i) a
beneficiary designation, (ii) a will or (iii) the laws of descent and
distribution, except as provided in the next sentence. If the applicable Stock
Option Agreement so provides, a Nonstatutory Option shall also be transferable
by the Optionee by (i) a gift to a member of the Optionee&#146;s Immediate Family or
(ii) a gift to an <i>inter vivos </i>or
testamentary trust in which members of the Optionee&#146;s Immediate Family have a
beneficial interest of more than 50% and which provides that such Nonstatutory
Option is to be transferred to the beneficiaries upon the Optionee&#146;s death. An
ISO may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee
or by the Optionee&#146;s guardian or legal representative.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Withholding </b><b>Taxes.</b> &#160;As a
condition to the exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall make such
arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any
federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in
connection with such exercise. The Optionee shall also make such arrangements
as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any federal,
state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in
connection with the disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(j)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>No </b><b>Rights as </b><b>a
</b><b>Stockholder.
&#160;</b>An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall have no rights as a
stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Optionee&#146;s Option until
such person becomes entitled to receive such Shares by filing a notice of
exercise and paying the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of such Option.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(k)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Modification, Extension and
Assumption of Options. &#160;</b>Within the limitations of the Plan, the Board
of Directors may modify, extend or assume outstanding Options or may accept the
cancellation of outstanding Options (whether granted by the Company or another
issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different
number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. The foregoing
notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the
Optionee, impair the Optionee&#146;s rights or increase the Optionee&#146;s obligations
under such Option.</p>


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<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>General Rule. &#160;</b>The entire Purchase Price or Exercise Price of Shares issued under the
Plan shall be payable in cash or cash equivalents at the time when such Shares
are purchased, except as otherwise provided in this Section 7.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><i><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-style:italic;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></i><b>Surrender of Stock. &#160;</b>To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, all or any
part of the Exercise Price may be paid by surrendering, or attesting to the
ownership of, Shares that are already owned by the Optionee. Such Shares shall
be surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at
their Fair Market Value on the date when the Option is exercised.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Services </b><b>Rendered. &#160;</b>At the discretion of the Board of Directors
Shares may be awarded under the Plan in consideration of services rendered to
the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary prior to the award.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Promissory Note. </b>To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement
or Stock Purchase Agreement. so provides, all or a portion of the Exercise
Price or Purchase Price (as the case may be) of Shares issued under the Plan
may be paid with a full-recourse promissory note. However, the par value of the
Shares, if newly issued, shall be paid in cash or cash equivalents. The Shares
shall be pledged as security for payment of the principal amount of the
promissory note and interest thereon. The interest rate payable under the terms
of the promissory note shall not be less than the minimum rate (if any)
required to avoid the imputation of additional interest under the Code. Subject
to the foregoing, the Board of Directors (at its sole discretion) shall specify
the term, interest rate, amortization requirements (if any) and other
provisions of such note.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Exercise/Sale.&#160;&#160; </b>To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, and if Stock
is publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a
form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities
broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the
sales proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price
and any withholding taxes.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Exercise/Pledge.</b> &#160;To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so
provides, and if Stock is publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part
by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable
direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the
Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan
proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any
withholding taxes.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Surrender of</b> <b>Options. &#160;</b>To the extent that a Stock Option
Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by the surrender of a
portion of the Options, wherein the aggregate amount of the excess of market
value over exercise price of the surrendered options shall be applied against
the total exercise price. Market value shall be the most recent publicly traded
price of the stock or, if no public market exists, the fair market value as
mutually agreed to by Company and Optionee.</p>


