SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
____________________
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark one)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from     to    
 
Commission File Number 0-32565
 
____________________
 
NUTRACEA
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
87-0673375
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
5090 North 40 th St., Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
85018
(Zip Code)
   
Issuer’s telephone number, including area code: (602) 522-3000

 
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x   No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule l2b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No x

 
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
 
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 141,345,161 as of August 3, 2007.
 




FORM 10-Q
 
 
Index
 
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2006
4
 
 
 
 
(b)
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited)
5
       
 
(c)
 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited)
6
 
 
 
 
(d)
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited)
7
       
 
(e)
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
8
 
 
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
19
 
 
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
23
     
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
23
     
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
23
 
 
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
24
     
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
29
 
 
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
30
 
 
 
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
30
 
 
 
Item 5.
Other Information
31
 
 
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
31
 
 
 
Signatures
 
 
32
       
Certifications
     
 
 
 
 
 
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
 
Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” or other similar words. The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those projected. in such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, risks and uncertainties, including the factors that may affect future results set forth in this Current Report on Form 10-Q and in our annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this quarterly report.
 

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PART 1.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.  Financial Statements
 
NUTRACEA AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET S
 
 
 
June 30,
2007
(Unaudited)
 
December 31,
2006
 
ASSETS
     
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
51,500,000
 
$
14,867,000
 
Restricted cash
   
545,000
   
-
 
Marketable securities
   
459,000
   
368,000
 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,075,000 and $20,000, respectively
   
8,075,000
   
7,093,000
 
Inventories
   
801,000
   
796,000
 
Notes receivable, net of discount, current portion
   
4,274,000
   
1,694,000
 
Deposits and other current assets
   
1,767,000
   
1,383,000
 
 
             
Total current assets
   
67,421,000
   
26,201,000
 
 
             
Notes receivable, net of current portion
   
5,216,000
   
682,000
 
Property and equipment, net
   
14,673,000
   
8,961,000
 
Investment in joint venture
   
1,250,000
   
-
 
Other intangible assets, net
   
5,616,000
   
5,097,000
 
Goodwill
   
39,372,000
   
32,314,000
 
Other non-current assets
   
12,000
   
-
 
 
             
Total assets
 
$
133,560,000
 
$
73,255,000
 
 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
           
Current liabilities:
         
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
4,866,000
 
$
2,778,000
 
        Accrual for contribution to related party joint venture
   
1,500,000
   
-
 
Deferred revenue
   
29,000
   
103,000
 
               
Total current liabilities
   
6,395,000
   
2,881,000
 
 
           
Commitments and contingencies
         
               
Convertible, series B preferred stock, no par value, $1,000 stated value,
20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 and 470 shares issued and outstanding
   
-
   
439,000
 
Convertible, series C preferred stock, no par value, $1,000 stated value,
        25,000 shares authorized, 2 and 5,468 shares issued and outstanding
   
2,000
   
5,051,000
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
             
Common stock, no par value
350,000,000 shares authorized,
   140,217,953 and 103,977,715 shares issued and outstanding
   in 2007 and 2006, respectively
   
174,544,000
   
114,111,000
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(47,550,000
)
 
(49,305,000
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, unrealized gain on
marketable securities
   
169,000
   
78,000
 
Total shareholders’ equity
   
127,163,000
   
64,884,000
 
 
             
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
133,560,000
 
$
73,255,000
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.
     
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NUTRACEA AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDA TED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2007
 
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2006
 
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2007
 
Three Months
 Ended
June 30, 2006
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net product sales
 
$
9,983,000
 
$
7,932,000
 
$
7,996,000
 
$
4,159,000
 
Royalty and licensing fees
   
5,010,000
   
16,000
   
5,000,000
   
7,000
 
Total revenue
   
14,993,000
   
7,948,000
   
12,996,000
   
4,166,000
 
                           
Cost of goods sold
   
4,976,000
   
4,433,000
   
3,863,000
   
2,333,000
 
 
                     
Gross margin
   
10,017,000
   
3,515,000
   
9,133,000
   
1,833,000
 
                           
 
                     
Research and development expenses
   
291,000
   
198,000
   
170,000
   
94,000
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
7,970,000
   
2,852,000
   
5,657,000
   
1,348,000
 
Professional fees
   
1,995,000
   
434,000
   
1,536,000
   
101,000
 
    Total operating expenses
   
10,256,000
   
3,484,000
   
7,363,000
   
1,543,000
 
                           
Income (loss) from operations
   
(239,000
)
 
31,000
   
1,770,000
   
290,000
 
                           
Other income (expense)
                     
Interest income (net)
   
1,388,000
   
135,000
   
876,000
   
109,000
 
        Gain on settlement
   
1,250,000
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
        Loss on retirement of assets
   
(309,000
)
 
-
   
(309,000
)
 
-
 
        Loss on equity investment
   
(250,000
)
 
-
   
(250,000
)
 
-
 
       Total income before income tax
   
1,840,000
   
166,000-
   
2,087,000
   
109,000
 
        Income tax expense
   
(85,000
)
 
-
   
(85,000
)
 
-
 
                           
Net income
 
$
1,755,000
 
$
166,000
 
$
2,002,000
 
$
399,000
 
 
 
 
       
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
 
       
        Basic income per share
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.00
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.00
 
        Fully diluted income per share
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.00
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.00
 
Weighted average basic number of
    shares outstanding
   
118,952,000
   
68,808,000
   
136,257,000
   
71,792,000
 
Weighted average diluted number of
    shares outstanding
   
148,954,000
   
119,309,000
   
167,259,000
   
123,293,000
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

 
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NUTRACEA AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)  
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2007
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2007
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2006
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
1,755,000
 
$
166,000
 
$
2,002,000
 
$
399,000
 
                       
Other comprehensive income:
                       
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities
   
91,000
   
(13,000
)
 
91,000
   
(5,000
)
                           
Net comprehensive income
 
$
1,846,000
 
$
153,000
 
$
2,093,000
 
$
394,000
 
                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

 
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NUTRACEA AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
June 30, 2007
 
June 30, 2006
 
Cash flow from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
1,755,000
 
$
166,000
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
             
Depreciation and amortization
   
894,000
   
548,000
 
     Provision for doubtful accounts
   
1,055,000
       
     Loss on retirement of assets
   
309,000
   
-
 
     Stock-based compensation
   
1,263,000
   
540,000
 
     Recognition of deferred income
   
(73,000
)
 
-
 
     Loss on equity investment
   
250,000
   
-
 
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of effects of
             
     of Grainovations, Inc. acquisition and Vital Living, Inc. consolidation):
             
Trade accounts receivable
   
(4,752,000
)
 
(1,811,000
)
Inventories
   
36,000
   
(258,000
)
Deposits and other assets
   
(380,000
)
 
(14,000
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
   
(726,000
)
 
1,315,000
 
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities
   
(369,000
)  
486,000
 
 
             
Cash flows from investing activities:
             
   Proceeds from payments of notes receivable
   
1,796,000
   
-
 
   Issuance of notes receivable
   
(5,029,000
)
 
(800,000
)
   Investment in Grainovation, Inc.
   
(2,168,000
)
 
-
 
   Investment in Vital Living, Inc.
   
(5,144,000
)
 
-
 
   Purchases of property and equipment
   
(6,026,000
)
 
(1,971,000
)
   Purchases of other assets
   
-
   
(2,415,000
)
   Purchases of other intangible assets
   
(109,000
)
 
-
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(16,680,000
)
 
(5,186,000
)
 
             
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
   Proceeds from private placement financing, net of expenses
   
46,805,000
   
15,972,000
 
   Proceeds from exercise of common stock options
   
6,877,000
   
-
 
   Payment on long-term debt
   
-
   
(4,000
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
53,682,000
   
15,968,000
 
 
             
Net increase in cash
   
36,633,000
   
11,268,000
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
14,867,000
   
3,491,000
 
 
             
Cash, end of period
 
$
51,500,000
 
$
14,759,000
 
               
Supplemental disclosures:
             
   Cash paid for interest
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
   Cash paid for income taxes
 
$
85,000
 
$
6,000
 
               
Non-cash disclosures of investing and financing activities:
             
Accounts receivable converted to note receivable
 
$
3,881,000
 
$
-
 
Accrual for investment in Grain Enhancements joint venture
 
$
1,500,000
 
$
-
 
Accrual for acquisition of equine feed supplement business
 
$
-
 
$
733,000
 
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock
 
$
5,488,000
 
$
2,425,000
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securites
 
$
91,000
 
$
(5,000
)


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

 
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NUTRACEA AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONEDNSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.       BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The accompanying un-audited interim consolidated condensed financial statements of NutraCea have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in NutraCea’s Annual Report filed with the SEC on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the consolidated financial statements that would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for 2006 as reported in the 10-K have been omitted.
 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NutraCea and our wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as a variable interest entity, Vital Living, Inc., for which we are the primary beneficiary as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Interpretation No. 46 (revised 2003), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” or FIN 46R. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. We operate in one business segment, which is the manufacturing and distribution nutritional supplements.
 

2 .       STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
On January 1, 2006, NutraCea adopted SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) replaced SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123 are no longer an alternative to financial statement recognition. NutraCea adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective method which requires the application of the accounting standard as of January 1, 2006. The consolidated financial statements as of and for the six and three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 reflect the impact of adopting SFAS 123(R).

Stock-based compensation expenses totaled $1,263,000 and $825,000 for the six and three months ended June 30, 2007, and $540,000 and $151,000 for the six and three months ended June 30, 2006.

For all agreements where stock is awarded as partial or full consideration, the expense is valued at the fair value of the stock. Expenses for stock options and warrants issued to consultants and employees are calculated based upon fair value using the Black-Scholes valuation method.

Stock-based compensation expenses consisted of the following at:  
 
 
 
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2007
 
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2006
 
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2007
 
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2006
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consulting fees
 
$
281,000
 
$
190,000
 
$
266,000
 
$
25,000
 
Directors fees
   
87,000
   
53,000
   
50,000
   
53,000
 
Employees
   
840,000
   
197,000
   
509,000
   
73,000
 
To directors and former director for services
   
55,000
   
100,000
   
-
   
-
 
                           
Total stock-based compensation expense
 
$
1,263,000
 
$
540,000
 
$
825,000
 
$
151,000
 
                         

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The weighted average grant date fair value of the stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $2.78 and $1.31 per share, respectively. Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model include (1) risk-free discount rates from 4.51% to 4.84%, (2) expected option life is calculated using the short-cut method allowed by Staff Accounting Bulletin 107, (3) expected volatility ranges from 67.% to 324 % and (4) zero expected dividends. For expected volatility, share-based expenses are calculated beginning in fiscal year 2007 using a share history from the October 5, 2005 date of the NutraCea/RiceX merger which results in a volatility rate of about 67%. In prior periods the fair value was determined using average share prices from inception of the Company to the end of the respective reporting period which yielded volatility rates up to 324%.
 
3.       MARKETABLE SECURITIES
 
On September 8, 2004, NutraCea purchased 1,272,026 shares of Langley Park Investment Trust, PLC (“Langley”), a United Kingdom closed-end mutual fund that is actively traded on a London exchange. Per the Stock Purchase Agreement, NutraCea paid with 7,000,000 shares of its own common stock.
 
Per the agreement with Langley, NutraCea may sell 636,013 shares of Langley at any time, and the remaining 636,013 shares of Langley and the 7,000,000 shares of NutraCea are escrowed together for a 2-year period ended October 7, 2006. At the end of the period, Langley’s NutraCea shares are measured for any loss in market value and if so, NutraCea must give up that pro-rata portion of its Langley shares up to the escrowed 636,013 shares.
 
As of June 30, 2007, the NutraCea shares have not lost any value. The Langley shares are recorded at their fair market value of $368,000 at December 31, 2006 and $459,000 at June 30, 2007, with the entire amount shown as a current asset because the escrow period has passed and we may now sell all 1,272,026 shares at any time. We have recorded an unrealized gain of $91,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2007.
 
Any unrealized holding gains and losses on the marketable securities are excluded from operating results and are recognized as other comprehensive income. The fair value of the securities is determined based on prevailing market prices.
 
 
On September 8, 2006, NutraCea commenced a lawsuit against Langley in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division regarding this transaction. The matter was settled on March 27, 2007. Pursuant to the settlement, NutraCea received $1,250,000 from Langley in March 2007 and NutraCea retained all of the Langley shares. The $1,250,000 settlement is included in the income statement as other income.
 
4.       INVENTORY
 
Inventories are composed of the following;
 
   
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
           
Finished goods
 
$
382,000
 
$
533,000
 
Work in process
   
99,000
   
-
 
Raw materials
   
122,000
   
168,000
 
Packaging supplies
    198,000    
95,000
 
   
$
801,000
 
$
796,000
 
 
5.       NOTES RECEIVABLE
 
At June 30, 2007, we held twelve (12) secured promissory notes payable to the Company with aggregate outstanding amounts under these notes of $9,491,000 (net of note discount of $1,000); $4,274,000 is reported as current and $5,216,000 as long-term. These secured promissory notes bear interest at annual rates ranging from 5% to 10% with the principal and all accrued interest due and payable to us at dates ranging from July 2007 to October 2012.
 
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During the six months ended June 30, 2007 we loaned a total of $5,029,000, (net of conversion of 3,881,000 of accounts receivables to short-term note receivable), to certain strategic customers, which loans were evidenced by promissory notes, and received payments totaling $1,176,000 on existing promissory notes. We also accrued interest income of $127,000 and received cash payments of $72,000 for accrued interest during the second quarter.
 
In February 2007, we converted $3,516,000 of one customers’ accounts receivable to a note receivable included in the above total, bearing interest at 7% and due in December 2007. In April 2007 we converted $365,000 of another customers’ accounts receivable to a note receivable included in the above total, bearing interest at 10% and due in October 2007.
 
During the second quarter of 2007 we granted to Pacific Holdings Advisors Limited (“PAHL”) an exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free right and license to use and distribute Stabilized Rice Bran (“SRB”) and SRB derivative products in certain Southeast Asian countries. PAHL paid a one-time fee of $5,000,000 for these rights. PAHL paid the license fee by issuing to NutraCea an adjustable rate promissory note initially bearing interest at the rate of 4.52% that is guaranteed by the parent of PAHL. The principal and accrued interest under this promissory note is due on five year payment terms.
 
6.       PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
Land, property and equipment consists of the following:
 
   
June 30,
 
  December 31,
 
   
2007
 
  2006
 
           
Land
 
$
9,000
 
$
9,000
 
Furniture and fixtures
   
2,288,000
   
916,000
 
Vehicles
   
73,000
   
73,000
 
Software
   
391,000
   
389,000
 
Leasehold improvements
   
576,000
   
430,000
 
Property, plant and equipment
   
12,072,000
   
4,197,000
 
Construction in progress
   
1,237,000
   
4,392,000
 
   Total property, plant, and equipment
   
16,646,000
   
10,406,000
 
               
     Less accumulated depreciation
   
(1,973,000
)
 
(1,445,000
)
   Total property, plant, and equipment, net
 
$
14,673,000
 
$
8,961,000
 

 
Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $642,000 and $432,000, respectively.
 
7.       OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
Other intangibles consisted of the following at:
 
   
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
           
Patents
 
$
2,656,000
 
$
2,540,000
 
Copyrights and trademarks
   
2,992,000
   
2,987,000
 
Non-compete agreements
   
650,000
   
-
 
   Subtotal of other intangible assets
   
6,298,000
   
5,527,000
 
     Less accumulated amortization
   
(682,000
)
 
(430,000
)
 Total other intangible assets, net
 
$
5,616,000
 
$
5,097,000
 
 
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Amortization expense for the six months ended June, 2007 and 2006 was $252,000 and $116,000, respectively.
 
8.       EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during all periods presented.  Options and warrants are excluded from the basic earnings per share calculation and are considered in calculating the diluted earnings per share.
 
The dilutive effect of outstanding options, warrants is calculated using the treasury stock method and the dilutive effect of the convertible series B preferred stock, and convertible series C preferred stock is calculated using the as-if converted method.

Components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows:

   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
                   
Net income
 
$
1,755,000
 
$
166,000
 
$
2,002,000
 
$
399,000
 
                           
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock
   
118,952,000
   
68,808,000
   
136,257,000
   
71,792,000
 
Convertible preferred stock
   
2,000
   
31,501,000
   
2,000
   
31,501,000
 
Stock options and warrants
   
47,129,000
   
47,307,000
   
47,129,000
   
47,307,000
 
Common stock and common stock equivalents
   
30,000
   
19,000
   
31,000
   
20,000
 
   Total diluted shares
   
148,954,000
   
119,309,000
   
167,259,000
   
123,293,000
 
Earnings per share:
                         
   Basic
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.00
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.00
 
   Diluted
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.00
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.00
 
 
9.     CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
 
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade accounts receivable for sales to major customers. We perform credit evaluations on our customers’ financial condition and generally do not require collateral on accounts receivable. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts on our receivables based upon expected collection of all accounts receivable. Uncollected accounts have not been significant.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2007, two customers accounted for a total of 49% of sales, 26% and 23% respectively. No other customer was responsible for more than 5% of total sales. At June 30, 2007, three customers accounted for 82% of total accounts receivable: 33%, 29%, and 20% respectively. No other customer accounted for more than 3% of the total outstanding accounts receivable.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, four customers accounted for a total of 76% of sales: 64%, 5%, 4%, and 3% respectively. At June 30, 2006, accounts receivable due from these four customers were 78%, 0%, 2%, and 1%, respectively, of the total outstanding accounts receivable.
 
10.       ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES  
 
Grainnovation, Inc.
 
In April 2007, we acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Grainnovation, Inc. (“GI”) a privately held company that had equipment for pelletizing horse feed for equine customers of strategic value to NutraCea, and certain assets used in GI’s business for a total of $2,150,000, of which $1,605,000 of the purchase price was paid at closing, with the balance (“holdback”) being due in payments of $235,000 and $310,000 in six months and twelve months respectively, subject to reduction in the event of breaches of representations, warranties and covenants contained in the transaction documents. The holdback is held in third-party escrow and is including in our consolidated condensed balance sheet as restricted cash and current liabilities. The investment is recorded in our financial statements included herein at the aggregate purchase price and its results of operations from the date of acquisition are reflected in our statement of operations for the periods ended June 30, 2007.
 
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Under the purchase agreement, NutraCea may cause the former stockholders of GI to repurchase all the outstanding shares of GI if certain post-closing covenants of the Company are not satisfied in the six months following the closing date of the purchase. Under the repurchase provision we believe we could recover our investment; however, as management considers the repurchase of the GI stock by its’ former stockholders as an unlikely event we have not included any such contingency in our financial statements.
 
The following table summarized the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. We incurred $20,000 in legal fees relating to this purchase, which are added to the purchase price and Goodwill. The Company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of certain intangible assets; the allocation of the purchase price is subject to refinement:
 
       
Cash
 
$
1,000
 
Accounts receivable
   
26,000
 
Inventory
   
11,000
 
Property and equipment
   
623,000
 
Covenant not to compete
   
650,000
 
Goodwill
   
917,000
 
   Total Assets
   
2,228,000
 
         
Accrued liabilities
   
58,000
 
   Total Liabilities
   
58,000
 
         
Net assets acquired
 
$
2,170,000
 
 
Grain Enhancements LLC
 
In June 2007, we entered into a joint venture with Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited (“PAHL”) to form Grain Enhancements LLC, (“Grain Enhancements”) a Delaware limited liability company. NutraCea and PAHL each will hold a 47.5% share of Grain Enhancements. The remaining interest is held by Theorem Group LLC (“Theorem”) (3.333%) and Ho’okipa Capital Partners, Inc. (1.667%). The purpose of Grain Enhancements is to develop and market SRB and related products in certain Southeast Asian countries. Grain Enhancements will purchase SRB exclusively from NutraCea until its own facilities are in operation and NutraCea will lease to Grain Enhancements at cost the necessary equipment for such facilities. Payments under the equipment lease will be payable in full upon installation of the equipment.
 
Under the agreement, NutraCea and PAHL will contribute up to $5,000,000 each to Grain Enhancements to fund the operations, of which $1,500,000 each was due on June 30, 2007. We made our initial contribution in July 2007. Additionally, $2,000,000 each is to be contributed no later than October 2007, and the remaining $1,500,000 from each partner is due no later than August 2008. Theorem was paid $750,000 and $500,000 by NutraCea and Grain Enhancements, respectively, for services relating to the formation of the joint venture. Through June 30, 2007, our portion of Grain Enhancements net loss was $250,000.
 
Our capital contribution of $1,500,000 made in July 2007, is included in our consolidated condensed balance sheet as a related party paybale at June 30, 2007.
 
Our investment in Grain Enhancements is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. At June 30, 2007 the value of our investment was $1,250,000.
 
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Summary financial information of Grain Enhancements, LLC at June 30, 2007 is:
 
Assets
     
Due from partners
 
$
3,000,000
 
Liabilities and Equity
       
Due to Theorem
 
$
500,000
 
Partners equity
   
3,000,000
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(500,000
)
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
3,000,000
 
 
Vital Living, Inc .
 
In April 2007 we acquired certain securities of Vital Living, Inc., (“VLI”) a publicly traded company. VLI distributes nutritional supplements using similar manufacturing and distribution processes. We paid $1,000,000 for 1,000,000 shares of outstanding preferred stock and $4,226,000 for the outstanding Senior Secured Notes (“Notes”). The Notes are convertible to VLI common stock and bear interest at 12% per annum, payable June 15 and December 15 and mature in December 2008.   Our intention is not to exercise our option to convert the Notes into shares of VLI common stock, rather, we intend to acquire certain assets of Vital Living. In June 2007 we entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Vital Living to acquire certain assets, however, we have not entered into a definitive agreement to acquire such assets.
 
Our accounting for the purchase of these securities of VLI qualifies as a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) in accordance with FASB Interpretations No. 46R “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” As the primary beneficiary, we have consolidated VLI into the Financial Statements.
 
The purchase price allocated to the assets and liabilities in April 2007 is as follows:
 
Assets
     
Cash
 
$
83,000
 
Accounts receivable
   
1,141,000
 
Inventory
   
30,000
 
Property and equipment
   
15,000
 
Other assets
   
28,000
 
Goodwill
   
6,141,000
 
   Total Assets
 
$
7,438,000
 
Liabilities
       
Accounts payable
 
$
737,000
 
Accrued liabilities
   
725,000
 
Notes payable
   
750,000
 
   Total Liabilities
 
$
2,212000
 
         
Net assets acquired
 
$
5,226,000
 
 
We have included in our balance sheet at June 30, 2007 the financial position of VLI and in our statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007 the operating results of VLI for the period from April 20, 2007 through June 30, 2007, while eliminating inter-company balances. The effect on our consolidated, condensed balance sheet at June 30, 2007 was an increase in total assets of $1,638,000, an increase in total liabilities of $1,890,000 and a decrease in shareholder equity of $253,000. The effect on our consolidated income statement was an increase in revenues of $597,000, an increase in cost of goods sold of $265,000, an increase in operating expenses of $444,000, an increase of other expenses of $141,000 and a decrease in net income of $253,000.
 
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11.     RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Vital Living, Inc.
 
In conjunction with our purchase of certain securities of Vital Living, Inc. (Note 10) we consolidated VLI financial results for the period April 20, 2007 to June 30, 2007 into our financial results for the three months ending June 30, 2007. Also during three months ended end June 30, 2007, we entered into a business relationship with a new customer that is also a customer of VLI. A current officer of VTL is also a principal partner with this new customer.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we recorded sales of $2,080,000 to this new customer.  At June 30, 2007 we had $2,080,000 included in our accounts receivable of $8,075,000.
Grain Enhancements
 
In June 2007, we entered into a joint venture with Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited (“PAHL”) to form Grain Enhancements LLC, (“Grain Enhancements”) a Delaware limited liability company (Note 10). Under the agreement, NutraCea and PAHL will contribute up to $5,000,000 each to Grain Enhancements to fund the operations, of which $1,500,000 each was due on June 30, 2007. At quarter ended June 30, 2007, we accrued the payable and made our initial contribution in July 2007. Additionally, $2,000,000 each is to be contributed no later than October 2007, and the remaining $1,500,000 from each partner is due no later than August 2008. Theorem was paid $750,000 and $500,000 by us and Grain Enhancements, respectively, for services relating to the formation of the joint venture. Through June 30, 2007, our portion of Grain Enhancements net loss was $250,000 (Notes 10 and 12)
 
We believe that the transactions set forth above were made on terms no less favorable to us than could have been obtained from unaffiliated third parties. In addition, we intend that all such transactions be on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

12.     COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Grain Enhancement LLC
 
In June 2007, we formed a joint venture with Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited (Note 10) which requires us to make capital contributions to the joint venture totaling up to $5,000,000. Our first contribution of $1,500,000 was made in July 2007. An additional $2,000,000 is due no later than October 2007, and the final contribution, if required, of $1,500,000 is due no later than August 2008.
 
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Facility Lease
 
We lease corporate office space in Phoenix, AZ. Future amounts due under this lease at June 30, 2007 are in the following table:
   
Fiscal Year 2007
 
$
294,000
 
Fiscal Year 2008
   
1,074,000
 
Fiscal Year 2009
   
1,393,000
 
Fiscal Year 2010
   
1,442,000
 
Fiscal Year 2011
   
1,490,000
 
FiscalYear 2012
   
1,539,000
 
Thereafter
   
5,336,000
 
Total
 
$
12,568.000
 
 
Total rent expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was $249,000 and $276,000, respectively.
 
13.     STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
 
Common Stock
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2007:
 
Four (4) shareholders converted 470 shares of Series B Convertible preferred Stock into 940,000 shares of our common stock. The preferred shares converted at a conversion rate of 2,000 shares of common stock for each preferred share.

Seventeen (17) shareholders converted 5,466 shares of Series C Convertible preferred Stock into 6,430,580 shares of our common stock. The preferred shares converted at a conversion rate of 1,176 shares of common stock for each preferred share.

Twenty-one (21) shareholders exercised options or warrants and received a total of 3,451,959 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $3,930,000.

We issued 17,500 shares of our common stock valued at $55,000 to a former member of our board of directors as payment for past services on our board of directors.

Thirty (30) shareholders exercised options or warrants and received a total of 5,400,199 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2,947,000.

Options and Warrants

During the six months ended June 30, 2007:

We issued to eleven (11) employees options to purchase a total of 635,000 shares of common stock with vesting periods ranging from immediately to three years. The options expire in ten years and have exercise prices per share ranging from $2.45 to $3.39.

We issued to thirteen (13) employees options to purchase a total of 276,000 shares of common stock with vesting periods ranging from zero to three years. The options expire in ten years and have exercise prices per share ranging from $3.03 to $4.04.

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We issued to three (3) consultants three warrants to purchase a total of 290,000 shares of common stock, with vesting periods ranging from 3 months to two years. These warrants expire after three to five years and have exercise prices per share ranging from $2.38 to $3.03.
 
We issued to six (6) outside directors options to purchase a total of 210,000 shares of common stock that vest evenly over one year. The options expire in ten years and have exercise prices per share ranging from $3.76 to $3.83.

We issued to one (1) consultant a warrant to purchase a total of 25,000 shares of common stock, with a vesting period of fifteen months. This warrant expires after three years and has an exercise price per share of $3.27.
 
In June 2007 we granted Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited a warrant to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock at $5.25 per share. This warrant vests at 375,000 per quarter beginning July 1, 2007 except that such warrant will not be exercisable until such time as Grain Enhancements LLC has met certain conditions mutually agreed upon by the parties (Note 10).
 
The expense for stock options and warrants issued to consultants and employees are calculated at fair value using the Black-Scholes valuation method.
 
February 2007 Private Placement

In addition to the foregoing issuances of our securities, in February 2007 we issued common stock and warrants to twenty-three (23) investors in a private placement transaction for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $46,805,000 after offering expenses. We issued an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.50 per share and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.25 per shares. The placement agent for the private placement also received a warrant to purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price per share of $3.25. Each of the warrants issued in the transaction has a term of five years. The fair value of these 11,200,000 warrants using the Black-Scholes method is approximately $29,153,000. If exercised the company would receive $36,400,000.
 
14.     SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In July 2007, six (6) shareholders exercised warrants and received a total of 1,122,856 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,144,000.
 

15.    IMPLEMENTATION OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we implemented the following new critical accounting policies;
 
In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS Interpretation No. 46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46R) . Under FIN 46R, if a business enterprise has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities, and results of the activities of the variable interest entity should be included in consolidated financial statements with those of the business enterprise. An enterprise that consolidates a variable interest entity is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity. FIN 46R became applicable to the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2007. See Note 10 for more information.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 123(R) (SFAS 158) . Under SFAS 158, companies must: a) recognize a net liability or asset to report the funded status of their plans on their statement of financial position, b) measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and c) recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in the year in which the changes occur in comprehensive income. The Company adopted the measurement date provisions of SFAS 158 effective October 1, 2006. The Company will adopt the recognition provisions of SFAS 158 as of the end of fiscal year 2007 as required by SFAS 158.

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In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No.48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 , (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes . FIN 48 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that results in a tax benefit. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on de-recognition, statement of operations classification of interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007, as required. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. 
 
In December 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements (“FSP EITF 00-19-2”), which provides guidance on the accounting for registration payment arrangements. FSP EITF 00-19-2 specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether issued as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument or other agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies .  A registration payment arrangement is defined in FSP EITF 00-19-2 as an arrangement with both of the following characteristics:  (1) the arrangement specifies that the issuer will endeavor (a) to file a registration statement for the resale of specified financial instruments and/or for the resale of equity shares that are issuable upon exercise or conversion of specified financial instruments and for that registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission within a specified grace period, and/or (b) to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement for a specified period of time (or in perpetuity); and (2) the arrangement requires the issuer to transfer consideration to the counterparty if the registration statement for the resale of the financial instrument or instruments subject to the arrangement is not declared effective or if effectiveness of the registration statement is not maintained.  FSP EITF 00-19-2 is effective for registration payment arrangements and the financial instruments subject to those arrangements that are entered into or modified subsequent to December 21, 2006.  For registration payment arrangements and financial instruments subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to the issuance of FSP EITF 00-19-2, this guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2 on January 1, 2007 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company’s year ending September 30, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 159 on the Company’s financial statements.

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Item 2.    Ma nagement’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
 
NutraCea is a health-science company focused on the development and distribution of products based upon the use of stabilized rice bran and proprietary rice bran formulations. Rice bran is the outer layer of brown rice which until recently was a wasted by-product of the commercial rice industry. These products include food supplements and medical foods which provide health benefits for humans and animals (known as "nutraceuticals") as well as cosmetics and beauty aids based on stabilized rice bran, rice bran derivatives and the rice bran oils.

The following is a discussion of the consolidated financial condition of our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 AND 2006
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2007, the Company’s net income was $2,002,000, or $0.01 per share, compared to $399,000 or $0.00 per share, in the same period of 2006, showing an increase of $1,603,000. The increase for the quarter was primarily due to a $2,307,000 increase in our gross margin on product sales, a $5,000,000 gain on our grant of an exclusive license to Pacific Advisors Holding Limited and an increase of $767,000 in interest income, offset by an increase of $5,820,000 in total operating expenses, and a charge of $309,000 for the loss on abandonment of leasehold improvements at our corporate offices in El Dorado Hills, CA when we moved to Phoenix, AZ.

Our consolidated revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007 of $12,996,000 increased $8,830,000 from the $4,166,000 consolidated revenues recorded in the same period last year. This increase is composed of the $5,000,000 from the grant of an exclusive license and a $3,837,000, or 92% increase in product sales to $7,996,000 from the $4,159,000 recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2006. This $3,837,000 increase is primarily due to a $2,331,000 increase in sales of our proprietary products, and a $2,080,000 in sales of several new products, offset by a $2,096,000 decrease in infomercial product sales.

Gross margins on product sales in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 were $4,133,000, or 52%, compared to $1,826,000, or 44%, during the same period last year. Gross margins on our various product lines vary widely and the gross margins are impacted from period to period by sales mix and utilization of production capacity.

Research and Development (“R&D”) expenses increased from $94,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 to $170,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, or an increase of $76,000. The increase was attributed to higher product development costs and employee related expenses due to increased R&D activities and expanded scientific staff compared to the same period last year. The Company expects to continue research and development expenditures to establish the scientific basis for health claims of existing products and to develop new products and applications.

Sales, General and Administrative expenses were $5,657,000 and $1,348,000 in the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively, an increase of $4,309,000, or 320%. The increase was composed of a $1,055,000 increase to our provision for doubtful accounts, $788,000 increase in payroll costs due to increased staffing, an increase of $671,000 in advertising costs, a $197,000 increase in travel costs, a $210,000 increase in rent expense, a $112,000 increase in freight costs, $228,000 in expenses associated with relocating our offices to Phoenix, AZ, a $674,000 increase in the amortization of share-based expenses (Note 2), and $574,000 increase in other general administrative expenses.

Professional fees increased $1,435,000 from $101,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 to $1,536,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. The higher professional fees in 2007 primarily relate to consulting fees incurred in connection with marketing and business development activities and a one-time charge of $750,000 for costs associated with developing our joint venture with Grain Enhancements LLC (Note 10). Professional fees include costs related to accounting, legal and consulting services.

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SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 AND 2006
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company’s net income was $1,755,000, or $0.01 per share, compared to net income of $166,000, or $0.00 per share, in the same period of 2006, showing an improvement of $1,589,000. The improvement for the six month period was primarily due to a $1,508,000 increase in our gross margin on product sales, a $5,000,000 gain on our grant of an exclusive license, an increase of $1,253,000 in interest income, and a $1,250,000 gain on the settlement of a lawsuit, offset by an increase of $6,772,000 in total operating expenses, and a charge of $309,000 for the loss on abandonment of leasehold improvements in our corporate offices in El Dorado Hills, CA when we moved from our corporate offices to Phoenix, AZ .

Our consolidated revenues through June 30, 2007 of $14,993,000 increased $7,045,000, or 89%, from the same period last year. The revenue increase is attributable to a $2,051,000 increase in product sales and a $5,000,000 fee relating to our grant of an exclusive license. The increase in product sales is made up of a $2,387,000 increase in the sales of proprietary products, $2,080,000 in sales of several new products, an increase of $222,000 of other products, offset by a decrease of $4,689,000 in infomercial sales.

Gross margins on product sales in the six months ended June 30, 2007 were $5,007,000, or 50%, compared to $3,499,000, or 44%, during the same period last year. Gross margins on our various product lines vary widely and the gross margins are impacted from period to period by sales mix and utilization of production capacity.

Research and Development expenses increased from $198,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 to $291,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007, or an increase of $93,000. The increase was attributed to higher product development costs and employee related expenses due to increased R&D activities and expanded scientific staff compared to the same period last year. The Company expects to continue research and development expenditures to establish the scientific basis for health claims of existing products and to develop new products and applications.

Sales, General and Administrative expenses were $7,970,000 and $2,852,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively, an increase of $5,118,000, or 179%. The increase was composed of a $1,205,000 increase in payroll costs due to increased staffing, a $1,055,000 charge for the increase in allowance for doubtful accounts, an increase of $671,000 in advertising costs, a $314,000 increase in travel costs, a $210,000 increase in rent expense, a $153,000 increase in freight costs, $228,000 in expenses associated with relocating our offices to Phoenix, AZ, a $723,000 increase in the amortization of share-based expenses (Note 2), and a $559,000 increase in other general administrative expenses.

Professional fees increased $1,561,000 from $434,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 to $1,995,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The higher professional fees in 2007 primarily relate to consulting fees incurred in connection with marketing and business development activities and a charge of $750,000 for costs associated with developing our joint venture with Grain Enhancements LLC (Note 10). Professional fees include costs related to accounting, legal and consulting services.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of June 30, 2007, our source of liquidity was cash in the amount of $51,500,000. Our cash increased by $36,633,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2007 from our cash position of $14,867,000 at December 31, 2006.

For the first six months of 2007, net cash used by operations was $369,000, compared to net cash provided by operations in the same period of 2006 of $486,000, a decrease of $855,000. This decrease in cash provided by operations resulted primarily from our net income of $1,755,000, plus the non-cash charges against income of $894,000 for depreciation and amortization, $1,055,000 for an increase in the provision for doubtful accounts, a $309,000 charge for the loss on the retirement of leasehold improvements, a $1,263,000 charge for stock-based compensation, the $250,000 charge for the equity loss on our joint venture, offset by an increase of $4,752,000 in accounts receivable (net of a conversion of a customers’ accounts receivable of $3,881,000 to a short-term note receivable (Note 5), a $726,000 decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and a $380,000 increase in deposits and other current assets.

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Cash used in investing activities in the first six months of 2007 was $16,680,000, compared to $5,186,000 for the same period of 2006. This increase of $11,494,000 was primarily caused $6,026,000 in expenditures for plant expansions and other fixed assets, a $109,000 for the purchase of intangible assets, $2,168,000 and $5,144,000 for the purchase Grainovation, Inc. and the investment in Vital Living, Inc., respectively, net of cash received in those transactions, and a net outflow of $3,233,000 relating to loans made by us to certain strategic customers, net of $3,881,000 of accounts receivable converted to short-term notes receivable (Note5).

Cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007, was approximately $53,682,000, which reflects proceeds from our February 2007 private placement financing (see below) and proceeds received upon the exercise of common stock options and warrants. This is an increase of $37,714,000 from the $15,968,000 received from private placement financing in the six months ended June 30, 2006. Our working capital position as of June 30, 2007 was $61,026,000 compared to $23,320,000 as of December 31, 2006.
 
On February 15, 2007, we sold an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $2.50 per share in connection with a private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $50,000,000 (approximately $46,805,000 after offering expenses). Additionally, the investors were issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.25 per share. An advisor for the financing received a customary 6% cash-fee, based on aggregate gross proceeds received from the investors, reasonable expenses and a warrant to purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price per share of $3.25. The warrants have a term of five years and are exercisable after August 16, 2007.

In April 2007, we acquired shares of convertible preferred stock and secured convertible notes of a Vital Living, Inc. from the holders of those outstanding securities, for an aggregate of $5,226,000. Commencing on October 31, 2007, the notes can be converted into shares of common stock of the customer (Note 10).

On May 1, 2007, we purchased the outstanding stock of Grainnovation, Inc. (“GI”) and certain assets used in the business of GI. The purchase enables us to produce pellets for the equine market. The purchase agreement provides for a cash purchase price of $2,150,000, and allows NutraCea to require the former shareholders of GI to repurchase from NutraCea the stock of GI if certain post-closing covenants are not satisfied by GI in the six month period following the closing of the transaction (Note 10). 

In June 2007, we entered into a joint venture Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited to form Grain Enhancement LLC (Note 10). This joint venture required a $1,500,000 capital contribution which was made in July 2007. Additional contributions of $2,000,000 and $1,500,000 are due in October 2007 and October 2008, respectively.

We believe we have sufficient cash reserves to meet all anticipated short-term operating requirements.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARANGEMENTS

We have not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities whereby we have financial guarantees, subordinated retained interests, derivative instruments or other contingent arrangements that expose us to material continuing risk, contingent liabilities, or any other obligation under a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing and liquidity support or market risk or credit risk support to the Company.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosures on the date of the financial statements. On an on-going basis, our accountants evaluate the estimates, including, but not limited to, those related to revenue recognition. We use authoritative pronouncements, historical experience and other assumptions as the basis for making judgments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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For further information about other critical accounting policies, see the discussion of critical accounting policies in our 2006 Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

Acquisitions

We account for acquisitions in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”), No. 141 “Business Combinations” and accordingly apply the purchase method of accounting for all business combinations initiated after September 30, 2001 and separately identify recognized intangible assets that meet certain criteria, amortizing these assets over their determinable useful lives.
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we implemented the following new critical accounting policy:
 
In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS Interpretation No. 46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46R) . Under FIN 46R, if a business enterprise has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities, and results of the activities of the variable interest entity should be included in consolidated financial statements with those of the business enterprise. An enterprise that consolidates a variable interest entity is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity. FIN 46R became applicable to the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2007. See footnote 10 for more information.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company’s year ending September 30, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 159 on the Company’s financial statements. Put in recent pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 123(R) (SFAS 158) . Under SFAS 158, companies must: a) recognize a net liability or asset to report the funded status of their plans on their statement of financial position, b) measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and c) recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in the year in which the changes occur in comprehensive income. The Company adopted the measurement date provisions of SFAS 158 effective October 1, 2006. The Company will adopt the recognition provisions of SFAS 158 as of the end of fiscal year 2007 as required by SFAS 158.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company’s year ending September 30, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 159 on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No.48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 , (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “ Accounting for Income Taxes ”. FIN 48 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that results in a tax benefit. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on de-recognition, statement of operations classification of interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007, as required. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. 
 
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In December 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements (“FSP EITF 00-19-2”), which provides guidance on the accounting for registration payment arrangements. FSP EITF 00-19-2 specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether issued as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument or other agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies .  A registration payment arrangement is defined in FSP EITF 00-19-2 as an arrangement with both of the following characteristics:  (1) the arrangement specifies that the issuer will endeavor (a) to file a registration statement for the resale of specified financial instruments and/or for the resale of equity shares that are issuable upon exercise or conversion of specified financial instruments and for that registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission within a specified grace period, and/or (b) to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement for a specified period of time (or in perpetuity); and (2) the arrangement requires the issuer to transfer consideration to the counterparty if the registration statement for the resale of the financial instrument or instruments subject to the arrangement is not declared effective or if effectiveness of the registration statement is not maintained.  FSP EITF 00-19-2 is effective for registration payment arrangements and the financial instruments subject to those arrangements that are entered into or modified subsequent to December 21, 2006.  For registration payment arrangements and financial instruments subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to the issuance of FSP EITF 00-19-2, this guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2 on January 1, 2007 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. 
 
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Our cash and cash equivalents have been maintained only with maturities of 30 days or less. Our short-term investments have interest reset periods of 30 days or less. These financial instruments may be subject to interest rate risk through lost income should interest rates increase during their limited term to maturity or resetting of interest rates. As of June , 2007, there was no long-term debt outstanding. Future borrowings, if any, would bear interest at negotiated rates and would be subject to interest rate risk. We do not believe that a hypothetical adverse change of 10% in interest rates would have a material effect on our financial position.
 
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
 
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2007, NutraCea’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequate to ensure that information required to be disclosed by NutraCea in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act were timely recorded, processed and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
 
During the quarter covered by this report, there was no change in NutraCea’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART 2.   OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings
 
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From time to time we are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business. While the outcome of lawsuits and other proceedings against us cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, individually or in the aggregate, no such lawsuits are expected to have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.
 
Item 1A.   Risk Factors
 
Investors or potential investors in our stock should carefully consider the risks described below. Our stock price will reflect the performance of our business relative to, among other things, our competition, expectations of securities analysts or investors, and general economic market conditions and industry conditions. One should carefully consider the following factors in connection with any investment in our stock. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected if any of the following risks occur. Should any or all of the following risks materialize, the trading price of our stock could decline, and investors could lose all or part of their investment.
 
Risks Related to Our Business
 
We have a limited operating history and have just generated our first profits since we began operations.
 
We began operations in February 2000 and incurred losses in each reporting period until 2006. Our prospects for financial success are difficult to forecast because we have a relatively limited operating history. Our prospects for financial success must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in new, unproven and rapidly evolving markets. Our business could be subject to any or all of the problems, expenses, delays and risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources, possible delays in product development, possible cost overruns due to price and cost increases in raw product and manufacturing processes, uncertain market acceptance, and inability to respond effectively to competitive developments and attract, retain and motivate qualified employees. Therefore, there can be no assurance that our business or products will be successful, that we will be able to achieve or maintain profitable operations or that we will not encounter unforeseen difficulties that may deplete our capital resources more rapidly than anticipated.
 
There are significant market risks associated with our business.
 
We have formulated our business plan and strategies based on certain assumptions regarding the size of the rice bran market, our anticipated share of this market and the estimated price and acceptance of our products. These assumptions are based on the best estimates of our management; however there can be no assurance that our assessments regarding market size, potential market share attainable by us, the price at which we will be able to sell our products, market acceptance of our products or a variety of other factors will prove to be correct. Any future success may depend upon factors including changes in the dietary supplement industry, governmental regulation, increased levels of competition, including the entry of additional competitors and increased success by existing competitors, changes in general economic conditions, increases in operating costs including costs of production, supplies, personnel, equipment, and reduced margins caused by competitive pressures.
 
We depend on limited number of customers.
 
During 2006, we received approximately 67% of product sales revenue from five customers and approximately 48% of our revenue from one customer. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we received approximately 49% of our revenue from 2 customers A loss of any of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and results of operations.
 
We rely upon a limited number of product offerings.
 
All of our products are based on stabilized rice bran. Although we will market stabilized rice bran as a dietary supplement, as an active food ingredient for inclusion in our products and in other companies’ products, and in other ways, a decline in the market demand for our products, as well as the products of other companies utilizing our products, could have a significant adverse impact on us.
 
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We are dependent upon our marketing efforts.
 
We are dependent on our ability to market products to animal food producers, food manufacturers, mass merchandise and health food retailers, and to other companies for use in their products. We must increase the level of awareness of dietary supplements in general and our products in particular. We will be required to devote substantial management and financial resources to these marketing and advertising efforts and there can be no assurance that it will be successful.
 
We rely upon an adequate supply of raw rice bran.
 
All of our current products depend on our proprietary technology using unstabilized or raw rice bran, which is a by-product from milling paddy rice to white rice. Our ability to manufacture stabilized rice bran raw is currently limited to the production capability of our production equipment at Farmers’ Rice Co-operative (“FRC”) and our single value-added products plant in Dillon, Montana. Between the Dillon, Montana plant and the facility at FRC, we currently are capable of producing just enough finished products to meet current demand. The existing plants do not allow for dramatic expansion of product demand, therefore domestic production capacity is needed. Anticipating incremental demand for NutraCea Products, we completed the first phase of an expansion of the Dillon, Montana facility in 2006. We have also entered into a new raw rice bran supply agreement with Louisiana Rice Mill (“LRM”) in Louisiana. The supply agreement led to the construction of a new stabilization plant in Mermentau which became operational in April 2007. These facilities plus another stabilization and value-added plant scheduled to be operational by the end of 2007 should meet our production needs for 2007, but we do not anticipate that they will meet our longer term supply needs. Therefore, we anticipate building new facilities to meet the forecasted demand for our products and envision we will be able to execute on this initiative. In the event we are unable to create additional production capacity to produce more stabilized rice bran products to fulfill our current and future requirements this could materially and adversely affect our business, results from operations, and financial condition.
 
We are pursuing other supply sources in the United States and in foreign countries and anticipate being able to secure alternatives and back-up sources of rice bran, although we have not entered into any definitive agreements other than the agreements with Farmers Rice Cooperative and Louisiana Rice Mill. However, there can be no assurance that we will continue to secure adequate sources of raw rice bran to meet our requirements to produce stabilized rice bran products. Since rice bran has a limited shelf life, the supply of rice bran is affected by the amount of rice planted and harvested each year. If economic or weather conditions adversely affect the amount of rice planted or harvested, the cost of rice bran products that we use may increase. We are not generally able to pass cost increases to our customers and any increase in the cost of stabilized rice bran products would have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
 
We face competition.
 
Competition in our targeted industries, including nutraceuticals, functional food ingredients, rice bran oils, animal feed supplements and companion pet food ingredients is vigorous, with a large number of businesses engaged in the various industries. Many of our competitors have established reputations for successfully developing and marketing their products, including products that incorporate bran from other cereal grains and other alternative ingredients that are widely recognized as providing similar benefits as rice bran. In addition, many of our competitors have greater financial, managerial, and technical resources than us. If we are not successful in competing in these markets, we may not be able to attain our business objectives.
 
Our products could fail to meet applicable regulations which could have a material adverse affect on our financial performance.
 
The dietary supplement and cosmetic industries are subject to considerable government regulation, both as to efficacy as well as labeling and advertising. There is no assurance that all of our products and marketing strategies will satisfy all of the applicable regulations of the Dietary Supplement, Health and Education Act, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and/or the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Failure to meet any applicable regulations would require us to limit the production or marketing of any non-compliant products or advertising, which could subject us to financial or other penalties.
 
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Our success depends in part on our ability to obtain patents, licenses and other intellectual property rights for our products and technology.
 