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<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:70.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>General. &#160;</b>In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a declaration
of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of an extraordinary dividend
payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on
the Fair Market Value of the Stock, a combination or consolidation of the
outstanding Stock into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a
spin-off, a reclassification or a similar occurrence, the Board of Directors
shall make appropriate adjustments in one or more of (i) the number of Shares
available for future grants under Section 4, (ii) the number of Shares covered
by each outstanding Option, or (iii) the Exercise Price under each outstanding
Option.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:70.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Mergers and Consolidations. &#160;</b>In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation,
outstanding Options shall be subject to the agreement of merger or
consolidation. At the sole discretion of the board of directors, such agreement
shall provide for:</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The continuation of such outstanding Options
by the Company (if the Company is the surviving corporation);</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The assumption or the Plan and such outstanding Options by the
surviving corporation or its parent;</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of options
with the same terms for such outstanding Options;</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The full exercisability of such outstanding Options and full vesting of
the Shares subject to such Options, followed by the cancellation of such
Options; OR</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(v)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The settlement of the full value of such, outstanding Options (whether
or not then exercisable) in cash or cash equivalents, including (without
limitation) deferred cash payments, followed by the cancellation of such
Options.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:70.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Reservation of Rights. &#160;</b>Except as provided in this Section 8, an Optionee or Purchaser shall
have no rights by reason of (i) any subdivision or consolidation of shares of
stock of any class, (ii) the payment of any dividend or (iii) any other
increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any
issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or
Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option. The grant, of an Option pursuant
to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to
make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital
or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell
or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.</p>


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<p style="background:white;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the
issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all
applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock
exchange or other securities market on which the Company&#146;s securities may then
be traded.</font></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION 10.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>NO RETENTION RIGHTS.</b></p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nothing in the Plan or in any right or Option
granted under the Plan shall confer upon the Purchaser or Optionee any right to
continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or
otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or
Subsidiary employing or retaining the Purchaser or Optionee) or of the Purchase
or Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate
his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.</font></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION 11.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.</b></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:70.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Term of the Plan. &#160;</b>The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become effective on the date of
its adoption by the Board of Directors, subject to the approval of the Company&#146;s
stockholders. If the stockholders fail to approve the Plan within 12 months
after its adoption by the Board of Directors, then any grants, exercises or
sales that have already occurred under the Plan shall be rescinded and no
additional grants, exercises or sales shall thereafter be made under the Plan.
The Plan shall terminate automatically 10 years after the later of (i) its
adoption by the Board of Directors or (ii) the most recent increase in the
number of Shares reserved under Section 4 that was approved by the Company&#146;s
stockholders. The Plan may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to
Subsection (b) below.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:70.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Right to Amend </b><b>or </b><b>Terminate the Plan. &#160;</b>The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any
time and for any reason; provided, however, that any amendment of the Plan
shall be subject to the approval of the Company&#146;s stockholders if it (i)
increases the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan (except,
as provided in Section 8) or (ii) materially changes the class of persons who are eligible for the
grant of ISOs. Stockholder approval shall not be required for any other
amendment of the Plan. If the stockholders fail to approve an increase in the
number of Shares reserved under Section 4 within 12 months after its adoption by
the Board of Directors, then any grants, exercises or sales that have already
occurred in reliance on such increase shall be rescinded and no additional
grants, exercises or sales shall thereafter be made in reliance on such
increase.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:70.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Effect of Amendment or
Termination. &#160;</b>No Shares shall be issued or sold under the
Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Option granted
prior to such termination. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment
thereof, shall not affect any Share previously issued or any Option previously
granted under the Plan.</p>


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<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION 12.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>DEFINITIONS.</b></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>&#147;Board </b><b>of</b> <b>Directors&#148;
</b>shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted
from time to time.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>&#147;Change in Control&#148; </b>shall mean:</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The consummation of a merger or consolidation
of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate
reorganization, if persons who were not controlling stockholders of the Company
immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately
after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization 50% or more of the
voting power of the outstanding securities of each of (A) the continuing or
surviving entity and (B) any direct or indirect parent corporation of such
continuing or surviving entity; or</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the Company&#146;s assets. </p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A
transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to
change the state of the Company&#146;s incorporation or to create a holding company
that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who
held the Company&#146;s securities immediately before such transaction.</font></p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Code&#148; </font></b>shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Committee&#148; </font></b>shall mean a committee of the Board of
Directors, as described in
Section 2(a).</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Company&#148; </font></b>shall mean Natural Gas Systems, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Consultant&#148; </font></b>shall mean a person who performs bona fide
services for the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary as a consultant or advisor,
excluding Employees and Outside Directors.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Employee&#148; </font></b>shall mean any individual who is a common-law
employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Exercise </font></b><b>Price&#148; </b>shall mean the amount for which one Share may
be purchased upon exercise of an Option, as specified by the Board of Directors
in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Fair Market Value&#148; </font></b>shall mean the fair market value of a Share,
as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. Such determination shall
be conclusive and binding on all persons.</p>