We have one patent entitled Methods for Treating Joint Inflammation, Pain and Loss of Mobility, which covers both humans and mammals. In addition, our subsidiary RiceX has five United States patents and may decide to file corresponding international applications. RiceX holds patents to the production of Beta Glucan and to a micro nutrient enriched rice bran oil process. RiceX also holds patents to a method to treat high cholesterol, to a method to treat diabetes and to a process for producing Higher Value Fractions from stabilized rice bran. The process of seeking patent protection may be long and expensive, and there can be no assurance that patents will be issued, that we will be able to protect our technology adequately, or that competition will not be able to develop similar technology.
 
There currently are no claims or lawsuits pending or threatened against us or RiceX regarding possible infringement claims, but there can be no assurance that infringement claims by third parties, or claims for indemnification resulting from infringement claims, will not be asserted in the future or that such assertions, if proven to be accurate, will not have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In the future, litigation may be necessary to enforce our patents, to protect our trade secrets or know-how or to defend against claimed infringement of the rights of others and to determine the scope and validity of the proprietary rights of others. Any litigation could result in substantial cost and diversion of our efforts, which could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations. Adverse determinations in any litigation could result in the loss of our proprietary rights, subjecting us to significant liabilities to third parties, require us to seek licenses from third parties or prevent us from manufacturing or selling our systems, any of which could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that a license under a third party’s intellectual property rights will be available to us on reasonable terms, if at all.
 
We are dependent on key employees and consultants.
 
Our success depends upon the efforts of our top management team, including the efforts of Bradley D. Edson, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Todd C. Crow, our Chief Financial Officer, Leo Gingras, our Chief Operating Officer, Margie D. Adelman, our Secretary and Senior Vice President and Kody K. Newland, our Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Although we have written employment agreements with each of the foregoing individuals there is no assurance that such individuals will not die, become disabled, or resign. In addition, our success is dependent upon our ability to attract and retain key management persons for positions relating to the marketing and distribution of our products. There is no assurance that we will be able to recruit and employ such executives at times and on terms acceptable to us.
 
We have not yet achieved positive cash flow
 
We have not generated a positive cash flow from operations continuous period to period since commencing operations. We raised in private placements of equity approximately $50,000,000 in February 2007, $17,560,000 in May 2006, and $8,000,000 in October 2005, and paid off all short and long term debt obligations. While we believe that we have adequate cash reserves and working capital to fund current operations, our ability to meet long term business objectives may be dependent upon our ability to raise additional financing through public or private equity financings, establish increasing cash flow from operations, enter into collaborative or other arrangements with corporate sources, or secure other sources of financing to fund long-term operations. There is no assurance that external funds will be available on terms acceptable to us in sufficient amount to finance operations until we do reach sufficient positive cash flow to fund our capital expenditures. In addition, any issuance of securities to obtain such funds would dilute percentage ownership of our shareholders. Such dilution could also have an adverse impact on our earnings per share and reduce the price of our common stock. Incurring additional debt may involve restrictive covenants and increased interest costs and demand on future cash flow. Our inability to obtain sufficient financing may require us to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our product development and marketing programs.
 
Our products may require clinical trials to establish efficacy and safety.
 
Certain of our products may require clinical trials to establish our benefit claims or their safety and efficacy. Such trials can require a significant amount of resources and there is no assurance that such trials will be favorable to the claims we make for our products, or that the cumulative authority established by such trials will be sufficient to support our claims. Moreover, both the findings and methodology of such trials are subject to challenge by the FDA and scientific bodies. If the findings of our trials are challenged or found to be insufficient to support our claims, additional trials may be required before such products can be marketed.
 
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Risks Related to Our Stock
 
Our Stock Price is Volatile.
 
The market price of a share of our common stock has fluctuated significantly in the past and may continue to fluctuate significantly in the future. The high and low sales prices of a share of common stock for the following periods were:
 
   
High
 
Low
 
           
Three months ended June 30, 2007
 
$
5.04
 
$
2.60
 
               
Three months ended March 31, 2007
 
$
3.39
 
$
2.21
 
               
Twelve months ended December 31, 2006
 
$
2.74
 
$
0.60
 
               
Twelve months ended December 31, 2005
 
$
1.81
 
$
0.30
 
 
The market price of a share of our common stock may continue to fluctuate in response to a number of factors, including:
 
 
 
·
announcements of new products or product enhancements by us or our competitors;
 
 
·
fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results;
 
 
·
developments in our relationships with customers and suppliers;
 
 
·
the loss of services of one or more of our executive officers or other key employees;
 
 
·
announcements of technological innovations or new systems or enhancements used by us or our competitors;
 
 
·
developments in our or our competitors intellectual property rights;
 
 
·
adverse effects to our operating results due to impairment of goodwill;
 
 
·
failure to meet the expectation of securities analysts’ or the public; and
 
 
·
general economic and market conditions.
 
We have significant “equity overhang” which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities.
 
As of August 3, 2007, NutraCea had 141,345,161 shares of common stock outstanding. Additionally, as of August 3, 2007, options and warrants to purchase approximately 47,129,000 shares of our common stock were outstanding. The possibility that substantial amounts of our outstanding common stock may be sold by investors or the perception that such sales could occur, often called “equity overhang,” could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities in the future.
 
Sales of Our Stock Pursuant to Registration Statements May Hurt Our Stock Price
 
We granted registration rights to the investors in our October 2005, May 2006 and February 2007 capital stock and warrant financings. As of August 3, 2007, approximately 40,000,000 shares of our common stock remained eligible for resale pursuant to outstanding registration statements filed for these investors. Sales or potential sales of a significant number of shares into the public markets may negatively affect our stock price.
 
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The Exercise of Outstanding Options and Warrants May Dilute Current Shareholders
 
As of August 3, 2007, there were outstanding options and warrants to purchase approximately 47,129,000 shares of our common stock. Holders of these options and warrants may exercise them at a time when we would otherwise be able to obtain additional equity capital on terms more favorable to us. Moreover, while these options and warrants are outstanding, our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms may be adversely affected.
 
We may need to raise funds through debt or equity financings in the future, which would dilute the ownership of our existing shareholders and possibly subordinate certain of their rights to the rights of new investors.
 
We may choose to raise additional funds in debt or equity financings if they are available to us on terms we believe reasonable to increase our working capital, strengthen our financial position or to make acquisitions. Any sales of additional equity or convertible debt securities would result in dilution of the equity interests of our existing shareholders, which could be substantial. Additionally, if we issue shares of preferred stock or convertible debt to raise funds, the holders of those securities might be entitled to various preferential rights over the holders of our common stock, including repayment of their investment, and possibly additional amounts, before any payments could be made to holders of our common stock in connection with an acquisition of the company. Such preferred shares, if authorized, might be granted rights and preferences that would be senior to, or otherwise adversely affect, the rights and the value of our common stock. Also, new investors may require that we and certain of our shareholders enter into voting arrangements that give them additional voting control or representation on our board of directors.
 
The authorization of our preferred stock may have an adverse effect on the rights of holders of our common stock.
 
We may, without further action or vote by holders of our common stock, designate and issue shares of our preferred stock. The terms of any series of preferred stock could adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock and thereby reduce the value of our common stock. The designation and issuance of preferred stock favorable to current management or shareholders could make it more difficult to gain control of our Board of Directors or remove our current management and may be used to defeat hostile bids for control which might provide shareholders with premiums for their shares.
 
We may engage in future acquisitions that dilute our shareholders and cause us to incur debt or assume contingent liabilities.
 
As part of our strategy, we expect to review opportunities to buy other businesses or technologies that would complement our current products, expand the breadth of o markets or enhance technical capabilities, or that may otherwise offer growth opportunities. In the event of any future acquisitions, we could:
 
 
·
issue stock that would dilute current shareholders’ percentage ownership;
 
 
·
incur debt; or
 
 
·
assume liabilities.
 
These purchases also involve numerous risks, including:
 
 
·
problems combining the purchased operations, technologies or products;
 
 
·
unanticipated costs;
 
 
·
diversion of management’s attention from our core business;
 
 
·
adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers;
 
 
·
risks associated with entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience; and
 
 
·
potential loss of key employees of purchased organizations.
 
We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully integrate any businesses, products, technologies or personnel that we might purchase in the future.
 
We Intend to pursue significant foreign operations, and there are inherent risks in operating abroad.
 
An important component of our business strategy is to build rice bran stabilization facilities in foreign countries and to market and sell our products internationally. For example, we recently entered into a joint venture with an Indonesian company produce and market our products in Southeast Asia. There are risks in operating stabilization facilities in developing countries because, among other reasons, we may be unable to attract sufficient qualified personnel, intellectual   property rights may not be enforced as we expect, power may not be available as contemplated or the like. Should any of these risks occur, we may he unable to maximize the output from these facilities and our financial results may decrease from our anticipated levels. The inherent risks of international operations could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The types of risks faced in connection with international operations and sales include, among others:
 
·
cultural differences in the conduct of business;
·
fluctuations in foreign exchange rates;
·
greater difficulty in accounts receivable collection and longer collection periods;
·
impact of recessions in economies outside of the United States;
 
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·
reduced protection for intellectual property rights in come countries;
·
unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
·
tariffs and other trade barriers;
·
political conditions in each country;
·
management and operation of an enterprise spread over various countries;
·
the burden and administrative costs of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws; and
·
currency restrictions.
 
Compliance with corporate governance and public disclosure regulations may result in additional expenses.
 
Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and new regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, are creating uncertainty for companies. In order to comply with these laws, we may need to invest substantial resources to comply with evolving standards, and this investment would result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities.
 
Our officers and directors have limited liability and have indemnification rights
 
Our Articles of Incorporation and by-laws provide that we may indemnify our officers and directors against losses sustained or liabilities incurred which arise from any transaction in that officer’s or director’s respective managerial capacity unless that officer or director violates a duty of loyalty, did not act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated the law, approved an improper dividend, or derived an improper benefit from the transaction.
 
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
During the quarter ended June 30, 2007, NutraCea issued the following securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933:
 
Common Stock
 
During the three months ended June 30, 2007 :
 
Thirty (30) security holders exercised options or warrants and received a total of 5,400,199 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2,947,000.

Options and Warrants

During the three months ended June 30, 2007:

We issued to thirteen (13) employees options to purchase a total of 276,000 shares of common stock with vesting periods ranging from zero to three years. The options expire in ten years and have exercise prices per share ranging from $3.03 to $4.04.

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We issued to six (6) outside directors options to purchase a total of 210,000 shares of common stock that vest evenly over one year. The options expire in ten years and have exercise prices per share ranging from $3.76 to $3.83.

We issued to one (1) consultant a warrant to purchase a total of 25,000 shares of common stock, with a vesting period of fifteen months. This warrant expires after three years and has an exercise price per share of $3.27.
 
In June 2007 we granted Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited a warrant to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock at $5.25 per share. This warrant vests at 375,000 per quarter beginning July 1, 2007 except that such warrant will not be exercisable until such time as Grain Enhancements LLC has met certain conditions mutually agreed upon by the parties (Note 10).
 
All of the above issuances were made without public solicitation, and were acquired for investment purposes only. The securities were issued pursuant to the private placement exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
None
 
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
a.  
We held our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 19, 2007 (“Annual Meeting”). Out of 135,129,607 shares of common stock entitle to vote at such meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 106,136,544 shares of common stock.
 
b.  
At the Annual Meeting, the following seven individuals were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.
 
    Nominee   Votes Cast For   Withheld or Against  
         
    Bradley D. Edson   102,969,869   3,166,675  
         
    David S. Bensol   103,258,497   2,878,047  
         
    Wesley K. Clark   102,606,754   3,529,790  
         
    James Lintzenich   101,815,609   4,320,935  
         
    Edward L McMillan   103,322,488   2,814,056  
         
    Steven W. Saunders   101,859,406   4,277,138  
         
    Kenneth L. Shropshire   103,311,505   2,825,039  
       
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c.  
The following additional proposals were considered at the Annual Meeting and were approved by the vote of the stockholders, in accordance with the tabulation shown below:
 
(1) Proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s articles of incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 200,000 to 350,000.
 
    Votes For   Votes Against/Withheld   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote  
           
    96,982,612   8,830,060   323,871   0  
 
(2) Proposal to approve an amendment to our 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to provide for automatic annual option grants to our non-employee directors.
 
    Votes For   Votes Against/Withheld   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote  
           
   57,664,151   12,409,322   2,148,701   0  
 
d.  
Our shareholders did not approve the proposal to approve an amendment to our Bylaws to eliminate cumulative voting for the elections of directors. The approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock was required to approve the proposal. 59,993,8866 votes were cast for and 11,871,406 were votes against, with 416,901 votes abstaining, and 33,914,371 broker non-votes.
 
Item 5.   Other Information
 
None
 
Item 6.   Exhibits
 
The following exhibits are attached hereto and filed herewith:
 
Exhibit
Number  
Description of Exhibit
3.1
Certificate of Amendment to NutraCea’s Articles of Incorporation
10.1+
Limited Liability Company Agreement for Grain Enhancements, LLC
10.2+
Supply Agreement
10.3+
License and Distribution Agreement
10.4+
Equipment Lease Agreement
10.5
Form of non-statutory Stock Option Agreement between the Company and the non-employee members of the Board of Directors dated May 1, 2007
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Office Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 and §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
+
Confidential treatment has been requested as to certain portions.
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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 Dated: August 14, 2007
NUTRACEA
 
/s/ Bradley Edson      
Bradley Edson
Chief Executive Officer
   
   
   
Dated:  August 14, 2007
/s / Todd C. Crow                  
Todd C. Crow, 
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 

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Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
ARTICLES OF INCORORATION OF
NUTRACEA

The undersigned, Brad Edson and Margie Adelman hereby certify that:

ONE:   Mr. Edson is the duly elected President and Ms. Adelman is the duly elected Secretary of NutraCea, a California corporation (“Corporation”).

TWO:   Article Three of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be amended to read in full as follows:

ARTICLE THREE

“This Corporation is hereafter authorized to issue two (2) classes of shares of stock designated respectively “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares of Common Stock that this Corporation is authorized to issue is three hundred fifty million (350,000,000) and the total number of shares of Preferred Stock that this Corporation is authorized to issue is twenty million (20,000,000).

The Preferred Stock may be divided into such number of series as the board of directors may determine. The board of directors is authorized to determine and alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock and the designation of any such series of Preferred Stock. The board of directors, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the board of directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, may increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series.”

THREE:       The foregoing amendment of the Articles of Incorporation has been approved by the board of directors of the Company.

FOUR:        The foregoing amendment of the Articles of Incorporation has been approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of the corporation in accordance with Sections 902 and 903 of the California corporations code. The total number of outstanding shares entitled to vote with respect to the foregoing amendment was 135,625,849 shares of Common Stock. The number of shares voting in favor of the foregoing amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required, such required vote being a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
 
 
 

 
 
We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge.
 
Date: August 1, 2007  

 
/s/ Bradley D. Edson
Bradley D. Edson, President


/s/ Margie D. Adelman
Margie D. Adelman, Secretary

 

[AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION SIGNATURE PAGE]
Exhibit 10.1
 
 
 
 

 
[*Designates portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment filed separately with the Commission]
 
 
 
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

FOR

GRAIN ENHANCEMENT, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 


LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
FOR
GRAIN ENHANCEMENT, LLC,
A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NutraCea, a California corporation located at 5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85018 (“ NutraCea ”), Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands, located at 53 Cairnhill Road, Cairnhill Plaza #12-01, Singapore 229664 (“ Pacific Advisors ”), Theorem Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, located at 2049 Century Park East, #3630 Los Angeles, CA 90067 (“ Theorem ”), and Ho’okipa Capital Partners, Inc., a California corporation (“Ho’okipa ”) agree, effective as of June ___, 2007 (the “ Effective Date ”), as follows:

ARTICLE I
Background and Purpose .

1.1.       Certificate . On or about June 22, 2007 a Certificate of Formation for Grain Enhancement, LLC (“ Certificate ”), a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ Company ”), was filed with the office of the Delaware Secretary of State.

1.2.       Adoption of Agreement . The Members desire to adopt and approve a limited liability company agreement for the Company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II
Certain Definitions .  

The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below unless the context requires otherwise:

  Act . “ Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Delaware Code Annotated Title 6, Sections 18-101 through 18-1109, as amended from time to time and any corresponding provisions of succeeding law.

Affiliate . “ Affiliate ” means (i) any individual, partnership, corporation, trust or other entity or association, that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Member, or that holds a substantial beneficial interest in a Member, or (ii) any relative or spouse of any person who holds a substantial beneficial interest in a Member. The term “control,” as used above, means, with respect to a corporation or limited liability company, the right to exercise, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting rights attributable to the controlled corporation or limited liability company and, with respect to any individual, partnership, trust, other entity or association, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled entity.

Agreement . “ Agreement ” means this limited liability company agreement of Grain Enhancement, LLC, as originally executed and as amended from time to time.
 

 
Assignee . “ Assignee ” means a person who has acquired a beneficial interest in the Company who is not a substitute Member in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement.

Bankruptcy . “ Bankruptcy ” means: (a) the filing of an application by a Member for, or his or her consent to, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or custodian of his or her other assets: (b) the entry of an order for relief with respect to a Member in proceedings under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended or superseded from time to time; (c) the making by a Member of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (d) the entry of an order, judgment, or decree by any court of competent jurisdiction appointing a trustee, receiver, or custodian of the assets of a Member unless the proceedings and the person appointed are dismissed within ninety (90) days; or (e) the failure by a Member generally to pay his or her debts as the debts become due within the meaning of Section 303(h)(1) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as determined by the Bankruptcy Court, or the admission in writing of the Member’s inability to pay his or her debts as they become due.

Capital Account . “ Capital Account ” means an account initially reflecting the Capital Contribution of a Member which the Company establishes and maintains for such Member pursuant to Section 4.3.

Capital Contribution . “ Capital Contribution ” means the total value of cash and fair market value of property (including promissory notes or other obligation to contribute cash or property) contributed to the Company by a Member or the Member’s predecessor in interest.

Certificate . “ Certificate ” means the Certificate of Formation for the Company, as originally filed with the Delaware Secretary of the State pursuant to Section 18-201 of the Act.

Class A Members .   Class A Members ” means NutraCea and Pacific Advisors and any other Person admitted to the Company as a Class A Member with the unanimous approval of the Class A Members or is an Assignee who has become a Class A Member in accordance with Article IX, and has not resigned, withdrawn, dissolved, or had its Membership Interest terminated for any other reason.

Class B Members .   Class B Members ” means Theorem and Ho’okipa and any other Person admitted to the Company as a Class B Member with the unanimous approval of the Class A Members or is an Assignee who has become a Class B Member in accordance with Article IX, and has not resigned, withdrawn, dissolved, or had its Membership Interest terminated for any other reason. Except to the extent required by law, the Class B Members shall have no voting, approval, consent or management participation rights and shall have no rights to information concerning the business and affairs of the Company.

Code . “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, the provisions of succeeding law, and to the extent applicable, the Regulations. A reference to a specific section of the Code refers not only to that specific section but any corresponding provisions of any federal tax statute enacted after the date of this Agreement, as such specific section or corresponding provisions are in effect on the date of application of this Agreement containing such reference.


 
Company . “ Company ” means Grain Enhancement, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed pursuant hereto upon the filing the Certificate and execution of this Agreement.

Disposition Event . “ Disposition Event ” means one or more of the following with respect to a Member: the retirement, resignation, Bankruptcy or dissolution of the Member, or occurrence of any other event which terminates the continued Membership of a Member other than pursuant to a transfer or assignment by the Member pursuant to Article IX.

Distributable Cash . “ Distributable Cash ” means cash from any source including the net revenues from operations, net proceeds from any sales or other dispositions or refinancing of Company assets, and all principal and interest payments with respect to any note or other obligation received by the Company in connection with sales and other dispositions of Company assets, less any portion used to pay into or establish Working Capital Reserves.

Distribution . “ Distribution ” means the transfer of money or property by the Company to the Members or its Members without consideration.

Economic Interest . “ Economic Interest ” means a Member’s share, or Economic Interest Owner’s share, of the Company’s Taxable Net Income, Taxable Net Loss, and/or Distributions of the Company’s assets pursuant to this Agreement and the Act, but shall not include any other rights of a Member, including, without limitation, the right to vote or participate in the management, or any right to information concerning the business and affairs of the Company.

Economic Interest Owner . " Economic Interest Owner " means the owner of an Economic Interest (i) who has not been admitted as a Member in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, or (ii) whose Membership Interest (but not that Member’s Economic Interest) has terminated.

Finance Committee . “ Finance Committee ” means a committee of two (2) individuals, of which NutraCea will appoint one member and Pacific Advisors shall appoint the other member. NutraCea and Pacific Advisors each may replace their respective designated appointees to the Finance Committee from time to time by written notice to the other Class A Member and the other member of the Finance Committee.  

Fiscal Year . “ Fiscal Year ” means the Company’s fiscal year, which shall end on December 31.

Former Member . “ Former Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

Former Member’s Interest . “ Former Member’s Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

Majority in Interest . “ Majority in Interest ” means one or more Percentage Interests of Class A Members which exceed fifty one percent (51%) of the aggregate of all Percentage Interests held by Class A Members, except to the extent (and solely to the extent) otherwise required by applicable law. It is the intention of the Members that the Class B Members shall have no voting rights.
 

 
Member . “ Member ” means the Class A Members and the Class B Members.

Membership Interest . “ Membership Interest ” means a Member’s entire interest in the Company including the Member’s Economic Interest, the right to vote on or participate in the management, and the right to receive information concerning the business and affairs of the Company.

Percentage Interest . “ Percentage Interest ” means the percentage interest of a Member, as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time. Initially, the Percentage Interests shall be NutraCea  forty-seven and one-half percent (47.5%), Pacific Advisors   forty-seven and one-half percent (47.5%), Theorem [*] percent ( [*] %), and Ho’okipa  [*] percent ( [*] %).

Person . “ Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, estate or other entity.

Product . “ Product ” means the SRB and other SRB derivative products listed on Exhibit B and any additional products added to such Exhibit B by the mutual agreement of the Class A Members, for which products the Company shall have rights to manufacture, advertise, promote, market, sell and/or otherwise distribute the products throughout the Territory pursuant to the Project.

Project . “ Project ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

Remaining Member(s) . “ Remaining Member(s) ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

SRB . “ SRB ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.1.

Taxable Net Income and Taxable Net Loss . “ Taxable Net Income” and “ Taxable Net Loss ” means the income, gain, loss, deductions and credits of the Company in the aggregate or separately, as appropriate, determined by certified public accountants for the Company and in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principals, consistently applied, at the close of each Fiscal Year, reflected on the Company’s information tax return filed for federal income tax purposes.

Territory . “ Territory ” means the Republic of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand , Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore .

Unreturned Capital Contributions . “ Unreturned Capital Contributions ” means the aggregate Capital Contributions of a Member as they exist from time to time, less the aggregate amount of Distributions to date to the Member.

Working Capital Reserve . “ Working Capital Reserve ” means any cash reserve for normal expenses and contingencies maintained by the Finance Committee pursuant to Section 7.3.  
 

 
Qualifying Event . “Qualifying Event” shall mean the first to occur of the following: (A) the closing of an underwritten public offering of the Company or any successor thereto, in which the gross proceeds of such public offering are equal to or greater than [*] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ), (B) the equity securities of the Company becoming listed or publicly traded on any of The Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange, the Indonesia Stock Market, the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, or any other recognized stock exchange; (C) a private equity offering in which the gross proceeds received by the Company is equal to or greater than [*] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ); or (D) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or into any other entity or entities, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or a series of related similar such transactions in which the Members prior to the consummation of such event hold less than 50% of the voting power of the surviving entity.

ARTICLE III
Organization of the Company

3.1.       Formation .   The Members hereby establish this limited liability company under the Act by the filing the Certificate and by entering into this Agreement for the purpose of establishing the Project, on the terms and conditions set forth herein. This Agreement controls all rights and obligations of the Members and the Economic Interest Owners to the fullest extent permitted by law. This Agreement shall not be effective and the Company shall not exist until the later of the Effective Date set forth above and, if different, the date that the Certificate has been properly filed with the office of the Delaware Secretary of State.

3.2.       Name . The name of the Company shall be “Grain Enhancement, LLC.” The Company may conduct business under that name or any other name determined by the Class A Members.

3.3.       Term . The term of the Company will commence on the date of the filing of the Certificate and shall terminate as provided under Section 12.

3.4.       Registered Office and Agent . The Company shall continuously maintain a registered agent in the State of Delaware as required by Section 18-104(a)(2) of the Act. The initial registered office of the Company shall be “Grain Enhancement, LLC, care of The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801”. The initial registered agent shall be the Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. A Member may change the registered office and/or the registered agent at any time and from time to time, as permitted under the Act, upon approval of the Class A Members.

3.5.       Purpose of the Company; The Project . The purposes of the Company are: (i) to sublicense or otherwise acquire from Pacific Advisors all of the of rights granted to Pacific Advisors under that certain License Agreement between NutraCea and Pacific Advisors dated June 22, 2007 (and specifically including, without limitation, all of Pacific Advisors’ rights to commercialize SRB and related products in the Territory and to use certain intellectual property rights in the Territory with respect to such products), the form of which license agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “ License Agreement ”); (ii) within the Territory, to establish, construct, and operate (directly or through one or more subsidiaries or other entities) one or more rice bran stabilization facilities (“ Facilities ”) utilizing the proprietary technologies licensed in the License Agreement,; (iii) to manufacture, distribute, sell, advertise, promote, market and otherwise commercialize the Products throughout the Territory; and ( iv ) to engage in any and all other activities reasonably related to the foregoing (collectively, the “ Project ”) . In addition, the Company may purchase from, and thereafter distribute in the Territory certain rice bran derivative products manufactured by NutraCea (the “ Stage 2 Products ”). If NutraCea is unable to provide the Company with the amount of such Stage 2 Products that the Company may, from time to time order from NutraCea, the Company may also consider establishing its own Stage 2 Products manufacturing facilities in the Territory. The Company shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to affect any purpose for which it is formed, including all powers granted under the Act. Without the unanimous written consent to all of the Class A Members, the Company shall not engage in any business other than the Project.
 

 
3.6.       Special Covenants Regarding the Operation of the Company

3.6.1.       Supply Agreement; Raw Bran Supply Agreements . Until the Company produces sufficient Products for its marketing and distribution needs in the Territory, the Company shall purchase Products exclusively from NutraCea, as set forth in the Supply Agreement of even date herewith attached hereto as Exhibit C. Pacific Advisors has advised NutraCea that it has relationships with numerous rice mills in the Territory. Pacific Advisors agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to establish agreements between the Company and rice mills located in the Territory to provide an adequate supply of raw rice bran to provide for the Company’s requirements for the establishment and operation of the Facilities and the production of stabilized rice bran from the Facilities of a quality and nature that meets NutraCea’s published specifications (“ SRB ”) as contemplated for the successful implementation and operation of the Project.
 
3.6.2.       Sublicense/Assignment . Pacific Advisors agrees to sublicense to the Company all of its rights and interests under the License Agreement . The form of sublicense agreement to be entered into between the Company and Pacific Advisors is attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “ Sublicense Agreement ”). As more specifically set forth in the Sublicense Agreement, upon a Qualifying Event, the Company shall acquire all of Pacific Advisors’ rights under the License Agreement (but not its obligations to pay licensing fees to NutraCea) for a price of [*]   U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ), and Pacific Advisors hereby agrees to assign to the Company all of its rights under the License Agreement for such payment of [*] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] )
 
3.6.3.       Equipment . The Company initially intends to engage in the production of stabilized rice bran for distribution in the Territory. In order to enable the Company to produce the stabilized rice bran, NutraCea agrees to lease to the Company, subject to availability, for a fifteen year lease term, the rice bran stabilization equipment (“ Equipment ”) necessary for and required for each Facility in connection with stabilizing, cooling, handling, grinding, sifting and packaging of stabilized rice bran. The fee that will be payable by the Company to NutraCea to lease such Equipment shall be equal to [*] and shall be payable   [*] , due and payable within thirty (30) days following the installation of the Equipment at each Facility. The Members and the Company acknowledge that NutraCea will retain all rights, title and interest in the leased Equipment installed at each Facility. The lease for the Equipment shall be pursuant to the form of Lease attached hereto as Exhibit E . If the Company, as provided in Section 3.5 above, in the future elects to produce Stage 2 Products under the License Agreement, NutraCea agrees to lease the equipment to the Company to produce the Stage 2 Products for a lease price equal to [*] and on such other terms and conditions as the parties may agree upon in good faith negotiations; provided, however, the NutraCea shall not be required to lease or otherwise provide such Stage 2 Product equipment to the Company if, as a result, NutraCea’s intellectual property rights in Stage 2 Product equipment or technology would be jeopardized.
 

 
3.6.4.       Staffing . Until the Company has hired sufficient employees to conduct its operations, Pacific Advisors or an Affiliate of P acific Advisors shall make available or cause to be provided to the Company at Pacific Advisors ’ actual cost all staff reasonably necessary to operate and maintain the Facilities.
 
3.6.5.       Compliance with Laws . The Company shall comply with applicable laws and regulations with respect to marketing, labeling, distributing, and selling the Products in the Territory, and in any of its dealings with respect to the Products. The Company shall also obtain all appropriate governmental and legal permits and consents required for the market and sale of the Products.
 
3.6.6.       Export . The Company shall not export, directly or indirectly, any Products to any other country or province outside of the Territory without the approval of all of the Class A Members.
 
3.6.7.       Feasibility Study . The Company shall engage a prominent independent market consulting firm within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date to complete a comprehensive market analysis to determine the size of the potential market in the Territory for (i) the stage 1 SRB to be manufactured by the Company at its Facilities, and (ii) all other products that the Company will have the right to manufacture or sell under the License.

ARTICLE IV
Capital Contributions; Percentage Interests .

4.1.       Initial Capital. Each of NutraCea and Pacific Advisors agree to contribute to the Company Five Million U.S. Dollars ($5,000,000) (for a total maximum of Ten Million U.S. Dollars ($10,000,000)) (the “ Initial Capital Contribution ”) pursuant to the schedule of required contributions set forth in Section 4.2. The Initial Capital Contribution shall be used by the Company to purchase SRB in accordance with Section 3.6.1 above, to market and sell the Products, to construct, maintain and operate up to two Facilities, and to otherwise initiate and conduct the operation of the Project. In the event that not all of the Initial Capital Contributions are needed to fully fund the Company’s operations, such Initial Capital Contributions shall, upon the approval of the Finance Committee, be returned pro rata to NutraCea and Pacific Advisors . In consideration for the Initial Capital Contributions to be made by each Class A Member, each such member will be allocated a Percentage Interest of forty seven and one-half percent (47.5%), which Percentage Interest is subject to reduction in the event that the full Initial Capital Contribution is not paid as provided in this Agreement. The Class B Members shall not make an Initial Capital Contribution.  

4.2       Initial Capital Contribution Schedule; Failure to Make Contribution .

4.2.1       Schedule; Notice . The Class A Members shall make the Initial Capital Contributions as follows:
 

 
(i)       One Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,500,000) each (for a total of Three Million U.S. Dollars ($3,000,000)) on or before June 30, 2007;

(ii)       Two Million U.S. Dollars ($2,000,000) each (for a total of Four Million U.S. Dollars ($4,000,000)) on or before October 30, 2007; and

(iii)       One Million Five Hundred U.S. Dollars ($1,500,000) each (for a total of Three Million U.S. Dollars ($3,000,000)) on or before August 31, 2008.

Payments not received by the Company within fifteen (15) calendar days of each payment date shall be deemed delinquent.

4.2.2       Failure to make Initial Capital Contributions . In the event that (and on each occasion that) a Class A Member (“ Defaulting Member ”) fails to make, and becomes delinquent in all or any portion of any Initial Capital Contribution payment as and when required to be made under Section 4.2.1, and (ii) the other Class A Member timely makes its Initial Capital Contribution payment, the Defaulting Member’s Percentage Interest shall be reduced as follows:

(a)       If a Class A Member fails to make a One Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,500,000) Initial Capital Contribution payment if, as and when due pursuant to Section 4.2.1, the Percentage Interest of that Defaulting Member shall be immediately reduced to a Percentage Interest equal to (i) the number comprising the Defaulting Member’s Percentage Interest immediately prior to such default, minus (ii) seventeen and 8125/10,000 (17.8125). A separate reduction under this subsection (a) shall apply for each failure of a Class A Member to make a One Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,500,000) Initial Capital Contribution payment pursuant to Section 4.2.1. If the Defaulting Member fails to contribute only a portion of such amount, the Defaulting Member’s Percentage Interest will be reduced by a portion of the foregoing amount equal to the portion of the One Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollar ($1,500,000) Initial Capital Contribution payment not timely made by the Defaulting Member.

(b)       If a Class A Member fails to make the Two Million U.S. Dollars ($2,000,000) Initial Capital Contribution payment as and when due pursuant to Section 4.2.1, the Percentage Interest of that Defaulting Member shall be immediately reduced to (i) the number comprising the Defaulting Member’s Percentage Interest immediately prior to such default, minus (ii) twenty three and 3/4 (23.75). If the Defaulting Member fails to contribute only a portion of such amount, the Defaulting Member’s Percentage Interest will be reduced by a portion of the foregoing amount equal to the portion of the Two Million U.S. Dollars ($2,000,000) Initial Capital Contribution payment not timely made by the Defaulting Member.

Upon a reduction of the Percentage Interest of a Defaulting Member, the Percentage Interests of the other Class A Member shall be increased by an amount equal to the reduction of the Defaulting Member. The Percentage Interest of each Member as of the Effective Date is set forth on Exhibit A hereto. The Percentage Interests of the Class A Members set forth on Exhibit A shall be adjusted as set forth in this Section 4.2.2 in the event of each and every failure by any Class A Member to make any Initial Capital Contribution payments. Each of the Class A Members agrees that the provisions of this Section 4.2.2 are fair and reasonable under the circumstances.
 

 
4.3.       Percentage Interests . The Members shall receive the Percentage Interests set forth in the definition of Percentage Interest . The Members shall receive no Capital Account credit for the assignment of rights under any license unless specifically agreed in writing by the Class A Members.

4.4.       Capital Accounts . The Company shall establish an individual Capital Account for each Member. The Company shall determine and maintain each Capital Account in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Each Member’s Capital Account shall initially be credited with the cash Capital Contribution made by such Member pursuant to Section 4.1 and the fair market value of the net value of contributed property for which a value is specifically agreed upon by the Members (if no value is agreed upon, the item shall not be credited to the Capital Account.) If a Member transfers the Member’s Membership Interest in accordance with this Agreement, such Member’s Capital Account shall carry over to the new owner of such Membership Interest pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(1).

4.5.       Additional Capital Contributions . From time to time, the Members may be permitted to make additional Capital Contributions if and to the extent they so desire, and if the Finance Committee determines that such additional Capital Contributions are necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the Company Project, including without limitation, expansion or diversification. In that event, each of the Members shall have the opportunity, but not the obligation, to participate in such additional Capital Contributions on a pro rata basis in accordance with their Percentage Interests for a period of thirty (30) days following notice of the decision to permit an additional Capital Contribution. Immediately following such Capital Contributions, the Percentage Interests of the Members shall be adjusted to reflect the additional Capital Contributions based upon the needs of the Company, the net value of the Company’s assets, the Company’s financial condition and the benefits anticipated to be realized by the additional Capital Contributions, all as determined by the Finance Committee.

4.6       Loans . In the event additional capital is necessary to meet operating expenses and capital expenditures or as otherwise reasonably determined by the Finance Committee, the Members, from time to time, may loan money to the Company from third parties or Members for all or a portion of such cash needs. Such loans may be unsecured or secured by all or a portion of the Company’s assets. Any loan from a Member shall be subject to the requirements of Section 5.6. The Members specifically acknowledge that no such loans shall be obtained without the express prior consent of the Finance Committee.
 
4.7       Return of Capital Contribution . No time is agreed upon as to when the Capital Contributions of the Members are to be returned or whether the Capital Contributions of the Members will be returned. The Members shall not have the right to withdraw or demand return of their Capital Contributions nor shall the Members have the right to demand and receive property other than cash in return for their Capital Contributions.
 

 
4.8       Adjustment upon Grant of Profits Interest . In connection with the grant of a profits interest in the Company, whether as consideration for the provision of services or the grant of other rights to or for the benefit of the Company by an existing Member acting in a Member capacity, or by a new Member acting in a Member capacity or in anticipation of being a Member, the Company shall increase or decrease the Capital Accounts of the existing Members to reflect a revaluation of Company property (including intangible assets such as goodwill) on the Company's books effective as of the date immediately before the date the grant of the profits interest in the Company occurs. This provision is intended to comply with Treas. Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(5)(iii). Each of the Members hereby elects to apply this provision whenever there is a grant of a profits interest in the Company.


ARTICLE V
Members .

5.1.       Classes of Members . There shall be two classes of Members, Class A Members and Class B Members. Each class shall share in all rights of Members hereunder in proportion to their Percentage Interests with the exception that the Class B Members shall have no voting, approval, consent or management participation rights and, to the maximum extent allowed by law, shall have no rights to information concerning the business and affairs of the Company. The initial Members of the Company shall be NutraCea, Pacific Advisors,   Theorem , and Ho’okipa, each of whom is admitted to the Company as a Member effective upon the execution by such person of a counterpart signature page to this Agreement. NutraCea and the Pacific Advisors shall be Class A Members and Theorem and Ho’okipa shall be Class B Members.
 
5.2.       Admission of Additional Members . Other than substitute Members admitted pursuant to Article IX, additional Members may be admitted to the Company, only with the consent of all Class A Members and as set forth below. Any additional Members shall obtain Membership Interests and will participate in the management, Taxable Net Income, Taxable Net Losses, and Distributions of the Company on such terms as are set forth herein. Substitute Members and assignees of Members may be admitted only in accordance with Article IX. Upon admission of a new or substitute Member, this Agreement shall be amended to set forth the name, class of Membership Interest, Capital Contribution and Percentage Interest of the new Member and the new Member shall enter into this Agreement as amended, subject to the following:

(a)       Capital Contribution . Each additional Member shall make a Capital Contribution in such amount and on such terms as the Finance Committee determines to be as appropriate based upon the needs of the Company, the net value of the Company’s assets, the Company’s financial condition and the benefits anticipated to be realized by the additional Member;

(b)       No Deemed Termination . No Member shall be admitted if the effect of admission would be termination of the Company under Code Section 708(b);

(c)       Compliance with Law . The Members shall comply with all applicable state and federal securities and all other applicable laws; and

(d)       Agreement . Each additional Member shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
 

 
5.3.       Withdrawals or Resignations . Any Member may withdraw or resign from the Company upon written notice to the other Member(s) of the withdrawing Member’s desire to withdraw. Upon such notice, the withdrawing Member’s Membership Interest shall immediately terminate and the Member shall retain solely an Economic Interest. Such withdrawal shall not entitle the withdrawing Member to the return of any of the withdrawing Member’s capital contribution.

5.4.       Management Assistance by Pacific Advisors ; Management Fee .

5.4.1.       Management Assistance, Management Fee and Product Net Revenue . Pacific Advisors shall assist the Company with overseeing the operation and maintenance of the Project, including supervising the selection of the Facilities and the production of the Products. The Company shall pay to Pacific Advisors a “ Management Fee” consisting of (i) a monthly fee facility supervisory management fee (the “ Facility Fee ”), and (ii) an incentive fee equal to [*] Dollars ($ [*] ) (the “ Incentive Fee ”). The Incentive Fee shall be payable upon a Qualifying Event. The Facility Fee shall initially be equal to [*] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ) per month until the first Facility is operational. The Facility Fee shall increase to [*] Dollars ($ [*] ) after the first facility is operational. Thereafter, as additional Facilities are established, the Facility Fee shall, from time to time, increase in an amount jointly agreed to by the Company and Pacific Advisors, which increase shall be based on the number and type of additional Facilities and such other factors as the parties, in good faith negotiations, may consider. The Facility Fee shall be paid monthly commencing on August 1, 2007 and continuing until the closing of a Qualifying Event. The management agreement between Pacific Advisors and the Company shall terminate upon a Qualifying Event. The management agreement, including the rights and obligations under that agreement, may be assigned by Pacific Advisors. In the event that Pacific Advisors elects to assign the management agreement, the Company agrees to negotiate in good faith with the assignee for such modifications to the Management Fee as the assignee shall reasonably request.
 
5.4.2.       Other Payments and Third Party Costs . Except as approved in writing by the Finance Committee or specifically authorized herein, no Member or Affiliate of a Member is entitled to remuneration for services rendered or goods provided to the Company. Upon approval by the Finance Committee, the Company shall reimburse the Members and their Affiliates for the actual cost of goods and materials used by the Company and for organizational expenses incurred to form the Company and prepare the Certificate and this Agreement, including, without limitation, legal and accounting fees and costs . Nothing contained herein is intended to limit the Company’s obligation to pay directly for third party costs payable to non-Affiliates as specified in Section 5.4.1 that are pre-approved by the Class A Members.

5.5.       Termination of Membership Interest . Upon (i) the transfer of a Member’s Membership Interest in violation of this Agreement, (ii) the occurrence of a Disposition Event as to such Member that does not result in the dissolution of the Company or (iii) the withdrawal or resignation of a Member in accordance with Section 5.3, the Membership Interest of that Member shall be terminated and thereafter that Member only shall be an Economic Interest Owner, unless such Membership Interest is purchased by the Company and/or one or more of the Remaining Members as provided in Section 10. Each Member acknowledges and agrees that such termination or purchase of a Membership Interest upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing events is not unreasonable under the circumstances existing as of the date hereof.
 

 
5.6.       Loans and Other Transactions with the Company . With the express prior approval of the Finance Committee, a Member may loan money to the Company. Interest shall be payable on any such loans at competitive rates for loans of similar character and amount, but not to exceed the maximum usury rate permitted for loans as to which no exemption from usury applies. No such loan shall constitute a Capital Contribution or increase the Percentage Interest of the lending Member unless otherwise agreed by the Finance Committee.
 
5.7.       Meetings of Members . No annual or regular meetings of the Members are required. However, if meetings are held, then such meetings shall be held in accordance with this Section 5.7 and applicable law.

5.7.1       Place of Meetings . Meetings of Members shall be held at any place stated in any proper notice of meeting.

5.7.2       Power to Call Meetings . Meetings of the Members may be called by any Class A Member for the purpose of addressing any matters on which the Members may vote.
   
5.7.3       Notice of Meetings . Whenever Members are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) days not more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each Member entitled to vote at the meeting. The notice shall state the place, date and hour of meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. No other business may be transacted at such meeting. Notice of a Members’ meeting shall be given either personally or by mail or other means of written communication, addressed to the Member at the address of Member appearing on the books of the Company or given by the Member to the Company for the purpose of notice. The notice or report shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or sent by other means of written communication. When a Members’ meeting is adjourned to another time or place, except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Company may transact any business that may have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than forty-five (45) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

5.7.4       Action without a Meeting . Any action that may be taken at any meeting of the Members may be taken without a meeting if a written consent setting forth the action so taken is executed and delivered to the Company by Members having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take that action at a meeting at which all Members entitled to vote thereon were present and voting. Any Member giving a written consent, or the Member’s proxy holder, may revoke the consent by a writing received by the Company prior to the time that the written consents of Members having the minimum number of votes that would be required to authorize the proposed action have been filed with the Company, but may not do so thereafter. Such revocation is effective upon its receipt at the office of the Company.
 

 
5.7.5       Proxies . The use of proxies in connection with this Section 5.7 will be governed in the same manner as in the case of corporations formed under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

5.8.       Competing Activities . The Members and their Affiliates may not engage or invest in, independently or with others, any business activity of any type or description that might be in direct or indirect competition with the Project within the Territory; provided, that NutraCea may purchase raw rice bran from suppliers in the Territory , and provided further that the activities of Pacific Advisors and its Affiliates in connection with producing, distributing and selling wheat flour shall not be deemed to be a competitive activity .
 
ARTICLE VI
Management and Control of the Company .

6.1.       Management by Members . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement relating to actions required to be approved by the Finance Committee, the Project and affairs of the Company shall be managed and all powers of the Company shall be exercised by or under the direction of the Class A Members. Except to the extent that this Agreement expressly requires the approval, consent or determination of all Members or Class A Members or of Members holding a specified number of Percentage Interests, every act or decision done or made by a Majority in Interest of the Class A Members is the act of the Members.

6.2.       Finance Committee . Initially the members of the Finance Committee shall be Brad Edson and [*] . Any act of the Finance Committee shall require approval of both members of the Finance Committee. Nothing in this Section 6 or in this Agreement is intended to require that meetings of the Finance Committee be held, it being the intent of the Members that meetings are not required. Action taken by the Finance Committee may be taken in telephonic meetings, personal meetings or by other means, provided that all action take and approved by the Finance Committee shall be evidenced in writing in a document executed by both members of the Finance Committee. No member of the Finance Committee or other Company officer shall be liable, responsible or accountable to the Company or to any Member for any mistake of fact or judgment, or doing of failing to do any act, or any loss or damage sustained by the Company or any Member, unless the loss or damage shall have been the result of reckless or intentional misconduct committed fraudulently or in bad faith or a knowing violation of law by the Finance Committee member. Each of the Members acknowledges and agrees that except as provided above, the Finance Committee members and any officers shall have no additional fiduciary duties to the Company or the Members. In addition to the duties of the Finance Committee specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Finance Committee shall be responsible for establishing the 12-month and 3-month forecasts of SRB to be purchased under the Supply Agreement between NutraCea and the Company.

6.3.       Transactions between the Company and the Members . Notwithstanding that it may constitute a conflict of interest, a Member may, and may cause its Affiliates to, engage in any transaction with the Company so long as such transaction is approved by the Finance Committee and is not expressly prohibited by this Agreement and so long as the terms and conditions of such transaction, on an overall basis, are fair and reasonable to the Company and are at least as favorable to the Company as those that are generally available from Persons capable of similarly performing them and in similar transactions between parties operating at arm’s length.
 

 
6.4.       Conflicts of Interest . Except as expressly prohibited hereunder, each Member of the Company at any time and from time to time may engage in and possess interests in other business ventures of any and every type and description, independently or with others, with no obligation to offer to the Company or any Member the right to participate therein. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, each Member waives any claims against the other Members or Manager based on a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to any other business ventures of any and every type and description, independently or with others, except those in competition with the Company within the Territory.

6.5.       Acts of Two Members as Conclusive Evidence of Authority . Any note, mortgage, evidence of indebtedness, contract, certificate, statement, conveyance, or other instrument in writing, and any assignment or endorsement thereof, executed or entered into between the Company and any other Person, when signed by two (2) Class A Members or both Finance Committee members is not invalidated as to the Company by any lack of authority of in the absence of actual knowledge on the part of the other Person that the signing Persons had no authority to execute the same.

6.6.       Limited Liability . No person who is a Member of the Company, or any officers, directors, employees or agents of a Member of the Company, shall be personally liable under any judgment of a court, or in any other manner, for any debt, obligation, or liability of the Company, whether that liability or obligation arises in contract, tort, or otherwise, solely by reason of being a Member of the Company or an officer, director, Finance Committee member, employee or agent of a Member of the Company.  

6.7.       Officers of the Company; Expenditures .   The Members may, from time to time, appoint one or more individuals to be officers of the Company. Any officers so appointed shall have such authority and perform such duties as the Members may, from time to time specifically delegate to them; provided that no officer shall be entitled to act on behalf of the Finance Committee or to take any action requiring the approval of the Finance Committee. The use of a title shall not constitute the delegation to such officer of the authority and duties that are normally associated with that office. The officer shall only have the specific authority and duties established by the Members. Any officer may be removed as such, either with or without cause, by the Members or the Finance Committee. Officers and other employees of the Company shall be entitled to such compensation that may be approved by the Finance Committee. No Member or officer shall have the authority to pay, bind or commit the Company with respect to any expenditure without approval of the Finance Committee.

ARTICLE VII
Distributions of Distributable Cash .

7.1.       Distribution of Distributable Cash . No Distributions shall be made to the Members until the Company repays all loans to the Company by any of the Members under Section 4.6. Thereafter, except as otherwise provided in Section 12.3 with respect to Distributions upon dissolution and liquidation, Distribution of Distributable Cash shall be made in the following priority:
 

 
(a)       Unreturned Capital Contributions . First, to the Members in proportion to , and to the extent of, the Members’ Unreturned Capital Contributions; and
 

(b)       Percentage Interests .   Thereafter, to the Members and holders of Economic Interests in accordance with their Percentage Interests.

7.2.       No Restoration of Deficit Capital Account Balance . No Member shall be obligated to contribute to the Company to restore a deficit in that Member’s Capital Account balance.