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<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Immediate </font></b><b>Family&#148;</b> shall mean any child, stepchild, grandchild,
parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law and shall include
adoptive relationships.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;ISO&#148; </font></b>shall mean an employee incentive stock option
described in Section 422(b) of the Code.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Nonstatutory Option&#148; </font></b>shall mean a stock option not described in
Sections 422(b) or 423(b) of the Code.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Option&#148; </font></b>shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option
granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Optionee&#148; </font></b>shall mean a person who holds an Option.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Outside Director&#148; </font></b>shall mean a member of the Board of Directors
who is not an Employee.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Parent&#148; </font></b>shall mean any corporation (other than the
Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each
of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent
on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent
commencing as of such date.</p>

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Stock Plan.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Purchase Price&#148; </font></b>shall mean the consideration for which one
Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option),
as specified by the Board of Directors.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Purchaser&#148; </font></b>shall mean a person to whom the Board of
Directors has offered the right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than
upon exercise of an Option).</p>

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Director or Consultant</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Share&#148;</font></b> shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted
in accordance with Section 8 (if applicable).</p>

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with a par value of $0.001 per Share.</p>

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and an Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining
to the Optionee&#146;s Option.</p>


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and a Purchaser who acquires Shares under the Plan that contains the terms,
conditions and restrictions pertaining to the acquisition of such Shares.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Subsidiary&#148; </font></b>shall mean any corporation (other than the
Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if
each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain
owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation
that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the
Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.</p>


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

<p align="center" style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1801 Century Park East, 16</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;Floor</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Los Angeles,
California 90067-2367</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January 18, 2007</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Evolution Petroleum Corporation</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">820 Gessner, Suite 1340</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Houston, Texas 77024</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:25.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Registration Statement on Form
S-8</u></font></p>

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

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have acted as counsel
to Evolution Petroleum Corporation (formerly Natural Gas Systems, Inc.), a
Nevada corporation (the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;), in connection with a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;<u>Registration Statement</u>&#148;) that the Company
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<u>Commission</u>&#148;)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<u>Securities Act</u>&#148;), on
or about January 18, 2007 for the purpose of registering the offer and sale of
up to 5,402,500 shares (the &#147;<u>Shares</u>&#148;) of its common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, issuable under the Evolution Petroleum 2003 Stock Option
Plan, the Evolution Petroleum 2004 Stock Plan, and various warrant agreements
(collectively, the &#147;<u>Plans</u>&#148;).&#160; This
opinion letter is being given to you pursuant to your request.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As a basis for rendering
our opinion expressed below, we have reviewed originals or copies of originals,
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Registration
Statement, (ii) the Plans, (iii) the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws, each as amended to date, (iv) resolutions of the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors pertaining to the issuance of the Shares, the Registration Statement
and related matters, and (v) such other certificates of public officials,
certificates of officers of the Company and other documents as we have
considered necessary or appropriate as a basis for rendering our opinion.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With your permission, in
order to render our opinion, we have made and relied upon such customary
assumptions as we have deemed necessary or appropriate without any independent
investigation or inquiry by us.&#160; Among
other things, we have assumed that:&#160; all
signatures on documents reviewed by us are genuine; all documents submitted to
us as originals are authentic; and all documents submitted to us as copies
conform to the originals of such documents, and such originals are authentic.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The law covered by our
opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Nevada.&#160; We neither express nor imply any opinion with
respect to any other laws or the laws of any other jurisdiction, and we assume
no responsibility with respect to the application or effect of any such laws.</font></p>


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<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This opinion letter is
limited to the opinion expressly stated below, does not include any implied
opinions and is rendered as of the date hereof.&#160;
We do not undertake to advise you of matters that may come to our
attention subsequent to the date hereof and that may affect our opinion,
including, without limitation, future changes in applicable law.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based upon and subject to
all of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that all Shares which are issued,
delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Registration Statement and the Plans will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We consent to the filing
of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.&#160; However, by giving you this opinion letter
and consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons
whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.</font></p>

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

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and
related Prospectus of Evolution Petroleum Corporation pertaining to the Company&#146;s
2003 Stock Option Plan, the Company&#146;s 2004 Stock Plan, and various warrant
agreements of our report dated August 29, 2006 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Evolution Petroleum Corporation&#160; that is included in its Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2006 and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.</font></p>

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