7.3.       Maintenance of Working Capital Reserve . The Finance Committee may set aside out of operating revenues and cash from capital transactions, a Working Capital Reserve for repayment of any Company indebtedness, for operating expenses and for the replacement or preservation of any Company asset. Any portion of such Working Capital Reserve that the Finance Committee, in its sole discretion, deems unnecessary for the prudent conduct of Company business may be distributed to the Members in accordance with this Section 7.

7.4.       Limitations on Distributions . No cash or property shall be distributed to a Member to the extent that the Distribution is prohibited by Section 18-607 of the Act. Any Member who receives a distribution from the Company, all or a portion of which is determined to have been prohibited by Section 18-607 of the Act, shall, within thirty (30) days following notice, return such prohibited portion of the distribution to the Company.

ARTICLE VIII
Allocations of Taxable Net Income and Taxable Net Loss .

8.1.       Taxable Net Income . Taxable Net Income shall be allocated to the Members as follows:

(a)       Restoration for Prior Net Loss . In accordance with, and to the extent of, the aggregate Taxable Net Loss allocated pursuant to Section 8.2(b) and then that aggregate Taxable Net Loss allocated pursuant to Section 8.2(a); and

( b )       Percentage Interests . Thereafter, in accordance with their Percentage Interests.
 
8.2       Taxable Net Loss . Except as provided in this Section 8.2 or Section 8.3, Taxable Net Loss shall be allocated to the Members as follows:

(a)       Positive Capital Accounts . First, in accordance with their positive Capital Account balances and to the extent thereof; and

(b)       Percentage Interests . Then, in accordance with their Percentage Interests .
 

 
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, loss allocations to a Member shall be made only to the extent that such loss allocations will not create a deficit Capital Account balance for that Member in excess of an amount, if any, equal to such Member’s share of Company minimum gain, as such term is used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(2), that would be realized on a foreclosure of the Company’s property. Any loss not allocated to a Member because of the foregoing provision shall be allocated to the other Members (to the extent the other Members are not limited in respect of the allocation of losses under this Section 8.2). Any Taxable Net Loss reallocated under this Section 8.2 shall be taken into account in computing subsequent allocations of Taxable Net Income and Losses pursuant to this Section 8, so that the net amount of any item so allocated and the Taxable Net Income and Losses allocated to each Member pursuant to this Section 8, to the extent possible, shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member pursuant to this Section 8 if no reallocation of Taxable Net Losses had occurred under this Section 8.2.

8.3.       Special Allocations .

8.3.1.       Minimum Gain Chargeback . Notwithstanding Sections 8.1 and 8.2, if there is a net decrease in Company minimum gain, as such term is used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(2), during any Fiscal Year, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if necessary, in subsequent Fiscal Years) in an amount equal to the portion of such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company minimum gain that is allocable to the disposition of Company property subject to a nonrecourse liability, which share of such net decrease shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(2). Allocations pursuant to this Section 8.3.1 shall be made in proportion to the amounts required to be allocated to each Member under this Section 8.3.1. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f). This Section 8.3.1 is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement contained in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

8.3.2.       Chargeback of Minimum Gain Attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt . Notwithstanding Sections 8.1 and 8.2 of this Agreement, if there is a net decrease in Company minimum gain attributable to a Member nonrecourse debt, during any fiscal year, each Member who has a share of the Company minimum gain attributable to such Member nonrecourse debt (which share shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5)) shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if necessary, in subsequent fiscal years) in an amount equal to that portion of such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company minimum gain attributable to such Member nonrecourse debt that is allocable to the disposition of Company property subject to such Member nonrecourse debt (which share of such net decrease shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5)). Allocations pursuant to this Section 8.3.2 shall be made in proportion to the amounts required to be allocated to each Member under this Section 8. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). This Section 8.3.2 is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement contained in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

8.3.3.       Nonrecourse Deductions . Notwithstanding Section 8.3.2, any nonrecourse deductions (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) for any fiscal year or other period shall be specially allocated to the Members in proportion to their Percentage Interests.
 

 
8.3.4.       Member Nonrecourse Deductions . Notwithstanding Section 8.3.2, those items of Company loss, deduction, or Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures which are attributable to Member nonrecourse debt for any fiscal year or other period shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member nonrecourse debt to which such items are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i).

8.3.5.       Qualified Income Offset . Notwithstanding Section 8.2, if a Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), or any other event creates a deficit balance in such Member’s Capital Account in excess of such Member’s share of Company minimum gain, items of Company income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate such excess deficit balance as quickly as possible. Any special allocations of items of income and gain pursuant to this Section 8.3.5 shall be taken into account in computing subsequent allocations of income and gain pursuant to this Section 8, so that the net amount of any item so allocated and the income, gain, and losses allocated to each Member pursuant to this Section 8.3.5 to the extent possible, shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8 if such unexpected adjustments, allocations, or distributions had not occurred.  

8.4.       Code Section 704(c) Allocations . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 8, in accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations promulgated thereunder, income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its fair market value on the date of the contribution.

8.5.       Allocation of Taxable Net Income and Loss and Distributions On Transferred Interest . If any Economic Interest is transferred, or is increased or decreased by reason of the admission of a new Member or otherwise, during any Fiscal Year, each item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the Company for such Fiscal Year shall be assigned pro rata to each day in the particular period of such Fiscal Year to which such item is attributable (i.e., the day on or during which it is accrued or otherwise incurred) and the amount of each such item so assigned to any such day shall be allocated to the Member based upon his or her respective Economic Interest at the close of such day.

8.6.       Recapture Chargeback . In the event the Company has taxable income chargeable as ordinary income under the recapture provisions of the Code, each Member’s share of taxable gain or loss as a result of gain from sales shall be allocated, to the extent possible, pro rata among the Members who received depreciation or cost recovery allocations which gave rise to the recapture income until the amount of such prior allocations has been charged back to such Members.

8.7.       Section 754 Adjustment . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of and Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such section of the Treasury Regulations.
 

 
8.8.       Obligations of Members to Report Allocations . The Members acknowledge and agree to the allocations made by this Section 8 and agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 8 in reporting their shares of Company income and loss for income tax purposes.
 

ARTICLE IX
Transfer and Assignment of Interests .
 
9.1       Transfer and Assignment of Interests . No Member shall be entitled to transfer, assign, convey, sell, encumber or in any way alienate the Member’s Membership Interest (collectively, “ transfer ”) except with the prior approval of all the other Member(s) that are Class A Members, which approval may be given or withheld as the other Member(s) may determine in its sole discretion. Transfers in violation of this Section 9 shall only be effective to the extent set forth in Section 9.4. After the consummation of any transfer of any part of a Membership Interest, the Membership Interest so transferred shall continue to be subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and any further transfers shall be required to comply with all the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

9.2       Substitution of Members . An Assignee shall have the right to become a substitute Member only if (i) consent of the Members is given in accordance with Section 9.1, (ii) such person executes an instrument satisfactory to the Members accepting and adopting the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and (iii) such person pays any reasonable expenses in connection with his or her admission as a new Member. The admission of a substitute Member shall not release the Member who assigned the Membership Interest from any liability that such Member may have to the Company.

9.3       Affiliate Transfers . The Membership Interest of any Member may be transferred subject to compliance with Section 9.2 by a Member to any Affiliate of the Member.

9.4       Transfers in Violation of this Agreement and Transfers of Partial Membership Interests . Upon a transfer in violation of this Section 9, the transferee shall have no right to vote or participate in the management of the Company or to exercise any rights of a Member. Such transferee shall only be entitled to receive the share of the Company’s Taxable Net Income, Taxable Net Losses and distributions of the Company’s assets to which the transferor would otherwise be entitled. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentences, if, in the determination of a Majority in Interest of the Remaining Members, a transfer in violation of this Section 9 would cause the termination of the Company under the Code, the transfer shall be null and void.
 

 
ARTICLE X
Consequences of a Disposition Event .

10.1       Disposition Event . Upon the occurrence of a Disposition Event, the Company and/or the Class A Members other than the Former Member (“ Remaining Members ”) shall have the option to purchase, and the Member (or his or her legal representative) whose actions or conduct resulted in the Disposition Event (“ Former Member ”) shall sell, the Former Member’s Membership Interest (“ Former Member’s Interest ”) as provided in this Section 10.

10.2       Purchase Price . The purchase price for the Former Member’s Interest shall be the fair market value of the Former Member’s Interest as determined by an independent appraiser jointly selected by the Former Member and by the Remaining Members and located in the United States of America. The Company and the Former Member shall each pay one-half of the cost of the appraisal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Disposition Event results from a breach of this Agreement by the Former Member, the purchase price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the damages suffered by the Company or the Remaining Members as a result of such breach.

10.3       Notice of Intent to Purchase . Within thirty (30) days after the fair market value of the Former Member’s Interest has been determined in accordance with Section 10.2, each Remaining Member shall notify the Class A Members in writing of his or her desire to purchase a portion of the Former Member’s Interest. The failure of any Remaining Member to submit a notice within the applicable period shall constitute an election on the part of the Remaining Member not to purchase any of the Former Member’s Interest. Each Remaining Member so electing to purchase shall be entitled to purchase a portion of the Former Member’s Interest in the same proportion that the Membership Interest of the Remaining Member bears to the aggregate of the Membership Interests of all of the Remaining Members electing to purchase the Former Member’s Interest.

10.4       Election to Purchase Less than All of the Former Member’s Interest . If any Remaining Member elects to purchase none or less than all of his or her pro rata share of the Former Member’s Interest, then the Remaining Members can elect to purchase more than their pro rata share. If the Remaining Members fail to purchase the entire interest of the Former Member, the Company shall purchase any remaining share of the Former Member’s Interest.

10.5       Payment of Purchase Price . The Company or the Remaining Members, as the case may be, shall pay the purchase price within thirty (30) days following the notice set forth in Section 10.3.

10.6       Closing of Purchase of Former Member’s Interest . The closing for the sale of a Former Member’s Interest pursuant to this Section 10 shall be held no later than sixty (60) days after the determination of the purchase price. At the closing, the Former Member shall deliver to the Company or the Remaining Members an instrument of transfer (containing warranties of title and no encumbrances) conveying the Former Member’s Interest. The Former Member, the Company and the Remaining Members shall do all things and execute and deliver all papers as may be necessary fully to consummate such sale and purchase in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
 

 
ARTICLE XI
Accounting, Records, Reporting by Members

11.1.       Books and Records; Audit . The books and records of the Company shall be kept, and the financial position and the results of its operations recorded, in accordance with the accounting methods followed for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The books and records of the Company shall reflect all the Company transactions and shall be appropriate and adequate for the Company’s business. The Company shall maintain at its principal office, in 5090 North 40th Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ  85018, all of the following and any other information required by Section 18-305 of the Act: (i) a current list of the full name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Member and Members, both past and present; (ii) a copy of the Certificate and all amendments thereto, together with any power of attorney pursuant to which any amendment thereto has been executed; (iii) copies of the Company’s federal, state and local income tax or information returns and reports, if any, for the three most recent Fiscal Years; (iv) copies of this Agreement and any amendments hereto, and copies of any writings permitted or required under the Act; (v) copies of any financial statements of the Company for the three most recent Fiscal Years; (vi) minutes of any meetings of Members and any written consents obtained from Members; (vii) true and full information regarding the amount of cash and a description and statement of the agreed value of any other property or services contributed by each Member and which each Member has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Member; and (viii) the books and records of the Company as they relate to the internal affairs of the Company for at least the current and past four Fiscal Years. The Company shall complete an annual audit by certified public accountants selected by NutraCea in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. Complete copies of the audit report shall be provided to all of the Class A Members.

11.2       Inspection by Members .

(a)       Inspection . Except as provided in Section 11.2(b), any Company records are subject to inspection and copying at the reasonable request, and at the expense, of any Member during ordinary business hours by such Member or Member’s agent. The Company may impose a reasonable charge, not to exceed the estimated cost of labor and material for production or reproduction, for copies of any documentation provided to a Member.  

(b)       Confidentiality . Each Member shall have the right to keep confidential from the other Members and the Company, for such period as the Member deems reasonable, any information that the Member reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which the Member in good faith believes is not in the best interest of the Member, of its business, or which the Member is required by law or by agreement with a third party to keep confidential.

11.3       Reports . The Company shall cause to be prepared at least annually information necessary for the preparation of the Members’ federal and state income tax returns. The Company shall send or cause to be sent to each Member within ninety (90) days after the end of each taxable year such information as is necessary to complete federal and state income tax or information returns.

11.4       Bank Accounts . The Company shall maintain the funds of the Company in one or more separate bank accounts in the name of the Company, and shall not permit the funds of the Company to be commingled in any fashion with the funds of any other person. The Finance Committee members, acting alone, are authorized to endorse checks, drafts, and other evidences of indebtedness made payable to the order of the Company, but only for the purpose of deposit into the Company’s accounts. All checks, drafts, and other instruments obligating the Company to pay money shall be signed in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement.
 

 
11.5.       Tax Matters Member . The Members shall from time to time cause the Company to make such tax elections as they deem to be in the best interests of the Company and the Members. A Person selected by the Finance Committee shall be the “Tax Matters Partner,” as defined in Code Section 6231.

ARTICLE XII
Dissolution and Winding Up ; Conversion to Corporation

12.1       Conditions of Dissolution . The Company shall dissolve upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a)       Election . The election of the Class A Members or the Finance Committee; or

(b)       Sale . The sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Company and the distribution of the proceeds of the sale or other disposition to the Members.

12.2       Winding Up . Upon the dissolution of the Company under the Act or this Agreement, the Company’s assets shall be disposed of and its affairs wound up and the conduct of the Company’s business shall be limited to those matters consistent with the disposition of assets and winding up of affairs.

12.3.       Order of Payment of Liabilities, Distribution of Assets, Upon Dissolution . After determining that all known debts and liabilities of the Company in the process of winding-up, including, without limitation, debts and liabilities to Members who are creditors of the Company, have been paid or adequately provided for, the remaining assets shall be liquidated and the proceeds distributed, after taking into account Taxable Net Income and Loss allocations for the Company’s taxable year during which the liquidation occurs, to the Members , first in accordance with and to the extent of their Unreturned Capital Contributions and then, in accordance with their remaining positive Capital Account balances. Such liquidating distributions shall be made by the earlier of (i) the end of the Company’s taxable year in which the Company is liquidated, or (ii) ninety (90) days after the date of such liquidation.

12.4       Limitations on Payments Made in Dissolution . Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, each Member shall be entitled to look solely to the assets of the Company for the return of the Member’s positive Capital Account balance and shall have no recourse for his or her Capital Contribution and/or share of Company profits against any other Member except as provided in Section 13.

12.5       Conversion to Corporation .   If the Class A Members determine that it is in the interest of the Company to become a corporation, the Company shall become a corporation in such manner as may be selected by the Class A Members. The other Members agree to fully cooperate and hereby provide the Class A Members with a power of attorney to execute all documents on their behalf that may be necessary in order to effectuate the conversion. As part of the conversion, the Class A Members shall receive preferred stock with a liquidation preference and/or redemption right equal to their Unreturned Capital Contribution and all of the Members shall receive the common stock to be issued to the Company or directly to the Members in accordance with their Percentage Interests.
 

 
ARTICLE XIII
Indemnification of Agents .

13.1       Indemnification of Members . The Company, its receiver, or its trustee shall indemnify and hold harmless the officers, the Class A Members and the Finance Committee members, and each of them, and each of their employees, agents, representatives and successors, to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any loss, expense, damage, claim, liability, expense or injury suffered or sustained by them because of any act or omission arising our of their activities on behalf of the Company or in furtherance of the interests of the Company or their status as a Member, officer, Finance Committee member or agent of the Company, including without limitation any judgment, award, settlement, attorneys’ fees, and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding, or claim, regardless of whether the indemnified party ceases to act in the capacity at the time the liability or expense is paid or incurred and regardless of the identity of the party bringing the claim or action. Reasonable expenses incurred by an indemnified party in connection with the foregoing matters, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be paid or reimbursed by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings. A Person shall not be denied indemnification hereunder because such person had an interest in the action to which the indemnification applies, if the Person is otherwise entitled to indemnity hereunder.

13.2       Limitation on Indemnification . Notwithstanding subsection 13.1 above, no Person shall be entitled to or shall receive indemnification in respect to any matters that proximately result from the person’s fraud, bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct or the Person’s material breach of this Agreement, unless, and only to the extent that, a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that, despite the misconduct of such Person, under the circumstances, the Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for those expenses that the court shall deem proper.

13.3       Indemnification on Successful Defense . To the extent that the Person entitled to indemnification is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in Sections 13.1, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the Company shall indemnify the Person against the expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.

ARTICLE XIV
Investment Representations .

Each Member hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other Members and the Company as set forth below.

14.1.       Preexisting Relationship or Experience . He, she or it has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the Company or the Members, or by reason of his, her or its business or financial experience, or the business or financial experience of the financial advisor who is unaffiliated with and who is not compensated, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any Affiliate or selling agent of the Company, he, she, or it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of an investment in the Company and of protecting his, her or its own interests in connection with this investment.
 

 
14.2.       No Advertising . He, she or it has not seen, received, been presented with, or been solicited by any leaflet, public promotional meeting, article or any other form of advertising or general solicitation with respect to the sale of the Membership Interest.

14.3.       Investment Intent . He, she or it is acquiring the Membership Interest for investment purposes for his, her or its own account only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of all or any part of the Membership Interest. No other Person will have any direct or indirect beneficial interest in or right to the Membership Interest.
 
ARTICLE XV
Miscellaneous .

15.1.       Entire Agreement . This document (including any exhibits and schedules hereto) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein and therein , all oral agreements being merged herein, and supersedes all prior representations. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements, or understandings, oral or written, between or among the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement that are not fully expressed herein.

15.2.       Interpretation . All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as the context in which they are used may require. All headings herein are inserted only for convenience and ease of reference and are not considered in the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Numbered or lettered articles, sections and subsections herein contained refer to articles, sections and subsections of this Agreement unless otherwise expressly stated. In the event any claim is made by any Member relating to any conflict, omission or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular Member or his or her counsel.

15.3.       Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

15.4.       Notice . Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, and any written notice or other document shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) on the date of personal service on the parties, (ii) on the fifth business day after mailing, if the document is mailed by registered or certified mail, (iii) two days after being sent by professional or overnight courier or messenger service, with receipt confirmed by the courier, or (iv) on the date of transmission if sent by telegram, telex, telecopy or other means of electronic transmission resulting in written copies, with receipt confirmed. Any such notice shall be delivered or addressed to the parties at the addresses set forth below or at the most recent address specified by the addressee through written notice under this provision. Failure to conform to the requirement that mailings be done by registered or certified mail shall not defeat the effectiveness of notice actually received by the addressee.
 

 
If to NutraCea:
 
NutraCea
5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Attn: Brad Edson

With a copy to:
 
Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100
Sacramento, CA 95818
Attn: Chris Chediak

If to Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited:

Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited
53 Cairnhill Road
Cairnhill Plaza #12-01
Singapore 229664
Singapore
Attn: President

With copy to:

Troy & Gould
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067
Attn:   Istvan Benko
 
15.5.       Amendment . Except as specifically provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be modified, in whole or in part, at any time by consent of a Majority in Interest of the Class A Members; provided, however that the unanimous consent of all Members affected by the amendment (including the Class B Members, if applicable) shall be required for any amendment that would: (i) impose a new material obligation on a Member, (ii) reduce the Capital Account of a Member, (iii) reduce a Member’s rights to allocations or distributions under this Agreement, (iv) modify any provision hereof that imposes a unanimous or super majority vote of the Members, or (v) amend this Section 15.5. Any such agreement hereafter made shall be ineffective to modify this Agreement in any respect with regard to the matters specified in items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, unless in writing and signed by the parties against whom enforcement of the modification is sought. In the event that this Agreement is amended and the vote of all Members has not been solicited in connection with such amendment, notice of any approved amendment shall be provided to the Members whose vote was not solicited not less than five (5) business days after the amendment becomes effective.


 
15.6.       Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the parties had all signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one agreement.

15.7.       Attorneys’ Fees; Prejudgment Interest . If the services of an attorney are required by any party to secure the performance of this Agreement or otherwise upon the breach or default of another party to this Agreement, or if any judicial remedy or arbitration is necessary to enforce or interpret any provision of this Agreement or the rights and duties of any Person in relation thereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and other expenses, in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled. Any award of damages following judicial remedy or arbitration as a result of the breach of this Agreement or any of its provisions shall include an award of prejudgment interest from the date of the breach at the maximum amount of interest allowed by law.

15.8.       Remedies Cumulative . No remedy or election hereunder shall be deemed exclusive but shall whenever possible be cumulative with all other remedies at law or in equity.

15.9.       Succession . Subject to the provisions otherwise contained in this Agreement, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the successors and assigns of the respective parties.

15.10.          Specific Performance . Each party’s obligations under this Agreement are unique. The parties each acknowledge that, if any party should default in performance of the duties and obligations imposed by this Agreement, it would be extremely impracticable to measure the resulting damages. Accordingly, the nondefaulting party, in addition to any other available rights or remedies, may sue in equity for specific performance, and the parties each expressly waive the defense that a remedy in damages will be adequate.

15.11.          Captions . All paragraph captions are for reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.

15.12.          Time . Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

15.13.          Parties in Interest . Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the parties to it and their respective successors and assigns, nor is anything in this Agreement intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third persons to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third persons any right of subrogation or action against any party to this Agreement.

15.14.          Further Assurances . The Members shall execute and deliver all such further documents and instruments, and take all further actions as may be necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

15.15.          Choice of Law . The laws of the State of Delaware, including, without limitation, the Act, shall govern the organization and internal affairs of the Company and the liability of the Members. Nevertheless, to the extent that reference need be made to the law of any state to enforce the decision made in any legal proceeding brought pursuant hereto, the internal laws of the State of California (without reference to the rules regarding conflict or choice of laws of such State) shall be utilized for such purpose.
 

 
15.16.          Survival . The indemnification provisions herein shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

NutraCea, a California corporation
     
By:
   
 
Brad Edson
 
Address: 5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400
 
Phoenix, AZ 85018
   
Pacific AdvisorsHoldings Limited, a British
Virgin Islands company
     
By:
   
 
(_____________________________)
 
Address:
 
 
   
     
Theorem Group, LLC, a California limited
liability company
 
By:
 
 
 
(_____________________________)
 
Address: 2049 Century Park East, #3630
Los Angeles, CA 90067
     
Ho’okipa Capital Partners, Inc.
a California corporation
     
By:
 
 
 
(_____________________________)
 
Address: 2049 Century Park East, #3630
Los Angeles, CA 90067
 

 
EXHIBIT A


Initial Capital Contributions
 

Member
 
Contribution
 
Initial Percentage Interest
 
NutraCea
 
$
5,000,000
   
47.5
%
Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited
 
$
5,000,000
   
47.5
%
Theorem Group, LLC
 
$
0
   
[*]
%
Ho’okipa Capital Partners, Inc.
 
$
0
   
[*]
%
 

 
EXHIBIT B
 
Products

Stabilized rice bran and stabilized rice bran derivative products.



EXHIBIT C
 
Supply Agreement
 


EXHIBIT D
 
License Agreement


 
EXHIBIT E
 
Lease Agreement
 


EXHIBIT F
 
Sublicense Agreement
 

 

Exhibit 10.2

[*Designates portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request for
 confidential treatment filed separately with the Commission]

SUPPLY AGREEMENT

This Supply Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is entered into and effective on June 22, 2007 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between Grain Enhancement, LLC,   a Delaware limited liability company (“ Company ”), and NutraCea, a California corporation (“ NutraCea ”) on the following terms and conditions:

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

A.         Operating Agreement . NutraCea and Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited (“ Pacific Advisors ”), a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands have entered into an Operating Agreement dated as of June 22, 2007 (“ Operating Agreement ”) establishing the Company in order to produce, sell, market and otherwise distribute SRB (defined below) throughout the Territory (defined below). The Company has obtained a license right from Pacific Advisors to produce SRB pursuant to a sublicense of the License Agreement between NutraCea and Pacific Advisors dated 22, 2007 (the “ License ”).

B.       Facilities . The Company desires to purchase SRB from NutraCea until the Company completes construction of sufficient proprietary rice bran stabilization facilities (“ Facilities ”) within the Territory and can produce sufficient amount of SRB to meet its marketing and distribution needs in the Territory.


AGREEMENT
 
1.       Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall be defined in the manner set forth below:
 
1.1.       SRB . “ SRB ” means stabilized rice bran and derivatives as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, supplied by NutraCea hereunder, of a grade equal to or better than the grade customarily utilized for human consumption, in accordance with standards reasonably established by NutraCea from time to time.
 
1.2.       Territory . “ Territory ” means the Republic of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

 
2.       Quality, Ordering; Delivery .

2.1.       Sale . NutraCea agrees to sell to Company and Company agrees to purchase exclusively from NutraCea all of Company‘s requirements for SRB that are not produced directly by the Company.

 

 
2.2.       Delivery . Title and risk of loss of all SRB sold hereunder shall pass to the Company, upon the SRB and proper documentation being delivered to the carrier at NutraCea’s shipping point.

2.3.       Ordering . Purchase orders for the SRB shall be submitted by the Company at least two (2) weeks prior to the requested delivery date. NutraCea shall acknowledge each such order following receipt of the purchase orders. If any terms or conditions contained in such purchase order or acknowledgement conflict with the terms of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall apply to the transaction. NutraCea agrees to fill all such purchase orders on the specified delivery date, provided that such delivery date is at least ninety (90) days after the receipt of the order or a binding forecast.
 
3.       Exclusive Supply; Obligations of the Parties; Minimum Purchase Requirements .
 
3.1.       Exclusivity . During the term of this Agreement, and with the exception of all SRB produced by the Company from its Facilities, the Company agrees that NutraCea shall be the exclusive supplier of Company’s requirements for SRB for use by Company with respect to any products of Company that include SRB as an ingredient (the “ Products ”) .
 
3.2.       Restrictions . Except as expressly approved in writing, Company shall not market, sell or distribute, directly or indirectly, SRB outside of the Territory or in competition with NutraCea in Australia and New Zealand.
 
3.3.       Reserved Rights . NutraCea reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to directly or indirectly market and sell its SRB anywhere in the world outside of the Territory, and to appoint value added resellers, distributors and independent sales representatives to directly or indirectly market and sell SRB and any and all types of value added products anywhere in the world.
 
3.4.       Obligations of Parties . In furtherance of this Agreement, Company and NutraCea, as the case may be, shall also be responsible for the following, each of which shall constitute a material obligation of the party hereunder:
 
3.4.1.       Company Compliance with Laws . Company shall be solely responsible for complying with applicable laws and regulations with respect to marketing, labeling, distributing, and selling the Products in the Territory, in the performance of its obligations hereunder, and in any of its dealings with respect to the Products. Company shall also obtain all appropriate governmental and legal permits and consents required for the market and sale of the Products.
 
3.4.2.       Training; Materials . NutraCea shall provide Company with copies of its existing SRB marketing and business development materials and other SRB related information available to NutraCea that would be reasonably useful to assist Company with marketing plans and sales training for the Products; provided, however, that such access shall not require NutraCea to disclose any information which is confidential product and/or proprietary information, and Company shall not use any of these materials in Company’s marketing or promotional materials without NutraCea’s express prior written consent , such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed .
 

 
3.4.3.       Conduct of Business . Company shall: (i) conduct its business in a professional and workmanlike manner that reflects favorably on NutraCea, the SRB and the Products and in compliance with all applicable laws in the Territory; (ii) take all reasonable actions necessary to prevent and avoid deceptive, misleading or unethical practices with respect to any product; (iii) make no false or misleading representations with regard to the Products or SRB; and (iv) make no representations, warranties or guaranties to anyone with respect to the specifications, features or capabilities of the SRB that are inconsistent with NutraCea’s product literature.
 
3.4.4.       Product Pricing; Marketing . Company shall be free to unilaterally determine the prices for the Products. Company shall not discriminate unlawfully among customers in prices, terms or in any other manner. Company shall be solely responsible for commercializing the Products within the Territory, and shall be solely responsible for the manner in which it will advertise and otherwise promote the Products. Company shall develop sales, marketing, advertising, labeling, content, and packaging for the Products for distribution as set forth herein , and any portion of such materials that contains claims regarding SRB or utilizes NutraCea trademarks or logos shall be subject to the prior written approval of NutraCea.
 
3.4.5.       Forecasts . Company acknowledges that NutraCea must make long-term commitments for SRB materials. As such, NutraCea requires that Company provide good faith forecasts of the amount of SRB that it anticipates that it will purchase under this Agreement. On or before the fifth (5th) day of each calendar month, Company shall provide NutraCea with the following: (i) a tentative twelve (12) month forecast of Company’s SRB requirements for shipping during each of the next twelve (12) months; and (ii) a firm and binding commitment of the minimum amount of SRB that will be purchased by Company in the next [*] . The Company shall promptly submit a purchase order under Section 2.3 for all SRB included in a [*] binding forecast.
 
3.4.6.       Labeling . Company shall not sell any animal grade SRB or derivatives of such product for human use or consumption. Company shall label all Products containing animal grade product   as for animal use only and shall notify its customers of this limitation in a reasonable manner.
 
3.4.7.        Storage Requirements . Company acknowledges and agrees that the purchased SRB is perishable and as such, Company shall: (i) comply with all reasonable SRB storage requirements provided by NutraCea; and (ii) be solely responsibility for the quality control of SRB after its receipt of the SRB.
 
3.4.8.       No Sales Outside of Territory; Export Control . Company shall not export, directly or indirectly, any of the Products to any other country or province outside of the Territory without the express prior written consent of NutraCea. If such consent is provided by NutraCea, Company shall comply with all export laws, and import and/or export directly or indirectly to any other country, which export shall be subject to all applicable export laws, regulations and rules. Company shall hold NutraCea harmless and indemnify it for any fines, penalties or other liability (including attorneys’ fees) that result from or arise out of Company’s failure to meet these obligations.
 

 
3.4.9.       Product Complaints; Notification . Company shall promptly provide to NutraCea, detailed reports of any comments and complaints received by Company relating to problems with SRB. In addition, Company shall notify NutraCea in writing of any legal action, claim or proceeding involving SRB or Products no later than five (5) days after Company learns of any such claim or proceeding.

3.4.10.       Minimum Purchase .   Company hereby agrees that (i) within [*] calendar days following the date of this Agreement, Company shall place an initial purchase order with NutraCea for at least [* ] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ) of SRB (the “Initial Purchase Order”) and (ii) within [*] from the date of the Initial Purchase Order, Company, shall place a subsequent purchase order with NutraCea for [*] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ) of SRB. Other than the foregoing purchase order and all amounts forecast in a [*] binding commitment pursuant to Section 3.4.5, Company shall not be obligated to purchase any additional amount, or any minimum amount, of SRB under this Agreement.  
 
3.4.11.       Supply Obligations . NutraCea agrees to produce and have available sufficient SRB to fill all amounts forecast in a [*] binding commitment pursuant to Section 3.4.5, and to have such amounts available for delivery to Company.

4.       Prices; Payments and Taxes .

4.1.       Prices . Until the first anniversary of this Agreement, the purchase price of all SRB purchased hereunder shall be [*] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ) per metric ton of SRB. In the event that this Agreement is still in effect after the first anniversary hereof, the purchase price for all SRB sold to Company under this Agreement shall be [*] metric ton of SRB (including the cost or acquiring the raw rice bran from third party sources, but excluding general corporate overhead and other administrative costs not directly related to the production of the SRB). NutraCea shall provide written notification to Company of price increases after the first anniversary no less than sixty (60) days prior to any such price change.

4.2.       Payment of Prices and Charges . Full payment of all purchase orders shall be due and payable to NutraCea, in immediately available funds, within ten (10) days by wire transfer or by check, from the date of delivery to the shipping point as verified by the carrier selected to transport the SRB. All prices are exclusive of shipping and handling charges, which shall be invoiced to Company . All payments shall be made in United States Dollars. Company shall not take any credits or offsets against amounts billed Company by NutraCea without NutraCea’s prior written consent.

4.3.       Late Payment . Late payments s hall accrue interest at a rate of [*] percent ( [*] %) per month or the maximum permissible statutory rate if it is less. In the event that Company fails to fulfill the terms of payment, NutraCea may decline to make further deliveries and suspend its performance under this Agreement until all amounts due are paid by Com pany in full.
 

 
4.4.       Taxes; Withholding . Any and all amounts payable under this Agreement do not include any government taxes (including without limitation sales, use, excise, and value added taxes, or other taxes or tariffs) or duties imposed by any governmental agency that are applicable to the export, import, or purchase of the product (s), and Company shall bear all such taxes and duties. The foregoing does not apply, however, to income taxes payable by NutraCea to state or municipal governments of the United States. When NutraCea has the legal obligation to collect such taxes or duties, the appropriate amount may be added to Company ’s invoice and paid by Company unless Company provides NutraCea with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority. Any such taxes which are otherwise imposed on payments to NutraCea shall be the sole responsibility of Company . Company shall hold NutraCea harmless for any taxing authority or such other responsibility relative to this issue. All payments by Company specified in this Agreement are expressed as net amounts and shall be made free and clear of, and without reduction for, any withholding taxes, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement. Any such taxes which are otherwise imposed on payments to NutraCea shall be the sole responsibility of Company . If any applicable law requires Company to deduct or withhold amounts from any payments to NutraCea under this Agreement, Company shall effect such deduction or withholding, remit such amounts to the appropriate taxing authorities and promptly furnish NutraCea with tax receipts evidencing the payments of such amounts. NutraCea shall provide all such assistance as Company may reasonably require in obtaining such withholding tax certificates.
 
5.       Term and Termination .

5.1.       Term . Subject to Section 5.2 below, the term of this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of [*] . Thereafter, the term shall continue on a month to month basis until terminated by either party in writing upon [*] days written notice.

5.2.       Termination . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indicated Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect upon the occurrence of one of the following:

(a)       If either Party has become insolvent or bankrupt or has resolved to dissolve or liquidate or be acquired, the other Party may terminate this Agreement without liability to either Party.

(b)       If either Party has committed a material breach of this Agreement and has failed to cure such breach within thirty (30) days following notification of such breach by the other Party or such breach cannot be cured, the other Party shall have a right to terminate; provided, however, that the right to cure a breach for non-payment of invoices shall be five (5) business days.

 
6.       Warranties and Indemnity .

6.1.       Warranty . [*] . Payment for goods specified herein shall not constitute an acceptance thereof. If determined to be non-conforming pursuant to the foregoing provisions, SRB may be rejected by returning it for credit or replacement at the Company’s risk, and all handling and transportation expenses both ways will be assumed by the Company. Except as set forth in this Agreement, neither Company nor NutraCea makes any representations or warranties of any kind, whether express or implied (including without limitation any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness of the Products for a particular purpose), under this Agreement.


 
6.2.       Claims . Company shall notify NutraCea upon notification of any claim made against the Products.

6.3.       Technical Service . At the request of Company, NutraCea shall furnish such technical advice (at no material cost to NutraCea) as it has reasonably available to Company with respect to the SRB and Products.


7.       Limitation of Liability .

7.1.       Limitation . IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR LOST PROFITS, DATA OR BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE).   THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION WILL APPLY EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.

7.2.       Waiver . NUTRACEA MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SRB, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED.


8.       Confidentiality .

8.1.       Definition . “ Confidential Information ” means any information or compilation of information which is disclosed by one party hereto (“ Disclosing Party ”) to another party (“ Receiving Party ”) hereunder, which is proprietary to the Disclosing Party and which relates to its existing or reasonably foreseeable business, including, but not limited to, trade secrets and information contained in or relating to product designs, manufacturing methods, processes, techniques, tooling, sales techniques, marketing plans or proposals, pricing and sales information, financial information, existing or potential customer lists and all other customer information. Information shall be treated as Confidential Information irrespective of its source and all information which the Disclosing Party identifies as being “confidential” or “trade secret” shall be presumed to be Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the above, the term Confidential Information shall not include information:


 
(a)       which was in the public domain at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party;

(b)       which is published or otherwise comes into the public domain after its disclosure to the Receiving Party through no violation of this Agreement, by the Receiving Party;

(c)       which is disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party not under an obligation of confidence;

(d)       which is already known by the Receiving Party at the time of its disclosure to the Receiving Party by the Disclosing Party as evidenced by written documentation of the Receiving Party existing prior to such disclosure;

(e)       which is independently developed by the Receiving Party through persons who have not had, either directly or indirectly, access to or knowledge of the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party, as evidenced by written documentation of the Receiving Party; or

(f)       which is required to be disclosed by any law or governmental regulation or produced under order of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Receiving Party provide the Disclosing Party written notice of such request or order and Disclosing Party is provided with an opportunity to attempt to limit such disclosure.
 
8.2.       Nondisclosure . During the term of this Agreement and at all times thereafter, the Receiving Party agrees to hold in strictest confidence and to never disclose, furnish, communicate, make accessible to any person or use in any way for the Receiving Party’s own or another’s benefit any Confidential Information or permit the same to be used in competition with the Disclosing Party. The Receiving Party agrees to use prudent and reasonable means to protect the Confidential Information.
 
8 .3.       Injunctive Relief . In the event of any breach of this Section 8, the parties agree that the non-breaching party will suffer irreparable harm for which money damages would be an inadequate remedy. Accordingly, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, in addition to any other available remedies at law or in equity.
 
9.       Miscellaneous .
 
9.1       Assignment. Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the other party's prior written consent; provided, however, that either party may assign its rights and obligations hereunder without the other party's consent to a third party that is acquiring or merging with such party or that is purchasing all or substantially all of such party's assets (or the line of business) that are the subject matter of this Agreement, provided that the assignee expressly assumes all of such party's rights and obligations under this Agreement.


 
9.2.       Notices . All notices required hereunder shall be sent by certified mail return receipt requested, express courier with a nationally recognized courier service or by telex confirmed by such certified mail, to the party to be notified at its following address or at such other address as shall have been specified in written notice from the party to be notified.
 

   
      If to NutraCea:

NutraCea
5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Attn: Brad Edson

With a copy to:

Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100
Sacramento, CA 95818
Attn: Chris Chediak

If to Company:

Grain Enhancement, LLC
5090 North 40th Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ  85018
Attn: President
 
9.3.         Entire Agreement. The foregoing is the parties’ entire agreement, superseding all prior oral or written agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof.

9.4.       Modification and Amendment . This Agreement may be modified or amended only in writing and signed by both parties.

9.5.       Survival . The provisions of this Agreement that by their terms or context are intended to survive termination of this Agreement, shall so survive the termination of this Agreement.

9.6.       Governing Law . The parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. Company and NutraCea expressly agree that any action at law or in equity arising under this Agreement shall be filed only in the Courts of the State of California in a county of competent jurisdiction or the United States District Court in a California district of competent jurisdiction. The parties hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

9.7.       Recovery of Legal Fees and Costs . In the event any litigation is brought by either party in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party all the costs, attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party in the litigation.

9.8.       Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
 


9.9.       Binding Agreement . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto, and their respective legal successors and permitted assigns.

9.10.       Waiver . Performance of any obligation required of a party hereunder may be waived only by a written waiver signed by the other party, which waiver shall be effective only with respect to the specific obligation described therein.
 
9.11.       Severability . If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
 
9. 12.       Publicity . Neither party shall disclose the terms of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, except as may be required by applicable law, in which event, the disclosing party shall endeavor to give the non-disclosing party prompt notice in order to allow the non-disclosing party the opportunity to seek a protective order. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, (i) the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be disclosed by a party to bona fide potential investors, acquirors or partners of such party in the course of such person’s due diligence investigation of such party, where such person has entered into a written non-disclosure agreement with such party that includes terms no less restrictive than those included herein , and (ii) either party may disclose the existence of this Agreement.
 
9.13.       Indemnification . Notwithstanding the availability and policy limits of any insurance, each party shall defend, indemnify and hold the other, and its subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees, harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, damages and legal actions, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, resulting from, arising out of, or relating to (i) any breach by the indemnifying party of any representation , warranty, covenant or agreement made by of such party set forth herein; and (ii) the inability or failure of the indemnifying party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, except where the claims or legal actions are the sole result of the other party’s own negligent acts or omission. This provision shall survive the termination, completion or expiration of this Agreement.

9.14.       Further Action . The parties agree to take all action necessary or useful to complete and accomplish the intentions of this Agreement.

9.15.       Relationship of the Parties . Nothing contained herein shall be construed to make Company the agent of NutraCea or NutraCea the agent of Company for any purpose, except as specifically set forth herein, and neither party shall have any right whatsoever to incur any obligations on behalf of or binding upon the other party, except as specifically set forth herein. Company agrees that at all times it shall act as an independent contractor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, as amended hereby, and that it shall not at any time represent orally or in writing to any person or entity that it has any right, power or authority not expressly granted by this Agreement.
 


9.16.       Force Majeure . No liability shall result from delay in performance, or non-performance; caused by circumstances beyond the control of the party affected. including, but not limited to, an act of God, fire, flood, war, Government action, accident, labor trouble or shortage, inability to obtain material, utilities, equipment or transportation. Quantities so affected may be eliminated from this Agreement without liability, but this Agreement shall remain otherwise unaffected. Any party claiming the benefit of this Section 9 shall promptly so notify the other party.







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The authorized representatives of the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
 
 
  NutraCea:   Grain Enhancement, LLC :
   
   
  By: ______________________________   By: ________________________________
   
  Title:_____________________________    Title: _______________________________
 

 



 
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Exhibit A

SRB

Stabilized Rice Bran and the stabilized ran bran solubles and stabilized rice bran insoluble derivatives (from stage 2 processing)
 
Specifications

 


Exhibit 10.3

[*Designates portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment filed separately with the Commission]
 
LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
 
This License and Distribution Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made to be effective as of June 22, 2007 (“ Effective Date ”) by and between NutraCea, a California corporation, with principal offices located at 5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona 85018 (“ NutraCea ”), and Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands, with principal offices at _______________ (“ Licensee ”) . The parties agree as of the Effective Date as follows:
 
1.       Background and Purpose .

1.1.       Licensee . Licensee and its affiliates have relationships with rice mills in the Republic of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore (the “ Territory ”).

1.2.       NutraCea . NutraCea owns rights to the stabilized rice bran products for human and animal consumption more fully described on Exhibit A, attached hereto (the “ Products ”). The Products are distributed under trademarks and trade names having valuable reputation and good will that belong exclusively to NutraCea. NutraCea actively promotes its Products and requires an effective distribution network.

1.3.       Joint Entity . Licensee is a member of Grain Enhancement LLC (the “ Joint Entity ”), a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware for the sole purpose of establishing and operating one or more Product manufacturing facilities in the Territory. In order to commercialize and distribute the Products in the Territory, Licensee wishes to obtain the License granted under this Agreement, and to then sublicense to the Joint Entity the License and the distribution rights granted under this Agreement, under the terms and conditions set forth hereunder.
 
1.4.       License; Supply of Materials and Distribution of Products .   NutraCea and Licensee wish to enter into an agreement in which NutraCea grants Licensee an exclusive and assignable license to utilize NutraCea’s proprietary stabilization equipment and all of NutraCea’s associated patents, patent applications, copyrights, trade secret, know how or other intellectual property related to the production of the Products (collectively the “ Intellectual Property ”) as provided herein .   Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights to produce, operate and maintain such equipment shall remain with NutraCea.
 

 
2.       License .
 
2.1.       Grant of License; Right to Sublicense. NutraCea hereby grants to Licensee the sole, exclusive (even as to NutraCea), [*] right and license (“the License ”) to make, use, lease, have made, sell, offer for sale, distribute, and otherwise commercialize the Products within the Territory and a limited right to use the Intellectual Property solely for such purposes, subject in all cases to the terms and conditions contained herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, NutraCea expressly retains the right to install, operate and maintain NutraCea’s stabilization equipment at Licensee’s facilities in the Territory in accordance with the terms of the Rice Bran Stabilization Equipment Lease between the parties of equal date herewith. [*] Licensee may grant sublicenses under the License; provided, that any such sublicense shall be subject to and consistent in all respects with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The License shall be irrevocable while this Agreement is in effect.
 
2.2.1       Sublicense to Joint Entity . NutraCea hereby expressly authorizes Licensee to grant a sublicense (the “ Sublicense ”) of the License to the Joint Entity on such terms to be agreed to by Joint Entity and Licensee; provided , however , that the License Fee payable by Licensee to NutraCea shall not be assignable to the Joint Entity or any other third party, and that the obligation to pay the License Fee shall remain the exclusive obligation of Licensee.
 
2.2.2.       Assignment to Joint Entity . The parties hereto acknowledge that the Joint Entity may in the future seek to raise additional capital to increase its ability to commercialize the Products in the Territory by means of a public offering or private placement, or may seek to sell the Joint Entity or its assets, and further acknowledge that in connection with any such transaction, the Joint Entity will, in all likelihood, have to acquire the License. The parties further agree that any such fundamental transaction would be in the best interests of both parties to this Agreement and, therefore, that it is in their mutual best interests that Licensee have the ability and authority to assign this License to the Joint Entity as provided herein. No such assignment shall limit or reduce the obligation of Licensee to pay to NutraCea the License Fee specified in Section 8. Accordingly, NutraCea hereby agrees that if (A) the Joint Entity effects an underwritten public offering in which it or its successor receives gross proceeds equal to or greater than [*] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ), (B) the equity securities of the Joint Entity become listed or publicly traded on any of The Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange, the Indonesia Stock Market, the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, or any other recognized stock exchange; (C) the Joint Entity completes a private equity offering in which the gross proceeds are equal to or greater than [*] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ); or (D) the Joint Entity completes a merger, consolidation or reorganization with or into any other entity or entities, or a sale of all or substantially all of its assets, then, notwithstanding Section 12.1, Licensee shall be permitted to assign the entire License, and all of Licensee’s rights thereunder, to Joint Entity, provided that at the time of the assignment the Joint Entity pays NutraCea an additional one-time license fee of [*] U.S. Dollars ($ [*] ) (“ Assignment Fee ”). Licensee may not, however, delegate its obligations to pay the License Fee under Section 8 to the Joint Entity, nor shall the guarantor under the guaranty listed in Section 8.1 be relieved from its obligations to NutraCea as a result of the foregoing assignment.
 
2.2.       Scope of License . NutraCea expressly reserves all rights to use, market, and commercialize and sell the Products under the same or similar names outside of the Territory. NutraCea reserves the right to use and license the Intellectual Property for use outside of the Territory. Nothing contained herein is intended to restrict or prevent NutraCea from selling or licensing products with similar or identical formulations outside of the Territory.


 
2.3.       Reserved Rights. All rights not granted to Licensee hereunder are specifically reserved and retained by NutraCea.

2.4.       Reserved Trademarks .   Licensee acknowledges that NutraCea has previously granted to various third parties, rights to market the Products under various other trade names outside of the Territory. Licensee agrees that it shall have no rights with regard to such trademarks and that the License shall not prevent or interfere in any manner with the continued rights of such third parties and NutraCea to use and commercialize products under such trademarks . Licensee agrees that it will not sell or market or distribute any products bearing any other NutraCea trademarks. Licensee agrees that all Products distributed under this Agreement within the Territory will acknowledge the existence of the License and NutraCea as the licensor by including the licensed marks (and associated logo) specified by NutraCea from time to time in exactly in the form provided by NutraCea on the packaging and in conformance with any and all reasonable usage policies provided to Licensee by NutraCea from time to time.
 
2.5       NutraCea’s Representations . NutraCea warrants and represents that:
 
  (a)       the execution and delivery by NutraCea of this Agreement do not, and compliance by NutraCea with the provisions hereof will not, (A) conflict with or result in a breach or default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any license or other contract to which NutraCea is a party; or (B) violate any law applicable to NutraCea;
 
  (b)       the use of the Intellectual Property by Licensee and the Joint Entity in accordance with this Agreement will not infringe the rights of any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, estate or other entity (a “ Person ”); and
 
  (c)       no Person (including any affiliate of NutraCea) other than Licensee has the right to use, or license other Persons to use, the Intellectual Property in the Territory, and NutraCea will not use the Intellectual Property in the Licensed Territory.
 
2.6       Licensee’s Representations . Licensee warrants and represents that the execution and delivery by Licensee of this Agreement do not, and compliance by Licensee with the provisions hereof will not, (i) conflict with or result in a breach or default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any license or other contract to which Licensee is a party; or (ii) violate any law applicable to Licensee.

2.7       Competing Products and Equipment . In consideration for the grant of the License, Licensee hereby agrees that for the term of [*] , Licensee shall not produce or attempt to produce any equipment for the stabilization of rice bran, and that Licensee shall only use the rice bran stabilization technologies or equipment manufactured and supplied by NutraCea.
 

 
3.       Ownership and Use of Intellectual Property .

3.1.       NutraCea’s Ownership in the Intellectual Property . Licensee acknowledges that NutraCea owns the Intellectual Property and all rights, title, and interest therein other than the License granted hereunder, and that nothing in this Agreement shall give Licensee any right, title or interest in or to the Intellectual Property other than pursuant to the License granted herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Licensee shall not: (i) take any action inconsistent with NutraCea’s ownership of the Intellectual Property; or (ii) sell, distribute, assign or otherwise transfer to any third party or encumber the Intellectual Property, except as expressly permitted herein; or (iii) use or sell any Products or other items licensed hereunder outside of the Territory. [*]

3.2.       Obligation to Protect . Licensee shall use reasonable efforts to protect NutraCea’s proprietary rights in and to the Intellectual Property in the Territory and, at its own expense, shall reasonably cooperate in NutraCea’s efforts to protect its proprietary rights in and to the Intellectual Property. Licensee shall notify NutraCea of any known or suspected breach of NutraCea’s proprietary rights that comes to Licensee’s attention.

3.3.       Confidentiality . Licensee acknowledges that in the course of performing its obligations hereunder, it will receive information which is confidential and proprietary to NutraCea. Licensee agrees not to use such information except in performance of this Agreement and not to disclose such information to third parties. All information that is given to Licensee by NutraCea will be treated as confidential and will not be disclosed to any other party. In addition, Licensee will receive, pursuant to this Agreement, certain financial and/or marketing information from NutraCea. Licensee shall not disclose this information to any third party without the prior written consent of NutraCea. At all times herein, Licensee shall treat such information as it would its own proprietary information.

4.       Quality Control .

4.1.       Adherence to Quality Standards . Licensee agrees that the nature and quality of all goods and services provided by Licensee in connection with the use of the Intellectual Property shall conform to the standards set by Licensee for its own goods and services (“ Quality Standards ”). Such Quality Standards shall be reasonable, shall be no less than the quality standards imposed by NutraCea in general, and shall be at least equal in quality to Licensee ’ goods and services prior to the Effective Date.

4.2.       Limitations on Use . All uses of the Intellectual Property shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Licensee shall not use the Intellectual Property in any manner that is inconsistent with the scope of the License.
 

 
5.       Authorized Distributor . In addition to granting the License, NutraCea hereby authorizes Licensee to act as an independent, exclusive distributor for the sale and marketing of Products manufactured by NutraCea and sold to Licensee or the Joint Entity for re-sale in the Territory. The right of Licensee, or the Joint Entity if Licensee desires to distribute NutraCea’s Products through the Joint Entity, to distribute Products manufactured by NutraCea shall be limited to sales conducted the Republic of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the rights of Licensee with respect to the sale and marketing of Products in Australia and New Zealand shall not commence until the Joint Entity has completed and commenced operating manufacturing facilities in the Territory for the production of stabilized rice bran at a level sufficient to immediatley ship stabilized rice bran in sufficient quantities to service Australia and New Zealand. Licensee, or if applicable the Joint Entity, may market and distribute Products it purchases from NutraCea only as set forth in this Agreement. Licensee further agrees not to distribute or market any items competitive with the Products or to distribute the Products for sale outside of the Territory. NutraCea agrees that the activities of Licensee and its affiliates in connection with producing, distributing and selling wheat flour   that does not contain rice bran shall not be deemed to be a competitive activity. This distribution right shall continue for the term of this Agreement.
 
6.       Obligations of the Parties . In furtherance of this Agreement, each party shall be responsible for the following, each of which is a material obligation of that party hereunder:
 
6.1.       Obligations of Licensee or its Sublicensee .

6.1.1.       Regulatory Approval of Products . Licensee or the Joint Entity shall submit all appropriate applications and materials necessary to obtain regulatory approval required for the sale of the Products in the Territory upon NutraCea’s delivery of all the required technical data and appropriate documents for product registration to Licensee.

6.1.2.       Marketing and Advertising Products . Licensee or the Joint Entity shall use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Products in the Territory. Licensee or the Joint Entity shall advertise and otherwise promote the Products in a commercially reasonable manner and shall transmit appropriate Product information and promotional materials to its customers. Licensee or the Joint Entity shall develop sales, marketing, advertising and packaging for the Products for distribution in the Territory. Licensee or the Joint Entity will include the Products in one or more of its marketing materials and otherwise make the Products available to its customers.

6.1.3.       Facilities; Conduct of Business . Licensee represents and warrants to NutraCea that, within [*] months after the date of this Agreement, it or the Joint Entity shall establish and thereafter maintain a minimum of [*] necessary to perform its functions and to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. Licensee or the Joint Entity shall (i) conduct its business in a professional manner that reflects favorably on NutraCea and the Products, (ii) take all action necessary to prevent and avoid deceptive, misleading or unethical practices, (iii) make no false or misleading representations with regard to NutraCea or the Products, (iv) not publish or participate in the publishing of any false, misleading or deceptive advertising material, and (v) make no representations, warranties or guaranties to anyone with respect to the specifications, features or capabilities of the Products that are inconsistent with the literature distributed by NutraCea.
 

 
6.1.4.       Reports and Records . If requested by Nutracea, Licensee shall submit to NutraCea monthly sales reports that shall include sales of the Products from all of Licensee’s locations detailed by Product (units and dollars). Licensee shall provide this report to NutraCea no later than the tenth (10th) day of the following month. Licensee shall maintain these records for at least [*] years from the date of creation of each record, contract and account as well as contracts and accounts relating to distribution of all Products, and will permit examination thereof by authorized representatives of NutraCea at all reasonable times for the purposes of an audit.
 
6.1.5.       Resale Prices . Licensee or the Joint Entity shall be free to unilaterally determine the resale prices for the Products. Licensee or the Joint Entity shall, however, treat all customers equitably and shall not discriminate unlawfully among them in prices, terms or in any other manner. Neither Licensee nor the Joint Entity may sell or market any Products in the United States or any other area outside of the Territory, directly or indirectly, without NutraCea’s express prior written consent.

6.1.6.       Product Training . Representatives of Licensee or the Joint Entity shall attend all training seminars relating to the Products provided by NutraCea to enhance Licensee’ knowledge of the Products, at Licensee’s expense. Licensee or the Joint Entity shall provide sufficient Product training to their sales personnel and customers to further the sale of Products.

6.1.7.       Notification . Licensee will notify NutraCea in writing of any claim or proceeding involving the Products no later than ten (10) days after Licensee learns of such claim or proceeding. Licensee shall also report promptly to NutraCea in writing all claimed or suspected Product defects received by Licensee.

6.1.8.       Compliance with Law . Licensee and the Joint Entity shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in performing its duties hereunder and in any of its dealings with respect to the Products.
 
6.2.       Obligations of NutraCea .

6.2.1.       Products Technical Data . NutraCea shall provide Licensee with all required documentation and data sheets for each of the Products necessary for production and registration approvals.

6.2.2.       Sample Products . NutraCea shall ship samples of the Products to the Licensee, the Joint Entity or any of their respective current or potential customers.

6.2.3.       Training and Support; Advertising Materials . NutraCea shall provide to Licensee or the Joint Entity that amount of training and support that NutraCea deems appropriate to enable Licensee or the Joint Entity to sell the Products. NutraCea shall provide Licensee with existing documentation and technical information on the Products.


 
6.2.4       No Competing Products in Territory . NutraCea currently manufactures and sells the Products in other countries outside of the Territory. In addition, NutraCea may hereafter license or otherwise grant the right to manufacture, sell, distribute or otherwise commercialize the Products outside of the Territory to other entities, including joint ventures or entities in which NutraCea has an economic interest (any entity, other than the Licensee, that receives from NutraCea, directly or indirectly, a license or other right to manufacture, sell, distribute or otherwise commercialize the Products or to otherwise exploit the Intellectual Property is herein referred to a “NutraCea Rights Holder”). NutraCea hereby agrees that neither it, nor any NutraCea Rights Holder shall have or be granted the right at any time during the term of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, to (i) import any Competing Product into the Territory, or (ii) sell or distribute a Competing Product to person or entity with knowledge that such person or entity may thereafter import into the Territory any Competing Product. NutraCea agrees that any agreement that it hereafter enters with any NutraCea Rights Holder shall prohibit the importation of a Competing Product into the Territory. NutraCea further agrees that, if any NutraCea Rights Holder is found to be importing, directly or indirectly, any Competing Product into the Territory, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the prohibition in its agreements to terminate and prevent the importation of any Competing Product into the Territory. For the purposes of this Agreement, a “Competing Product” means (x) any Product, or (y) any substance, material or product that when sold in bulk contains or any Product. For example, the importation of SRB into the Territory by a NutraCea Rights Holder shall be prohibited. Likewise, the importation of wheat flour blended with stabilized rice bran is a Competing Product and is prohibited. However, the importation into the Territory of bakery products that are made from wheat flour blended with stabilized rice bran is not Competing Product and is therefore, not prohibited.

7.       Term and Termination .

7.1.       Term . The License granted herein is [*] for the Territory. The distribution rights and obligations set forth in Section 5 shall terminate as set forth in Section 5 .  

7.2.       Termination Rights for Breach . Either Party may terminate this Agreement, upon written notice following the expiration of a thirty ( 30 ) day period to cure, in the event of any of the following: (i) the other party materially breaches this Agreement (including each party’s respective representations in Sections 2.5 and 2.6); (ii) the other party suspends or terminates its business; or (iii) the other party becomes subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings that are not dismissed within ninety (90) days after such proceedings are instituted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any uncured breach under subsection 7.2(i) shall be grounds for terminating this Agreement only if such a default materially and adversely affects the other party, its business or assets.

7.3.       Effect of Termination . Upon termination of this Agreement, Licensee ’s right to use the Intellectual Property shall be terminated, Licensee or the Joint Entity shall have 180 days to phase out all use of the Intellectual Property and to sell all remaining inventory of the Product. Termination of this Agreement shall in no way affect the rights or liabilities of either NutraCea or Licensee arising during the period prior to such termination or expiration, or release a party from the obligation to make any payment due and owing to the other under this Agreement, all of which obligations the party hereby agrees to fulfill and perform. In no event shall Licensee be entitled to any refund, offset, or return of any portion of the License Fee (defined below) upon termination, and any unpaid portion of the balance of the License Fee shall remain due and owing to the extent provided in Section 8. Each party shall return to the other all tangible materials and information of a proprietary or confidential nature disclosed to the party under this Agreement, and all copies thereof (including, without limitation, all electronic copies.)  
 

 
8.       License Fee; Guaranty .

8.1.       License Fee Amount; Schedule of Payments . As consideration for the License and rights granted herein, Licensee shall pay NutraCea a fully paid up, one-time (other than with respect to the Assignment Fee) license fee of Five Million U.S. Dollars ($5,000,000) (“ License Fee ”). The License Fee shall accrue interest from the Effective Date until paid in full at a rate equal to 4.51863% per annum (the LIBOR rate in effect as of June 15, 2007, as quoted in the London edition of the Financial Times). The accrued and unpaid interest and the License Fee shall both be due all due and payable by Licensee on the fifth anniversary of the commencement of stabilized rice bran production by the first rice bran stabilization facility established by Licensee or the Joint Venture . All payments shall be in U.S. Dollars. In order to secure Licensee’s obligations to pay the License Fee and related interest, Licensee shall cause the Guaranty in the form set forth in Exhibit C hereto be executed by a party acceptable to NutraCea.

8.2.       Non-Assignable Obligation . As set forth in Section 2, Licensee may sublicense its rights hereunder to the Joint Entity; however the License Fee shall be the obligation of Licensee and shall not be delegable.
 
9.       Protection .
 
9.1.       Infringement . Licensee   agrees to promptly notify NutraCea of any infringements, imitations, simulations or other illegal use or misuse of the Intellectual Property which come to Licensee ’s attention. Licensee   shall have the first right to institute and prosecute at its own expense suit for infringement (s) of the Intellectual Property in the Territory. NutraCea agrees to join as a party plaintiff in any such lawsuit initiated by Licensee , if requested by Licensee , with all costs , attorneys’ fees and expenses to be paid by Licensee . However , if Licensee   does not institute suit for material infringement(s) within one hundred eighty (180) days of receipt of written notice from NutraCea of NutraCea’s desire to bring suit for infringement of the Intellectual Property in the Territory in its own name and on its own behalf , then NutraCea may institute and prosecute such suit, at its own expense Licensee . In this event, Licensee   shall cooperate in such action with NutraCea , at NutraCea’s expense , including, without limitation, joining as a party. Any money recovered by way of damages or otherwise with respect to such action shall be kept by the party which bore the cost of such action; or, in any case, where the parties have shared the cost, such money shall be shared in proportion to the cost borne by each party.


 
9.2.       Assistance . The parties shall provide each other with all reasonable assistance in connection with any matter pertaining to the protection, enforcement or infringement of the Intellectual Property used by Licensee, whether in the courts, administrative or quasi-judicial agencies, or otherwise.

10.          Indemnity .

10.1     Indemnity by Licensee . Licensee agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless (including costs and attorneys’ fees) NutraCea and all of its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against (a) any breach by Licensee of any representation, warranty or agreement made in this Agreement, and (b) any and all claims by any third party resulting from Licensee’s acts, omissions or misrepresentations. In the event any Claim is brought against NutraCea which Claim, if determined adversely would entitle NutraCea   to indemnity, the party with notice of the Claim shall provide notice to the other party specifying in detail the basics for the Claim and the facts pertaining thereto, Licensee shall vigorously defend such Claim and indemnify and hold harmless NutraCea from and against all liability, loss, damage, cost or expense arising therefrom. NutraCea, as applicable, shall have the right to employ counsel separate from counsel employed by Licensee in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, provided that the fees and expense of such additional counsel shall be paid by NutraCea.

10.2     Indemnity by NutraCea . NutraCea agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Licensee or the Joint Entity and all of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of (a) any breach by NutraCea of any representation, warranty or agreement made in this Agreement; and (b) any claim that Licensee’s (or the Joint Entity’s) sale of the Products or the use of the Intellectual Property in accordance with this Agreement infringes on or violates the rights of any Person; provided however that NutraCea is under no obligation to defend, indemnify or hold Licensee or the Joint Entity harmless from any claim by any governmental body that use of the Intellectual Property infringes or violates the rights of such governmental body. Licensee shall give prompt written notice, cooperation and assistance to NutraCea in respect of any such claim, provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not affect NutraCea’s indemnification obligation, except to the extent NutraCea is prejudiced by such failure. Licensee shall have the option to undertake and conduct the defense and/or settlement of any such claim or proceedings provided that no settlement of any such claim shall be made without the prior written consent of NutraCea.

11.          Relationship of the Parties . Nothing contained herein shall be construed to make Licensee the agent of NutraCea or NutraCea the agent of Licensee for any purpose, except as specifically set forth herein, and neither party shall have any right whatsoever to incur any obligations on behalf of or binding upon the other party, except as specifically set forth herein. Licensee agrees that at all times it shall solicit orders for the Products as an independent contractor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and that it shall not at any time represent orally or in writing to any person or entity that it has any right, power or authority not expressly granted by this Agreement.
 

 
12.          Miscellaneous .
 
12.1.         Assignment.   This Agreement and the License herein granted shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors-in-interest of the respective parties. Neither this Agreement nor any interest hereunder shall be assignable by either party without the written consent of the other; provided, however, that either may assign this Agreement, or any part of its rights and obligations hereunder, to any Affiliate or to any corporation or entity with which such party may merge or consolidate, or to which it may transfer all or substantially all of its assets to which this Agreement relates, without obtaining the consent of the other party.

12.2.         Notices . All notices required hereunder shall be sent by certified mail return receipt requested, express courier with a nationally recognized courier service or by telex confirmed by such certified mail, to the party to be notified at its following address or at such other address as shall have been specified in written notice from the party to be notified.
If to NutraCea:
 
NutraCea
5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Attn: Brad Edson

With a copy to:
 
Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100
Sacramento, CA 95818
Attn: Chris Chediak

If to Licensee:
 
Pacific Holding Advisors Limited
53 Cairnhill Road
Cairnhill Plaza #12-01
Singapore 229664
Singapore

With copy to:

Troy & Gould
1801 Century Park East, 26th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067
Attn: Istvan Benko

12.3.         Entire Agreement. The foregoing (including the agreements and exhibits referenced herein) is the parties’ entire agreement, superseding all prior oral or written agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. The terms set forth herein shall be severable and the failure of any distinct part will not void the remainder.


 
12.4.         Modification and Amendment . This Agreement may be modified or amended only in writing and signed by both parties.

12.5.         Survival . The provisions of this Agreement that by their terms or context are intended to survive termination of this Agreement, shall so survive the termination of this Agreement.

12.6.         Governing Law . The parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. Licensee and NutraCea expressly agree that any action at law or in equity arising under this Agreement shall be filed only in the Courts of the State of California in a county of competent jurisdiction or the United States District Court in a California district of competent jurisdiction. The parties hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

12.7.         Recovery of Legal Fees and Costs . In the event any litigation is brought by either party in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party all the costs, attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party in the litigation.

12.8.         Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

12.9.         Binding Agreement . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto, and their respective legal successors and assigns.

12.10.         Waiver . Performance of any obligation required of a party hereunder may be waived only by a written waiver signed by the other party, which waiver shall be effective only with respect to the specific obligation described therein.
 
12.11.         Severability . If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
 
12. 12.         Publicity . Neither party shall the terms of this Agreement or make any public announcement regarding this Agreement or the subject matter contained herein without the prior written consent of the other party, except as may be required by applicable law, in which event, the disclosing party shall endeavor to give the non-disclosing party prompt notice in order to allow the non-disclosing party the opportunity to seek a protective order . Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the existence of this Agreement may be disclosed to a third party and the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be disclosed by a party to bona fide potential investors, acquirors or partners of such party in the course of such person’s due diligence investigation of such party, where such person has entered into a written non-disclosure agreement with such party that includes terms no less restrictive than those included herein .
 

 
12. 13.         Time .   Time is of the essence in this Agreement.

12.14         Further Action . The parties agree to take all action necessary or useful to complete and accomplish the intentions of this Agreement.
 
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]


 
The authorized representatives of the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date
 
 
  NutraCea:
    Pacific Advisors Holdings Limited:
 
 By:      By:  
         
 Title:      Title  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LICENSE AGREEMENT]
 


Exhibit A

Products



Exhibit B

Products Literature
 


Exhibit C

Guaranty


 
Exhibit 10.4

[*Designates portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request for
 confidential treatment filed separately with the Commission]

RICE BRAN STABILIZATION
EQUIPMENT LEASE

This Rice Bran Stabilization Equipment Lease (“ Lease”) is made entered into as of June __, 2007, (“ Effective Date ”) between Grain Enhancement, LLC,   a Delaware limited liability company (“Joint Entity”) , and NutraCea, a California corporation (“ NutraCea ”), on the following terms and conditions:

1.       Lease of Equipment; Location . NutraCea hereby leases to Joint Entity and Joint Entity hereby leases from NutraCea the Equipment Specified in Section 2 on the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Equipment shall be installed, maintained, and operated by NutraCea at the Location (as defined in Section 6 below), and may not be moved by Joint Entity or by NutraCea from the Location. All costs and expenses related to the installation, maintenance, and operation of the Equipment shall be borne by Joint Entity. [*]

2.       Equipment; No Transfer of Ownership .

2.1.       Equipment . The “ Equipment ” subject to this Lease consists of the rice bran stabilization equipment, including various components thereof, developed by Nutracea for use in the production of stabilized rice bran (“ SRB ”). A list of the Equipment to be leased as of the Effective Date is listed on Exhibit A attached hereto. With the written consent of the Joint Entity, in order to improve the performance or reliability of the Equipment, NutraCea may, from time to time, and at the expense of the Joint Entity, replace one or more components of the equipment listed on Exhibit A, or may supplement the equipment listed on Exhibit A with additional components or machinery. All new equipment hereafter installed to improve the Equipment or the operation of Joint Entity’s rice bran stabilization facility shall also be leased to Joint Entity and shall after such installation become “Equipment” for the purposes of this Lease. Exhibit A shall be amended from time to time to reflect any additions or deletions of equipment under this Section 1.

2.2.       Ownership . Joint Entity acknowledges and agrees that NutraCea will retain legal title in and to the Equipment and all proprietary rights and intellectual property manifested or disclosed therein and shall control access to and use of the equipment, and that, except for its rights under this Lease, Joint Entity will have no right, title or interest in or to the Equipment or the proprietary rights and intellectual property manifested or disclosed therein.  

3.       Term . The term of this Lease shall be for [*] years commencing on the Effective Date, or as extended by the mutual agreement of the parties, and on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon.


 
4.       Rent .

4.1       [*] Payment . Joint Entity hereby agrees that the rental payment the Equipment listed on Exhibit A for the [*] term of this Lease shall be $ [*] (the “Rent”). The entire amount of the Rent shall be payable in [*] , due and payable within 30 days following the installation of the Equipment at the Location.

4.2       Additional Equipment . Any additional Equipment leased under Section 2.1 after the Equipment has been installed shall also be leased for a [*] lease payment equal to [*] such additional equipment. Any such additional rental payment shall be payable within 30 days after the installation of the new equipment.

4.2       U.S. Dollars . All payments under this Lease shall be paid in U.S. Dollars to NutraCea at NutraCea’s address set forth below or at such other address as NutraCea may designate.

5.       Net Lease . This Lease shall be a “net lease,” it being understood that NutraCea shall receive the Rent free and clear of any taxes, liens, charges or expenses of any nature whatsoever in connection with the ownership, maintenance, and operation of the Equipment pursuant hereto. In addition to the Rent payable pursuant hereto, Joint Entity shall pay all insurance premiums, operating charges, and any other charges, costs and expenses that may arise during the term of this Lease arising from the operation of the Equipment at the Location. Upon any failure of Joint Entity to pay any of the foregoing taxes and other expenses that materially and adversely affects NutraCea’s (i) title to the Equpment (including without limitation NutraCea’s ownership or protection of its proprietary rights or intellectual property rights), or (ii) ability to have such Equipment returned to NutraCea in accordance with this Lease, NutraCea shall have the same rights and remedies as otherwise provided in this Lease for the failure of Joint Entity to pay Rent. The foregoing shall not limit any other rights of NutraCea hereunder, including without limitation the rights of NutraCea under Sections 11 and 12.

6.       Equipment Installation and Maintenance .

6.1.     Installation . NutraCea shall properly install, [*] , the Equipment at the rice mill facility listed in Exhibit B (the “ Rice Mill ”). Joint Entity shall provide sufficient space and access to NutraCea personnel as necessary or useful for the proper installation of the Equipment at the Rice Mill . Joint Entity shall arrange, at Joint Entity’s expense and with the reasonable cooperation of NutraCea, make such utilities available at the Location to enable the Equipment to be installed and to thereafter to be operated in accordance with the specifications of the Equipment. Joint Entity agrees to take all action necessary to provide to NutraCea and its agents will have unrestricted access to the Location and the Equipment for the purpose of installing, maintaining, and operating the Equipment (including any additions to the Equipment subsequently installed under Section 2.1).


 
6.2.     Maintenance and Repairs . The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that the failure of the Equipment to operate in the manner represented in Exhibit A will materially and adversely affect the Joint Entity’s operations. Accordingly, NutraCea agrees to service and maintain the Equipment on an ongoing basis in a manner that will enable the Equipment to operate at the maximum capacity specified on Exhibit A during the term of this Agreement. In order to maintain and repair the Equipment, the parties hereby agree as follows:

(a)       NutraCea further agrees that it will initiate repairs of the Equipment within [*] after receiving notification from Joint Entity of a need to repair the Equipment or to correct any deficiencies in the operation of the Equipment. NutraCea agrees to use its commercially reasonable and good faith efforts to promptly make any required repairs.

(b)       In order to enable the Equipment to be maintained and promptly repaired, NutraCea agrees to [*] , or, at Joint Entity’s election, to train one or more of Joint Entity’s employees in the proper maintenance and repair of the Equipment. The cost of the foregoing maintenance employees shall be borne by the Joint Entity.

(c)       Joint Entity agrees to provide NutraCea’s employees with reasonable access to the Equipment during all business hours and will provide any other assistance reasonably required by NutraCea to provide such maintenance and repair services. Joint Entity further agrees to use its best efforts to ensure that the Equipment will not be accessible by any persons not specifically authorized by Nutracea without the express prior consent of NutraCea.

(d)       NutraCea or its agents may, from time to time, make reasonable modifications and/or improvements to the Equipment in order to improve the efficiency or cost-effectiveness of cleaning, sanitizing, operating, maintaining or repairing the Equipment. NutraCea, or at its sole election, Joint Entity, will provide the personnel to properly clean and operate the Equipment.

(e)       In order to enable the Equipment and Rice Mill to be maintained and repaired, Joint Entity shall keep all such spare parts as Nutracea reasonably requests at a secure place at the Location. In addition, Joint Entity shall promptly replace all spare parts that are used for repairs.

(f)       NutraCea agrees that it will provide all of the foregoing services at a price to Joint Entity equal to [*] . In addition, all spare parts necessary to repair or maintain the Equipment shall be purchased or produced by NutraCea; Joint Entity will be billed for all such spare parts at [*] , if applicable.

7.       No Use of other Stabilization Equipment or Technologies . As of the date of the installation of the Equipment, Joint Entity agrees not to use any other rice bran stabilization technologies or equipment other than the Equipment. Joint Entity agrees from and after such date that all Joint Entity stabilized rice bran produced at the Location by Joint Entity shall be produced with the Equipment.

8.       Taxes . Joint Entity shall pay any taxes, assessments, fees, and charges arising or related to the presence, use, or operation of the Equipment at the Location, whether assessed against NutraCea or Joint Entity, during the term of this Lease.


 
9.       Possession      Joint Entity assumes full responsibility for the safekeeping of the Equipment and access to the Equipment during the term. Joint Entity shall not misuse, sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Equipment or any portion thereof.

10.          [*]

11.        Indemnity and Insurance .

11.1.          Indemnity . Joint Entity shall defend, indemnify and save NutraCea harmless from any and all claims brought by or on behalf of any third party relating to Joint Entity’s use of the Equipment, including but not limited to strict products liability, negligent acts or omissions of Joint Entity or any of its agents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Joint Entity will not be required to indemnify and hold NutraCea harmless for any claims made against NutraCea relating to the ownership of the Equipment, claims alleging infringement of the Equipment on such third party’s rights, or claims arising primarily from any improper acts by NutraCea or its agents. NutraCea shall indemnify and save Joint Entity harmless from any and all third party claims made against Joint Entity alleging infringement of the Equipment on such third party’s rights, except to the extent arising primarily from any improper acts by Joint Entity.

11.2.          Insurance . Joint Entity shall keep the Equipment and Joint Entity’s operations insured as reasonably appropriate by a responsible insurance company or companies authorized to do business in the Location. If Joint Entity shall fail to procure and maintain such insurance, NutraCea may, but shall not be required to, procure and maintain the same at Joint Entity’s expense.

12.   Confidentiality .
 
12.1.         Definition . “ Confidential Information ” means any information or compilation of information which is disclosed by one party hereto (“ Disclosing Party ”) to another party (“ Receiving Party ”) hereunder, which is proprietary to the Disclosing Party and which relates to technical specifications of the Equipment, the design, functionality and operations of the Equipment, trade secrets and information contained in or relating to product designs, manufacturing methods, processes, techniques, tooling, and maintenance procedures. Information shall be treated as Confidential Information irrespective of its source and all information which the Disclosing Party identifies as being “confidential” or “trade secret” shall be presumed to be Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the above, the term Confidential Information shall not include information:

(a)       which was in the public domain at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party;

(b)       which is published or otherwise comes into the public domain after its disclosure to the Receiving Party through no violation of this Lease, by the Receiving Party;

(c)       which is disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party not under an obligation of confidence;
 

 
(d)       which is already known by the Receiving Party at the time of its disclosure to the Receiving Party by the Disclosing Party as evidenced by written documentation of the Receiving Party existing prior to such disclosure;

(e)       which is independently developed by the Receiving Party through persons who have not had, either directly or indirectly, access to or knowledge of the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party, as evidenced by written documentation of the Receiving Party; or

(f)       which is required to be disclosed by any law or governmental regulation or produced under order of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Receiving Party provide the Disclosing Party written notice of such request or order and Disclosing Party is provided with an opportunity to attempt to limit such disclosure.

12.2.         Nondisclosure . During the term of this Lease and at all times thereafter, the Receiving Party agrees to hold in strictest confidence and to never disclose, furnish, communicate, make accessible to any person or use in any way for the Receiving Party’s own or another’s benefit any Confidential Information or permit the same to be used in competition with the Disclosing Party. The Receiving Party agrees to use prudent and reasonable means to protect the Confidential Information.
 
12.3.         Injunctive Relief . In the event of any breach of this Section 8, the parties agree that the non-breaching party will suffer irreparable harm for which money damages would be an inadequate remedy. Accordingly, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, in addition to any other available remedies at law or in equity.

13.          Default; Effect of Termination .

13.1          Default . Upon an Event of Default, this Lease shall terminate and all rights of Joint Entity to the Equipment shall immediately terminate. Upon an Event Default NutraCea shall be entitled to all remedies provided by law including the right to take possession of the Equipment, to retain all Rent previously paid, and to convey or lease the Equipment or portions thereof for such periods, at such rentals, and to such persons as NutraCea shall elect, and to recover from Joint Entity all damages and other recovery permitted under applicable law. An “ Event of Default ” shall mean, and be limited to, any of the following events:

(a)       The failure of Joint Entity to pay the Rent;

(b)       A default by Joint Entity in the performance of any of the material terms and conditions of this Lease that either is not capable of being cured or is not cured within 20 days after notice thereof is provided in writing to Joint Entity, and if such a default either materially and adversely affects NutraCea’s (x) legal title to the Equipment, (y) proprietary rights or intellectual property rights, or (z) ability to repossess the Equipment upon the expiration of this Lease. Except as set forth above, any other breach of this Lease shall not result in the return of the Equipment to NutraCea or the termination of this Lease, and shall only entitle NutraCea to seek monetary damages or injunctive relief .
 

 
13.2.         Effect of Termination .   Upon expiration of the [*] Lease term or the termination of this Lease following and Event of Default, Joint Entity will return to NutraCea, and/or will provide evidence satisfactory to NutraCea of the destruction of all information or records evidencing or embodying any confidential information or intellectual proprietary rights of NutraCea, or with respect to the Equipment, and all copies, extracts, summaries and abstracts thereof, and thereafter will not use or disclose any such information or records for its own benefit or to the detriment of NutraCea.

13.3.        Removal of Equipment .   Upon expiration of the [*] Lease term or the termination of this Lease following and Event of Default, NutraCea may, at its own expense, remove the Equipment from the Location, and shall repair any material damage to such premises as a result of such removal.

13.4.          Survival of Covenants .   The obligations of the parties under Sections 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 shall survive any expiration or termination of the Lease.

14.       Dissolution of Joint Entity; Right of First Refusal .

14.1      Buy Out Right . In the event that Joint Entity elects to dissolve and wind up its operations, Joint Entity shall provide NutraCea with written notification of such election within 10 days of such election. During the 45 day period following NutraCea’s receipt of such written notice, NutraCea shall have the right to buy out Joint Entity’s rights under this Lease for an amount equal (the “ Buy-Out Price ”) to [*] . If NutraCea elects to buy out the Lease hereunder, NutraCea shall provide Joint Entity with a binding written notice of such election, which written notice shall also state NutraCea’s estimate of the Buy-Out Price. Joint Entity shall notify NutraCea within 15 days of its receipt of NutraCea’s estimate of the foregoing election whether it agrees with the Buy-Out Price. If Joint Entity does not agree with the Buy-Out Price, the Buy-Out Price shall be determined by an independent appraiser located in the United States and having an established reputation and selected by the mutual written consent of NutraCea and Joint Entity, which determination will be binding upon the parties absent fraud. The parties shall, within 15 days after the determination of Buy-Out Price consummate the termination of the Lease and the payment of the Buy-Out Price.

14.2      Failure to Buy . If NutraCea does not elect to buy out the Lease under Section 14.1, notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, upon Joint Entity’s election to dissolve and wind up its operations, [*].

15.       Miscellaneous .

15.1.       Assignment. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 14, this Lease may be assigned only with the prior written consent of NutraCea.
 
15.2.       Notices . All notices required hereunder shall be sent by certified mail return receipt requested, express courier with a nationally recognized courier service or by telex confirmed by such certified mail, to the party to be notified at its following address or at such other address as shall have been specified in written notice from the party to be notified.
 

 
If to NutraCea:

 NutraCea
 5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400
 Phoenix, AZ 85018
 Attn: Brad Edson

With a copy to:

 Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation
 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100
 Sacramento, CA 95818
 Attn: Chris Chediak

If to Joint Entity:

 Grain Enhancement, LLC
 5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400
 Phoenix, AZ 85018
 Attn: Financial Committee
 
15.3.        Entire Agreement. The foregoing (including the exhibits referenced herein) is the parties’ entire agreement, superseding all prior oral or written agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. The terms set forth herein shall be severable and the failure of any distinct part will not void the remainder.

15.4.         Modification and Amendment . This Lease may be modified or amended only in writing and signed by both parties.

15.5.         Survival . The provisions of this Lease that by their terms or context are intended to survive termination of this Lease, shall so survive the termination of this Lease.

15.6.         Governing Law . The parties agree that this Lease shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. Joint Entity and NutraCea expressly agree that any action at law or in equity arising under this Lease shall be filed only in the Courts of the State of California in a county of competent jurisdiction or the United States District Court in a California district of competent jurisdiction. The parties hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

15.7.         Recovery of Legal Fees and Costs . In the event any litigation is brought by either party in connection with this Lease, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party all the costs, attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party in the litigation.

15.8.         Counterparts . This Lease may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Lease.


 
15.9.         Binding Agreement . This Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto, and their respective legal successors and assigns.

15.10.       Waiver . Performance of any obligation required of a party hereunder may be waived only by a written waiver signed by the other party, which waiver shall be effective only with respect to the specific obligation described therein. The acceptance of rent hereunder by NutraCea shall not be a waiver of any preceding breach by the Joint Entity that is not fully cured thereby.

15.11.      Severability . If one or more provisions of this Lease are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Lease and the balance of the Lease shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
 
15. 12.      Publicity . Neither party shall the terms of this Lease or make any public announcement regarding this Lease or the subject matter contained herein without the prior written consent of the other party, except as may be required by applicable law, in which event, the disclosing party shall endeavor to give the non-disclosing party prompt notice in order to allow the non-disclosing party the opportunity to seek a protective order . Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the terms and conditions of this Lease may be disclosed by a party to bona fide potential investors, acquirors or partners of such party in the course of such person’s due diligence investigation of such party, where such person has entered into a written non-disclosure agreement with such party that includes terms no less restrictive than those included herein.
 
15. 13.       No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Reference to Agreement or Relationship . Nothing in this Lease shall be construed to create a partnership or joint venture of any kind or for any purpose between the parties hereto, or to constitute either party a special or general agent of the other, and neither party will act or represent otherwise to any third party. Neither party shall refer to this Lease, to the other party or the relationship between the parties in any communication with any third party without the prior written consent of the other party.

15.14.     Disclaimer of Warranties . NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED IN THIS LEASE, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND TO THE OTHER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), WITH RESPECT TO ANY ITEMS OR EQUIPMENT LEASED UNDER THIS LEASE, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN.

15.15.       Limitation of Liability . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease, neither party shall be liable to the other, whether in tort, in contract or otherwise, and whether directly or by way of indemnification, contribution or otherwise, for any incidental, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, (including without limitation lost profits or revenues or injury to business or business reputation), whether of the other party or of any third party, relating to or arising out of the subject matter of this Lease.
 
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLW]



The authorized representatives of the parties have executed this Lease as of the Effective Date.

   
________________________:
         
By:
______________________________
 
By:
_______________________________
     
         
Title:
______________________________   
Title:
_______________________________
         

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EQUIPMENT LEASE]
 


Exhibit A

Equipment Description



Exhibit B

Facilities

EXHIBIT 10.5


SOP07025

THIS OPTION HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE "LAWS"). IT IS UNLAWFUL TO EXERCISE, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF THIS OPTION, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, OR RECEIVE ANY CONSIDERATION THEREFOR, IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND QUALIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS, UNLESS EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE.

THIS OPTION MAY BE EXERCISED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT.


BOARD MEMBER - NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


NutraCea, a California corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants to WESLEY CLARK (the "Optionee"), an option (the "Option") to purchase a total of 35,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the "Common Stock") at an exercise price (the "Exercise Price") equal to $3.76 per share, which is equal to the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of the grant, in all respects subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of this Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement"). Date of Grant: May 1, 2007.

1.   Nature of the Option . The Option is intended to be a nonstatutory option and not an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
 
2.   Payment of Exercise Price .
 
(a)   Method of Payment . Payment of the Exercise Price for shares purchased upon exercise of the Option shall be made (i) by delivery to the Company of cash or a check to the order of the Company in an amount equal to the purchase price of such shares; (ii) subject to the consent of the Company, by delivery to the Company of shares of Common Stock of the Company then owned by the Optionee having a fair market value equal in amount to the purchase price of such shares in accordance with Section 2(b); or, (iii) by any other means approved by the Board of Directors and which is consistent with applicable laws and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Regulation T promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board); or (iv) by any combination of such methods of payment.
 
 
 

 
 
(b)   Method of Payment - Public Market . In the event there exists a public market for the Company's Common Stock on the date of exercise, payment of the exercise price may be made by surrender of shares of the Company's Common Stock. In this case payment shall be made as follows:
 
(i)   Optionee shall deliver to the Secretary of the Company a written notice which shall set forth the portion of the purchase price the Optionee wishes to pay with Common Stock, and the number of shares of such Common Stock the Optionee intends to surrender pursuant to the exercise of this Option, which shall be determined by dividing the aforementioned portion of the purchase price by the average of the last reported bid and asked prices per share of Common Stock of the Company, as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or, if not so reported, as otherwise reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) System or, in the event the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, or on the NASDAQ Small-Cap Market of any successor national market system, the closing price of Common Stock of the Company on such exchange as reported in The Wall Street Journal ) for the day on which the notice of exercise is sent or delivered;
 
(ii)   Fractional shares shall be disregarded and the Optionee shall pay in cash an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the price determined under subparagraph (i);
 
(iii)   The written notice shall be accompanied by a duly endorsed blank stock power with respect to the number of Shares set forth in the notice, and the certificate(s) representing said Shares shall be delivered to the Company at its principal offices within three (3) working days from the date of the notice of exercise;
 
(iv)   The Optionee hereby authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Company to transfer so many of the Shares represented by such certificate(s) as are necessary to pay the purchase price in accordance with the provisions herein;
 
(v)   If any such transfer of Shares requires the consent of the California Commissioner of Corporations or of some other agency under the securities laws of any other state, or an opinion of counsel for the Company or Optionee that such transfer may be effected under applicable federal and state securities laws, the time periods specified herein shall be extended for such periods as the necessary request for consent to transfer is pending before said commissioner or other agency, or until counsel renders such an opinion, as the case may be. All parties agree to cooperate in making such request for transfer, or in obtaining such opinion of counsel, and no transfer shall be effected without such consent or opinion if required by law; and
 
(vi)   Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, the Optionee shall only be permitted to pay the purchase price with shares of the Company's Common Stock owned by him as of the exercise date in the manner and within the time periods allowed under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as such regulation is presently constituted, as it is amended from time to time, and as it is interpreted now or hereafter by the Securities and Exchange Commission and any such shares have been held by the Optionee for not less than six (6) months.
 
 
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3.   Exercise of Option . The Option shall vest and become exercisable during its term, subject to the provisions of Section 5 below, as follows:
 
(a)   Vesting and Right to Exercise .
 
(i)   The Option hereby granted shall vest and become exercisable on a prorated basis over a twelve-month period beginning June 1, 2007. The option will be fully vested on June 1, 2008.
 
Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (ii) and (iii) below, the Optionee can exercise any portion of the Option, which has vested until the expiration of the Option term.

If a "change of control" of the Company should occur, as defined below, then the Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable in full. For purposes of the foregoing provision, a "change in control" means the occurrence of any of the following:

(A)   any "person," as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as emended (the "Exchange Act") (other than the Company or its existing shareholders) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (or a successor to the Company) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company or such successor;

(B)   the dissolution of the Company or liquidation of more than 50% or more in value of the assets of the Company, (ii) or any merger or reorganization of the Company whether or not another entity is the survivor, (iii) a transaction (other than the initial public offering of the Company's shares) pursuant to which holders, as a group, of all of the shares of the Company outstanding before the transaction, hold, as a group, less than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company or any successor company outstanding after the transaction, or (iv) any other event or series of events which the Optionee determines, in his discretion, would materially alter the structure of the Company or its ownership.

(ii)   In the event of the Optionee's death, disability, other termination of employment or ceases to be a member of the Board prior to exercise, the exercisability of the Option shall be governed by Section 5 below.
 
(iii)   The Option may be exercised in whole or in part but may not be exercised as to fractional shares.
 
(b)   Method of Exercise . In order to exercise any portion of the Option, the Optionee shall execute and deliver to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company the Notice of Exercise of Stock Option in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A," together with the Consent of Spouse. The Notice of Exercise must be accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate purchase price for the Shares to be purchased in the type of consideration set forth in Section 2. The Notice of Exercise may be delivered to the Company at any time. The certificate(s) for the Shares as to which the Option has been exercised shall be registered in the name of Optionee or his designee.
 
 
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(c)   Restrictions on Exercise . This Option may not be exercised if the issuance of the shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities law or any other law or regulation. As a condition to the exercise of the Option, the Company may require the Optionee to make any representation or warranty to the Company at the time of exercise of the Option as in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company may be required by any applicable law or regulation, including the execution and delivery of an appropriate representation statement. The stock certificate(s) for the Shares issued upon exercise of the Option may bear appropriate legends restricting transfer.
 
(d)   Delivery of Certificates . The Company shall deliver the certificate(s) for the Shares issued upon exercise of the Option to the Optionee as soon as is practicable; provided, however, that if any law or regulation requires the Company to take action with respect to such shares before the issuance thereof, including, without limitation, actions taken pursuant to Section 6 below, then the date of delivery of such Shares shall be extended for a period necessary to take such action.
 
4.   Non-Transferability of Option . This Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee and may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Optionee.
 
5.   Term of the Option . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, to the extent not previously exercised, the right to exercise the Option shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Optionee ceases to be a Board Member of the Company for any reason, except death and disability, he or she may, but only within ninety (90) days after the date he or she ceases to be a Board Member of the Company, exercise his or her Option to the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination, and in the case of the Optionee's death or disability, the Optionee (or the Administrator or Executor or other Representative of the Optionee's estate) may, but only within one (1) year after the date he or she ceases to be a Board Member of the Company due to death or disability, exercise his or her Option to the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination; provided, however that in no event may the Option be exercised after the ten (10) year term has expired. To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option at the date of such termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (which he or she was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
 
6.   Adjustments Upon /Changes in Capitalization; Other Adjustments . Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, combination, reclassification, the payment of a stock dividend on the Common Stock or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares subject to, or the Exercise Price of, this Option.
 
 
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The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the number of shares, as well as the Exercise Price, in the event that the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings, or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding common stock, and in the event of the Company being consolidated with or merged into any other corporation; provided, however, that in no event shall the Optionee be adversely affected by such adjustment.
 
The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for changing, modifying, amending or adjusting any of the terms of this Option solely in order for the Company to perfect a significant financing; provided, however, that in no event shall the Optionee be adversely affected by such adjustment.
 
7.   Rights of Shareholder . Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to the shares until the date of the issuance or the transfer to the Optionee of the certificate(s) for such shares and only after the Exercise Price for such shares has been paid in full.
 
8.   Amendment . Except as set forth in Section 6, this Agreement may not be amended without the written consent of the Optionee.
 
9.   Income Tax Withholding . The Optionee authorizes the Company to withhold, in accordance with applicable law from any compensation payable to him or her, any taxes required to be withheld by federal, state or local laws as a result of the exercise of this Option. Furthermore, in the event of any determination that the Company has failed to withhold a sum sufficient to pay all withholding taxes due in connection with the exercise of this Option, the Optionee agrees to pay the Company the amount of such deficiency in cash within five (5) days after receiving a written demand from the Company to do so, whether or not Optionee is an employee or director of the Company at that time.
 
10.   Investment Representations; Legends .
 
(a)   Representations . The Optionee represents, warrants and covenants that:
 
(i)   Any shares purchased upon exercise of this Option shall be acquired for the Optionee's account for investment only, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution of the shares in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act.
 
 
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(ii)   The Optionee has had such opportunity as he or she has deemed adequate to obtain from representatives of the Company such information as is necessary to permit the Optionee to evaluate the merits and risks of his or her investment in the Company.
 
(iii)   The Optionee is able to bear the economic risk of the holding of such shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of this Option for an indefinite period.
 
(iv)   The Optionee understands that the Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of this Option are not registered under the Securities Act and are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may not be transferred, sold or otherwise disposed of in the absence of an effective registration statement with respect to the Shares filed and made effective under the Securities Act of 1933, or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that registration under such Act is not required.
 
By making payment upon exercise of this Option, the Optionee shall be deemed to have reaffirmed, as of the date of such payment, the representations made in this Section 10.

(b)   Legends of Stock Certificate . All stock certificates representing share of Common Stock issued to the Optionee upon exercise of this Option shall have affixed thereto legend(s) substantially in the following forms, in addition to any other legends required by applicable state law:

"THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, FILED AND MADE EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT IS NOT REQUIRED."
 
DATE OF GRANT: May 1, 2007
 
     
  NUTRACEA
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:    
 
Bradley D. Edson, Chief Executive Officer
   


 
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The Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. The Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board of Directors of NutraCea upon any questions arising under such Agreement.

Dated:   ________________________

 
 
____________________________________
WESLEY CLARK

ADDRESS: ___________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

PHONE: _____________________________

SSN:   ________________________________
 


 
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CONSENT OF SPOUSE


I, ________________________, spouse of the Optionee who executed the foregoing Agreement attached hereto, hereby agree that my spouse's interest in the shares of Common Stock of NutraCea subject to said Agreement shall be irrevocably bound by the Agreement's terms. I agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board of Directors of NutraCea upon any questions arising under such Agreement. I further agree that my community property interest in such Shares, if any, shall similarly be bound by said Agreement and that such consent is binding upon my executors, administrators, heirs and assigns. I agree to execute and deliver such documents as may be necessary to carry out the intent of said Agreement and this consent.

Dated:   ________________________


 
 
____________________________________  
Signature
   
 
____________________________________  
Print Name
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT A

TO:
NutraCea
5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85018
 
SUBJECT:   NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS


With respect to the stock option granted to the undersigned by NutraCea, (the “Company”) on (grant date) _______________________, to purchase an aggregate of ________________________ shares of the Company’s Common Stock, this is official notice that the undersigned hereby elects to exercise such option to purchase shares as follows:

Number of Shares
________________________
 
     
Date of Purchase:
________________________
 
     
Mode of Payment:
________________________
(certified check or cash)

 
The shares should be issued as follows:

Name:
_____________________________________________
   
Address:
_____________________________________________
   
 
_____________________________________________
   
 
   
Signed by (print name):
_____________________________________________
   
Signature:
_____________________________________________
   
Dated:
_____________________________________________
   
SSN:
_____________________________________________
   
Please send this notice of exercise to:

NutraCea
5090 North 40 th Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85018
 
Phone: 602-522-3000
 
 
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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION FOR QUARTERLY REPORTS ON FORM 10-Q

 
I, Bradley Edson, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NutraCea, a California corporation;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
 
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
c) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's disclosure internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date d: August 14, 2007
 
/ s/ Bradley Edson
Name: Bradley Edson
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 
 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION FOR QUARTERLY REPORTS ON FORM 10-Q

 
I, Todd C. Crow, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NutraCea, a California corporation;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
 
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
c) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's disclosure internal control over financial reporting.
 
Dated: August 14, 2007
 
/ s/ Todd C. Crow
Name: Todd C. Crow
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 
 

 

 


Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF
TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE)


Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of NutraCea , a California corporation (the "Company”), do hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of NutraCea on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "10-Q Report") that:

(1)   the 10-Q Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   the information contained in the 10-Q Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of NutraCea.

 
  Dated: August 14, 2007 
NUTRACEA
 
/s/ Bradley Edson      
Bradley Edson
Chief Executive Officer
   
   
   
 
/s / Todd C. Crow                  
Todd C. Crow, 
Chief Financial Officer